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Yellow Creek State Park
Penn Run, PA 15765
Phone: 724-357-7913
www.DCNR.PA.gov

The 2,981-acre Yellow Creek State Park is in Indiana County along one of the first “highways” in the state, the Kittanning Path. This trail was used by the Delaware and Shawnee nations and by early settlers.
Today, visitors enjoy the sand beach, picnicking, and educational and recreational programs. The 720-acre Yellow Creek Lake is a destination for boaters and anglers. The lake and park are an important rest stop for migrating birds.
The park is named for Yellow and Little Yellow creeks, which flow into the lake. Both creeks contain yellow clay in their banks and bottoms.
Camping cottages, located near the lake-shore, each having electricity, picnic table, fire ring and a porch. The six cottages each sleep five people in bunk beds, Also available at the state park are yurts - round, canvas and wood walled tents that have a wooden floor as well as a deck, and sleep five people in bunk beds. Each yurt also has a cook stove, refrigerator, microwave oven, table, chairs, electricity, fire ring and picnic table.
Hemlock Lake
Glen Campbell, PA 15742
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org

Buttermilk Falls Natural Area
New Florence, PA 15944
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org

Memorial Park
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org
Although the smallest of the County Parks, Memorial Park is one of the most historic sites within Indiana County. Originally surveyed in 1774, the site was once a church cemetery. Many graves are still located in the park. During the Civil War, the site served as a hiding place for travelers of the Underground Railroad. The park's doughboy statue was erected in 1923 by a group of citizens led by Alex Stewart, father of the actor James Stewart. Nearby, is the Clark House and former Armory building, now home of the Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society.
Saltsburg Canal Park
Saltsburg, PA 15681
Phone: 724-639-9413
http://www.visitsaltsburg.com
Running the entire length of Saltsburg Borough is a 62 foot wide section of greenway known as Saltsburg's Canal Park. The Park is located on the site of the former PA Mainline Canal that later became the PA Railroad and now overlaps a section of the West Penn Trail. Visitors will enjoy a scenic, river-view walkway enhanced by informative historic signs, a footprint of Canal lock #8, a footbridge, and benches and picnic tables for relaxing moments. Also, a section of the Park, known as North Park, now includes Saltsburg's Veterans Memorial. The water-wave paved sections of the Park between Washington and Market Streets serve as the location for setting up community special events such as vendors booths and food stands during Canal Days and Saltsburg's lighted Christmas Trees display during the month of December.
Waterworks Conservation Area
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org
This 10-acre site, located adjacent to Two Lick Creek, is approximately 3 miles south of Indiana, PA. The site is being developed to combine recreational opportunities with an environmental remediation project. The conservation area will include a pavilion with an observation deck, canoe and kayak launch, fishing, trail circuit around wetlands with interpretive signage, path along Two Lick Creek, public restrooms and parking area.
Hoodlebug Trail
PA
Phone: 724-463-8636
Fax: NA
http://www.indianacountyparks.org

