Family Vacation

Here at White Water Adventurers our season is coming to an end . As we see the leaves change so quickly, from the brilliant green to the wonderful fall colors of reds and yellows to the bright orange. Ohiopyle State Park is not quite at its peak yet ,however soon we will be there. We have a few trips left be run on the
lower Yough. This time of the year makes the best for Pennsylvania Rafting in Ohiopyle, not only to enjoy time with family and friends but to see Autumn come alive in Ohiopyle State Park. Come take a walk with your kids or significant other, rent a bike and ride the trials along the river. The mass colors of Ohiopyle will not last long.Set aside some time, this weekend come to Pennsylvania and enjoy what nature has to offer.

Did that summer go fast or what? White water rafting in the great  State of Pennsylvania has been ideal. The weather has been as normal as normal can be, enough rain to keep the springs full and the rivers "rapid". If you missed summer or didn't do an Ohiopyle rafting vacation, there is still plenty of time to enjoy our scenic areas. 
If you just need a quick weekend get-a-way, try Ohiopyle whitewater rafting, biking on the G.A.P. or just relaxing!! 

Summer is coming to an end with a blast of heat! So why not squeeze one last minute family vacation in and come to ohiopyle state park. This weekend is the 11th annual over the falls festival where you will be able to see experienced kayakers paddle over the 18 foot water fall right in the heart of the Ohiopyle State Park. We also have rafting near Pittsburgh which is great for you Steeler fans! Other event features include the Falls Under Lights, Town Party, Live Music (Weedhawks), Silent Auction and food booths. For more information on the falls festival visit www.fallsrace.com.
So come take your kids white water rafting or hiking and enjoy the many activities that will be going on over the weekend.

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Who says we can't play in the rain? These girls seem to be having a great time and even though this weekend looks to be a little damp, we are bringing the heat. We want you to come and play in the rain with us in the Ohiopyle State Park. A white water rafting expedition is a great family fun vacation when its going to be raining. We want you to come and enjoy our white water rafting guided trips on one of our rivers.A great family rafting trip would be on the middle yough, or for you adventure seekers check out our class 5 rafting. Since our rafting is near Pittsburgh you city folks wont have an excuse to not be outside. So come visit us and go rafting in Ohiopyle,Pa.

Are you looking for an affordable fun family vacation. Well all of us at White Water in Ohiopyle, PA would love for you to come visit us. White Water Adventurers is located right in the heart of the Ohiopyle State Park. Don't worry we have something for everyone here, for the younger crowd you can take your kids white water rafting on the middle yough which is the float trip we offer, but we also love to take you fishers up there to catch some of the trophy trout in the area. Then for the teenagers and adults you will have a blast on the lower yough which is more challenging but still great for you folks who might be a little nervous. Finally for the extreme seekers we offer you our class 5 rafting on the upper yough, and then for the not so extreme we rent bikes daily where you can ride the bike trail through the ohiopyle state park.
Since time is running out be sure to get your last Ohiopyle rafting getaway in now. Book your trip by CLICKING HERE!

This is Abby she is one of our guides who grew up in the middle of the Ohiopyle State Park. One of the most popular questions here at whitewater  is what our guides do in the offseason.Most of our white water rafting guides are students or firemen or work at ski resorts in the off season, but Abby does a little of everything. She was a full time student at California University of Pa. While going to school she played ice hockey there so that is what would consume all of her free time until once again that ice would melt and she would then become one of our river girls again. This is just one story from all of our excelent guides here at white water. So get your last minute  vacation in and come see us!

However, if you are really looking for an activity to do with your family that takes advantage of all that nature has to offer, and THRIVES in the rain.   Ohiopyle Family Rafting in Ohiopyle State Park is running wide open this season!  Come get wet and laugh at the rain!

A big part of Ohiopyle Rafting Vacations has to do with the unique view of nature you get from a real wilderness experience that's as close as many other DC weekend trips.  

With today's Camera and dry-box technology Pennsylvania White Water Rafting can offer a perspective to photography that you will never find on a hike. 

I'm sure we don't have to tell you that it's been a rainey summer so far.  Ohiopyle Rafting is perhaps the one outdoor summer activity where we dance for rain....rain means fast water, great family adventure and lot's ofopportunitiess to get outside and see the world in a way that can't compare to another painful weekend in the suburbs.  Bring your camera;  Bring yourfamilyy & friends and come paddle the river with White WaterAdventurerss!

There are lots of choices for lodging when planning a family vacation getaway to Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania.  We would like to recommend the Yough Plaza Hotel. 

What's great about the Yough Plaza is that it's the only hotel located right in the town of Ohiopyle.  This put you in easy walking distance to white water rafting, Ohiopyle Falls, the stores and restaurants of Ohiopyle as well as all the other activities you mike want to take advantage of before or after rafting at Ohiopyle.

