Loyalhanna Lake Pavilions

Summary

Loyalhanna Lake in the Laurel Highlands provides visitors with picturesque views and opportunities for bird-watching, boating, fishing, hunting, and paddle sports. It offers great fishing opportunities and hosts multiple bass tournaments, as well as access to the West Penn Trail for hiking and biking. Electric sources, charcoal grills, flushing toilets, and drinking water are available at the pavilions in the beautiful valley overlooking the lake.

Overview

Loyalhanna Lake is located in the Laurel Highlands. This location provides picturesque views of the lake as well as opportunities for bird watching, boating, fishing, hunting and paddle sports.

Recreation

The Bush Recreation Area offers boating with unlimited horse power. Visitors to the area can kayak or canoe the lake as well, and take advantage of kayak rentals located in the Bush Recreation Area.
The Loyalhanna Lake area offers great fishing opportunities, with multiple bass tournaments each year. This lake also has some of the best channel catfishing in Pennsylvania, with multiple fish stockings each year. If you like fishing from shore there are plenty of opportunities to fish both moving and still waters.
Those that like to go bike riding can find the West Penn Trail located at our sister project just 10 minutes away.

Facilities

The pavilions are provided with electric sources and large charcoal grills for cookouts.
Patrons of the pavilions will have access to flushing toilets and drinking water.

Natural Features

The pavilions are located in a beautiful valley overlooking Loyalhanna Lake. Among terrain characterized by its diversity, visitors will discover rolling foothills of the Laurel Highlands, from which the headwaters of the Loyalhanna Creek flow.

Nearby Attractions

The West Penn Trail offers excellent hiking and biking opportunities within a short 10 minute drive. Additionally the site of Loyalhanna dam provides interpretive displays of the dam as well as a great scenic view.