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
Julia D
VerifiedJune 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: LOCU
This is our go-to campground if we want a quick weekend trip and it never disappoints. We like to walk up the hill to the dam and check things out, and there are a lot of things nearby in the area to see and do. The bathrooms are very clean for campground bathrooms, and we typically just shower in them instead of in our RV. The only bad thing we’ve noticed is that sometimes, particularly on holiday weekends, the campground owners at the campground next door can get loud and there isn’t much that the campground hosts can do about it since it’s outside of the campground. Choose spots away from that fence area.
Geoffrey C
VerifiedJune 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: LOCU
Other than weather, which is out of your control, we enjoyed our annual stay with friends. With all the rain, we are grateful for the hard work to keep all of us campers safe.
Brenda B
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: SPRU
David K
VerifiedJune 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: SPRU
We were there in early May on a non-electric site. Nice facilities, very clean, close to the Great Allegheny Passage trail and downtown Confluence. We would have rated it higher, but it was very buggy. Also close to Fallingwater, if you would like to visit there. Our mapping application took us by the entrance to Fallingwater and Ohiopyle SP. We were towing a 28 foot trailer, and found the other route in, Rte 281, an easier drive.
Stephen D
VerifiedJune 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: SPRU
Site needs work to bring it more level very uneven and hard to find level areas for tent and shelter. Fire pit ring so high need to stand over fire to enjoy heat,table so heavy to move away from fire pit so as to use it within shelter and is in poor condition to use complete table top as it is bowed up on one end.
WENDY D
VerifiedMay 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: LOCU
We enjoyed our 11-day stay at the Outflow. The rangers were very friendly and present throughout our stay. The restrooms were kept clean and the camp sites and grounds were well maintained. Although we were not able to get in much fishing due to high water, we enjoyed bike rides on the beautiful trail, visited Ohiopyle, made many trips to the Outflow Soft Freeze and dined at several restaurants up on route 40. We are looking forward to our next trip.
Karen A
VerifiedMay 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: LOCU
1st time camping...Campsite very clean...Nice bathhouse and bathrooms...So peaceful...Will be back very soon.
Will O
VerifiedMay 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: SPRU
Clean. Wonderful showers. Nice view of the outfall. Nice spot to camp right on the GAP trail
Michele S
VerifiedMay 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: LOCU
the outflow got a 3 because of the weather. You can't control that. It is our favorite place to go so we will always go there any day! Love it there'
Nancy P
VerifiedMay 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: SPRU
Campground is across the street from the GAP. There are some sites with electric and water, but most do not have that. Rather open sites, with little screening. There are shade trees, but the sites are still fairly sunny. There is a stand that will recharge cell phones, not sure about e -bike batteries. The town is within walking or biking distance of the campground.
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
