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☀️101 Things to Do in Uniontown, Morgantown, and More This Summer!

By Kayla Hawley | Uniontown Macaroni KID Publisher May 26, 2023

Looking for summer inspiration? Here are 101 ideas to have the BEST summer ever in Uniontown, Morgantown, and the surrounding areas! 

  1.  Go Camping - Yogi Bear or Uniontown KOA
  2.  Draw with sidewalk chalk.
  3. Go to a lake - Dunlap Creek Lake or Mammoth Park are great choices.
  4. Go for a nature walk - the sheepskin trail has a nice covered bridge to check out.
  5. Make homemade ice cream or popsicles
  6. Have a picnic.
  7. Visit Fort Necessity Battle Field.
  8. Visit the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh
  9. Go swimming
  10. Visit the library or participate in the summer reading program
  11. Visit the drive-in - Evergreen Drive-in, Comet Drive-In, Brownsville Drive-In
  12. Go mini-golfing - try your hand at Walnut Hill Miniature Golf
  13. Plant a flower
  14. Visit all the parks in your city - See the park guide here.
  15. Go fishing 
  16. Attend a dirt track race at Latrobe Speedway - don't forget to check out Kidz Klub!
  17. Listen to a live band outside - see the event calendar for dates and times.
  18. Go to a farmer's market - Check the Farmers Market Guide for more info.
  19. Backyard camping
  20.  Get ice cream
  21. Catch fireflies
  22. Go to yard sales
  23.  Visit the zoo - Living Treasures, Pittsburgh Zoo, and Hovatter's Zoo are all close enough drive to enjoy a day at the zoo.
  24. Make a summer playlist
  25. Watch fireworks - check the event calendar for fireworks.
  26. Do something kind
  27. Attend a fair - Bullskin Fair and the Fayette County Fair 
  28. Play in the hose
  29. Grill a delicious dinner
  30. Visit a sunflower field - Maple Bottom Farm will have a beautiful sunflower field!
  31. Make friendship bracelets
  32. Visit the WV Botanical Garden
  33. Have a water balloon fight.
  34. Tye-dye something
  35. Check out Launch Pad Trampoline Park
  36. Go to local thrift stores.
  37. Purge your closet - find where to donate here.
  38. Stargaze
  39. Pick your own berries - find PYO Farms here.
  40.  Go for a scenic drive.
  41. Get photographs taken or do your own.
  42. Read a book in a park.
  43.  Play a board game
  44. Go on a day trip.
  45. Volunteer together.
  46. Have a scavenger hunt.
  47. Have a garage sale. 
  48. Try a class
  49. Eat new food.
  50. Read your favorite childhood books to your kids.
  51.  Go bowling
  52. Check out Spunky Monkey
  53. Visit a festival - follow the event calendar.
  54. Paint rocks and hide them.
  55. Make homemade pizza.
  56. Order pizza from a local joint.
  57. Take a day trip.
  58. "Unplug" day
  59. Fly a kite
  60. Roller skating or ice skating - Try Mon View Roller Rink or the Ice Mine.
  61. Watch a sunrise/sunset
  62. Camp out in the living room with the family.
  63. Make cupcakes.
  64. Try an escape room - XSCAPE! in Morgantown.
  65. Set aside a whole day to spend together.
  66. Go to a candy store. Try Gene and Boots Candies in the Uniontown Mall.
  67. Make S'mores
  68. Try a new restaurant 
  69. Get food from a food truck
  70. Read a new book.
  71. Do a melted crayon craft.
  72. Movie marathon
  73. Play hide n seek.
  74. See the falls at Ohiopyle.
  75. Create a bucket list.
  76. Go on a hike.
  77. Visit Laurel Caverns.
  78. Visit Friendship Hill.
  79. Write a letter.
  80. Visit the natural water slides at Ohiopyle.
  81. Visit a museum
  82. Take a trip to Pittsburgh - check out the neighboring Macaroni KID South Hills, Macaroni KID Pittsburgh, or Macaroni KID North Huntingdon!
  83. Make a summer scrapbook.
  84. Look at the clouds
  85. Make lemonade
  86. Visit an amusement park - Kennywood and Idlewild are both nearby.
  87. Try a new recipe
  88. Check out local stores
  89. Try a library class or storytime - you can find them on the event calendar. 
  90. Blow bubbles.
  91. Make play-doh
  92. Visit a farmer's stand
  93. Make a time capsule.
  94. Relax in the sunshine
  95. Try axe throwing - Crawford Axe Throwing or Mountain Man Axe Throwing.
  96. Play in rain puddles
  97. Visit a farm - Triple B Farms has loads of fun things to do!
  98. Pick flowers
  99. Have a bonfire
  100. Go to a baseball game. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Wild Things have great reviews from families.
  101. Enjoy yourself!