A great Laurel Highlands road trip does not have to be all waterfalls, hiking trails, and historic landmarks.
Between the mountain towns and scenic back roads of southwestern Pennsylvania is a growing collection of local wineries, breweries, cideries, distilleries, and meaderies that can add an entirely different experience to an RV getaway.
The region’s official Laurel Highlands Pour Tour 6.0 connects more than 60 craft beverage locations across Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties. Travelers can use a physical passport or the GO Laurel Highlands app to collect stamps while visiting participating locations through December 19, 2026.
For RV travelers, that creates an easy formula for a relaxing trip: leave the RV set up at your campground, choose one or two stops for the day, explore a nearby town or attraction, and return to your campsite afterward.
If you’re looking for Laurel Highlands breweries and wineries worth adding to your RV itinerary, here are several destinations to consider, along with practical tips for planning a safe and enjoyable tasting weekend.
Start With the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour
Before choosing individual stops, it is worth understanding the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour.
GO Laurel Highlands created the program to connect visitors with breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries throughout the region. The current Pour Tour 6.0 allows participants to collect physical stickers in a passport or digital stamps through the GO Laurel Highlands app and redeem qualifying visits for themed prizes.
The official program also offers suggested self-guided itineraries for travelers who would rather follow an established route than plan everything from scratch.
You can explore current participating locations and passport information through the official Laurel Highlands Pour Tour.
For RV travelers, the important word is self-guided.
You do not need to visit as many places as possible in one day. In fact, the better approach is usually to choose fewer locations, leave plenty of time between stops, and combine them with restaurants, scenic areas, or attractions.
Always designate a sober driver. GO Laurel Highlands specifically encourages Pour Tour participants to drink responsibly and appoint a designated driver.
1. Stone Villa Wine Cellars in Acme
Stone Villa Wine Cellars is one of the easiest winery additions to a Laurel Highlands sightseeing day.
Located in Acme, the winery offers a broad selection of reds, whites, fruit-forward wines, and seasonal varieties. Its official site currently lists a complimentary tasting bar and a patio that remains open throughout the year. Live music and other events are also regularly featured on the winery calendar.
The location works particularly well for RV travelers already exploring the Acme, Champion, or Mount Pleasant side of the Laurel Highlands.
You could pair a stop at Stone Villa with:
- Polymath Park
- A scenic drive through Acme and Champion
- Seven Springs
- A relaxed afternoon back at the campground
Architecture lovers can make the day especially interesting by visiting Polymath Park before heading to the winery.
Read our RV Camping Near Polymath Park Guide
Check current music, tasting, and event information through the Stone Villa Wine Cellars website.
2. Greendance – The Winery at Sand Hill in Mount Pleasant
Greendance The Winery at Sand Hill combines wine with the agricultural character of the Laurel Highlands.
The winery is associated with Sand Hill Berries, and that connection is reflected in some of its distinctive fruit wines. Current offerings include traditional grape wines along with selections made from locally connected fruits such as red raspberries and rhubarb.
That makes Greendance a particularly good choice for travelers looking for something beyond a conventional tasting room.
Rather than thinking of the visit only as a place to sample wine, build it into a broader Mount Pleasant-area afternoon.
Possible combinations include:
- Local shopping
- Farm-market stops
- A Mount Pleasant brewery
- Scenic driving
- Dinner before returning to the RV
This also makes Greendance an easy pairing with the next destination if your group includes both wine and craft-beer fans.
Check current offerings directly through Greendance – The Winery at Sand Hill.
3. Helltown Brewing in Mount Pleasant
Helltown Brewing – Mt Pleasant Taproom gives craft-beer travelers a locally rooted stop in Mount Pleasant.
Helltown was founded in 2011, and the brewery says its name comes from Mount Pleasant’s historical nickname during the Whiskey Rebellion period. The company now operates multiple taprooms throughout southwestern Pennsylvania, including its Mount Pleasant location.
Its lineup spans traditional and modern craft-beer styles, including lagers, IPAs, brown ales, tart beers, and seasonal releases.
The Mount Pleasant location makes it especially convenient to build a brewery-and-winery afternoon around the same general area rather than spending the entire day driving from county to county.
One approach could be:
Earlier afternoon: Greendance Winery
Later afternoon: Explore Mount Pleasant
Early evening: Helltown Brewing
Evening: Return to the campground
That schedule only works when your group has a designated sober driver. Do not plan a tasting route where the person driving the vehicle is consuming alcohol at each stop.
For current taproom information, visit the Helltown Brewing locations page.
4. Four Seasons Brewing Company & Pub in Latrobe
Four Seasons Brewing Company & Pub is a useful stop for RV travelers exploring Latrobe and northern portions of the Laurel Highlands.
Located on Lloyd Avenue Extension in Latrobe, Four Seasons Brewing operates as a local brewery and pub and is included among the craft breweries promoted in the Laurel Highlands tourism region.
Latrobe provides enough additional attractions to make the brewery one stop in a full day rather than the entire purpose of the drive.
