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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

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

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

Rivers Edge RV Park & Campground

2 RV Sites

Rivers Edge RV Park & Campground in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, offers full-hookup back-in RV sites along the Juniata River with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 54 feet. A river deck, game room, and playground sit on tree-shaded grounds in Juniata County — with one booking requirement worth reading before you reserve. Back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 54 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The important policy: RV sites booked between May 16 and September 1 require prepaid movie tickets for each child and adult on the reservation, and failure to include them can affect your booking. Confirm the current terms when you reserve — this is unusual and easy to miss. The river deck is the property's defining social space, where guests settle with coffee in the morning and cold drinks at sunset to watch the Juniata's current. A game room and playground serve families, and the tree shade is genuine across the grounds. Pets are welcome. Mifflintown sits on the Juniata River 15 miles east of Lewistown, in central Pennsylvania's ridge and valley country. The agricultural and woodland landscape of the Juniata valley sets an unhurried pace, and the river town character is the appeal. The campground serves the Pennsylvania season, with the May-to-September window carrying both peak demand and the movie ticket requirement. Fall foliage in the ridge country draws a quieter second wave. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $55/night

Greene Hills Resort and Campground

20 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Greene Hills Resort and Campground in Alexandria, Pennsylvania, offers 20 RV sites and four tent sites along a creek in Huntingdon County, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 55 feet. Riverfront back-ins join short-term and seasonal categories, with cabins and a pavilion on wooded grounds. Twenty back-in sites carry water and electric on 30 and 50-amp across short-term, riverfront, and seasonal categories, sized to 55 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. The riverfront category is worth requesting. Four tent sites and cabins round out the accommodations. Restrooms and firewood handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The creek and the wooded hills are the offering. A playground and pavilion serve families and groups, and the property's real appeal is the dark sky and the quiet — the stars genuinely show here, and the pace of the Juniata River valley countryside is the reason guests return. Alexandria sits in Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania's Ridge and Valley province, one of the least-developed and most geologically compelling corners of the state. The surrounding ridgeline and reservoir landscape puts hiking, fishing, and boating within easy reach without the crowds of the state's better-known destinations. The campground serves the Pennsylvania season, with summer families and October foliage in the ridge country driving the heaviest demand. With 20 sites split between seasonal and short-term guests, reserve well ahead for any weekend.

from $35/night

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

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

Glendale Valley Campground

17 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

In Fallentimber, Pennsylvania, at the edge of the Allegheny Plateau in Clearfield County, Glendale Valley Campground sits two miles from Prince Gallitzin State Park—Pennsylvania's third most visited state park and the protected shoreline of 1,635-acre Glendale Lake with its 26 miles of curving, forested waterfront. The campground's position in the heart of the Alleghenies puts it squarely in the middle of Central Pennsylvania's most rewarding outdoor recreation landscape, where the ridges and valleys of the old coal and timber country have given way to the lakes, trails, and wildlife corridors that make this part of the state genuinely beautiful in every season. Full hookup sites accommodate rigs of all sizes across a gated property that features a recently renovated bathhouse, a new camp store restocked with snacks, firewood, and supplies in 2023, and a modern laundry room added in 2024 reflecting the campground's ongoing investment in facilities. EV charging, a boat ramp providing direct Glendale Lake access, a playground, volleyball courts, gaga ball, and a recreation center complete the main amenity offerings. The property is pet-friendly with plenty of open area for walking dogs, WiFi coverage throughout the grounds, and propane fills available at the camp store. Beach access at Glendale Lake gives guests a sandy waterfront option without leaving the state park corridor. Glendale Lake's 26 miles of forested shoreline define the recreational character of the surrounding region—boating, fishing for bass and panfish, swimming, kayaking, and canoeing on a lake that sits entirely within the state park's protected boundaries, creating the kind of clean, uncrowded freshwater experience that Pennsylvania's more accessible lakes can rarely provide. Over 30 miles of hiking trails in Prince Gallitzin State Park extend through the surrounding Allegheny forest from easy waterfront paths to moderate ridge hikes with panoramic views across the Clearfield County landscape. Mountain biking on the park's trail network adds another dimension for cycling guests who want mileage alongside the lake views. The campground's entertainment calendar runs throughout the summer season with weekend activities that create the social energy guests want without demanding participation: live music and bands, DJs, karaoke, bingo, and the beloved Christmas in July celebration that the campground runs each summer with decorated sites, holiday lights, and the festive atmosphere that has become one of the year's most anticipated events. The surrounding Allegheny highlands offer wine and beer tasting at nearby regional producers, and Clearfield County's dark skies—well away from the light pollution of the Pittsburgh and State College corridors—reward any guest willing to step outside after dark for a look at the Milky Way. Glendale Valley operates seasonally with peak demand running from Memorial Day through Labor Day when Prince Gallitzin's lake and trail access draws maximum visitation from across Central Pennsylvania. The shoulder seasons—late May through June and September into early October—offer the park's outdoor recreation at its most pleasant temperatures with noticeably lighter crowds on the lake and hiking trails. Reserve your site at Glendale Valley Campground and let Prince Gallitzin's beautiful Allegheny lake country be the setting for your Central Pennsylvania basecamp.

