Pittsburgh’s Most Easily Accessible Waterfall Is Hiding In Plain Sight At Ohiopyle State Park
By Beth Price-Williams|Published March 21, 2022
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Even though Allegheny County is home to a lone named waterfall, Fall Run Falls in Glenshaw, that doesn’t mean we can’t go chasing waterfalls, especially if we’re willing to travel a bit farther from home. We’re within driving distance, in fact, of quite a few waterfalls – some that require a bit of a hike and a few that are even hiding in plain sight, like this popular waterfall near Pittsburgh.
Go chasing waterfalls at Ohiopyle State Park, about an hour and a half from downtown Pittsburgh and home to several named waterfalls, including its namesake.
Perhaps the area’s most easily-accessible waterfall, Ohiopyle Falls draws visitors from all over the Pittsburgh-area and beyond, and you can view it from a few angles.
Start your visit at the Laurel Highlands Falls Area Visitors Center, where you can learn more about the park, especially if it’s your first time. However, the visitor center also offers prime views of Ohiopyle Falls.
However, that’s just your first stop. Grab a map at the visitor center then make your way to one of the observation decks for more stellar views of Ohiopyle Falls.
Flanked by the fall foliage and sprinkled with snow, Ohiopyle Falls offers a ton of opportunities for photos and selfies.
If you have time after your visit to Ohiopyle Falls, drive less than a mile to Cucumber Falls. Just look for the sign announcing you’ve arrived at the small parking lot.