Travelers can spend time exploring:
- Downtown Latrobe
- Saint Vincent College
- Fred Rogers-related attractions
- Arnold Palmer history
- Nearby Ligonier
- Seasonal Steelers Training Camp activities
If you’re already planning a Latrobe trip, see our guide to RV camping near Latrobe, PA.
During football season planning, you can also combine Latrobe sightseeing with our Steelers Training Camp RV Camping Guide.
Visit the Four Seasons Brewing Company website before your trip for current hours and events.
5. Christian W. Klay Winery in Chalk Hill
Christian W. Klay Winery provides a winery option on the southern side of the Laurel Highlands near Farmington.
The family-owned estate winery traces its winemaking interest back to the 1970s and today offers wine tastings along with live events and vineyard experiences. The property is located at 412 Fayette Springs Road in Chalk Hill.
Its location makes it especially useful when planning a sightseeing day around some of the southern Laurel Highlands’ best-known attractions.
Nearby trip combinations can include:
- Laurel Caverns State Park
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Fallingwater
- Ohiopyle State Park
- Farmington-area sightseeing
For example, you could spend the morning exploring Fort Necessity or Laurel Caverns, have lunch, and then make the winery your final scheduled stop before returning toward your campground.
Read our RV Camping Near Fort Necessity Guide
You can also review our guide to RV camping near Laurel Caverns State Park.
Check tastings, events, and current visitor information through the Christian W. Klay Winery website.
6. Bella Terra Vineyards in Hunker
Bella Terra Vineyards offers another style of winery experience in Westmoreland County.
Founded in 2015, Bella Terra developed from an outdoor event and winemaking concept into a larger tasting room, production facility, and dining destination. Its Hunker property includes vineyard scenery, a lake, patio space, and a Bistro serving food on site. The winery also hosts live entertainment on selected days.
That combination makes Bella Terra particularly useful when traveling with a group where not everyone wants to spend the entire afternoon focused on wine tasting.
Instead, visitors can relax over food, enjoy the property, and treat the winery as part of a social afternoon.
Couples may also find that the lake, outdoor areas, and slower pace fit naturally into a relaxed weekend getaway.
For more couples-trip inspiration, see our romantic RV getaways near Pittsburgh.
Visit the Bella Terra Vineyards website for its latest events, dining details, and visitor information.
How to Plan a Laurel Highlands Brewery and Winery Route
The Laurel Highlands covers a large geographic area.
Trying to visit a winery in Fayette County, another in Westmoreland County, and a brewery deep in Somerset County on the same afternoon can result in more time driving than enjoying the places you came to see.
Instead, organize your trip into geographic clusters.
Acme and Champion Area
A relaxed day could combine:
- Polymath Park
- Stone Villa Wine Cellars
- Seven Springs or Champion-area sightseeing
- Dinner
- Return to Pittsburgh Roaring Run
This works particularly well for couples who want a mix of architecture, scenery, and a winery stop.
Mount Pleasant Area
Another route could include:
- Greendance Winery
- Mount Pleasant sightseeing
- Helltown Brewing
- Local dinner
- Return to your RV
Because both a winery and brewery can be incorporated into the same general area, you can reduce unnecessary driving.
Latrobe Area
Spend a day around:
- Saint Vincent College
- Downtown Latrobe
- Four Seasons Brewing
- Ligonier or another nearby attraction
This is also one of the easiest routes to combine with a football or family-oriented trip.
Farmington and Southern Laurel Highlands
Build a full day around:
- Fort Necessity
- Laurel Caverns
- Christian W. Klay Winery
- Scenic Route 40
- Dinner before returning to camp
The key is to create a sightseeing trip that happens to include a winery or brewery rather than making alcohol consumption the only activity of the day.
Don’t Try to Complete the Pour Tour in One Weekend
The Pour Tour is meant to encourage exploration across the Laurel Highlands, not rushing.
The current program contains more than 60 craft beverage locations, which means there is no practical or responsible reason to try to visit them all during a short trip.
Instead, use your RV as an advantage.
You can return for another weekend, choose a different part of the region, and gradually explore new locations without forcing everything into one itinerary.
Think of the Pour Tour as a reason to discover more of the Laurel Highlands over time.
Why RV Camping Works Well for a Pour Tour Getaway
An RV gives you something a normal day trip does not: a comfortable home base.
You can arrive at Pittsburgh Roaring Run RV Resort, set up your campsite once, and spend several days exploring the region without towing your rig from attraction to attraction.
That allows you to:
- Leave your RV connected
- Use a smaller tow vehicle
- Prepare breakfast at your campsite
- Explore different areas each day
- Return to the same site each evening
- Cook dinner outdoors
- Relax around your campsite after sightseeing
- Extend the trip if you find more places you want to explore
Pittsburgh Roaring Run offers overnight RV stays for travelers planning short Laurel Highlands trips.
View Overnight RV Stay Options
For a broader look at campsite and recreation features, visit the Pittsburgh Roaring Run amenities page.
A Two-Night Laurel Highlands Winery and Brewery RV Getaway
You do not need a week to enjoy this type of trip.
