Outflow Campground

Diane Cunningham

2024-04

We really enjoy this campground. You have the bike trail and the river right beside the campground. It's very quiet and peaceful.

James

2023-10

We stayed six nights in site 36 at Outflow Campground in a 36’ 5th wheel. The road to the campground, 281/Mae West Road has sharp turns with steep uphill and downhill sections. It was low traffic when I arrived on a Tuesday afternoon. It’s a great road for riding a motorcycle but requires careful attention towing a big trailer. The gate was closed when we arrived around 3 pm; I never noticed it being open during our stay. There are no signs whatsoever in the campground. I passed my turn and was able to turn around in a parking lot. I stopped so my wife could check out our site location and the camp host drove over in his truck and asked if I needed directions. He said he was getting ready to leave but he would check me in. I didn’t see him again for about 3 days and several other campers were later looking for a host for various reasons. After about 3 days we saw him all the time in his cart. Some roads in the campground are paved and some of the loop roads are gravel and barely look like a road. The loop roads are narrow for bigger rigs. There were no low tree limbs in the campground that were a concern for me and the road coming in wasn’t bad that way either. My site was very clean and the lawn care in the campground was the best I’ve seen in any state or federal campground. Our gravel pad was level and with the trailer placed at the rear we had room in front for our unhooked truck. There was enough room on the pad for our trailer and truck to be side by side but it would be snug. There was a fire ring with grate that was poorly placed under the edge of a tree. Our site was a full hook up site and all connections were in good shape and located at the rear of the pad. I received 2-3 bars of AT&T 5G cell signal. My wife got no signal with Ting (Verizon). I saw no TV antenna in use so I don’t think OTA channels were available there. One can hear trains and their horns several times during the day but I didn’t find it loud enough to be annoying. We saw several patrols by park rangers in the campground. In spite of the patrols there were signs in the campground of reported bicycle thefts so campers were warned to lock them up. There was a nice playground at the campground. This campground is smaller than most COE campgrounds I’ve seen. There is a bathroom/shower house at one end and another bathroom closer to the entrance. This was a very quiet campground when we were there. Bring all supplies you need as stores in Confluence are lacking. Firewood was available at Mitch’s Fuel & Food in Confluence for $6 a bundle. We paid $24 a night for full hook ups using a pass. I would return to Outflow Campground if I came back to the area.

Scott Duppstadt

2024-04

Always a stop when in area. Never seen the water flowing like that. Was a good time.

Maria Hidalgo Dolan

2023-05

Great camping location next to the river and the bike path, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, located on the Youghiogheny River. Sites are big and level. Our site #55 had 20 amp electric, water and sewer. Unfortunately there is no map and it was tricky figuring out where our site was and which road to take and which direction to back in. Park is unattended. No one works at the entrance booth. View of the dam and river are beautiful! Half hour from Fallingwater and Kentuck Nob.

A A Ron

2023-05

Nice park! Very well maintained. No litter. Restrooms clean. Maps of area posted at gate. Hammock hangers along bike trail. Handicap pier and blacktopped walkway at waters edge excellent for fishing from a wheelchair.

Debbie Drives and Travels

2023-05

I like. After all the rain, not muddy or flooded; short walk into town. Clearly a local weekend gathering place. Nice sites.Playground: A large well-equipped playground.Restrooms: Several, one with showers.Dog-friendliness: Campers have them.Picnic area: Several

Shree

2023-05

Love this place. Will visit again. The drive to the site was stunning. Campsites were clean and staff was helpful. Yough Dam at a walkable distance.

steve steve

2021-05

Very clean, nice level campsites. It's right on the Great Allegheny bike trail, great for riding mountain bikes and scooters, lots of black top Bridges and trails.

Dolores Punina

2018-05

Great family oriented place.The lady at the front office, Robin is a great person, helpful and very pleasent.Sites are spacious, bathrooms and showers super clean.Fishing, and tons of activities near byNice playgroynd for the kids.

Edward Voluntad

2020-05

Reasonably priced campground with huge well maintained sites that includes fire ring and large metal picnic table. (bike, tent, camper w/wo electric sites available) Clean restroom, playground and award winning trout fishing and mad kayaking on site. Greater Allegheny Bike Trail runs through campground with access to Ohiopyle, DC and Pittsburg. Ohiopyle State Park is walking distance. Downtown Ohiopyle is 9 miles via the trail. Nice historic town of Confluence is walkable/rideable with Dollar General, Grocery and Hardware Store, Restaurants, Custard and Bars. (Donna Hotel has the coldest beer around)

Daniel Lazenby (Daniel L)

2020-05

Basic COE campground. Many sites are dry camping. Some are shaded others are full sun and gravelly. There are a few with electric. Fill your water tanks before arriving or be sure to stop at the unstaffed entrance station to fill your tanks. Potable water sign is homemade and easily missed.

