French Creek is my favorite place to camp. It's so peaceful, lots of trails to hike, lots of animals--I even saw a mink! You can rent a boat, fish, or sit around by a campfire. Staff is very helpful and it's an excellent place to go bird watching! read more

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We camped at French Creek State Park for Easter weekend (3 nights, 4 days), and overall it was a really solid trip with one pretty noticeable downside. We stayed in Loop C, where our group has camped for the past few years. The sites themselves are decent some a little tighter than others, but generally well maintained. Each spot has a partial paved pad for the camper, a gravel area with a fire ring, and a picnic table. It's wooded, quiet, and has that classic PA campground feel. There's plenty to do here... hiking trails, a lake for canoeing, disc golf, a playground, and a large pool (closed during our stay but opens Memorial Day weekend). The campground was actually pretty full for Easter weekend, which says a lot about how popular it is. Park rangers are definitely present and take rules seriously (especially bikes without helmets or lights), which is great for safety. But... the bathhouse situation needs attention. For a loop with around 40 sites including tents, campers, yurts, and cabins-- there were only 2 showers and 2 restrooms. On top of that, cleanliness and upkeep just weren't where they should be for a state park. That was honestly the biggest letdown of the trip. We also had some rough weather, but that's camping... you roll with it. Overall, it's a beautiful park with a lot to offer, and we'll likely be back. Just hoping the bathhouse situation gets some upgrades, because that's the one thing holding it back from being a really great campground. read more

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Booked a site on wrong day. Which is my bad, but they did even call to see if I was coming, and didn't have any leeway to transfer the stay to another night. They got 2 nights pay for 1 night stay. I would have been fine with an extra fee to transfer. read more

The views were amazing--I loved the lake and all the trails that circled it. The nighttime scenery was spectacular, especially if you enjoy stargazing. read more

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I have been twice and both times were great. I will say our site this past weekend was walk in and I don't think I realized how annoying going up and down a hill would be. Be careful when booking. The bathrooms at the campsite were well stocked with soap and tp. I hiked a lot of the Lenape trail this past weekend and it was excellent. Very easy hiking. A good warm up hike for the season. There are two lakes and both are beautiful but I don't know if you can swim in them. There are a couple of creeks on the Lenape trail that you could potentially splash in but it was too cold this past weekend. Warning on firewood - there are no places on site to get wood. Stop anywhere driving into the park. Bring cash, specifically $5's cause that is what most people ask. read more

French Creek State Park - Parks Near Me - Elverson, Pennsylvania

great camping beautiful place for hikes but becareful of some of the rangers which are discriminating and slightly bias then threaten to evict people as they just got back from whatever they were doing cause of parking in a camp site not being used interesting but ranger states u he can't catch everyone but funny u knew when I came back or my family came back read more

We stayed here in late August from a Friday to Sunday and gloriously got one of two yurts, while our friends stayed next door in one of the simpler camping cottages. Approximately $90 a night. Pros: The yurt was very spacious. Remember to fold up the window flaps to get some cross breeze. Having a kitchen with a 4 burner stove and a full fridge with plenty of cabinet space was so great. We didn't need or want to use the microwave. Plenty of electric outlets. We needed it because we brought a bunch of fans to keep the air flow moving during a hot weekend. Looks like 2 heaters are also included for cooler times of the year. Plenty of lighting inside and out. There are 2 bunkbeds that could comfortably fit 5 people and even a dining room table. The site also included a picnic table and fire pit. Bathroom facilities included a nice big sink for doing dishes. And a first... a giant metal bin of tons of kindling for free! Pyromaniacs, get your fire starters right here. CONS - all fairly minor: A yurt is designed to have a pop up clear "roof" vent to promote light and air flow. However, this yurt, unlike several others I've stayed in, did not have a screen for the vent, so bugs potentially could have come in. A screen door to allow ventilation would've also been a huge bonus. The big downside for us who are in the middle-aged realm was having bathrooms that were a little farther than we liked. Note the yurt did not have any running water, but a water spigot for all sites nearby was very close by. The campsite bathrooms were OK, not great. The floors were constantly wet (weird draining design from the showers?) and they could have been cleaner. The only place to dump garbage was by the park entrance, none within the loops. NO CAMP STORE - come stocked with ice and local firewood or risk a 6-mile drive to the nearest place recommended by park rangers. read more

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Many of the reviews here are very old, and much has changed. The campgrounds were much improved with new utilities and paving to improve access and privacy. The trails that maybe were confusing, have been upgraded with signs and other improvements. The rangers continue to be helpful and nice, except when groups bring in alcohol, and then cause problems when they can control their noise in a quiet campground. The trails here are excellent for being just a short distance from the Philadelphia area. You choose your distance and difficulty and start hiking. read more

