On-site
Downhill / Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding
Pennsylvania's largest ski area with 33 slopes and trails, up to a 750-foot vertical drop across 285 acres, served by 10 lifts. All skill levels, plus night skiing.
Champion, PA · winterWebsite
Area guide · 102 places
Things to Do Around Seven Springs — Mapped from Our Front Door
Every spot we actually send guests to — from the ski lifts and the on-site golf course to Ohiopyle, Fallingwater, dinner reservations, breweries, and the nearest grocery run. Browse by category below, or filter the map.
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102 places pinned · the dark green dot is Mountain Haven.
On the mountain
Right outside the door
Slopes, slides, the spa, and the Highlands golf course — all on-site at Seven Springs. No car keys required.
On-site
Highlands Golf Course (Seven Springs Course)
18-hole, par-71 championship course in a mountaintop setting between Seven Springs and Hidden Valley, with challenging terrain and sweeping mountain views. Part of the Highlands Golf Club.
Champion, PA · spring · summer · fallWebsite
On-site
Alpine Slide
Zoom down 1,980 feet of twisting track on a two-wheeled sled with a hand brake to control your speed. Includes a scenic chairlift ride to the top. A Seven Springs classic.
Champion, PA · summer · fallWebsite
On-site
Snow Tubing Park
The region's largest snow tubing park with lift-served lanes; two-hour sessions per ticket. Evening Tube-A-Palooza parties run on select nights.
Champion, PA · winterWebsite
The closest bed to all of it
Everything above starts at Mountain Haven’s front door.
A 4BR / 4BA townhome on the Highlands course at Seven Springs — sleeps 16, hot tub on the deck.
Outdoors & trails
State parks, rivers, and ridgelines
Ohiopyle whitewater, the Great Allegheny Passage, waterfalls, fly fishing, and the 70-mile Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail — the big-country side of the guide.
30 min drive
Ohiopyle State Park
A 20,500-acre state park surrounding the Youghiogheny River Gorge, the crown jewel of Laurel Highlands outdoor recreation. Hiking, waterfalls, biking, rafting, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater are all nearby.
Ohiopyle · spring · summer · fallWebsite
30 min drive
Youghiogheny River Whitewater Rafting (Lower Yough)
The Lower Yough is a 7.5-mile run of Class III-IV rapids below Ohiopyle Falls, one of the most popular whitewater stretches in the eastern US. Licensed outfitters in Ohiopyle (Wilderness Voyageurs, Laurel Highlands River Tours, White Water Adventurers, Ohiopyle Trading Post) provide guides, rafts, and shuttles. A gentler Middle Yough (Class I-II) runs from Ramcat near Confluence for families and beginners.
Ohiopyle · spring · summer · fallWebsite
30 min drive
Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Bike Trail - Ohiopyle to Confluence
The Confluence-to-Ohiopyle section is the most popular 11-mile stretch of the 150-mile GAP rail-trail, a flat crushed-limestone path with a gentle 2% grade paralleling the Youghiogheny River. Bike rentals and shuttles are available in Ohiopyle. The full GAP runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD.
Ohiopyle · spring · summer · fallWebsite
5-15 min drive to nearest trailhead (Rt 31)
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
A 70-mile ridge-top backpacking and day-hiking trail running the length of Laurel Ridge from Ohiopyle north to near Johnstown, with eight Adirondack-style shelter areas. The trail passes through the slopes just west of Seven Springs and crosses PA Route 31 nearby, making for easy day-hike access.
Champion · spring · summer · fallWebsite
Attractions & landmarks
Fallingwater, forts, and caverns
Two Frank Lloyd Wright houses, the Flight 93 National Memorial, and a cave you can walk 46 stories underground — all within an hour.
30 min drive
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece cantilevered over a waterfall on Bear Run, widely considered one of the greatest works of American architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Reservations are essential; choose a one-hour guided architectural tour or specialty in-depth, sunset, or brunch tours.
Mill Run · spring · summer · fall · winterWebsite
35 min drive
Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob
A 1956 Usonian hilltop home by Frank Lloyd Wright built of native stone and tidewater cypress, just minutes from Fallingwater. The grounds host a notable sculpture meadow with works by Andy Goldsworthy, Anthony Caro, and a section of the Berlin Wall.
Chalk Hill · spring · summer · fall · winterWebsite
45 min drive
Flight 93 National Memorial
A moving National Park Service memorial honoring the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Visit the Visitor Center and Museum, the Wall of Names along the flight path, and the Tower of Voices with its 40 wind chimes.
Stoystown · spring · summer · fall · winterWebsite
40 min drive
Laurel Caverns
Pennsylvania's largest cave, a sprawling underground sandstone maze with over four miles of passages on Chestnut Ridge. Choose a 50-minute lighted guided tour or more adventurous spelunking and rappelling options; the cave stays a cool 52 degrees year-round.
Farmington · spring · summer · fallWebsite
Family fun
Keeping the kids busy
An amusement park built for little kids, a drive-through animal park ten minutes away, and rainy-day backups on the mountain itself.
