April 06, 2026 - Farmington, PA

ADVISORY - FAYETTE COUNTY - Governor Shapiro and DCNR Secretary Dunn to Open Laurel Caverns State Park, Pennsylvania's First Subterranean State Park

Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn will celebrate the grand opening of Laurel Caverns State Park with local leaders in Fayette County. Spanning 435 acres and centered around the largest and deepest cave in Pennsylvania, the park will be Pennsylvania's 125th state park and the first subterranean state park in Commonwealth history.

Since taking office, Governor Shapiro has strengthened Pennsylvania's outdoor recreation economy, creating 12,000 jobs and boosting wages in the outdoor workforce by nearly 25 percent.

WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Vince Vicites, Fayette County Commissioner
Corie Eckman, Park Manager, Laurel Caverns State Park
Muriel Nuttall, Executive Director, Fayette Chamber of Commerce

WHEN:
Monday, April 6 at 11:30 AM
**Press conference will follow a tour


WHERE:
Laurel Caverns
1065 Skyline Dr
Farmington, PA 15437

LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/

RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phones numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.

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