One of the best activities right out your front door is biking along the Great Allegheny Passage which is a beautiful ride along the Yough River both up and downstream from the main whitewater rafting area.  White Water Adventures is a great source for brand new bike rental in Ohioplyle.

I just wanted to say a little something about my family vacation to Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania. We went there just thinking the only thing there was the river and we were just planning on swimming in a calm pools there and hanging out on the rocks. Well when we got there we saw people every where on the river and on the bike trail so we decided to explore a bit.

We ended up talking to one of the locals who pointed us in the direction of White Water Adventurers. This is where we met September, she was from the area and wanted us to have a great experience in the park. She signed us up for a guided white water rafting trip on the middle yough.

I was a little nervous about taking my young kids white water rafting on the river all alone, September had Andrew jump in our raft to help us out. This was great my kids had a blast, and have not stopped talking about it since we left. Thank you to September for your help and Andrew for making this a great vacation.

I was recently on a family vacation in Colorado and we decided to go on a white water rafting expedition. We  went with Buffalo Joes White Water Rafting Company. It just so happened that our white water rafting guide was Alex. Alex is from Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania,when  we got talking  he told us when we got back home to Washington , DC we should check out the Ohiopyle State Park it was great for families and it was beatiful.
He use to be a guide there and recommended us to go rafting with White Water Adventurers. We decided to check it out a few weeks ago when we had those extremly hott days.
They had everything in that small little town that was right in the middle of the Ohiopyle State Park. My family went rafting on the Upper Yough which was the class 5 part of the river they offered. I wanted to check out the town and relax so  I rented a bike and rode on the bike trail and also had a little lunch at the coffee shop right there at white water. This was great, my family loved it and wanted to come back with their friends. I would recommened White Water Adventures to anyone, they have a friendly staff who is there to make your family vacation one to remember. 

I bet everyone is starting to think that summer is coming to an end quickly, i know i was! My time was running out for family vacation. I was running out of ideas, in the past we have done the whole disney world thing as well as going to all of those crowded beaches. We live in the DC area and so i started looking for anything close by to squeeze in last minute, the only tough thing about this was that the ages range in our family from 23,20, 12 and 7 so finding family vacation spots to please everyone is not very easy.

Then i came across Ohiopyle rafting trips.. I thought this place was great, they had activities for everyone. The three olds kids went white water rafting on the lower yough which was challenging enough and fun for all of them, while the youngest and I went rafting on the middle yough! That was the easy section, but my seven year old had a blast! The guides at whitewater adventurers did a great job with us on the middle, they even had squirt guns and games to play while floating down the river through the Ohiopyle State Park.
So I just wanted to share my story and thank everyone at whitewater adventurers for a great rafting trip and we will be sure to check out the class 5 whitewater rafting on our next visit.

The sights one sees when vacationing in and around the Ohiopyle area. I was thinking about whitewater rafting and a kayaker freind said "look to your left".  Well I knew Ohiople was settled by the Indians, hence the name Ohiopyle and Youghiogheny, but I didn't realize they were still here!   Actually this guy was part of a reinactment, showing past traditions.    He was also a large part of the conversations between the rafters, vacationers and the locals. Now if he was getting into a kayak or raft...

This is Laura, one of our seasoned guides, and we like to think of her as a recycling superhero. Her powers included x-ray litter vision and a thumb that is as green as her tomato plants. Be careful to not have any polystyrene in her vicinity as it is her Kryptonite, the evil Styrofoam. Thanks to Laura we are striving to be as green as we can be. She has inspired us all to reduce waste and recycle all that we can. If you have any ideas on how we can continue to be environmentally responsible in the environmentally beautiful Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania let us know. Bring your whole family for a white water rafting vacation and witness Laura's powers that are only enhanced when on the water.

  

One of these seats will lead to excitement and adrenaline pumping fun. (*Hint* it does not involve TLC's "What not to Wear")  Choose your adventure. Our base is in Ohiopyle, just over an hour from Pittsburgh. Plan your rafting vacation with us and explore the Laural Highlands of SW Pennsylvania.

Happy Mothers Day to all of you mothers out there! It is a great day to get outdoors. We are only a short drive from Pittsburgh.Even if you are not up to go rafting its a great day for a bike ride or a stroll through the Ohiopyle State Park.  
We have recently had some exciting news of a new mother. Its my chocolate lab Sophie on April 3 she had 8 very outgoing chocolate labs.  You can always see Sophie and I  rafting in Ohiopyle or going for a run on the bike trail. So come visit us in Ohiopyle  for a fun family vacation and you could see one of the lab pups enjoying the exciting ride on the lower yough in the heart of Ohiopyle.