Laurel Highlands


The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County, Westmoreland County, and parts of Cambria and Bedford Counties. It has a population of about 600,000 people.
The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pittsburgh; the Laurel Highlands center on Laurel Hill and Chestnut Ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The mountains making up the Laurel Highlands are the highest in Pennsylvania, with Mount Davis in Somerset County the highest point in the state at. Because of the elevation, weather in the Laurel Highlands is generally cooler and wetter than in most other parts of the state.
The Laurel Highlands is a popular area for camping, hiking, mountain biking, hunting, whitewater kayaking, trout fishing, wildlife viewing, downhill skiing, and golf.

Amusement parks and resorts

  • Hidden Valley Resort
  • Idlewild Park and Soak Zone
  • Nemacolin Woodlands
  • Polymath Park
  • Seven Springs Mountain Resort
  • Laurel Mountain
  • Summit Inn Resort

    Architecture

  • Fallingwater
  • Kentuck Knob
  • Polymath Park

    National parks and historic sites

National Parks
UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Fallingwater
Historic Sites
File:Fort Ligonier1.jpg|alt=Fort Ligonier|thumb|upright=1.2|Fort Ligonier in Ligonier
State Parks and Forests
  • Forbes State Forest
  • Gallitzin State Forest
  • Keystone State Park
  • Kooser State Park
  • Laurel Hill State Park
  • Laurel Mountain State Park
  • Laurel Ridge State Park
  • Laurel Summit State Park
  • Linn Run State Park
  • Mount Davis
  • Ohiopyle State Park
  • Prince Gallitzin State Park
  • Quebec Run Wild Area
  • Roaring Run Natural Area
  • Youghiogheny River
Trails