Located about an hour outside of Pittsburgh, in the small town of St Clairsville OH, tucked back in…read morethe woods, you will find Adventure Creek. We found Adventure Creek through Groupon, and what a find it turned out to be! At first, we were a tad apprehensive since the website depicts smaller children maneuvering through the course. We thought that maybe this is too easy. We decided to book it anyway and as it turned out we were completely off on the challenging aspect of it. To generalize, yes children can and do the tree trekking course here. However, there are different levels to the obstacle courses. So, if you are a family and looking to have a challenging adventure you can definitely bring the kiddies along to participate in the alternate obstacles and zip lines. If you are a ninja looking for an upper body-punishing workout and the thrills of zip lining through the trees do yourself a favor, go to Groupon, and get a pass to visit. For the price, you most definitely will not be disappointed. We have now become huge fans of this course and have visited three times so far. We will certainly be back next season. The course has a variety of zip lines. I would say roughly 10 different ones, and takes about 3 hours to complete, give or take depending upon the group size. The zip lines vary in length but the final zip line is probably the longest and has the best views. The most challenging parts of the course are where you have to balance yourself on a five-foot log suspended 30+ feet in the air then hoist yourself about another 7 feet up to another shorter log where you wrap your legs around and shimmy to the next log to transition midair. It is extremely challenging and requires a ton of core and upper body strength. Moreover, if you are short like me it makes it even harder. Sadly, I have yet to complete it, always failing on the 7-foot leap off the already unstable log. I am hoping next year is my year! However, if you do make it across that, or in my case dragged through that section you will meet several more intense obstacles before finding yourself on the 30+ platform in the trees where you free jump, swinging like Tarzan to a cargo net a hundred feet away, and then climb back up to another tree platform. If you are not extremely exhausted by then there are still several other challenging obstacles before you zip line to the ground. I am glad they decided to advertise through Groupon, as it is highly unlikely we would have ever learned of this place. It is absolutely worth the journey to Ohio to visit and challenge yourself both mentally and physically. What a fun time, we cannot wait to return.

My wife and I were looking for a place for a little adventure. We have been working out hard…read moretogether and wanting to test out how far we have come so far. We searched the internet and looked at different activities to do and then my wife found this Adventure Creek on Groupon. Just from looking at the Groupon, their actual website, and reading some reviews it got us interested. We thought it might not be too challenging because we saw a lot of pictures with kids being able to go on this. We weren't sure if this was what we were looking for but we deiced to get the Groupon and try out Adventure Creek anyways. Little did we know that we would have one of the best days together probably in a few years! Adventure creek is almost in the middle of no where in St. Clairsville Ohio. You're in the woods zip lining, challenging yourself in different obstacle courses in the air, and just having fun! I have so much to say about this place but I will keep it short so people will read this. You first have to call and reserve a spot for you to go to Adventure Creek. That day we arrived there 30 minutes early and there was nobody there. So we just took some pictures and then eventually other people who were going to be in our group started arriving. At first one family thought that my wife and I were the tour guides. They started asking us questions on what they were supposed to do. I guess we looked the part LOL! Eventually our tour guides Xavier and Krista welcomed us and got us started. They were great guides and made this adventure even better. They first helped us get our safety equipment on. Then they went over some safety tips and rules and then we were headed to our first zip line. I went first in the group and then my wife was right behind me. It started off slow because we had a large group but once we got going the pace picked up. There were smaller zip lines and there were bigger ones. Good for adults and kids. You strap yourself to the line and you just go. Sometimes you could go upside down and get good pictures of yourself. The zip lines were really fun and not too challenging. What really tested us that day and what will have us coming back are their obstacle courses. It's hard to explain but hopefully the pictures that you see of us help. You're basically in the air trying to balance, climb, pull, and push your self through some very challenging obstacles in the air. They had different levels and you didn't have to go through these if you didn't want to. We did of course try the hardest ones and we were challenged but had so much fun. I felt excited, nervous, happy, scared, bold, and fearful at so many times during these obstacles it was great! It really gave us the challenge that we wanted. This is a great bonding experience too. Like I said my wife and I have been working out together and going through Adventure Creek got us even closer to each other. We got through these challenges together and I was so proud of my wife. She was the only girl that tried and was able to get through the toughest obstacles. Some tips for you when go to Adventure creek are wear pants or shorts with zipper pockets. This really helped because you can hold your cell and not worry about it falling out when you are upside down. Next time we will bring gloves because she did get some blisters from the zip lines and the obstacle courses. Try to get the safety belts with the water holders. That came in very handy for us. If you do go on the hardest obstacle be careful when you jump off their tall ledge. It can hurt when you bounce back up. Just be prepared for that jerk when you bounce back up. If you are looking to have a lot of fun but be really challenged this is the place for you. It's a great bonding experience with your loved ones. It will push you to your limits but when you complete them together it gives you such a high. Doing this with my wife just showed us that we can do anything together and we can't wait to go on to our next adventure!

