Discover Renovo

Renovo can be explored through several specific interests on a trip: railroad history, murals, and a scenic drive along PA 120. Also on offer is the three-day craft show at the PA State Flaming Foliage Festival. If you’re looking for a hotel in Renovo, these themes can help you shape your stay around local history, a road trip, or an event.

Railroad heritage and murals

The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad planned Renovo and built railroad workshops there to maintain locomotives and railroad cars. The town’s railroad connection therefore includes both its original planning and the hands-on work carried out on the trains. The Renovo Railroad Heritage mural continues this theme in the townscape: it is on the east wall of Lingle’s at 15th Street.

Another mural recalls a different chapter of history. Dedicated to the Flyboys of western Clinton County during World War II, it was unveiled along 7th Street in Renovo in May 2023. The Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park and artist Robert “Haney” Calhoun unveiled the work. Renovo thus has both a railroad-themed mural and a mural commemorating the Flyboys—two distinct points of connection to the town’s history.

The scenic drive along PA 120

The Bucktail State Park Natural Area offers a 75-mile scenic drive along PA 120 from Emporium through Renovo to Lock Haven. Renovo is one of the towns on the route; Emporium and Lock Haven are its endpoints. The drive passes through unspoiled forests, steep mountains, beautiful hills, and deep valleys along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and Sinnemahoning Creek.

The different highlights can help you plan your trip: the railroad workshops and murals relate to Renovo itself, while PA 120 places the town along a longer drive from Emporium to Lock Haven. You can weigh whether local history or the route will be the main focus of your visit. In the broader area around Renovo, wildlife viewing is also one of the activities in the Bucktail State Park Natural Area.

Crafts at the PA State Flaming Foliage Festival

The PA State Flaming Foliage Festival hosts a three-day craft show at the Flaming Foliage Festival Lot on 12th Street in Renovo. More than 150 vendors take part, including craftspeople and food vendors. The show brings crafts and food offerings together at a named location in Renovo.

These themes offer different ways to frame your trip to Renovo: through its local railroad history, a drive along PA 120, or the festival program.

Discover more destinations: Westport, Mill Hall, Lock Haven.

For the broader travel overview: Clinton County.