Ghost Town Trail
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org

Yellow Creek State Park Trails
Penn Run, PA 15765
Phone: 724-357-7913
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/yellowcreek.aspx
Yellow Creek State Park is home to 3 hiking trails: Damsite Loop Trail - This is a 2.5 mile trail that offers a view of the Yellow Creek dam. To get to this trail, follow PA 259 south from the park office. After taking a right turn at the stop sign, turn onto Hoffman Road - the second road to your right. This road ends at a small parking area where the Damsite Loop Trail begins. This trail can be hiked as an in and out or a loop. The in and out version of this hike would use strictly the eastern leg of the trail which is relatively easy. Adding the loop portion adds a little more difficulty as it winds slightly up and down a hill. The in and out version is kid/family friendly. This is a nice quiet out of the way place with picnic areas as well. Ridge Top Trail - Ridgetop Trail is a challenging 2 mile trail. It begins in the beach/day-use area and winds through a variety of habitats. Laurel Run Trail - The shorters of the three hiking trails, at Yellow Creek State Park, it is ideal to take children on. This trail is a 0.5 mile loop which starts at the Yellow Creek State Park office. This easy hike is especially beautiful in the spring when wildflowers abound.
West Penn Trail
http://www.conemaughvalleyconservancy.org
Access points: Saltsburg, Conemaugh Dam - The West Penn Trail is a 17 mile rail-trail between Saltsburg and the Westinghouse trailhead near Blairsville. The trail generally follows the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and Portage Railroad that operated from 1830 to 1864 between Pittsburgh, PA and Harrisburg, PA. The trail is currently two sections: the Conemaugh River Lake and Saltsburg sections. The Conemaugh River Lake section passes over one of the four spectacular stone arch bridges built in 1907, and offers a great vista from the Conemaugh River. From this point you can also catch a glimpse of the old canal and railroad grade. The Saltsburg section passes through a beautiful backwoods, by visible canal and railroad remnants, hugging the Conemaugh River and covers approximately 17 miles of scenic trail.
Indiana's Historic Sixth Street Walking Tour
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/img/walking.pdf
Located in downtown Indiana, Pennsylvania, is historical Sixth Street. This walking tour takes visitors past 15 notable buildings all located within a four-block area. The tour features a Federal style structure house dating back to 1823, an eclectic, two-story brick house that merges two popular styles: Second Empire and Italian Villa. A stone, Gothic Revival church boasts weatherings, buttresses, and large pointed stained glass windows with tracery. Several of the buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places including The Old Indiana County Courthouse, with a clock tower and the Silas M. Clark House characterized by the use of S-brackets, a low pitched gable roof, a bay window, round-headed windows, and a tall, square tower.
Underground Railroad Walking/Driving Tour
undergroundrailroadblairsvillepa.com/indiana-county-ugrr-driving-tour
Come explore freedom's path as you leisurely drive through lush country sides and quaint small towns. In the early 19th century, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, was known for its strong anti-slavery sentiment and willingness to aid fugitive slaves. The first anti-slavery societies were organized in the 1830's, and in the decades before the Civil War men, women and children of Indiana County, black and white, of various religious beliefs and social stations, gave a helping hand to the freedom-seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. On this driving tour, you, too, will travel the roads, see the places and hear the stories of people who loved liberty enough to risk everything to ensure it to all Americans. The walking tour begins at the Underground Railroad Museum in Blairsville and guides you through the streets and buildings within a twelve block radius. Continue outside Blairsville and follow the driving tour that leads you to various historical sites throguhout the entire Indiana County.
Potters Driving Tour
http://www.potterstour.com/maps.htm
This self-guided tour drives the scenic back roads in western PA where you will encounter a growing community of potters. These potters share and promote their love of clay and its creative properties. In the fall, these potters coordinate and present, to the public, an annual Potter's Tour. They clean up their studios, wash the clay off their hands, proudly put their work on display, and warmly invite the public to visit their workplace and to learn about the life of a potter and what inspires their work. On the tour, visitors can see and purchase the work of several different potters throughout the various studios on the tour. The studios are no more than 15 to 20 minutes driving distance from each other.
Harmon Bridge

John B. McCormick House

Old Indiana County Courthouse
Indiana, PA 15701

Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office
Indiana, PA 15701

Western Division of Pennsylvania Canal
Blairsville Armory
Blairsville, PA 15717

James Mitchell House
Indiana, PA 15701
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Silas M. Clark House
Indiana, PA 15701

Indiana Armory
Indiana, PA 15701

IUP John Sutton Hall
Indiana, PA 15701
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
West Wheatfield Township Bridge
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
IUP Breezedale
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Indiana Passenger Station
Indiana, PA 15701
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Graff's Market
Commodore Historic District
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
George Diehl Homestead
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Indiana Historic District
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Indiana Borough 1912 Municipal Building
Indiana, PA 15701

Saltsburg Historical District
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Rectory
Blarisville, PA 15717
One of Indiana County's sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pine Ridge Park
Blairsville, PA 15717
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org

Covered Bridge Driving Tour
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/downloads/covered-bridges/coveredbridgesbrochure.pdf
Indiana County is home to four covered bridges constructed in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The four bridges are Harmon, Trusal, Kintersburg and Thomas. A covered bridge driving map is available by clicking the above link.
Trusal Bridge

Thomas Bridge

Kintersburg Bridge

Evergreen Conservancy
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: 724-471-6020
http://www.evergreenconservancy.org

The Eliza Iron Furnace
Phone: 724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/ef/ef.html