Nathan, Charlotte and Danny were amazing guides. We came here as part of a Bachelorette party and…read morewe had such an amazing time. We will definitely be back again! Make sure to ask Nathan about pastrami and his college days!!

Amazing time Ziplining! The staff was wonderful and…read moreknowledgeable and made us feel confident as this was xx our first time.

A Great Zoo in Wheeling, WV. It's called the Good Zoo after Phillip Mayer Good, a 7 year old that…read moredied from brain Cancer. Very calming and stress free compared to other zoos in the area.

For what it is, Oglebay Good Zoo really is a good zoo. Is it a great zoo? I think it depends on…read morewhen you visit and what you do. If you do one of the animal encounters like my family and I did, then your experience will definitely be great. We got to go into the area where the sloth and tamarins live and feed them treats! We also got to gently pet the sloth, and watch the tamarins scurry around their living area. Tamarins are super curious and playful creatures -- they kept wanting to dangle over our heads, and they also have toys that they play with. The sloth moved about, too, but very slowly, as a sloth is wont to do. I think it's cool that two different kinds of animals, sloths and tamarins, can live together peacefully. I felt very honored to be allowed into the home they share. You can also do animal encounters with porcupines, cheetahs, bobcats, maned wolves, red pandas and other creatures. Afterward, we walked around the outdoor part of the zoo, which is on the small side. Some of the animals were out, like a pack of wolves just kickin' it in the late afternoon sun. For the most part, though, the zoo was deserted. The train was not running, the activities were closed and none of the concession stands were open. We visited in the off season, though. So if you visit during a month that is not warm, expect a desolate outdoor experience. The indoor part of the zoo is very fun for kids, though, especially young kids. There are lots of animal exhibits to see (this is where the red panda lives). There are also just lots of fun activities and toys to play with indoors. It would be a nice place to visit on a rainy day if you have a young child.

Great state park about 1.5 hours southwest of Pittsburgh (near the West Virginia border). Went on…read morea hike with the Pittsburgh HIking Meetup group at this lovely park on a misty cool October Saturday. Jared with the park led our group on a 6 mile hike (of the total 13 miles they have) thru the park. He was very informative and a great host. Most paths were wide enough for several people across and the terrain was quite hilly, making for a great workout. We did encounter a couple deer on our outing and Jared indicated there are many wild turkeys in the park, as well. The park office had quite a bit of literature and they have a great map of the trails along with a great listing of the trails with their lengths in miles, total elevation, elevation gain, and difficulty level. There are restroom facilities at the park office (flushing toilets and sinks). Note that hunting and camping are also activities within the park boundaries.

Hard to see why this is even considered a park. Except for the campground area there was nothing…read morepark-like to be found. Correction: I would one picnic table and about three parking spaces with nothing nearby to notice parker. The were signs indicating some water features if they were still there, they are not apparent. A theoretical pool may have been taken over by some sort of energy plant.

