Welcome to the PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau - Great Outdoor
What's Happening
Challenge your Endurance!
March 26, 2012Home to more than a million acres of forestland including the Allegheny National Forest, Cook Forest and many state parks, the PA Great Outdoors region is a haven for adrenaline enthusiasts! [more]
What's Hot
A Unique Shopping Experience
The Tionesta Market Village is a "mini Main Street" imitating miniature 1800s-style storefronts offering a wide variety of items and giving visitors a welcoming place to shop and relax.[more]
First Annual Medix Run Rendezvous
Celebrating 100 years of the Pennsylvania Elk Herd! Delicious food, live music, games and prizes, and a Straub Tap Takeover![more]
It's a Jeep Thing!
Dubbed the "funnest bar in Benezette", the Medix Hotel is having some Jeepin' fun![more]
Wine Up in the Great Outdoors!
Who knew wine could be so much fun? You won't want to miss these wine events, tastings, and classes happening this season in the Great Outdoors region.[more]
Planning a Wedding?
The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region offers unique wedding venues that combine the beauty of nature with the elegance you expect.[more]
Now You See Me... Now You Don't
The Wild & Scenic Clarion and Allegheny Rivers are cleaner than ever, as evidenced by the recent reintroduction of wild river otters, who can survive only on pollution-free streams and rivers.[more]
Lighthouse Tours
Tour the Sherman Memorial Lighthouse, PA's newest lighthouse on the 22.5-acre Lighthouse Island, surrounded by the Allegheny River in Tionesta.[more]
