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  2. Ohiopyle State Park - Wikipedia

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    Ohiopyle State Park features several waterfalls. Ohiopyle Falls is a 20-foot (6.1 m) waterfall that spans the Youghiogheny River and is surrounded by the Falls Day Use Area located at the center of the park. Cucumber Falls is a 36-foot (11 m) bridal veil waterfall on Cucumber Run, a small creek which flows into the Youghiogheny River. It can be ...

  3. Youghiogheny River - Wikipedia

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    Ohiopyle Falls in Ohiopyle State Park: Previously, this spectacular 18-foot (5.5 m) waterfall was legal for kayakers and canoeists to run on only one weekend a year , during a race and festival. In August 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a pilot program allowing boaters to run the falls during ...

  4. Great Allegheny Passage - Wikipedia

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    Great Allegheny Passage. The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a 150-mile (240 km) rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a 335 mi (539 km) route between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., that is popular with through hikers and cyclists.

  5. Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Ohiopyle is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 38 at the 2020 census. While Ohiopyle has a tiny year-round population, it is often filled with tourists on the weekend, who come for the outdoor recreation opportunities at the surrounding Ohiopyle State Park, as well as the Great Allegheny Passage bicycle trail which connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio ...

  6. America's Most Beautiful Rivers - AOL

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    Some of its most scenic stretches rush through Ohiopyle State Park, where Ohiopyle Falls is the centerpiece of the river. Wood River, Woodville, Rhode Island, autumn Rhode Island: Wood River

  7. List of Washington state parks - Wikipedia

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    The Washington State Park System is a set of state parks owned by the state government of Washington, USA. They are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. There are over 140 parks throughout the state, including 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the ...

  8. Rafting fatality inquest jurors recommend drastic changes at ...

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    Aug. 24—Jurors in a coroner's inquest examining an August 2022 rafting death on the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle recommended drastic changes Thursday in hopes of preventing future fatalities.

  9. Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area - Wikipedia

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    Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area. / 39.86756; -79.49823. Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area is a 100-acre (40 ha) peninsula with a unique habitat with many rare and unusual, for Pennsylvania, plants. It is part of Ohiopyle State Park, near Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in November 1973 and was named a State ...