Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youghiogheny River Dam U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Dam / hazard | 39.79850, -79.36925 | Flood-control dam at the head of the tailwater. Everything on this sheet is below the outflow; releases are what make the reach run cold through the summer. |
| 2 | Stocked trout section - upper limit (dam outflow) PFBC boundary, placed on the centreline | Regulation section limit | 39.80149, -79.36887 | Upper limit of the PFBC year-round stocked trout water, 'from the lake downstream to the confluence of the Casselman River'. Both limits of this reach are mapped features. |
| 3 | Youghiogheny River Lake Outflow Campground U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Campsite | 39.80358, -79.36802 | USACE campground immediately below the dam outflow - the usual base for the Confluence tailwater and the top of the Middle Yough float. |
| 4 | PA 281 bridge (Mae West Road), Confluence PA 281 | Bridge crossing | 39.80645, -79.36447 | One of two PA 281 spans at this crossing; the Great Allegheny Passage trail bridge crosses within 60 m to the east. First crossing below the dam. |
| 5 | Stocked trout section - lower limit (Casselman River mouth) PFBC boundary, at the mapped confluence | Regulation section limit | 39.81559, -79.36538 | Lower limit of the year-round stocked reach, at the mapped mouth of the Casselman River at Confluence - 1.3 mi below the dam. The Casselman centreline meets the Youghiogheny here to within 10 m. |
| 6 | USGS 03081000 - Youghiogheny River below Confluence Stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 39.82758, -79.37254 | The gauge this water page reads. OpenStreetMap carries the same USGS station node 20 m away, which confirms the coordinate independently. |
| 7 | All-Tackle Trophy Trout - upper limit (Ramcat Run) PFBC boundary, walked from the published mileage | Regulation section limit | 39.82747, -79.37677 | Upper limit of the 9.18-mile All-Tackle Trophy Trout reach. Ramcat Run is not in OpenStreetMap, so this point was walked 9.18 mi up the centreline from the mapped PA 381 bridge; it lands 0.4 km below the USGS gauge. |
| 8 | Paddler's Lane Campground Private | Campsite | 39.82843, -79.38110 | Riverside campground about a mile below Confluence, on the Middle Yough drift. |
| 9 | Ohiopyle State Park Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks | Park / conservation area | 39.86718, -79.46304 | The park carries roughly 14 miles of the river through the gorge. This marker is the mapped park centroid, not a facility - use the park office point at Ohiopyle. |
| 10 | Ohiopyle GAP Trail Access Great Allegheny Passage parking | Access / boat ramp | 39.86963, -79.49077 | The main parking at Ohiopyle, on the bank - a walk-in access, not a boat ramp. The state park's Middle Yough take-out and Lower Yough put-in ramps are not mapped in OpenStreetMap. |
| 11 | Wilderness Voyageurs Fly shop, guides and rentals, Ohiopyle | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 39.87152, -79.49224 | Tagged shop=outdoor in OpenStreetMap; the business runs the Ohiopyle fly shop and guided wade and float trips on the Yough. The only fly shop on this sheet - call ahead. |
| 12 | PA 381 bridge at Ohiopyle OSM names the span Mill Run Road | Bridge crossing | 39.87081, -79.49294 | Carries PA 381 over the river at the head of Ohiopyle, just above the falls. It is the reference point for the Trophy Trout reach's lower limit. |
| 13 | All-Tackle Trophy Trout - lower limit (PA 381 bridge) PFBC boundary, at the mapped bridge | Regulation section limit | 39.87081, -79.49270 | Lower limit of the 9.18-mile All-Tackle Trophy Trout reach, 'downstream to the Route 381 bridge at Ohiopyle'. Placed on the centreline under the mapped span. |
| 14 | Ohiopyle Falls About 20 ft / 6.1 m | Dam / hazard | 39.86774, -79.49540 | A mandatory portage for anything coming down the Middle Yough. OpenStreetMap records canoe=permit. The Lower Yough whitewater run starts below it. |
| 15 | Laurel Highlands River Tours and Outdoor Center Ohiopyle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 39.86792, -79.49331 | Boat rental, guided trips and shuttles at Ohiopyle. |
