Penn’s Scenic View

Penn’s Scenic View is such a beautiful place. My large family would go up every year and rent out the Stable Lodge there. Of course, I loved being with my family. However, I loved going for walks in the area. It’s such an amazing experience. Peace, quiet, utter bliss… what more could you ask for? If you walk up this dirt road, you’ll encounter a wooden tower on a hill. If you walk up the tower, you can take in the breathtaking view. A full 360° of trees. It’s all picture-​worthy. You truly won’t be disappointed. You can continue to walk around to discover new things.
There’s a lake next to the Lakeside Lodge. I would always see weddings take place at the lake from the Stable Lodge. It was really nice to see something like that.
Unfortunately, this place is private property. You can’t just walk in willy-​nilly. We rented out a cabin, that’s the only reason we were granted access. The place is being sold. It’s up for around $ 1.3 million dollars. Therefore, we can’t rent out the Stable Lodge anymore. The whole place is gated off. I wish I could go back up there, just one last time. It’s truly amazing. That place means a lot to me. My family has been going up there since I was a baby, and I’m 17. A lot of memories are kept there. It’s also the place where I found myself. I would do whatever I could to go up there just one last time. I want to share the experience with my girlfriend. I would pay that $ 1.3 million to go back up there. If you’re lucky enough to visit the 18 acres of pure scenery, you won’t be disappointed for even a second.

I recently photographed a wedding at the Scenic View. The grounds are really beautiful and the lookout trumps all. There’s a tower up a long, winding road, but you don’t even need to go up into the tower to see the gorgeous mountain view.
The landscape is breathtaking, I’m sure, during any time of the day. But we went up at sunset after a storm and it was nothing short of spectacular.
I cannot wait to get back to Penn’s Scenic View for the view alone!

Well, on Saturday, we were trying to get lost driving around in somerset and to our Surprise, we came upon this park. We didn’t know if it was private property or not, but we went in anyway (we took our chances! HE HE) We drove about a mile up this real shady road, if you could call it a road… At the top was a look out tower, so we ventured up the stairs to the tower and I must say it was a breath taking view of the Laurel Highlands. This is a really good place to propose to your significant other, have a picnic or just relax and enjoy the view… There is also a lake at the beginning of the park, which i heard alot of people have gotten married here. So If you’re in the rockwood area of somerset county, this place is worth checking out. You wont be disappointed…