Planned Activities

Jellystone Park™ Milton

119 RV Sites, 24 Cabins, 12 Tent Sites, 2 Wagons

Jellystone Park Milton in Milton, Pennsylvania, offers 119 RV sites, 17 cabins, and 12 tent sites on the Susquehanna River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 57 feet. Creekside back-in and pull-through categories join deluxe options behind a gated entrance, with a splash pad, laser tag, and covered wagon accommodations. One hundred nineteen sites span back-in, deluxe back-in, creekside back-in, pull-through, deluxe pull-through, and creekside pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV, sized to 57 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Seventeen cabins, covered wagon accommodations, and 12 tent sites round out the range. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The after-hours emergency line is (570) 412-5794. Recreation is the product. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the summer, with a jumping pillow, laser tag, gem mining, gaga ball, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes across the grounds. Walking trails, a pond and creek for fishing, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the rest, with food trucks and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Milton sits on the Susquehanna in Northumberland County, a convenient base for the river valley, the State College corridor, and Knoebels Amusement Resort. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $30/night

Splash Magic RV Resort

127 RV Sites, 38 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites

Splash Magic RV Resort in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, offers 127 RV sites, 38 cabins, and 18 tent sites on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Premium 30-amp and 50-amp pull-through categories join a water park, splash pad, hot tub, and beach. One hundred twenty-seven sites span 30-amp back-in, 50-amp back-in, premium 30-amp pull-through, and premium 50-amp pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. Thirty-eight cabins and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and beach alongside. A lake supports boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with mini-golf, a game room, arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, basketball, and volleyball filling the grounds. Bike rentals, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, biking, a clubhouse, playground, pavilion, dog park, and snack bar round it out. Birding along the river is productive, and a state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. The Susquehanna's broad river valley gives the resort a natural backdrop that the water park programming sits within rather than replacing. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $64/night

Lake Heron Retreat

10 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Encompassing 240 acres of mixed woodland in Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Lake Heron Retreat is built around a pristine 10-acre private lake that serves as the focal point for fishing, paddling, and quiet outdoor recreation on a property designed for guests seeking a secluded Pennsylvania camping experience well removed from commercial campground noise and highway proximity. The retreat's scale—substantial woodland acreage around a private lake in the undeveloped Susquehanna River Valley corridor—gives it a backcountry character unusual for a property with tent, RV, and cabin accommodation options. Accommodation types span three formats: traditional tent camping, RV sites with hookup access, and cabin rentals that provide a more enclosed lodging option for guests who prefer a structure over a tent. The RV area includes a Comfort Station with flush toilets and coin-operated showers, while pavilion and primitive camping areas with pit toilets accommodate larger groups—family reunions and similar gatherings—in the property's more remote sections. The combination of accommodation types gives the retreat flexibility to serve both solo travelers and multi-family groups. The 10-acre lake is the centerpiece of the outdoor experience at Lake Heron Retreat, stocked with largemouth bass, channel catfish, yellow perch, and bluegill that provide productive fishing across a broad range of angling skill levels and equipment types. Canoe access to the lake allows guests to paddle its wooded shoreline, and swimming in the lake is available for guests seeking a natural, unheated water experience during the warmer months. Hammock spots throughout the wooded property give guests additional relaxation options in a setting where the sound of wind through the canopy and water on the shore define the ambient soundscape. The surrounding Perry County landscape features the Hawk Rock overlook—a prominent viewpoint accessible via a hiking trail that provides sweeping views of the Susquehanna River Valley and the parallel ridges of the Ridge and Valley physiographic province—a geological structure of long, folded Appalachian ridges and fertile valleys that gives central Pennsylvania its characteristic topography. White-tailed deer, black bears, wild turkeys, and a diverse woodland bird community are regularly observed on the property, adding a wildlife-observation dimension to stays oriented primarily around fishing and paddling. Lake Heron Retreat is open through the warm-weather season and is accessible for group reservations throughout the calendar year for facilities that can accommodate all-weather gatherings. Summer represents the peak period for lake fishing and swimming, while spring and fall offer the most comfortable temperatures for hiking and wildlife observation on the surrounding wooded ridges. The retreat's secluded character and privacy-oriented design make it particularly appealing to guests seeking a genuine escape from the routines of everyday life, and advance reservations are recommended for summer and fall weekends when the private lake's fishing access is most in demand. The retreat's 240-acre woodland setting, private 10-acre lake, and diverse accommodation options collectively provide a secluded Perry County escape that rewards guests who prioritize quiet, wildlife, and genuine natural immersion over the commercial campground features found along Pennsylvania's busier highway corridors.