| 16 | Ohiopyle Trading Post Ohiopyle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 39.86758, -79.49342 | Rentals and shuttles, and the shop's own fishing page covers the Middle Yough. Two OpenStreetMap nodes under this name (boat rental and bike rental) were merged to one point. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Whitewater Adventurers Ohiopyle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 39.86744, -79.49314 | Boat rental and shuttle service at Ohiopyle. |
| 18 | Ohiopyle State Park Office Laurel Highlands Falls Area Visitor Center | Agency / conservation office | 39.86678, -79.49472 | Park office and visitor centre above the falls. The historic Western Maryland Railway station 300 m upstream is a second information point and was not shipped separately. |
| 19 | Cucumber Falls On Cucumber Run | Point of interest | 39.86321, -79.50265 | A 30 ft falls on a tributary 0.2 km off the river, beside the Lower Yough put-in area. A landmark you will pass, not a hazard on the main stem. |
| 20 | Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks | Park / conservation area | 39.86960, -79.49792 | The peninsula the river wraps around at Ohiopyle; wading access off the loop trail. |
| 21 | Kentuck Campground Ohiopyle State Park | Campsite | 39.88465, -79.49307 | State park campground on the rim above the gorge, about 0.8 km from the water. Around 200 sites, April to mid-December. |
| 22 | Sugar Run Falls Side-stream falls in the gorge | Point of interest | 39.90589, -79.49060 | Falls on a side stream entering the river in the lower gorge, 0.17 km off the centreline. |
| 23 | Lower Youghiogheny River Takeout Bruner Run - parking 1.2 km up the shuttle road | Access / boat ramp | 39.91403, -79.50077 | The take-out for the Lower Yough. The mapped point is the parking area, which sits 1.2 km from the water up the shuttle road; the river landing itself is not in OpenStreetMap. |
| 24 | Youghiogheny Intake Dam Low-head weir | Dam / hazard | 39.99578, -79.59418 | A weir across the full channel above Connellsville, mapped on the centreline. Scout before committing to the reach above town. |
| 25 | West Crawford Avenue bridge (PA 711), Connellsville PA 711 | Bridge crossing | 40.01749, -79.59254 | First of two road crossings at Connellsville, at the foot of town beside the USGS Connellsville gauge. |
| 26 | Memorial Bridge (US 119 / PA 711 Truck), Connellsville US 119 | Bridge crossing | 40.02150, -79.59705 | The downstream Connellsville crossing, just above Yough Park and the Stewart's Crossing launch. |
| 27 | Yough Park City of Connellsville | Park / conservation area | 40.02066, -79.59957 | Riverfront park on the right bank at Connellsville, on the Great Allegheny Passage. |
| 28 | Stewart's Crossing Connellsville, on the GAP | Campsite | 40.02143, -79.60288 | Camping and the river landing at Connellsville - the usual take-out for the reach below the gorge. |
| 29 | The Blue Canoe RV Resort Also mapped as River's Edge Camping & Cabins | Campsite | 40.04008, -79.62750 | Riverside campground and cabins at Adelaide, between Connellsville and Dawson. |
| 30 | Boat ramp at Dawson (PA 819 bridge) Unnamed in OpenStreetMap | Access / boat ramp | 40.04513, -79.65631 | A mapped slipway on the right bank 360 m upstream of the PA 819 bridge at Dawson, 0.3 km from the village centre. OSM carries no name for it. |
| 31 | PA 819 bridge at Dawson PA 819 | Bridge crossing | 40.04562, -79.66050 | The downstream limit of this sheet. Below Dawson the river runs on toward Layton and Smithton. |
Gauge: USGS 03081000 — Youghiogheny River below Confluence, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
Regulations: www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Confluence: town access at the top of the tailwater below Youghiogheny River Lake.
Ramcat Put-in: the standard Middle Yough launch below Confluence.
Ohiopyle State Park: numerous access points, the falls, and the Lower Yough put-in.
Bruner Run: the standard Lower Yough takeout.
Connellsville: lower river ramp in smallmouth water.
The Great Allegheny Passage rail trail parallels the river and reaches much of the bank.
March through May: stocked and wild trout, sulphurs and caddis, moderate releases.
June through August: warmer air but cold releases keep the tailwater fishing; heavy whitewater traffic below the falls.
September and October: the best trout month on the Middle Yough and prime smallmouth below Ohiopyle.
November through February: cold, quiet, and open water below the dam.