Cambria Somerset Authority Quemahoning Recreation

Quemahoning Reservoir Recreation
Opportunities / Recreation Areas / Rates and Fees / Maps & Directions / Future Plans

To view the Quemahoning Reservoir Recreation Brochure, click here

Recreation Opportunities
Activities list for the Que

also available by Fall 2009: Rustic Cabins

CSA is also developing Wildlife Habitat Food Plots and a Chestnut Orchard at the Que,
for more information click here

Quemahoning Family Recreation Area
The Quemahoning Family Recreation Area (QFRA) was established in 2004 through a joint venture of the Cambria Somerset Authority (CSA) and Summer's Best Two Weeks (SB2W).

For a fee, visitors to the QFRA are able to enjoy pavilions; a boat launch; picnic tables; fire rings/grills; a children's playground; horseshoe pits; tent, RV, and group camping sites; rustic cabins; restrooms and shower facilities; a swim beach, and basketball, softball, volleyball, and soccer facilities.

The QFRA is managed by Summer's Best Two Weeks. For reservations, inquiries, or more information about the park, call SB2W:
On Site: (814) 233-9512
Office: (814) 629-9744

Rates and Fees
QFRA 2009 Rates and Fees:

Use Passes
Annual Pass (inc. trailers)       $65
Annual Sr. Pass (60+)           $45
Day Pass (no trailer)              $5
Day Pass (with trailer)            $10

  Tent Campsites
  Annual Pass Holder               $5/night
   All Others                            $10/night

  RV Campsites
  Annual Pass Holder               $10/night
  All Others                            $20/night

  Rustic Cabins     (available Fall 2009)
  Annual Pass Holder
            Weekend                    $30/night
            Weeknight                  $25/night
  All Others
            Weekend                    $35/night
            Weeknight                  $30/night

Pavilions
  Annual Pass Holder
            Large                       $100
            ½ of Large/Mid-size   $50
            Small                        $15
  All Others
            Large                        $125
            ½ of Large/Mid-size    $75
            Small                        $25

For reservations, inquiries, or more information
about the park, call SB2W:
On Site: (814) 233-9512
Office: (814) 629-9744

Please be sure to be properly licensed by the appropriate State agencies when fishing, boating, and hunting. PA Fish & Boat and Game Commission Regulations do apply. All boats must possess a use permit issued by the PA F&BC or PADCNR.

Maps & Directions
Directions to QFRA from Route 219:
Please note posted speed limits!

Take Hollsopple/Davidsville exit
Turn onto Route 403 South,
Follow Route 403 South (about 1/2 mile)
- pass BP gas station, JR's Shoppe II
Turn right onto Route 601 South/Veterans St.
- follow this for about 1 mile
Turn left onto Plank Road and immediately turn right onto Que Dam Road
Continue on the road around the Reservoir
- follow this for approximately 5 1/2 miles
You will see a sign on your left to enter the QFRA

click on this map to enlarge, view and print

To open a .jpg map of the Quemahoning Reservoir, with the route to QFRA marked, click here.

Future Plans
Future plans at the Quemahoning Reservoir include: QFRA2

continued operation of the QFRA
continued availability of public boating and fishing
construction of rustic cabins
creation of a historical display of a Venturi meter and mini museum to display artifacts and photos

Providing high-quality industrial water and public recreation opportunities while practicing conservation throughout the Cambria and Somerset areas.