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Like to golf, perhaps
linking a day of business and pleasure? Cambria County
has over 25 golf courses, greens ready and waiting for you.
Maybe hunting is your
favorite game. Wildlife abounds in our scenic hills. Fourteen game lands
give the hunter free access to more than 85,000 acres of prime wildlife
habitat.
Perhaps your angle is
fishing. Cambria
County is in the
heart of trout country. We have creeks and streams that make us a
fisherman's paradise. There are also plenty of bass, muskellunge, pike,
walleyes and pan fish in state park lakes and fish commission impoundments.
If your heart yearns
for the slopes, you'll love the area . . . with numerous beginning to
professional ski runs. Skiers flock here, particularly from points south
and west, such as Washington DC, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. There are
three magnificent ski resorts . . . Hidden Valley,
Seven Springs, and Blue Knob. Plus fifteen miles of cross country trails in
our Laurel Mountains.
If you prefer water to
snow, we have plenty of that too. Whitewater rafting and canoeing abound
near Johnstown, while sail and powerboats
dot numerous lakes and state park water lands in the Laurel Highlands
and Southern Alleghenies. Sailing is particularly popular on the 1,760
acres Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin
State Park.
If you would rather
play than exercise, we have ball fields, volleyball courts, ice skating
rinks, basketball facilities, indoor and outdoor soccer fields, indoor and
outdoor tennis courts for organized leagues or individual play. Ebensburg
is the location for the Young Peoples Community Center
(an educational recreational facility for the youth) and the North Central Recreation
Center (a new
multi-use recreation center which includes ice skating) which opened in
2004.
Now if you would rather watch than play . . .
Well, do we have the attractions for you:
The nationally - known
All American Amateur Baseball Association tournament (AAABA). It has called
Johnstown
home for nearly 50 years. Johnstown’s
Point Stadium underwent an $11 million renovation that provides a beautiful
and convenient venue for sports and concerts.
The Sunnehanna Amateur
Tournament of Champions, with the nation's top amateur golfers competes
here every June.
Professional ice
hockey, with the Johnstown Chiefs, in the East Coast Hockey League,
attracting thousands to every game.
Both the University of Pittsburgh
at Johnstown and Saint Francis
University in Loretto field Division
1-A teams.
If that's not enough to
keep you busy, the Pirates, Steelers, Penguins, Pitt and Penn State are
just over a mountain or two.
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