This large park spans five counties.
Most visitors come to hike.
The Laurel Highlands Trail extends over 70 miles and features trail shelters for overnight camping. Directions Laurel Ridge State Park is located in Cambria, Fayette, West Moreland, and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania. Common game species are deer, turkey and grouse. Hunting woodchucks, also known as groundhogs, is prohibited. Dog training is only permitted from the day following Labor Day to March 31 in designated hunting areas.