Went to hopewell lake-- we love taking our kayaks out. Hopewell is a bit smaller so we were able to go back and forth a few times before leaving for the night. read more

Came here with my family and it was on of the most memorable camping trips I ever had. It was a bit of a drive but well worth it! When we arrived we pulled up to gravel areas that had picnic tables near the area. I was sharing one of the campsite with my brother and his family and we were able to fit 4 different tents on the area. I was a bit surprised that they really didn't have any dirt for us to put our tents on, only this gravel road, which made laying on it pure agony. The area in the dirt was covered with trees and branches sprouting up in the ground and it would have been impossible to put our tents in the wooded dirt area. It was a fun trip because each campsite had a fire pit and picnic table and a large area to play football, tether ball and other games. We ended up roasting marshmallows and eating hotdogs and grilling burgers and even steak on the grills that they had over the fire pit. On the campsite, there were bathrooms and showers about a half mile from where we were set up, so it wasn't a terribly far walk to wash up, or stumble in the pitch black to use the bathrooms. When it came to the end of our trip, we took some time and drove around to see what else this campground offers. The other parts of the campgrounds is huge and they have a swimming pool, boats you can rent out and take out on the water, as well as fishing, and a playground for kids. I will definitely be coming back to this campground again, I think next time though Ill have an air mattress and a bigger tent to be more comfortable. read more

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Great park and big. Good pond and good fishing. All around, great getaway from home. If you want to enjoy some nice hiking, come here, it won't disappoint! read more

Wow, I had French Creek on my radar for a while and finally got to hike it. Went back to back weekend because there just so much to cover. 10.6 miles one week and 11.6 the next and my husband and I still didn't hit all the trial but we probably did most of the park parameter. Its very easy to create a roue that's not an out and back which is nice. If you want to do shorter hikes than we did that totally do able too. I recommend printing out the map from http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_004691.pdf once we figured out where we were it was easy to use. We had one issue on the Buzzard Trail were we went off trail by accident think we make the turn towards the Leanope Trails. The numbers on the map are great reference point although we found some numbers not on the map. read more

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I love French Creek Stage Park. It's perfect off season but can be overcrowded on summer weekends. There are many trails to hike, some you can bike and frisbee golf. There are creeks and lots of shady areas. In the summer there is a pool that is awesome and affordable. They have a snack bar in the pool area. There is also canoe and kayak rentals in the summer. It's wonderful to sit on the water and watch the waterlilies and dragonflies. There are free picnic tables and charcoal grilling stations (clean up after yourself please). These are first come. If you have a group, come early, these people mean business. Two main bathroom areas. Fishing (with license of course) and a boat ramp for canoes, kayaks and some other small vessels (see their website for more specifics). There are camping areas, RV areas and even cabin rentals. I've never done any of those so can't speak to them. read more

This is an amazing park. Our GPS left us on Shed Road where there is no park entrance. We had to follow She'd Road to the end and make a left at the stop sign. The entrance to the park was down the road and to the right. We stayed in loop C site 3. Site three had full hook ups which was great. The park has a playground and plenty of room to walk or hike. This is one of my favorite state parks. read more

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I never came to this park before but I think it was a good place to come camping under the starlit sky. We set up our tents and enjoyed cooking on the pit. We only stayed 1 night but I would like to come back again when the pool is open. Our group drove around the park and we noticed they have boat rental, the swimming pool, hiking, or you can bring your bike and ride the trails. I would like to come back with a bigger group and enjoy more of the activities. I do recommend this park i feel it will make a lot of families happy and it will give them a chance to have quality time together instead of being on the video games all day. read more

French Creek State Park - Parks Near Me - Elverson, Pennsylvania

They have a night or two every March when they shut down the main roads through the park for the salamanders to cross over the roadway to mate. I have no objection to that. What I strongly object to about this process is they don't notify the communities surrounding FCSP when it will be, nor is it reported on the local news stations. You don't find out until you travel all the way through a good portion of the park (about 3 miles worth) that the rest of the roadway is closed! And they make you turn around and go back the way you came. More importantly, the two roads they close (Park Road and State Route 345) are the routes to Reading Hospital for several surrounding communities via ambulance services. It would seem if FCSP was attempting to be a good neighbor to its surrounding communities they would change this process and notify its neighbors when road closures will take place. read more

Fabulous sights relaxing great for boating and grilling. Love going on weekdays! Beautiful way to spend the day.

