Large wooden signs mark trail access points at every major highway
crossing. Six 30-car parking areas provide starting points. In addition,
voluntary day use registration booths are located at each of the parking
areas and the trail user is encouraged to fill out information cards for
vital park attendance data and for use in the event of an emergency. For
overnight use of the trail see Special Regulation 15. Overnight
reservations are mandatory. A fee is required for overnight camping.
There are eight overnight shelter areas along the trail. Each area
contains 5 adirondack-type shelters with fireplaces, 2 non-flush toilets, a
water supply and spaces for 30 tents.
Summary of Parking Lots and Trail Shelters
Facility |
Mile |
Comments |
Ohiopyle Trailhead Parking Lot |
0 mi. |
No water |
Ohiopyle Shelter Area |
6.3 mi. |
Shelter Area |
Maple Summit Road |
11.2 mi. |
No water |
PA Rt. 653 Shelter Area |
18.5 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Rt. 653 Parking Lot |
18.8 mi. |
Water |
Grindle Ridge Shelter |
24 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Rt. 31 Parking Lot |
30.6 mi. |
Water |
PA Rt. 31 Shelter Area |
32.5 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Turnpike Shelter Area |
38.2 mi. |
Shelter Area |
U.S. Rt. 30 Parking Lot |
45.8 mi. |
Water |
U.S. Rt. 30 Shelter Area |
46.5 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Rt. 271 Parking Lot |
56.9 mi. |
Water |
PA Rt. 271 Shelter Area |
56.9 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Rt. 56 Decker Ave. Shelter Area |
64.9 mi. |
Shelter Area |
PA Rt. 56 Seward Parking Lot |
70 mi. |
Northern end of the trail. No Water |
Directions:
Laurel Ridge State Park is located in Cambria, Fayette, Westmoreland, and
Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania.
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