Day 1: Arrive and Set Up
Check into Pittsburgh Roaring Run RV Resort.
Get the RV completely connected and use the first evening to relax rather than immediately starting your tasting itinerary.
Have dinner, walk around the resort, and prepare for the next day.
Day 2: Explore One Craft Beverage Cluster
Choose one area instead of crossing the entire Laurel Highlands.
For example, visit Polymath Park or another attraction earlier in the day, then stop at Stone Villa Wine Cellars during the afternoon.
Or head toward Mount Pleasant and build a route around Greendance and Helltown.
The designated driver should remain alcohol-free throughout the route.
Return to the campground for dinner and a quiet evening.
Day 3: One Final Stop and Head Home
Before leaving the region, choose a completely different activity.
Visit a local town, scenic overlook, market, museum, or restaurant.
If a brewery or winery is along your departure route, one final stop can work, but there is no need to force another tasting into the schedule.
A slower itinerary usually makes the trip feel much more like a vacation.
Turn It Into a Couples RV Weekend
Wineries and scenic drives naturally lend themselves to couples travel.
A Laurel Highlands couples itinerary could combine:
Morning: Slow breakfast at the RV
Late morning: Scenic drive
Afternoon: Winery visit
Evening: Dinner
Night: Campfire at the resort
Add Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob, or Polymath Park and you have a weekend built around scenery, architecture, local food, and time together.
Explore Romantic Weekend RV Getaways Near Pittsburgh
Turn It Into a Group Camping Weekend
A brewery-and-winery trip can also work for adult groups, provided transportation is planned responsibly.
Choose one sober driver for the day or arrange suitable transportation before anyone begins drinking.
Groups can spend part of the day exploring one area together, then return to the campground for:
- Outdoor meals
- Games
- Campfires
- Resort recreation
- Relaxed social time
That keeps the outing from revolving entirely around alcohol.
For more planning ideas, see our group camping guide for families and friends.
What Is the Best Season for a Laurel Highlands Pour Tour RV Trip?
There is no single correct season.
Spring
Spring can be ideal for travelers looking for a quieter getaway.
Pair winery visits with wildflowers, hiking, or scenic countryside as the Laurel Highlands becomes green again.
Summer
Summer gives you the longest sightseeing days.
Many wineries and breweries offer outdoor spaces or seasonal events, and you can easily combine stops with hiking, biking, or regional attractions.
Returning to an RV resort with a swimming pool and outdoor recreation also makes summer especially useful for mixed-interest groups.
Fall
Fall may be the standout season.
Vineyard scenery, changing leaves, mountain roads, and cooler temperatures create a natural setting for a winery-focused weekend.
The tradeoff is popularity.
Fall foliage weekends can bring more visitors to the Laurel Highlands, so reserve your RV site and check event calendars ahead of time.
Explore our Laurel Highlands scenic drives guide.
Winter
Winter creates a very different atmosphere.
Some locations maintain indoor tasting rooms and seasonal events, while nearby Seven Springs and Hidden Valley bring winter recreation into the trip.
Always verify individual business hours before traveling because schedules may change seasonally.
Tips for RV Travelers Visiting Breweries and Wineries
Choose a Designated Driver Before You Leave
Do not wait until the first tasting to decide who is driving.
Choose someone who will remain sober for the entire outing.
Visit Fewer Places
Two quality stops are better than rushing through five.
Give yourself time to enjoy the atmosphere and explore nearby communities.
Check Hours Before Traveling
Breweries and wineries can change hours for private events, weddings, seasonal schedules, or special events.
Check each official website the day of your visit.
Leave the RV at the Campground
Use your tow vehicle or another smaller vehicle whenever possible.
There is little benefit to maneuvering a large RV through winery and brewery parking areas when your rig can remain safely set up.
Eat During the Day
Build food into your itinerary.
Some locations have on-site dining, while others are near restaurants and small towns.
Bring Water
Stay hydrated throughout the day, particularly during summer.
Don’t Mix Tastings With a Packed Driving Itinerary
The goal should be a relaxing experience.
Long distances between multiple tasting stops are a sign that your route is too ambitious.
Plan Your Laurel Highlands Breweries and Wineries RV Getaway
The Laurel Highlands already gives RV travelers plenty of reasons to stay for several days.
There are waterfalls to find, Frank Lloyd Wright homes to tour, historic battlefields to explore, small towns to visit, trails to hike, and mountain roads to follow.
Local wineries and breweries add one more layer to the trip.
Spend one afternoon surrounded by vineyard scenery. Explore a Mount Pleasant taproom the next day. Stop in Latrobe during a sightseeing trip. Follow part of the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour without feeling like you need to finish the entire passport in a weekend.
The best way to do it is slowly and responsibly.
Choose a designated driver. Keep the RV set up. Explore one part of the Laurel Highlands at a time and return to your campsite when the day’s sightseeing is done.
Pittsburgh Roaring Run RV Resort gives travelers a home base in Champion for doing exactly that.
Instead of turning your vacation into a race between destinations, settle in, explore at your own pace, and discover another side of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.