Occupying more than 7,500 forested acres in the Schuylkill Highlands in Chester and Berks Counties, French Creek State Park offers camping, fishing, winter cross country skiing, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking - just about every outdoor activity on your Memorial Day Weekend wish list. Yet, being close to large population centers and offering so many activities, it does feel a bit overused. If you're looking for solitude along with your tenting, hiking or fishing, you might want to search further afield for a less popular place. The original woodlands was old growth Chestnut forest, whose hardwood was used in the 18th and 19th Centuries for charcoal to fire up the cold iron furnaces in Hopewell and Warwick, that helped arm the Continental Army with cannon and shot that resulted in the birth of our US of A., and was part of the American contribution to the Industrial Revolution. The second growth is primarily oak and maple hardwoods. Hard to believe, but the area is more beautiful now than in those days, when all the coal production and primitive smelting turned the environment into a smoggy wilderness, and eliminated much of the wildlife. We enjoyed our hours of hiking along the trails in the early morning, but by noon, there were people everywhere, who seemed more intent on talking to each other, than enjoying what nature had to offer. Preferring silence in nature, we knew it was time to move on. Luckily, Hopewell Furnace National Site was very nearby. If you want a more remote experience, give End of the World State Park, or the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania a visit. read more

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The drive up 422 and winding toward French Creek went faster than I expected. Soon enough, we found ourselves parked near a lake and walking along a surrounding trail with our picnic basket. The lake was alive with seasoned-looking small boats and canoes, filled with folks celebrating the Memorial Day weekend. We sat at a picnic table by the water to enjoy a far-too-large meal courtesy of the tremendous Wegman's in Phoenixville. After a moment to digest we wandered slowly around the lake, along sometimes muddy trails with terrific views of the water. Our walk took more than an hour at a leisurely pace. Satisfied, we prepared to exit the park but stopped for a map before we left. As it turns out, our walk covered a tiny section of the park. If the park were a pizza, the lake we circled is merely the size of a french fry. So much more to explore! I can't wait to go back. read more

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This was one of the larger parks thats closer to harrisburg, located in berks county, not that far from reading, pa. it really is beqautiful, there is a large lake there, one evening we just sat there at the bench and watched the geese fly by. there is a grist mill and some historical buildings. There were enormous amounts of deer here, the park is very large, and just going to the office, i noticed that there were literally dozens of deer sitting ina field, eating from a grove of apple trees. 68 acre Hopewell lake will keep you occupied if you like sailing, boating or fishing, the park itself is 7500 acres. Has Yurts, cabins, tents and primitive back woods camping. read more

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The campgrounds are pretty crappy, there was an abnormal amount of bugs everywhere for mid-July. Large Group sites are meant for 30 people, but the bathrooms were holes in the ground that smelled really bad down wind. The gravel roads are not fun either. There are two lakes, that are kinda cool. I heard the pool is nice, but it cost $7 to get in. I think I'll be going camping elsewhere next time read more

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CAMPING REVIEW ONLY!!! We went tent camping March 2013 and thought we were going to get away just the two of us. You know - before the season really started. I think we need to realize that state park campgrounds in PA are more geared to 1) families with screaming young children and 2) people with pop-ups. Alcohol is strictly forbidden and quiet hours start at 9. Not sure what time they run to, but the kiddies are up at daybreak and boy are they loud. We were in cite C-19 which was pretty roomy, but many of the sites were small and my husband pointed out that there were no trees in between sites. Kind of a bummer when you are jonesing for some wilderness. The inner loop was very rocky and we weren't sure where a tent woudl fit, let alone a pickup and a trailer. On the plus side - the wash house facilities were clean and the park ranger seemed nice. Also there is a large lake and park open to the public that seem nice for summertime day trips. We were really excited to be so close to home to get away for a quick weekend. (FYI this park is only about 1.5 hr drive from center city philly.) However, in the future we will be sure to travel further to Delaware, Maryland or NY state for camping. read more

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I grew up going camping at French Creek. We loved the campground. I haven't been camping there recently but hope to again soon. Both the tent sites and the group cabin areas were awesome. There are so many great hiking trails. There is a disc golf course, too. It's a beautiful wooded area. The lake is great for kayaking and canoeing. You can rent or bring your own. You can also go fishing off the shore or pier. There is a swimming pool with a very shallow end (less than a foot) for little ones, and gradually gets deeper up to 8 or more feet deep (I can't remember exact depth). There is a snack bar at the pool area. There are multiple playgrounds in the park, very fun for families with kids. Also plenty of paved areas, such as in the campground and around the playgrounds, to ride bikes. The bath houses aren't amazing, but have what you need - toilets, sinks, and in the campground, showers. There are picnic spots around the lake and by the field next to the lake, which we often use for Memorial Day or Labor Day get-togethers. These are free to use and on a first come, first claimed basis. The field is great for frisbee, football, and other such games. I definitely recommend French Creek State Park for your next vacation, day trip, reunion, etc. read more

