Plan Your Endless Adventure in the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors
The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region is located in the northwest part of the state, about 3 hours from Harrisburg. The PA Great Outdoors region is a big, beautiful, and wild part of Pennsylvania!
Consisting of five counties, Jefferson, Elk, Clarion, Forest, and Cameron. Each offering countless outdoor adventures and exciting things to do, see, and experience.
Visitors can paddle the Clarion River, 2019 Pennsylvania River of the Year. The Clarion flows through beautiful Cook Forest State Park, which is best known for stands of giant, ancient hemlocks and pines. Longfellow Trail through the Forest Cathedral lets visitors to step back in time and walk through an ancient forest with some trees over 350 years old. The Longfellow Pine is the tallest tree in the northeast US at over 184 ft. The scenic Clarion River flows through the park and is popular for kayaking, canoeing, inner tubing, and fishing.
Nearly 1,000 wild elk roam the rugged mountains of Elk and Cameron counties. The best place to start any elk viewing adventure is the heart of Elk Country in the town of Benezette at the Elk Country Visitor Center. Remember, when looking for elk, they are most active just after dawn and again just after dusk.
Our most famous resident is the world's foremost weather prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil. While in Punxsutawney visiting Phil, make sure to stop by the Weather Discovery Center with many interactive and educational exhibits that are perfect for school aged children.
The resort town of Foxburg on the Allegheny River welcomes visitors with an art gallery, live performances at Lincoln Hall, a winery, restaurant, shops, pontoon boat rides, and segway tours.
In Tionesta, also on the Allegheny, you'll find the Sherman Memorial Lighthouse. Pennsylvania's only in-land working lighthouse.
The vast and beautiful Allegheny National Forest is a lush outdoor paradise with abundant plants and animals. The many networks of trails for hiking, ATV, snowmobiles, and horseback riding provides easy access to Pennsylvania's only national forest.
Stroll by the impressive homes on Millionaire's Row in Ridgway's Lily of the Valley National Historic Register District.
Golfers can enjoy affordable play on some of the most scenic courses in Pennsylvania including the Foxburg Country Club, the oldest golf course in continuous use in America.
See eagles soaring at the Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park, tour a baseball bat factory, hand feed whitetail deer, climb a firetower, family fun, food, fairs, and festivals, local wine, beer and moonshine! Adventures are endless!
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