Kinzua Information Center. Located at Kinzua
Point on Route 59 between the Kinzua Dam and
the Kinzua Marina. The Allegheny Reservoir affords
uncrowded boating, fishing, canoeing, water-skiing,
hiking and camping. For a first-person account of
biking in this area visit this link.
Longhouse National Scenic Road
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A favorite drive through Pennsylvania's
half-million acre Allegheny National
Forest
click on the photo to get on the
road
or read about attractions below
From downtown Warren, at the Civil War Monument, cross
the Hickory Street Bridge into residential south Warren. At
the end of the bridge you can take a sharp right turn into
Crescent Park for a side trip picnic on the water, launch a
canoe or just feed the ducks.
Bear left at the light along the Allegheny River over the
railroad tracks at the railroad trestle. The next light straight
ahead is Route 6 where you turn left heading east toward
Kinzua Dam. At the Glade Run traffic light you can get a
good view of the United Refining Company. At the next light
you will see the Glade Run Bridge on your left and the old
Allegheny Hotel on the other side of the bridge. You can turn
left back into Warren on Pennsylvania Avenue where you
can drive onto Hemlock Road to follow the river on your right
directly to the dam and the national fishery.
To stay on the scenic drive to the Allegheny National Forest
go straight at the Glade Run Bridge traffic light and look for
the next blinking traffic light about a mile down the road on
Route 6. Turn left onto Route 59, the road to the dam, and
the river will be on your left. This will take you to the dam
about 6 miles away on Route 59. Here you can visit the
Kinzua Information Center, pictured above, the Kinzua
Beach or take side trips to Jakes Rocks or Rimrock.
Continuing east past the Kinzua Marina on Route 59 you
will eventually reach the Bradford Ranger Station on your
right which has an interesting wildlife display, parking, and
bathrooms.