Mark Perschel

2021-05

Bill and Pat are AWESOME HOSTS for the Outflow Camping Area. I had a heck of a time trying to reserve a site and Bill was very patient and helpful... The campground was neat and well maintained. The bathrooms and showers were very clean... Thanks for a GREAT stay..

John Cunningham

2024-04

Great place to camp. Only has electric hookups. Drinking water is available as well as dump station.Restrooms: Clean, with shhowers

Lynn Lary (Lynn L)

2020-05

Great showers and nice clean sites. $20/night for tents. And we met another friendly cyclist named Tim from Pittsburgh.

Angela Hill

2023-09

Nice campground, clean, friendly camp hosts.Restrooms and showers could be updated but are clean overall.Open area campground, not many trees to separate campsites so not much privacy. Dog friendly.The outflow area is a good place to fish. Many species in that area. Bluegill, trout, rock bass, catfish.Nice playground with large pavilion and nice restrooms. Ample parking.Right along The Great Allegheny Passage where riders can camp before the next leg of their journey. Solar powered Charging station for devices.

Rick Ruggles

2023-06

Camped in the Hike & Bike area after riding the GAP. I made a last minute reservation online which was easy. The camp attendant was very nice and helpful. The camping area was a clean, grass lot with picnic benches and a shared firepit. The restrooms were very clean and although there were quite a few campers there, RV and tent, the campground remained remarkably quiet after dark. I will definitely stay there again!

Wendi Dallatore

2023-09

Very quiet. Nice large sites. Restrooms and showers very clean. Campground hosts friendly. They rake the sites and clean fire pits after campers check out. Very convenient to the river. Will definitely return.

Deacon Dave

2024-01

I enjoyed this place again...Playground: No kidsRestrooms: Very cleanDog-friendliness: On a leashPicnic area: Sharing

Dan Reese

2021-05

Nice campground at the base of the dam. Not much shade, close to the river.

Tabu Cowboy

2023-09

Awesome place to go camping. The restrooms were clean. The only thing we didn’t like is the VBRO over the fence had a Lotta noisy kids that shot off fireworks that scared the dog all the people there were very friendly and the fishing is great.Dog-friendliness: If you have a dog that is afraid of fireworks, I would suggest staying away from the fence to the private homes behind.

Dwight Rhodes

2021-05

Good place to camp. I found out you cannot put a tent in the Grass at the RV sites you must have a tent site to put a tent in the grass. Right next to the river put the kayaks in with a short walk also close to the outflow dam where there's a swimming area and boat launch 12 miles to Ohiopyle on a kayak or canoe or 12 miles to Ohiopyle on your bicycle following the Gap trail

Jeff Hickman

2019-05

Have been coming here and to Tub Run for 60 years. COE has done a great job of keeping these places up.

J R

2022-05

Great overnight stop on the trail. Nice hot showers and clean bathrooms. Easy to ride into town for food or snacks. Locals seem to take up most of the electric sites during the weekends but the tent sites were quiet. Good Verizon service. T-Mobile is non-existent from most of the trail.

John Galler

2023-05

Absolutely packed to the gills with people experiencing nature in their giant campers with a/c, screened in portable porches and giant fans. Pretty funny really. Then around sundown the cheap fireworks start popping, entertaining nobody but upsetting all the dogs and keeping the kids awake. The people of the town are very nice, but the campers are not

Candice Talbot

2023-05

Lovely, quiet, restful dam site.

Crowley

2023-05

Beautiful area with excellent fishing hiking and biking. The camping lots are very clean and very well taken care of whenever you arrive. They also provide fire pits for you as well as a picnic table. There's there's also a very large bathroom and showers accessible at all times. I had no cell signal (t-mobile) But there are a variety of cafes nearby nearby with it provided.LOOK UP....you may even see a ufo!

Jason Martin

2021-05

Big fan. It was fairly full but didn't feel like it with how well the spots are situated. Spent the day on the river and fishing and we're now pull up next to the fire getting ready for some s'mores!

Heather Benton

2020-05

Cozy cabin.. not secluded as we thought. But nice place to spend a night or two. Coffee shop next door offers discount to lodgers

Joyce Andre

2023-05

Never been there before. Very confusing as to where to fill up with potable water. Layout of camp sites is spacious, once you've found the numbers for the sites. Clean restrooms

Leslie Moss

2023-05

As others have said this is a pretty typical COE campground. Gravel sites, only electric available at some sites, no amenities at some sites intended for tents, but this campground also is right on the river next to the dam. During the week they were allowing extra water to flow from the damn which made it cool and refreshing. They have pavilions for events if you need that. Also they have a charging picnic table where you can sit and charge a device if needed and it’s solar powered which I thought was very cool.Everyone always says you get what you pay for and generally I find that true but I’ve paid the same for several other campgrounds that aren’t as well kept and beautiful as this one.