from $43/night

Seven Mountains Campground

15 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 $38/night

Hartman Center Campground

6 RV Sites

Hartman Center Campground and Retreat spreads across 150 scenic acres in Milroy, Pennsylvania — tucked into the rolling limestone valleys of Mifflin County in the ridge-and-valley landscape of central Pennsylvania, about 30 minutes from Penn State University and the Nittany Valley. With full hookup RV sites, nine two-bedroom family cabins, eleven tiny homes with private hot tubs, a full event venue with chapel and lodge, and comprehensive outdoor recreation, Hartman Center operates comfortably across multiple identities: family campground, couples retreat, group lodging facility, and wedding destination. The campground's outdoor recreation covers the full family activity range — a swimming pool, fishing pond, nearly two miles of hiking trails, a creek for wading, sand volleyball, basketball, pickleball and tetherball courts, playsets, and complimentary WiFi throughout the 150-acre property. The Lodge accommodates groups of up to 48 with a full kitchen, dining hall, and game area — ideal for family reunions, corporate retreats, and organized group visits to Penn State. Eleven tiny homes with private hot tubs bring a couples-retreat dimension to the property that conventional campgrounds rarely offer, and the hartman center campground and retreat prices reflect the range of accommodation types across the property. Pets are welcome. The Mifflin County landscape surrounding Hartman Center is defined by the folded ridge-and-valley terrain of the Pennsylvania Appalachians — the parallel ridgelines and agricultural limestone valleys that give central Pennsylvania its distinctive character, with Rothrock State Forest rising to the south and the Juniata River valley extending east through some of the most quietly beautiful countryside in the state. Rothrock State Forest, accessible within a short drive, provides over 100,000 acres of public land with hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and trail riding through the Appalachian ridge terrain. Bald Eagle State Park offers swimming, boating, and fishing on a reservoir in the adjacent valley system. Penn State University in State College, 30 minutes east, brings Beaver Stadium, the Creamery, and the cultural life of a major research university to easy day-trip range — with Nittany Lions football weekends making the area one of the most celebratory environments in college sports during the fall season. Hartman Center Campground is open through the Pennsylvania camping season, with summer representing peak family camping demand and fall Penn State football weekends creating the most intense nearby event pressure. Tiny home hot tub accommodations book especially quickly for wedding weekends and couples getaways — reserve those units several months ahead for any weekend stay. The hartman center campground milroy PA combination of natural setting, varied accommodations, and Penn State proximity makes it one of the more versatile and genuinely appealing camping properties in central Pennsylvania.

Lakewood Park Campground

23 RV Sites

Lakewood Park Campground in Ryan Township, Pennsylvania, is a 54-acre family-owned retreat in the heart of Schuylkill County — three miles from the I-81 interchange in the northeastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal region, where the dramatic history of the Industrial Revolution's most demanding underground labor meets a natural landscape of forested ridges, river gorges, and some of the most scenically underrated campground terrain in the state. The combination of I-81 accessibility and genuine 54-acre character puts the campground in a category between highway stopover and destination resort that suits both through-travelers and guests making a multi-day base camp. Luxury, family, and rustic cabin options cover the full range of solid-wall accommodation preferences, and full-hookup RV sites with Wi-Fi and cable TV across 120-plus channels handle extended-stay connectivity needs. The property's 10-acre lake provides fishing, kayaking, and paddleboating in a natural setting at the center of the campground, and boat docks and a general store round out the on-site amenity picture. The campground is actively expanding its pull-through and full-hookup site inventory — a sign of growing demand that reflects the property's increasingly well-known regional reputation. Planned events through the season add structured programming alongside the natural lake activity. Pets are welcome. The Schuylkill County landscape carries the geological and cultural weight of Pennsylvania's anthracite history in its terrain and its community character — coal culm banks, company towns, and the heritage of immigrant labor that built this region's identity across the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries sit alongside genuine natural beauty in a combination that rewards curious visitors willing to explore the area's depth beyond its industrial surface. Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train in Ashland, just a short drive from the campground, provides guided tours through an actual anthracite mine tunnel — a genuinely educational and physically cool (literally, at 52 degrees year-round) experience that connects visitors directly to the region's industrial heritage. Lehigh Gorge State Park, accessible within reasonable driving distance, protects the Lehigh River corridor with whitewater rafting, the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, and one of the finest whitewater kayaking routes in Pennsylvania. Two additional state parks with lake fishing and swimming are within 15 minutes of camp, extending the natural recreation options well beyond the campground's own lake. Lakewood Park Campground operates year-round, providing consistent I-81 corridor accommodation in a region that serves both long-distance travelers crossing Pennsylvania and guests specifically seeking Schuylkill County's heritage and natural recreation. The coal mining history attractions operate seasonally — plan Pioneer Tunnel visits for May through October when tours are fully operational. Summer weekends and holiday periods book fastest as the combination of lake recreation, regional attractions, and family programming creates competitive demand across the campground's cabin and RV inventory. Contact the campground directly to confirm current site inventory and expansion progress — the addition of new full-hookup pull-through sites makes this a property whose capacity and amenity footprint continues to grow. The combination of Schuylkill County heritage attractions, nearby state park recreation, and the campground's own 10-acre lake creates the kind of multi-day itinerary depth that turns first-time Lakewood Park guests into returning visitors.

