RV Camping in Pennsylvania

Jim Thorpe Camping Resort

9 RV Sites, 24 Tent Sites

Jim Thorpe Camping Resort in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, offers nine RV sites and 24 tent sites in Carbon County's Lehigh Gorge, with 20 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 36 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. An outdoor pool, game room, and planned activities sit at the foot of the Pocono Mountains. Nine sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 50-amp back-in configurations, with water-and-electric-only 20-amp sites also available, sized to 36 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, cable TV, and site WiFi. Note the 36-foot cap before booking a larger rig. Twenty-four tent sites make this notably tent-friendly. A general store, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One important reminder from the operators: there is wildlife here, including black bears along with squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, and skunks. Keep all food in coolers inside your RV, trailer, or fifth wheel rather than out at the site. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a game room, playground, and walking trails on the grounds and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Jim Thorpe is sometimes called the Switzerland of America for its dramatic gorge setting, and the Victorian-era downtown is among the most architecturally remarkable in Pennsylvania. The Lehigh River's whitewater rafting corridor runs alongside, and the surrounding Poconos carry extensive hiking and biking trails. The resort serves the Pocono season. Summer rafting and October foliage are the two peak windows, drawing heavily from Philadelphia and New York. With nine RV sites, reserve well ahead for fall color weekends.

from $55/night

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins

49 RV Sites, 20 Tent Sites

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins in Sigel, Pennsylvania, offers 52 RV sites and 20 tent sites beside Cook Forest, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric categories in both back-in and pull-through join horse paddocks, on-site fishing guides, and a hot tub behind a gated entrance. Fifty-two sites run in full-hookup back-in, water-and-electric back-in, full-hookup pull-through, and water-and-electric pull-through categories carrying 30-amp service, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Twenty tent sites and cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. Note that while the park tries to accommodate specific site requests, the on-site manager makes the final placement decision. Horse paddocks and on-site fishing guides are the distinguishing amenities — genuine equestrian infrastructure and local angling knowledge in one property. A hot tub and sauna, game room, playground, community fire pit, on-site dining, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, boating, and swimming fill the rest. Pets are welcome. The campground sits beside Cook Forest in the Allegheny National Forest region, where old-growth hemlock, clear trout streams, and the timber heritage of the Pennsylvania Wilds create one of the most scenically rewarding camping environments in the eastern United States. Summer and October foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead for fall color.

Grand Canyon Motel Resort & Campground

10 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

Grand Canyon Motel Resort and Campground in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, offers 10 full-hookup back-in RV sites and five tent sites one mile from the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A single water-electric-sewer back-in category joins a hot tub, sauna, on-site dining, arcade, and billiards. Ten back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork; note the 40-foot cap before bringing a larger rig. Five tent sites and motel rooms round out the lodging, which gives groups a genuine mix of options. A dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and on-site dining handle the practical side. A hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with an arcade, billiards, and shuffleboard filling the rest. Pets are welcome. One mile from the canyon rim is the entire proposition and no other property matches it. Pine Creek Gorge runs about 47 miles through the Tioga State Forest with walls dropping roughly 1,450 feet, and Leonard Harrison State Park's overlook — the classic viewpoint — is right there. The Pine Creek Rail Trail runs 62 miles along the gorge floor and is one of the best rail-trails in the country for cycling, with outfitters in Wellsboro running shuttles and rentals. Whitewater season on Pine Creek is short and comes in spring. Wellsboro itself is worth the stop, with gas-lit streets and a preserved downtown. Fall foliage is the peak here and fills the area — the gorge in October is genuinely spectacular. Reserve well ahead for September and October, and for summer weekends.

from $12/night

Lake Heron Retreat

10 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Lake Heron Retreat in Liverpool, PA, offers 10 full-hookup RV sites, 3 cabins, and 3 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Every site is a back-in taking 20, 30, and 50-amp service, carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. No adapter guesswork, and at 60 feet the sites take a large rig. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, a dump station, and a pavilion cover the essentials, with cabins for guests without a rig. Multi-month RV sites are available by application with a deposit — worth asking about if you want a season here. Pets are welcome. The property covers 240 acres of mixed woodland built around a private 10-acre lake, with a boat ramp, boat docks, a fishing pier, and boat and kayak rentals for fishing, paddling, paddle boats, and swimming, plus walking trails and hiking. Liverpool sits in Perry County in central Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley country, along the Susquehanna corridor. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Ask about the multi-month application if you're planning to stay the season.

