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Ohiopyle State Park
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: Ohiopyle PA USA 15470
- Telephone Number: +1-724-329-8591
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 19052 acre in Dunbar , Henry Clay and Stewart Township s, Fayette County , Pennsylvania in the United States. The focal point of the park is the more than 14 mi of the Youghiogheny River Gorge that passes through the park. The river provides some of the best whitewater boating in the Eastern United States. Ohiopyle State Park is bisected by Pennsylvania Route 381 south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The park opened to the public in 1965, but was not officially dedicated until 1971.Ohiopyle State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks.ref name =must see> Note: Despite the title, there are twenty-one parks in the list, with Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks treated as one.[1]
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References
- ↑ Ohiopyle State Park Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2009.