from $60/night

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

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.

Jellystone Park™ PA Wilds

71 RV Sites, 34 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Jellystone Park PA Wilds in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, offers 72 full-hookup back-in RV sites, 31 cabins, and three tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Full-hookup categories at 20/30-amp and 20/30/50-amp join a pool, mini-golf, jumping pillow, and golf cart rentals in Pennsylvania's Wilds. Seventy-two back-in sites run in full hookup 20/30-amp and full hookup 20/30/50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Pick the tier that matches your rig's service, and note that 75 feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Thirty-one cabins — including the six-person Cardinal Inn — and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, restrooms, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. Check-in is 3pm and checkout 11am, and day passes run $10 per person. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a jumping pillow, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a pond, playground, and live music filling the rest. Boating and fishing run nearby, and a state park is close. Pets are welcome. The PA Wilds is a 12,000-square-mile expanse of north-central wilderness where elk graze open meadows at dusk, the Pine Creek Gorge drops 1,000 feet through what is sometimes called Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon, and the night sky is dark enough to have earned one of the most significant dark sky designations in the eastern United States. Cherry Springs State Park is the destination for that. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $31/night

Wildwood RV Resort

16 RV Sites

Tucked into the wooded hills of Juniata County near East Waterford, Pennsylvania, Wildwood RV Resort offers an immersive natural retreat built around oversized lots, a diverse wildlife community, and the quiet, clean character that draws seasonal regulars and weekend visitors back to this corner of central Pennsylvania's Tuscarora Mountain ridge country. White-tailed deer, rabbits, squirrels, and a consistent chorus of woodland birds define the daily backdrop of a stay here—a natural environment that complements the resort's commitment to providing outdoor-centered relaxation alongside structured recreation options. The resort's oversized lots provide more space per site than typical campgrounds, giving guests room to spread out and set up outdoor living areas that extend the camping experience beyond the rig or cabin. A swimming pool with an adjacent spa serves as the warm-weather centerpiece of on-site recreation, and a dog park accommodates guests traveling with pets. Laundry facilities, a well-stocked camp store, and a clean restroom and shower building handle practical daily needs, while the resort's gazebo positioned beside an on-site pond provides a tranquil outdoor space for relaxed picnic hours or quiet evening reading. Glamping cabins round out the accommodation options for guests who want a mountain cabin experience without the logistical requirements of towing a rig into the hills of Juniata County. Cabin options range from more primitive configurations suited to guests seeking a rustic experience to fully equipped units with kitchen and bathroom facilities for groups wanting indoor comfort. The playground and arcade keep younger guests entertained during downtime between outdoor activities, and basketball, outdoor games, and resort-wide trails support active recreation for all ages. Tuscarora State Forest, accessible from the East Waterford area, encompasses miles of hiking and hunting trails through the forested ridge terrain of the Tuscarora Mountain system—one of the long parallel ridges that characterize the Pennsylvania Valley and Ridge physiographic province. The surrounding Juniata River Valley is known for smallmouth bass fishing, and the broader region's rural character makes it a particularly appealing destination for guests seeking a genuine escape from metropolitan Pennsylvania into undeveloped woodland and river country. Wildwood RV Resort is open seasonally, with summer and early fall representing the busiest periods for both weekend guests and seasonal site holders who return year after year to the same site. The resort's mix of seasonal campers, weekend visitors, and cabin guests creates a multigenerational community character that new arrivals typically note as a distinguishing feature of the experience. Advance reservations are recommended for summer holiday weekends, when the resort's combination of wildlife, wooded setting, and family amenities makes it a popular choice across central Pennsylvania. The Tuscarora Mountain corridor of central Pennsylvania is part of the Ridge and Valley physiographic province—a system of long, parallel wooded ridges and fertile valleys that extends from New York to Alabama and gives this part of the state a landscape character unlike the rolling farmland of the piedmont or the plateau terrain of the northern tier. Seasonal hunting, wildlife observation, and fall color drives through the mountain corridors are popular pursuits for guests who return to the resort year after year.

