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Nay Aug Park
Nay Aug Park has closed. This page covers its history and the rides it had.
- Location
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Opened
- 1893
- Closed
- Yes, year unknown
- Rides listed
- 0
Rides it had
No rides listed for Nay Aug Park yet.
Nay Aug Park is a public park run by the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania, begun in 1893 when the city bought 2 acres from the Beckett Estate. It once held two amusement parks. Luna Park opened on the park's east side in 1906 and closed after a fire in 1916; its roller coaster was a wooden Scenic Railway. The later Nay Aug amusement park, run by the Strohl family for more than 70 years, had a small wooden roller coaster called the Comet (or Comet Jr.), a Caterpillar, bumper cars, a merry-go-round, a Whip and a miniature Lackawanna railroad, and closed in the early 1990s. Its grounds are now green space. The park remains open with the Everhart Museum, Lake Lincoln and the Nay Aug Gorge, a National Natural Landmark.
Sources
- rcdb.com/5570.htm (RCDB: Nay Aug Park, Scranton, PA; defunct as an amusement park ('a public park which still exists today, but without amusement rides'); one defunct coaster, Comet Coaster (wood, family).)
- rcdb.com/5571.htm (RCDB: Luna Park, Scranton; defunct; on the east side of Nay Aug Park, much of the site now under Interstate 81; defunct coaster Scenic Railway (wood).)
- nayaugpark.org/about (Park guide linked to the Scranton Municipal Recreation Authority: founded 1893 with 2 acres bought from the Beckett Estate; Luna Park opened 1906 and closed after a 1916 fire; the Strohl family amusement park ran over 70 years and closed in the early 1990s, its land now green space; Lake Lincoln (1909); address given as 500 Arthur Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nay_Aug_Park (Scranton's largest park, operated by the City of Scranton; amusement park run by Karl and Ralph Strohl with a Caterpillar, bumper cars, merry-go-round, Whip, miniature Lackawanna railroad and the small wooden coaster Comet (Comet Jr.); closed in the 1990s; Everhart Museum (1908); gorge a National Natural Landmark (1989); zoo closed 1988; pools closed 2020.)
- fox56.com/news/local/amazing-america-the-history-beauty-and-... (FOX56, July 2026: Nay Aug Park established in 1893 with a two-acre parcel from the Beckett Estate, grown to 73 acres.)
- scrantonpa.gov/your-government/parks/nay-aug (City of Scranton page: Nay Aug is the city's largest park; Everhart Museum; gorge named a National Natural Landmark; lists 'kid-friendly rides' among its features.)