Friendship Hill National Historic Site contains more than ten miles of hiking trails, including a loop trail system that offers a glimpse of the area as it was when Albert Gallatin first settled there in the 1780s. Wildlife at Friendship Hill includes fox, squirrels, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, pileated woodpeckers, and red-tailed hawks, while wildflowers, mountain laurel, and a variety of pines and hardwoods add to the landscape. Along the trails are reminders of the past, including the graves of Gallatin's first wife, Sophia, and his friend and one-time business partner Thomas Clare, as well as old roads and building foundations left by Gallatin and other enterprising individuals who passed through this land long ago.