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Holiday Savings!

Save BIG with our Black Friday and Cyber Monday Specials! From our family to yours, we sincerely hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Laurel Highlands gift cards make a terrific gift, and are always the perfect size! From Black Friday (11/25) until Cyber Monday (11/28) use promo code 25BF22 to save 25% off your order. Gift cards may be purchased online.Don’t forget about your river pictures! Save 25% off your rafting photos too! All photo downloads are already discounted, no promo code necessary. Purchase…

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Pay Early & Save BIG!

There has never been a better time to plan your outdoor vacation to Ohiopyle! And to help get everyone in the mood for rafting, take advantage of our Pay Early & Save Big! special. But wait! This special also applies to all our outdoor activities, like rock climbing and mountain biking, and camping at Yough Lake Campground. So don’t miss out on the best deal of the season. Call and make your reservations for anytime in the 2022 season, with full…

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Top 10 Things to Do in Ohiopyle – Updated for 2022

With so many things to see and do in the Ohiopyle State Park, visitors can often get overwhelmed. So here is our updated list of the top 10 things you should do on your next visit to Ohiopyle. 1. Ohiopyle Falls and Falls Area Visitor Center Located in the heart of the Ohiopyle, this 20-foot waterfall is a great centrally-located attraction. There is a parking lot entrance located across the street from our Old Mill…

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Enter Our “Beat The Heat” Photo Contest

It’s hot out there! So, look through all the pics you have on your phone from a whitewater rafting trip you took with us, and post the coolest ones to Instagram and tag us @laurelhighlands for a chance to win a $100 Laurel Highlands River Tours Gift Certificate. Here’s how: 1)  Post your coolest pics from a whitewater rafting trip you took with Laurel Highland River Tours to Instagram. 2)  Tag the pics with the…

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Yoga on the Rocks

Wednesday June 16 6:30-8:00pm  Enjoy the smells of summer, sounds of whitewater and a slight breeze from the river as we reconnect with our bodies through breath work and movement. We will meet at Laurel Highlands Outdoor Center at 6:30pm and begin a short guided hike to the Youghiogheny River, where we will set up for class. Class starts promptly at 7:00pm and will last 60 minutes. Please bring a yoga mat, water bottle and…

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Ohiopyle Memorial Day Weekend Fun!

Still Space Left for Whitewater Rafting!  To help you get your plans in order for the weekend, we are offering a great special for rafting on Saturday for Sunday’s discounted rate. We still have limited space available for our morning and afternoon Lower Yough Express tours. Just mention promo code MDSO to take advantage of this great discount. Book online NOW! Or call 1-800-472-3846 and one of our adventure specialists can help you plan a fun-filled outdoor weekend adventure.…

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Raft the Yough? Premium is the Way to GO!

Do you know what our most popular rafting trip on the Middle and Lower Yough is? The Premium Guided Tour. These tours are the best way to experience the Youghiogheny River for many reasons: Fully Customizable Our Premium Guided Tours are fully customizable. You can start your trip whenever you like and spend as much time on the river as you want. If your group wants to go 11:00 am, you can do that. And…

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Spring is coming to Ohiopyle!

Daylight Savings Time begins soon and you know what that means… Spring is just around the corner! Mother Nature can’t quite decide what to do with herself lately though. But the good news is we have been getting lots of precipitation here in Ohiopyle! Lots of snow and rainy warm-ups have helped maintain a full water table. This is the perfect recipe for GREAT springtime rafting! We should see some fun high-water days in the…

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We are OPENING!

Starting May 15th, Fayette County will join the 13 other counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania in moving to Gov Wolf’s yellow phase of re-opening. Things will look a little differently in Ohiopyle as we slowly reemerge from our COVID-19 closures. Here is what you can expect starting next week. What will be open? Laurel Highlands Outdoor Center will be open for retail sales, bicycle rentals, and Middle and Lower Yough equipment rentals. Guided rock climbing and…

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April 15 – COVID-19 Update from Ohiopyle

While we won’t be able to open April 17 as originally planned, it looks like we’ll be able to open the first full week in May. Here are the possible opening dates as we know them today: Opening May 8: Whitewater raftingRock climbingMountain bikingBicycle rentalsOutdoor Center retail storeOhiopyle Zip-line Adventure ParkOhiopyle Old Mill General Store Opening May 15: Yough Lake Campground Pay Early Special Update: We will be extending the Pay Early Special to May…

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