from $70/night

Cedar Lake Resort

On 76 acres of York County farmland north of the town of Dover in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country corridor, Cedar Lake Resort offers 195 campsites around a seven-acre fishing lake—a family-oriented campground that has built its reputation on the combination of lakeside setting, a family petting zoo, a swimming pool, planned weekly activities, and proximity to Gettysburg National Military Park and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country attractions that make York County one of central Pennsylvania's most rewarding camping destinations. The campground's full hookup sites, electric and water sites, tent camping, and cabin accommodations serve the full accommodation spectrum for families, couples, and history enthusiasts who make York County a camping destination rather than simply a corridor stop. One hundred ninety-five sites include full hookup options, electric and water sites, and tent-only sites spread across the 76-acre grounds, with each site featuring a picnic table and fire ring on level, stoned pads with easy access. A beautiful inground pool, a fully stocked 7-acre fishing lake, snack bar, game room, laundromat, LP gas, and a recreation hall serving as the hub for weekly planned activities provide the resort-level infrastructure for guests who want more from a campground than utilities and a level pad. The family petting zoo—a particular draw for younger campers—adds the agricultural touchstone that suits the Pennsylvania Dutch Country landscape surrounding the campground. The 7-acre lake at the campground's center provides a managed freshwater fishing environment stocked with species that make a fishing lake attractive across age ranges, giving young anglers the realistic expectation of success that builds lasting fishing enthusiasm. Swimming is available on the lake alongside the inground pool, giving the campground two distinct aquatic recreation options for warm summer days. The surrounding York County agricultural landscape provides the visual character of the Pennsylvania farm country that has been the backbone of central Pennsylvania's economic and cultural identity since the first German and Swiss settlers arrived in the late 17th century. Gettysburg National Military Park, about 35 miles west, preserves the three-day July 1863 battle that constitutes the largest land battle ever fought in North America—a 6,000-acre battlefield of ridges, fields, orchards, and monuments that requires multiple days to explore fully and rewards each visit with new tactical and human detail. The Pennsylvania Dutch Country's network of farmers markets, antique galleries, and farm-stand produce along the US Route 30 corridor between York and Lancaster provides the agricultural and culinary tourism that defines central Pennsylvania's leisure identity, and the York County Heritage Trust's network of museums in downtown York interprets the county's role in colonial and Revolutionary American history, including its brief service as the Continental Congress's meeting place in 1777-1778. York County's four-season climate makes Cedar Lake Resort functional from spring through fall with the typical Memorial Day through Labor Day peak season and shoulder season availability on both sides. Spring brings Pennsylvania countryside wildflowers and the green return to the campground's wooded areas, while fall's deciduous color peaks in October and provides the most spectacular visual backdrop for fishing on the seven-acre lake and evening campfires. The proximity to Gettysburg's reenactment season and the York Fair—one of the oldest agricultural fairs in the United States, held each September—gives autumn camping at Cedar Lake an appeal that extends well beyond the natural season.

from $52/night

Route 6 Campground

Route 6 Campground in Gaines, Pennsylvania, offers full-hookup RV sites, cabin rentals, and tent spaces along a peaceful pond on the historic Route 6 corridor in Tioga County. A general store, boutique shop, on-site dining, and a pavilion serve guests exploring the Pennsylvania Wilds. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric on well-maintained grounds, with cabin rentals and tent spaces rounding out the accommodations. A general store, boutique shop, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and on-site dining for meals. Pets are welcome. The pond anchors the setting, with fishing from the water and walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and a pavilion across the grounds. A golf course and state park are nearby. The property is deliberately unhurried, which suits the corridor it sits on. Pennsylvania Route 6 is often called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway and is recognized as one of the state's most scenic byways, running through a landscape of ridges, valleys, and the deeply forested terrain of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon — the Pine Creek Gorge — is the region's headline attraction, with state forest wilderness and genuinely unspoiled rural country throughout. The campground serves the northern tier season. Summer hiking and paddling on Pine Creek and October foliage in the Wilds drive the heaviest demand, with the Grand Canyon overlooks drawing visitors from across the Northeast in fall. Reserve well ahead for foliage weekends.

from $35/night