Ohiopyle, PA

Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park situated on 20,500 acres between Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Hill in Dunbar, Henry Clay, and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The river provides whitewater boating, recreational fishing, and kayaking. Ohiopyle State Park is bisected by Pennsylvania Route 381 south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Due to the warmer microclimate inside the gorge, seeds carried by the river from the south survive. Ohiopyle State Park is a popular destination for rafting, kayaking, and canoeing, but it also has over 100 miles of trails that are open to hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, mountain bikes, and snowmobiles.

Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Ohiopyle, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Ohiopyle, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Ohiopyle State Park features several waterfalls. Ferncliff Peninsula is a 100-acre peninsula in the Youghiogheny River inside the park. The Youghiogheny River is the busiest section of whitewater east of the Mississippi River.