Conemaugh Gorge

Conemaugh Gorge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Conemaugh Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Conemaugh Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.38274, -78.96764. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Conemaugh Gorge

• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~9 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~12 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~17 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~27 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Ligonier · fort · Westmoreland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Laurel Ridge State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Idlewild Park · park · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wild Mouse · temple · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Conemaugh Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Conemaugh Gorge

• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge · viewpoint · Westmoreland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~48 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Front Hawk Watch · viewpoint · Bedford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grand View Point Hotel · viewpoint · Bedford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kinton Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see

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