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Ohiopyle’s state park began with people deciding this landscape was worth protecting. Between 1961 and 1968, the Western...
10/25/2026

Ohiopyle’s state park began with people deciding this landscape was worth protecting. Between 1961 and 1968, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy assembled nearly 10,000 acres along the Youghiogheny River to help create the park.

Today, you can spend a whole day exploring public land around Ohiopyle. The next time you head out for a walk here, those purchases are part of the story behind the trail under your feet.



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A squirrel burying an acorn may be helping plant the next forest. Gray squirrels store nuts for winter, and some that th...
10/23/2026

A squirrel burying an acorn may be helping plant the next forest. Gray squirrels store nuts for winter, and some that they never retrieve can sprout into trees.

On an autumn walk in Ohiopyle, the acorns underfoot are worth a second look. They’re food now and possible oak trees later. Have you noticed squirrels gathering them on your walks?



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A good trail day depends on work you may never notice. Along the Great Allegheny Passage, volunteers help remove fallen ...
10/10/2026

A good trail day depends on work you may never notice. Along the Great Allegheny Passage, volunteers help remove fallen trees and clear culverts beneath the trail.

When you’re walking or riding the GAP in Ohiopyle, you’re enjoying a trail that needs care throughout the year. If you’d like to lend a hand on a future visit, the trail’s volunteer page lists Ohiopyle State Park and Friends of Ohiopyle among its local groups: https://gaptrail.org/support-the-gap/volunteer/



Photo: Pennsylvania DCNR / Ohiopyle State Park.

Sycamores and silky dogwoods are part of the Yough’s living riverbank. Their roots help hold soil in place, while plants...
10/08/2026

Sycamores and silky dogwoods are part of the Yough’s living riverbank. Their roots help hold soil in place, while plants along the bank slow runoff and catch sediment before it reaches the water.

Overhanging branches also shade the river, helping keep it cooler. That strip of greenery is doing useful work long after the fall colors catch your eye.



Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohiopyle_fall_colors_-_panoramio_(33).jpg | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

An old springhouse on McCune Trail offers a glimpse of life before electric refrigerators. Springhouses used cool runnin...
10/05/2026

An old springhouse on McCune Trail offers a glimpse of life before electric refrigerators. Springhouses used cool running water to help keep food fresh, and this one remains beside a pond at the former McCune homestead.

The 3.7-mile loop off Sugarloaf Road also passes stone walls and an overlook on one of Ohiopyle State Park’s high ridges. It’s a more demanding hike with both history and a view to reward the walk.



Photo: MyHikes.org. https://myhikes.org/trails/ohiopyle-state-park-mccune-trail

A short walk at Jumonville Glen leads to a place with consequences far beyond these woods. On May 28, 1754, a brief skir...
10/04/2026

A short walk at Jumonville Glen leads to a place with consequences far beyond these woods. On May 28, 1754, a brief skirmish involving George Washington’s Virginians, French soldiers and Native allies helped set the French and Indian War in motion.

The paved path reaches an overlook, with a rougher trail continuing into the glen. Interpretive signs make this an interesting history stop near Ohiopyle, and the site’s regular season runs through October 31.



Photo: Craig Swain / HMdb.org. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=207431

A hole in an old tree can be useful long after the woodpecker has moved on. Chickadees reuse abandoned woodpecker caviti...
10/02/2026

A hole in an old tree can be useful long after the woodpecker has moved on. Chickadees reuse abandoned woodpecker cavities for nests, and tree holes can also shelter them on cold nights.

As the leaves thin out around Ohiopyle, there’s more of the tree itself to notice. Look for openings you can see from the trail on your next walk. A weathered trunk can be valuable habitat.



Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohiopyle_fall_colors_-_panoramio_(21).jpg | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A familiar Yough view can change a lot with a few feet of water. At the Ohiopyle gauge, about 1.5–2 feet is common in su...
09/30/2026

A familiar Yough view can change a lot with a few feet of water. At the Ohiopyle gauge, about 1.5–2 feet is common in summer; around 1 foot means lower water with more rocks showing. At 4 feet, the Lower Yough is high enough that unguided raft rentals must stop.

Those are gauge readings, not the depth across the whole river. If you also see “cfs,” it measures how much water passes each second: a bigger number means more water. Have you seen the falls at both low and high water?



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Ohiopyle’s name is tied to the river. DCNR traces it to Indigenous words believed to mean “white, frothy water,” a descr...
09/24/2026

Ohiopyle’s name is tied to the river. DCNR traces it to Indigenous words believed to mean “white, frothy water,” a description that makes sense when you watch the Yough pour over the falls.

The name holds a piece of the area’s history in plain sight. Next time you’re at the overlook, take a moment to watch the water that gave this place its name.

Photo: Ron Shawley, Ohiopyle fall colors, CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fall color around Ohiopyle can change between the river and the ridges above town. The higher ground generally turns bef...
09/21/2026

Fall color around Ohiopyle can change between the river and the ridges above town. The higher ground generally turns before the valleys, and different tree species add their colors at different times.

On your next fall visit, compare the woods beside the Yough with the slopes above it. You may catch several stages of autumn in the same view.

Photo: Ron Shawley, Ohiopyle fall colors, CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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