Ohiopyle Visitor Center 2

Gateway to the Laurel Mountains, Ohiopyle State Park encompasses over 19,000 acres of rugged national beauty in southwestern Pennsylvania. The focal point of Ohiopyle is the more than 14 miles of the Youghiogheny River George which provides some of the best whitewater boating in the Eastern U.S.  The Youghiogheny River, is known locally as "The Yough" (pronounced Yawk).