Laurel Highlands

Laurel Highlands

[
Laurel Highlands Region of Pennsylvania] The Laurel Highlands, is a part of southwestern Pennsylvania, encompassing Fayette County, Somerset County and Westmoreland County. The region has a population of about 600,000 people.

Approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pittsburgh, the Laurel Highlands traverses the Laurel Hill and Chestnut ridges of the Allegheny Mountains, and covers more than 100 miles of countryside.

Amusement Parks and Resorts

*Idlewild Park and Soak Zone

*Nemacolin Woodlands

Architecture

*Fallingwater
*Kentuck Knob
*Polymath Park

Historic Sites

*Flight 93 National Memorial

*Fort Ligonier

*Fort Necessity

*National Road

*Friendship Hill

Parks and Outdoor Recreation

*Forbes State Forest

*Kooser State Park

*Laurel Caverns

*Laurel Hill State Park

*Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (part of Laurel Ridge State Park)

*Laurel Mountain State Park

*Laurel Summit State Park

*Linn Run State Park

*Loyalhanna Gorge

*Ohiopyle State Park

*Youghiogheny River

ki Resorts

*Seven Springs Mountain Resort

*Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort

*Laurel Mountain Ski Resort


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