from $43/night

Wildwood RV Resort

16 RV Sites

Wildwood RV Resort in East Waterford, Pennsylvania, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites on oversized lots in the wooded hills of Juniata County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join an outdoor pool, spa, beach, craft room, recreation center, and on-site dining. Sixteen sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple, and the oversized lots are what guests notice first — real space between sites rather than the packed rows common at this size. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, a business center, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and spa anchor the summer, with a beach and pond for swimming, fishing, boating, and paddle boats. A recreation center, craft room, arcade, pavilion, playground, dog park, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, biking, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. The resort sits alongside the scenic Tuscarora Mountains in western Perry County, 15 miles north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and about an hour west of Harrisburg. The diverse wildlife on the property and the quiet, clean character are what bring seasonal regulars and weekend visitors back, and the Tuscarora State Forest and Little Buffalo State Park are close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand in central Pennsylvania. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends and October color.

from $70/night

Pocono Point RV & Campground

46 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 11 Tent Sites, 4 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Tiny House

Pocono Point RV & Campground in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, offers 50 full-hookup RV sites, four cabin and tiny-house rentals, and 11 tent sites in Carbon County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. An outdoor pool, clubhouse, and game room anchor the on-site side, six miles north of Jim Thorpe. Fifty sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Rental units include 5th wheel, Avenger, Hideout, and Sunset trailers for guests arriving without a rig, alongside cabins and a tiny house. Eleven tent sites cover simpler camping. A general store, firewood, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle longer stays, and WiFi reaches the property. An outdoor pool anchors the summer season, with a clubhouse, game room, and arcade for indoor hours. Sports courts, basketball, and a dog park spread across the grounds, walking trails and hiking run from the property, and fishing is available on site. A pavilion handles group gatherings. Pets are welcome. Lehighton sits on US-209 along the Lehigh River. Lehigh Gorge State Park's 26-mile whitewater and rail-trail corridor is immediately accessible, and Jim Thorpe's preserved Victorian downtown, with its inns, restaurants, and galleries, is six miles south. Philadelphia and New York are each about 90 minutes. The campground serves the Pocono season, with summer rafting and October foliage driving peak weekends from both metro markets. Reserve well ahead for fall color and summer holidays.

Lakewood Park Campground

23 RV Sites

Lakewood Park Campground in Barnesville, PA, offers 23 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in four categories — back-in, deluxe back-in, pull-thru, and deluxe pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The campground is open all year, family-owned, and explicitly LGBTIQA+ friendly. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, RV storage, and on-site dining cover the day-to-day, with cabins available for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. The lake is the centerpiece: a fishing pier, boat docks, and boat and paddle boat rentals for fishing, boating, and paddling, plus a pavilion, playground, gaga ball, and planned activities. The property also serves as a wedding venue. Barnesville sits on 54 acres in Schuylkill County, three miles from the I-81 interchange in Pennsylvania's anthracite region, near Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine, and the Lehigh Gorge. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Deluxe pull-thrus are limited and book first on summer weekends.

from $63/night

Hartman Center Campground

6 RV Sites

Hartman Center Campground in Milroy, PA, offers 6 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The center is open year-round, with all sites and rental spaces available in every season. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, on-site dining, cabins, and a pavilion cover the rest, and pets are welcome. The property spreads across 150 scenic acres with an outdoor pool, a recreation center, sport courts, volleyball, basketball, billiards, walking trails, and a pond for fishing, plus hiking and planned activities. It also serves as a wedding venue. Milroy sits in the rolling limestone valleys of Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley country, about 30 minutes from Penn State and the Nittany Valley. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Six sites near State College means home football weekends are the tightest of the year.