from $39/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

Hickory Hill Camping Resort

130 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 6 Cottages, 5 Lodges

Hickory Hill Camping Resort in Bath, New York, offers 130 RV sites, 20 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and four tent sites in the Finger Lakes Southern Tier, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A dedicated Big Rig back-in category joins premium sites, alongside a splash pad, mini-golf, and fitness center. One hundred thirty sites span 30/50-amp back-in, 50-amp back-in, premium back-in, and Big Rig back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The dedicated Big Rig category removes the guesswork for large coaches. Twenty cabins, cottages, and lodges and four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a concierge handle the practical side. Reach the resort at [email protected] or 607-776-4345. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with mini-golf, a disc golf course, fitness center, recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a jumping pillow filling the grounds. A lake, pond, and creek support fishing, with walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, a pavilion, and community fire pit besides. Live music and planned activities run through the season, and the resort operates as a wedding venue. Watkins Glen, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Finger Lakes wine trails are all close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $55 $48/night

James Creek RV Resort

1 RV Site, 5 Cabins

James Creek RV Resort in James Creek, Pennsylvania, is a fishing and outdoor recreation campground in Huntingdon County offering RV sites and cabin accommodations for fishing families, reunion groups, and the outdoor visitors drawn to the Raystown Lake corridor and the Juniata River valley's central Pennsylvania mountain landscape. James Creek's Huntingdon County position on PA-26 in the Raystown Branch valley south of Huntingdon gives the resort its specific central Pennsylvania outdoor recreation character of a campground in the working agricultural and timber country of the Appalachian ridges and valleys that frame the Raystown Lake reservoir and the Juniata River corridor in one of the least-visited and most naturally intact sections of the Appalachian Plateau's ridge and valley topography in Pennsylvania's geographic center. The Raystown Branch's smallmouth bass and panfish give the James Creek resort its primary fishing camp identity. RV sites and cabins with the complete Huntingdon County campground infrastructure give James Creek RV Resort the accommodation range for both the fishing group whose multi-day Raystown Lake or Raystown Branch itinerary requires the cabin's group gathering space and the RV traveler whose central Pennsylvania hook-up service sustains the longer-stay outdoor recreation visit to the Raystown Lake region. The resort's fishing-camp orientation reflects Huntingdon County's specific outdoor recreation identity as a destination for the Pennsylvania bass, walleye, and muskellunge market. Pets are welcome. Raystown Lake, 15 miles south of James Creek in Huntingdon County on Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, is the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania — a 29-mile Army Corps of Engineers impoundment with 118 miles of shoreline whose muskellunge fishery, the nationally recognized mountain bike Allegrippis Trail's 36-mile singletrack system, and the Seven Points Marina's houseboat rental operation give the Huntingdon County reservoir the most comprehensive lake recreation resource in central Pennsylvania. The muskellunge, walleye, and the lake-record specimens consistently produced in Raystown's cold, deep, clear water give the lake its specific cold-water trophy fishery character. Trough Creek State Park, 10 miles southeast of James Creek in Huntingdon County on PA-994, protects the Indian Lookout overlook, the balanced rock formation, the Rainbow Falls cascade, and the Trough Creek gorge's dramatic limestone and shale canyon in one of Pennsylvania's most geologically diverse and most scenically concentrated state parks. The park's 0.6-mile Great Trough Creek gorge trail gives hikers the canyon-level experience of the limestone gorge's vertical walls, the creek's cascades, and the rhododendron's June bloom in a compact trail that gives the James Creek area one of central Pennsylvania's most rewarding short hikes. James Creek RV Resort serves guests through Huntingdon County's Pennsylvania camping season from spring through fall, with the Raystown Lake's spring fishing season from April through June and the fall muskellunge season from September through November representing the two primary angling visitor demand peaks for the central Pennsylvania fishing market. The Standing Stone Trail's 77-mile backpacking route through Huntingdon County from Greenwood Furnace State Park to the Maryland border gives long-distance hikers the specific central Pennsylvania ridgeline trail that the Appalachian Trail's more traveled route to the east supplements in the ridge and valley landscape of the Juniata watershed. Reserve sites and cabins ahead for the spring fishing season and the summer Raystown Lake recreation peak.

from $50/night