PA Getaway

Dam and reservoir · Mead Township, Warren County

Kinzua Dam

Kinzua Dam: The Kinzua Dam in Warren County , Pennsylvania
Photo: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The big concrete dam holding back the long, winding Allegheny Reservoir, with overlooks, a visitor center and a history that includes the flooding of Seneca Nation land in the 1960s.

What you will find

  • Boat launch
  • Fishing
  • Scenic views
  • Visitor center

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Chapman State Park

    State park · 10 miles away

    A small lake dammed on the West Branch of Tionesta Creek, with a sandy beach and campground and the big, quiet woods of the Allegheny National Forest all around.

  • Allegheny National Forest

    National forest · 13 miles away

    Pennsylvania's only national forest, with the long Allegheny Reservoir, the old-growth groves of Hearts Content, overlooks such as Rimrock and many miles of the North Country Trail.