State park · Pavia Township, Bedford County
Blue Knob State Park
Pennsylvania's second-highest mountain rises above remote woods with long views and cool summer air, with a swimming pool and campground below and a ski resort on its upper slopes.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Mountain biking
- Horseback riding
- Cross-country skiing
- Camping
- Cabins or shelters
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Picnic areas
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Scenic views
Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Gallitzin State Forest
Mountain woodland named for Demetrius Gallitzin, the frontier priest of the Alleghenies, where the John P. Saylor Trail loops through the rugged backcountry of the Clear Shade Wild Area.
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
The remains of the South Fork Dam, whose collapse on May 31, 1889 unleashed the flood that killed more than 2,200 people downstream, with a visitor center telling the story.
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Remains of the 1830s railroad that hauled canal boats over the Allegheny Mountains on inclined planes, with a historic tavern, trails and the first railroad tunnel in the country.
