Yellow Creek State Park is located in Indiana County along one of the first "highways" in the state, the Kittanning Path. This trail was used by the Delaware and Shawnee nations and by early settlers. Today, U.S. Route 422 roughly follows the old Kittanning Path, and provides the main access to the park from Indiana and Ebensburg.

Beginning in 1963, the 2,981 acres of park land were purchased by the General State Authority and by the Department of Forests and Waters through the Project 70 park expansion program. An earth and rock dam, creating a 720-acre lake was completed in 1969. Day use areas were dedicated to public use in 1976. An additional 159 acres of developed land were purchased in 1982.

Please Note:

Divers must contact the park office before diving to be notified of certification requirements, park diving areas and park-specific diving information.

What To See

The lake is well stocked with most warm water game fish and panfish typically found throughout the Commonwealth. These include smallmouth and largemouth bass, walleye, muskellunge, northern pike, tiger muskellunge, yellow perch, bluegill and catfish.

The depths are as low as 5 feet, with a maximum of 30 feet at the dam..

U.S. Route 422 provides the main access to the park from Indiana and Ebensburg.