Cucumber Run

Ohiopyle's most scenic waterfall dominates the senses along the rim of Cucumber Gorge. While visitors are offered an option to cross a bridge and Cucumber Run where they can see the water and its rock floor end precipitously, most will be drawn down through rustic stairs in a jungle of rhododendrons to one of Ohiopyle's top observation points where a banister provides the arm ...

Coming down the rustic stairs and dirt path provides you a mid height view of Cucumber Falls through a scene of broken slabs of sandstone rock. The overhanging ceiling of sandstone rock with its drips of water gives the feeling of being in a humid cave with the waterfall entering from a bright opening. At this point you can proceed up a small hill and get ...

While not far from Ohiopyle, the Cucumber Run Picnic Area feels remote and is usually quiet even on summer weekends. There are no large pavilions here but instead a series of picnic tables usually shaded by hardwoods along Cucumber Run. You'll find it a great location to get away from the park's crowds and engage in the sounds of wildlife intermingled with the flowing ...