Yough River Park — Attraction in Connellsville

Been coming here for years. Sadly, despite regular police patrols (which usually consist of driving through the parking lot and little more--I've actually watched them stop and converse with a kid, after dark and beyond city curfew, who only minutes before had concluded a drug deal on the very same spot), this park is dominated by poorly-behaving, loud-mouthed, aggressive teen and twenty-something thugs. Every time we come here, at least one of them cat-calls or otherwise accosts my young wife, even right in front of me (and I'm a big, intimidating man). I've personally watched three fistfights that I can recall, and at least three more mouth-battles (two initiated by women toward guys) that could easily have resulted in violence...all right in front of my and other young children. The vast majority of people I've seen here are smokers, and do so right in the children's area where kids are at play, depositing their used cigarette butts nonchalantly on the ground. These are but a few of the downsides of this otherwise lovely park, and it reflects very badly on the citizens of Connellsville (the best of whom are wise enough to never come near this place). I've rated it three stars because the park itself is quite nice, but for the people who ruin it and the authorities who do little to really control the problem. An occasional foot patrol might help. Enforcement of the curfew would, for sure. It might also help if the security cameras (signs are posted about their presence, and some of THOSE have been vandalized!) were actually monitored regularly and offenders of the rules properly and swiftly dealt with.

If I had to sum it all up, I'd say this is a lovely little family park that is no place for families. There will be plenty, I'm sure, who might disagree with this, but honestly I think that's because they've become so accustomed to the behavior of the rabble that they've begun paying it no mind. That, or they're part of the rabble. Either way, they're contributing to the problem.

This could be an awesome place. It's too bad that...

I live close to this park it's quiet I try n go here when I can it's a good place to walk you can have picnics parties receptions weddings kids can play run around people can sit rest relax watch the ducks paint read there's a bike trail between Connellsville and West Newton On 6/14/25 we went to a river rally festival there were many vendors alot of food drinks interesting people live animals tons of people fishing ( I added pictures)

With scores of tributes it passes below the Ohiopyle low bridge around Ferncliff Peninsula n under the Ohiopyle High Bridge It flows from Maryland n West Virginia to the Monongahela River @ McKeesport South of Pittsburgh Address is 259 n 6th Street Connellsville Pennsylvania 15425 Phone number is 724-628-2020 Monday-Sunday...

Our first time here. Restrooms were clean. Playground seemed nice. Hubby and I were fishing. Never in my 50+ years of fishing have I seen such lack of sportsmanship with other people fishing. Even though there was plenty of space to fish, they would come right beside you or get almost in front of you. We fished in the morning, kept 3 trout each and threw a few back. Took a break and ate lunch, then fished again, hoping to catch 2 more each. A male, not fish commission, and wasn't fishing approached me and said people saw us catching a lot of fish this morning and the limit was 5/day. Yup, I knew that and have never kept more...