Area Attractions

Family Fun

Idlewild and SoakZone
Your place for family fun! Idlewild features seven exciting theme areas and was named by Amusement Today as the #2 Best Kids Park in the World! The SoakZone offers fourteen waterslides, a large sparkling pool, and tons of interactive spray features guaranteed to soak anyone to the max.

Caddie Shak Family Fun Park
50 acres of action packed adventure with assorted amusement rides, three go-kart tracks, miniature golf and driving range, batting cages, arcade, bumper boats and more .

Living Treasures Animal Park
The large petting area with many gentle baby animals is the thrill of the day for our young guests, while the exotic animals fascinate old and young alike.

Outdoor Recreation

Buffer Creek Sporting Clays
The newest shooting facility in the region, Buffer Creek Sporting Clays is located north of Somerset, PA on 725 acres.It offers shooting options such as a 5-stand facility that is a combination of trap, skeet and sporting clays along with a 15 station sporting clays course offering 100 targets with more stations in the design phase.

Forbes State Forest
Nearly 60,000 acres of land from 14 separate tracts in Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties. Much of the forest lies along Laurel Ridge. Six state parks and three state forest picnic areas have been developed in and around the forest.

Horizon View Farms
Horseback riding in the scenic Laurel Highlands. Situated on over 460 acres of gently rolling hills, Horizon View Farms is the perfect location to be at one with nature and with your horse. From the beginner to the accomplished rider, they have the perfect horse to match to your abilities.

Great Allegheny Passage
The Great Allegheny Passage is a 150-mile system of biking and hiking trails that will connect Cumberland, MD and Pittsburgh, PA when completed. Forty-two miles of trail course through southern Somerset County, offering hikers and bikers a pristine woodland experience. Enjoy spectacular vistas from bridges and viaducts high above tumbling mountain streams. Pass through the 3300-foot Big Savage Tunnel, the dramatic gateway to the Mason Dixon Line and Maryland.

Kooser State Park
In the heart of the Laurel Highlands at an altitude of 2,600 feet, Kooser State Park attracts visitors year-round to its 250 acres of forest and the beautiful trout stream that flows the full length of the park.

Laurel Caverns Geological Park
Go cave exploring in the undeveloped portions of the cave or rappel from a 45 foot drop in the developed cave. Laurel Caverns is Pennsylvania's largest cave with over three miles of natural passages.

Laurel Hill State Park
Laurel Hill State Park consists of 3,935 acres of mountainous terrain in Somerset County. The 63-acre Laurel Hill Lake is a focal point of the park. Laurel Hill is surrounded by thousands of acres of pristine state park and state forest lands. A trail system invites you to hike and explore the park and observe a diversity of plants and wildlife.

Ohiopyle State Park
Located primarily in Fayette County, Ohiopyle State Park encompasses about 19,052 acres of rugged natural beauty and serves as the gateway to the Laurel Mountains. The focal point of the area is the more than 14 miles of the Youghiogheny River Gorge that passes through the heart of the park. The "Yough" provides some of the best whitewater boating in the Eastern U. S. as well as spectacular scenery. Surrounding Ohiopyle Falls is the Falls Day Use Area, the central point for the casual visitor. This area provides parking, modern restrooms, gift shop/snack bar, and overlook platforms with magnificent scenery.

Laurel Highlands River Tours & Outdoor Adventure
Laurel Highlands River Tours & Outdoor Center is a family-owned and operated business by your hosts, the McCarty family. From our family patriarch, Ralph McCarty, a pioneer in the sport of whitewater rafting, to his great-grandchildren, the McCarty family is ready to welcome your family to our outdoor home. We invite you to experience whitewater rafting at an adventure level created just for YOU! With 50 years of commercial rafting experience, over a million of river miles paddled, and a staff with over 350 years of combined river experience, you will be rafting with some of the most accomplished guides on the East Coast. Our staff has one common goal, to offer you the best outdoor experience possible. Long-time guide, Bob Stover has helped us develop the longest running and most complete, state certified, training program in the East. In addition to rafting tours for all ages and experience levels, we offer guided mountain biking, rock climbing, zip-lining, kayaking instruction, and more!

Wilderness Voyageurs
Whether you want to take a leisurely family trip down the river or a riveting, rapid-filled adventure, Wilderness Voyageurs offers everything and anything to make your time in the Laurel Highlands memorable. From extreme rafting to youth programs, the guides and staff are eager to assist you on your journey.