40 min drive
Idlewild & SoakZone
One of America's oldest amusement parks (since 1878), repeatedly named best kids' park in the world. Combines gentle rides, the Storybook Forest and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Trolley ride, and a full SoakZone water park, all set in a wooded Ligonier Valley grove.
Ligonier · summerWebsite
10 min drive
Living Treasures Wild Animal Park (Jones Mills)
Family-owned interactive wild animal park with 300+ animals across 70 species, where kids can feed and get up close to goats, deer, kangaroos, big cats and more. Just minutes from the resort, off the Donegal Turnpike exit.
Jones Mills, PA · spring · summer · fallWebsite
Dining
Where to eat
From the resort’s white-tablecloth Helen’s to a BYOB farmhouse in Donegal and a 24-hour diner counter in Somerset.
On-site
Helen's Restaurant
Seven Springs' upscale on-site dining option, set in the resort's historic original homestead with a rustic atmosphere and chef-driven American cuisine. The nicest sit-down meal you can have without leaving the resort.
Champion (Seven Springs)Website
15 min drive
Out of the Fire Cafe
Family-owned New American restaurant serving fresh seafood, hand-cut meats and its renowned smoked salmon, with an open kitchen and sweeping Laurel Highlands ridgeline views. BYOB; reservations recommended for dinner. A standout nicer meal close to the resort.
DonegalWebsite
25 min drive
Summit Diner
Classic 1960 roadside diner famous for generous, fresh breakfasts, an in-house butcher and bakery, and Pennsylvania specialties like scrapple and graham cracker pie. Open 7am-3pm daily. A local institution for breakfast or lunch.
SomersetWebsite
Breweries, wineries & distilleries
Sips of the Laurel Highlands
A farm winery ten minutes from the house, tasting rooms around Ligonier, and small-town breweries worth building an afternoon around.
10 min drive
SanaView Farms Winery & Cafe
A 52-acre historic farm winery tucked in the Laurel Mountains just minutes from the resort, offering wine tastings, a cafe and bar, and historic cabins. The closest winery to Mountain Haven.
ChampionWebsite
20 min drive
Glades Pike Winery
A well-established winery (since 1995) on Glades Pike between Somerset and Hidden Valley, with a large tasting room and gift shop, banquet hall, outdoor gazebo, and vineyard. Tastings available daily; tours by appointment.
SomersetWebsite
30 min drive
Ligonier Brewing Company
A Ligonier-area brewery and taproom just north of town on Route 711, with an expansive communal bar, big screens, and live music and large-group events, especially in summer.
Ligonier
Events & festivals
On the calendar
Autumnfest, the wine and rib-and-wing festivals on the mountain, Fort Ligonier Days, and the region’s maple-season and holiday traditions.
On-site
Autumnfest at Seven Springs
The resort's signature fall festival held on October weekends, with live music, novelty performers, artisan and craft vendors, and scenic chairlift rides for an aerial view of the fall foliage. Free admission/parking; fees apply to activities and food.
Champion · fallWebsite
On-site
Seven Springs Wine Festival
Long-running late-summer wine festival (30+ years) showcasing wineries from across Pennsylvania, with tastings, food, vendors and live music over a weekend in August. A signature regional event.
Champion · summerWebsite
30 min drive
Fort Ligonier Days
The Laurel Highlands' premier fall festival, a three-day October celebration commemorating the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier with French & Indian War reenactments, a grand parade, 5K, juried crafts and food. Draws large crowds to historic Ligonier.
Ligonier · fallWebsite
Towns worth a stroll
Ligonier, Ohiopyle, and beyond
The storybook Ligonier Diamond, the trail town of Ohiopyle, and the county-seat main streets that make the best rainy-morning coffee runs.
30 min drive
Ligonier Diamond (Historic Downtown)
A picture-perfect town square with a central gazebo bandstand, ringed by 60+ specialty shops, galleries, and restaurants. The walkable, mostly flat downtown also has a creamery, family cinema, antique stores, and the historic Ligonier Tavern.
LigonierWebsite
35 min drive
Ohiopyle Borough
A quirky, walkable adventure town at the heart of Ohiopyle State Park, with quaint shops like Oddly Enough and the Old Mill General Store, coffee houses, a bakery, ice cream, mini golf, and whitewater outfitters steps from the Youghiogheny River and GAP trail.
Ohiopyle · spring · summer · fallWebsite
Essentials
Groceries, pharmacies & bottle shops
The practical list: the market three minutes away, the full grocery runs in Somerset, and where to buy wine and spirits in Pennsylvania.
Highlands Market
3 min drive · Champion, PA
Highlands Market at Seven Springs
3 min drive · Champion
Sarnelli's Market (Italian Deli, Beer, Wine & Liquor)
10 min drive · Jones Mills
Walmart Supercenter (Somerset)
30 min drive · Somerset
Giant Eagle (Somerset - N Center Ave)
30 min drive · Somerset
Sheetz (Donegal)
15 min drive · Donegal
Basecamp
Stay in the middle of all of it
Every place in this guide is measured from Mountain Haven’s front door — most of it within 30 minutes, a lot of it within a walk. Book the house and the whole list is your backyard.
Book direct and save — no Airbnb guest fees (~14%).