Outflow Camping

There is a lot to do - the bike trail is just outside the of the campground and town is a short walk/bike ride/drive away. There are some good places to get something to eat and a grocery store and dollar store in case you forgot something. There are lots of attractions nearby including Ohiopyle and Fallingwater. The campground is a quiet, family-friendly place to spend a weekend or a week or two. If you like to fish, boat, or swim (the beach is very nice), Youghiogheny Lake is on the other side of the dam, a short drive away. The volunteers are very attentive to the campers needs and the shower house and two bathrooms are cleaned twice on weekends and once daily during the week. And the campers are friendly, too.

When we arrived, we noticed how clean the camp was. We saw the camp host personally cleaning and raking each site between reservations. We can not remember ever having such a clean camp site. The bathrooms had lots of showers. I wasn’t sure, at first, about the push button timed water flow, but I ended up really liking it. Perfect mix of hot/cold, no adjustment necessary, and lots of water pressure too. The camp is right next to the GAP rail trail, so easy to ride north one day, and south the next. It’s billed as the most beautiful section of the 150 miles, and we really enjoyed it. Very pretty. Complete shade too. Looking forward to another visit next summer.

No thanks

I made the reservations back in May. 24-hours before arrival time I received an email stating that my reservations had been successfully cancelled. I freaked out and spent the next three hours trying to contact somebody to find out why they have been canceled. The nice attendant at reservation.gov had no explanation for what happened. I was able to make substitute reservations at 2 other sites because our group was small. If we had been larger it could have been a disaster and ruined the trip. When we arrived at Outflow Campground the camp hosts had no idea why they have been canceled either. This is the problem with the headless bureaucracy because nobody seemed to know why the reservations were cancelled. There was never an answer at the listed phone numbers for the campsite despite 20 or more tries. If I had not checked my email we would have arrived and been left homeless. Even though the campground was beautiful and we had a lot of fun, I'm not so sure that I trust them to maintain reservations in the future. Not sure if it was peculiar to this particular park or the whole system in general, but definitely watch your emails right before you are supposed to arrive because you never know.

Beautiful and well maintained campground. Hosts were excellent. Sites were cleaned between reservations....I even saw the host raking the gravel on the sites to make sure everything was perfect for the next guest. Restrooms were cleaned twice daily. Will definitely visit again!

Clean facilities. And, friendly staff.

We loved being so close to the Great Allegheny Trail (remember to bring your bikes) and minutes away from Ohiopyle State Parks with full-hookups. We plan on coming back!

Excellent camping option for GAP bicycle campers

Even with some rain we had a good time camping with our friends

Host greeted us when we arrived, and asked us if we needed any orientation .
Restrooms very clean, campsites also well maintained.
Main attraction is the Ohiopyle bike trail which is accessible just few feet from campground entrance.
Also, fishing area below dam water outlet is popular.