About Outflow Camping
Number of accommodations: 72
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Canoeing
Fishing
Hiking
Kayaking
Swimming
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
River Access
Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
Water Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (393)
What Guests Are Saying
Outflow Camping is a well-maintained and clean campground located next to the river, offering large, flat sites and easy access to the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail, making it ideal for biking and fishing enthusiasts. Guests appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and the scenic surroundings, which include nearby attractions like Fallingwater and Ohiopyle. While some campers noted issues with gravel tent pads and the need for advanced reservations, the overall experience is positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Outflow Camping is a well-maintained and clean campground located next to the river, offering large, flat sites and easy access to the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail, making it ideal for biking and fishing enthusiasts. Guests appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and the scenic surroundings, which include nearby attractions like Fallingwater and Ohiopyle. While some campers noted issues with gravel tent pads and the need for advanced reservations, the overall experience is positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Janet V
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: LOCU
Outflow is one of our favorite places to camp!
Richard I
VerifiedAugust 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: SPRU
Perfect campground if you love to fish.
Marilynn M
VerifiedAugust 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: MAPL
Beautiful location. Clean shower house
William S
VerifiedAugust 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: MAPL
We've been here before. Clean, quiet and on GAP trail. A quick bike or walk to Confluence, a charming little town where people actually live! Want action? Short drive to Ohiopyle where, mostly, tee-shirts live alongside river outfitters, bike rentals, GAP and restaurants.
Cindy S
VerifiedAugust 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 1A, Loop: REAR
Camped in group area 1-A. Great experience, grounds always clean when we arrive, bathrooms always clean and are cleaned everyday (and now cleaned at 11 instead of 9 or 10!) Area is far enough away from main camping area to allow for noisy group campers. Camp host visits are friendly and helpful. Campground is quiet. Water and electric supplied are part of the camping fee instead of extra. Just a great overall experience.
Jeff J
VerifiedAugust 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: SYCA
N/A
Bruce E
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: MAPL
Awesome
Rex D
VerifiedAugust 18, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: MAPL
Needed help With a problem and Ranger Shaylin Dresher went above and beyond to help me she gets 5 stars from me.
Thanks to your Ranger Dresher and to the Camp host TERRY. Outflow is a Great Campground and is kept up very well, bathrooms and campsites are always clean.
Jessica W
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: SPRU
We love this campground! It’s within walking distance of great places to eat like The Lucky Dog Cafe, Mitch’s Fuel and Food and the Outflow Soft Freeze. The site are level and not right on top of one another. They have clean bathrooms with hot showers. Our kids loved the playground too! It’s also close to the GAP bike trail and the Yough Lake. When the outflow is flowing, it provides great white noise to sleep to also. We love this campground and plan to return again!
Robert W
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: LOCU
I really enjoyed our stay at this beautiful campground. Initially I had to shift my reservation due to a problem with the water system at the campground, but the rangers were very friendly and communicated regularily on the repair process. This campground is meticulously maintained, and the camp hosts was extremely friendly helpful and attentive to the campers. If you love biking and/or kayaling, this place is for you. Located right on the GAP trail, tou can cycle yo your hearts content along the Casselman and Youghiogheny rivers. Also a launch reamp right in the campground lets you canoe kayak or raft to either Ramcat, or Ohiopyle on the gorgeous Youghiogheny river. The quaint town of Confluence is located within walking or biking distance from the campground. Just on the other side of the Dam is Youghiogheny River Lake where tou can launch you boat and go all the way to Maryland, or enjoy a cool swim at the sandy swimming beach. We camped at Outflow Camping in a Motorhome.
Location Outflow Camping
Address:
1579 Mae West Road
Confluence, PA, 15424
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 39.805 / -79.3669
Elevation: 405 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Reservations must be made for the entire holiday weekend,.
- Early checkout will not be refunded on holiday weekend reservations,.
- All reservations and changes will need to be made through www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777
- Reservations must be made online or by calling the 1-877-444-6777
- This is the Outflow Campground at Youghiogheny Lake, not the Tionesta Rec Area Campground at the Outflow at Tionesta Lake
- Alcohol is prohibited
- The release warning siren from hydropower plant will be heard in the campground
- All sites are 100% reservable
- Maximum of two tents or one tent and one trailer allowed per site
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Phone number for Resource Managers Office (814) 395-3242
- Camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited without the written permission of the District Commander.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