Excellent hiking. Hiked on father's day 2025 with my wide…read more The main attraction being the cave and the waterfall, you have to exit the "loop trail" in order to access the cave and waterfall. Once you hike back up, youd imagine when continuing to walk the East trail to finish the loop, you'd exit near the entrance. Thats not the case. The east trail past the cave/waterfall trail does not loop back around. Theres no trespassing signs and the trail dead ends. I recommend after hiking back up from the cave/waterfall to go straight back the way you came instead of waisting your time. Happy hiking!​

Piatt Park contains a stunning gorge with a cave and waterfalls. When you first enter the park, you…read morefind a small campground (10 sites) with amenities - a shelterhouse with picnic tables, both pit toilets and a shower/toilet combo with running water and electric, and a very nice playground in the center. There is a small pull off near the shelterhouse for parking if you don't have a campsite reserved. There are a couple of trailheads that lead down to the trail that heads into the woods and down to the gorge. The scenery itself is beautiful and very interesting, but the hike is complicated by being a little bit confusing. The trails aren't always very clear and the map is a little basic - previous hikers tried to help by adding notes and markers to the maps that are available along the trail. So I'm going to dish the dirt on the trail, because there were some serious surprises we encountered. There are multiple ways down from the campgrounds, and you come to an area by a bench that's at the top of a hill. Once you head down the hill, which is a bit steep, you come to a split that offers East or West Rim Trail. This can be used as a loop trail, since it does connect, or you can do out and back. We started out to the west and came around to a section that overlooked the gorge. It was a lovely view, but be aware that it's a pretty sheer drop and the chain "fencing" was gone in some sections. We then reached a section where we could choose to turn back or head down into the gorge. It was, again, a sheer drop but there were some stairs with railings available to help. This let us access the large cave area and then head further down to view the main waterfall. Because of how dry it was, the main waterfall is the only one we saw and it was a bit of a trickle, but it was still an enjoyable view. At this point, we may have chosen to turn around and head back out the way we came, had we realized what the rest of the loop entailed, but we did not and we forged on. This section is much more difficult and if you have small kids or pets with you, or you yourself have a fear of heights, this is significantly trickier. Unless your pet is a mountain goat, than perhaps it would be helpful as it could show you the best places to step. There's really no railings for the majority of this sheer climb up, and in one section, you actually pull yourself up hill via chains attached to trees. There are a couple of spots with tiny steps to help you get up too. When you reach the top, you'll soon find yourself back at the beginning of the loop and can head back up the first hill. The scenery is beautiful, though it would be nice to have a better idea of what to expect when hiking, thus I share with you my novel on getting in and out of the gorge!

This course is very hilly, which makes it fantastic! There are also plenty of water traps (and…read morewater falls) but the bumpy terrain was definitely the highlight. We earned some of the highest scores we've ever gotten with mini golf, but also had a great time acquiring those awful numbers. There's a practice green and there are (removable) flags in the holes. There are also plenty of nets to retrieve balls from the water. There are a few sets of stairs, too. So this course isn't for everyone. It's a beautiful facility. The location is very close to the interstate, but when you're there, it sort of feels like the middle of nowhere.

This venue is ideal for practicing golf swings and spending time with the family at the revamped…read moremini golf course. You can also unwind with a drink and a meal at the bar restaurant. The staff provides exceptional hospitality.

A group of 4 of us enjoyed a 9-hole golf outing one recent Saturday. The golf cart rental & payment…read moreto play process went quickly and smoothly. The check in area has a cooler with drinks and some pepperoni rolls for sale. We also bought a $5 slightly used club to add to one of our bags. The staff are friendly. The course itself was mostly maintained and green. There are definitely some spots that are well worn and could use a revamp, but for the price, the course is solid. The parking area is a little small, especially on a busy day.

This course is SLIGHTLY better than the local putt putt place! No yardage markers, trash cans all…read moreover flowing, greens not cut, tee boxes have weeds all over them, our golf cart died on the 17th hole! There was a fight at the club house between some guys, which the police were called. The restaurant is not open on Saturdays, so you might consider packing a picnic basket if you want to eat! Personally, I do not know how this place stays in business! According to the manager they own another course down the road and this course is the better of the two! Go to Oglebay and pay the difference, you will be happy with your decision!

Great family time. We brought our own clubs. The range area was neat, clean, and well lit. I highly…read morerecommend this place.