Seven Mountains Campground

11 RV Sites, 19 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 Tiny House

Seven Mountains Campground in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, offers 16 RV sites, 20 cabin and tiny-house units, and six tent sites in the ridge and valley country of Centre County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric categories join an on-site rental RV in a four-season outdoor recreation basecamp. Sixteen sites span water-and-electric back-in, 30-amp pull-through, full-hookup pull-through, and water-and-electric pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Twenty cabins and tiny houses plus a Connect RV rental round out an unusually deep lodging range for 16 sites. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. A pavilion fills the grounds, and the surrounding terrain does the rest. Snowboarding and skiing are nearby, which along with the four-season operation makes this a genuine winter option in a region where many campgrounds close. Spring Mills sits in the wooded Nittany Mountain landscape of the Seven Mountains region, where seven parallel sandstone ridges of the Appalachian folded-ridge belt create the most concentrated ridge-and-valley terrain in Pennsylvania. That sustains hunting, fishing, mountain biking, ATV riding, and hiking access that draws the outdoor recreation community from across central Pennsylvania and the I-80 corridor. Penn State home football weekends tighten Centre County lodging completely. Check the schedule and reserve well ahead if your stay overlaps one, along with hunting season and fall foliage.

from $30/night

The Blue Canoe RV Resort

103 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites

The Blue Canoe RV Resort in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, offers 103 RV sites, 12 cabins, and 18 tent sites between the Youghiogheny River and the Great Allegheny Passage, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Front premium river, river view, and deluxe patio pull-through categories join a pool, game room, and bike and boat rentals. One hundred three sites span back-in front premium river, back-in premium river, back-in river view, deluxe patio pull-thru, and front river view categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The river-front categories are the reason to book here. Twelve cabins and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with bike rentals and boat rentals putting the trail and the river within immediate reach for canoeing, kayaking, boating, fishing, and biking. A game room, arcade, gaga ball, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, golf cart rentals, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. The Great Allegheny Passage is the most popular long-distance trail in the mid-Atlantic, and Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob, the Flight 93 Memorial, Fort Necessity, and Laurel Caverns are all close. Summer and fall drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $22/night

Rustic Acres RV Resort & Campground

28 RV Sites, 6 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Rustic Acres RV Resort and Campground in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, offers 29 RV sites, six tent sites, and two glamping sites in the Clarion River watershed, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. A back-in full-hookup category with a private backyard joins pull-through tiers at both amperages, with EV charging, a craft room, and a dog park. Twenty-nine sites span back-in full hookup 30-amp with backyard, back-in, pull-thru full hookup 50-amp, and pull-thru full hookup 30-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The site with a private backyard is a genuine find. EV charging is still uncommon at RV parks. Six tent sites and two glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, showers, firewood, RV storage, and a craft room handle the practical side. The resort is LGBTIQA+ friendly. A playground, community fire pit, dog park, and creek fill the grounds. The trails are the standout — the campground is adjacent to 3,000 acres of wooded state game lands with ATV roads and hiking trails, accessible directly from your site. Offroading, boating, a state park, and wine tasting are nearby, with productive birding and live music through the season. The property has run as a family retreat for more than 65 years, in Clarion County near the Allegheny National Forest. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead for October.

from $39/night

Gettysburg Battlefield Resort

Gettysburg Battlefield Resort in Cumberland Township combines family camping with direct access to one of America’s most historically significant destinations. Located near Gettysburg National Military Park, the resort offers more than 250 campsites, modern cabin rentals, tent camping, and a wide range of recreational amenities for an enjoyable multi-night stay. Resort amenities include: - More than 250 RV and tent campsites - Modern cabin rentals - Olympic-sized swimming pool - Stocked fishing pond and paddle boating - Mini-golf, playgrounds, and ball fields - Nature trails and open recreation areas - Authentic farmhouse lodge - Dedicated Civil War reenactment grounds - General store with an ice cream parlor - Climate-controlled bathhouses and laundry facilities - Community firepit and outdoor pavilion - Pet-friendly accommodations - Planned activities and live summer reenactments The resort is located near Gettysburg National Military Park, where approximately 6,000 acres preserve the landscape of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863. Guests can explore the battlefield by car, bicycle, on foot, or with a licensed battlefield guide. Nearby historic attractions include: - Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center - The Gettysburg Cyclorama depicting Pickett’s Charge - Little Round Top and Devil’s Den - Cemetery Ridge and the High Water Mark - Gettysburg National Cemetery - The site of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address - Eisenhower National Historic Site The resort also makes a convenient home base for day trips to Hersheypark, Lancaster County’s Amish country, and Washington, D.C. Open throughout the camping season, Gettysburg Battlefield Resort offers its fullest recreation and reenactment schedule during the summer. Early reservations are recommended for peak-season stays.

from $72/night