This is the best park around. There is s much to do from boating, swimming in the pool, hiking, camping, picnics, ultimate Frisbee. It's clean and well maintained and there are even cabins to rent. I love taking my dog here and there are plenty of places to park. A beautiful place to escape in nature! read more

I stayed in there modern cabins last fall. Brought my daughter and nephew (ages 4 and 5). They really liked it. Their cabins are modern meaning they have running water (hot), full bath, heat, refrigerator, and microwave. Lots of fun. Since these cabins are modern, there is no indoor fireplace but there is one outside. Bring stuff to make s'mores or hotdogs!!! read more

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Got in for a weekend getaway when someone canceled. Yay. Beautiful and breezy spot. Love loop A. Pet friendly and the bathroom is nicely located for everyone. read more

Excellent park to ride bikes, walk the dog, fish and paddle board. Plenty of parking. read more

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No joke, this place is louder than Philadelphia. Campgrounds - feel cramped. The sites aren't secluded. The driveways from each campsite are about 10 yrds from one another. One of the "campsites" was literally a firepit stuck in a grassy fork in the road with no trees hiding the site from road LOL. Terrible. The people next to our site let their kid run around the grounds for an hour blowing a f'ing soccer referee whistle until I said something to them at 5:30 PM, and even then I had to be a major dick about it to get them to grab the whistle. Who turns their kids loose in public with a whistle? A bear walks by and looks at me like 'You believe this shit?" A squirrel went OFF, saying something about going back to the city for peace and quiet. Trails - OK. Sparse traffic. Rated 'moderate' for mountain biking, but definitely easy.' It's pretty relaxing mtb'ing. Hikers are sparse. Lakes - these suck. 2 big lakes, can't swim in either. I did some research. The ban, enacted in 1975, is due to pollution from geese shit. Solution - clean it up? No, just ban swimming forever and let the feces pile up. Thanks, assholes. Pool - closed after Labor Day even though the temp is still in the 80's and 90's into October. Pool would've been packed if it was open b/c the campgrounds were completely filled. Stupid stupid stupid. Rules - there's conflicting information everywhere. The website says nothing about no swimming and nothing about no alcohol, but there's a sign saying "alcohol prohibited' on the gate (we drank beer out of plastic cups anyway). Park Rangers drive around real slow and try to catch ppl with alcohol. They just stop in front of campsites and stare, no joke. Bathrooms - pretty good. No wait. Surprisingly clean. There's even deep sinks outside to wash dishes. Overall - Not going back. The Poconos, the shore, and lakes in Jersey are much better. read more

I've been coming here for the longest time. Ever since I was a little kid we would only go to three places when we wanted to get the fam together for a cookout and some swimming. This place, green lane, or Nockamixon, which is def. nicer. By the way, cookouts are the ish bc my pops is like Bobby Flay's long lost brother and one of my cousins is the executive chef at the blue bell country club, so basically it's a carnivore's delight. We've come to the swimming pool so many times, the owners actually know are faces . There is ample parking, more than enough grills, even during big holiday weekends like memorial day, and plenty of trees to throw up a hammock and relax. The wooden tables are still nice and sturdy and big enough to get games going, spades and dominoes my two favorites. The pool prices have certainly gone up over the years I remember them being 4.50 not that long ago, nowadays its up 7 regular days and 8 for holidays, but nothing in the place has really been improved so Idk where the money is going. Right next to the pool is the lake, which can be fished in and they also rent out boats if you want to just relax on the water. The clientele certainly has changed over the years, when we first started going not to many minorities could be found around the place. Nowadays, every single puerto rican family from reading must know about this place cuz thats all I saw. It was crazy, I swear I thought I was back on the island for a minute. read more

This park does not make it easy for you to use the Day Use Area. Bring wagons to cart all your stuff from the parking area to your picnic table. Cocky rangers will not allow you to pull closer to unload. Grass and weeds are knee high in picnic areas, around pool and around seating benches. Bathrooms had no way to dry hands. Two small lakes, but the website said larger lake was drained some in April 2019 to make repairs which were to be completed by June 2019. We were there 6/22/19. Lake still very low. Free park and you can tell they don't care about it's upkeep. read more

This may ultimately get elevated to five stars.. stay tuned... Took the dog on yet another hike in yet another PA state park (where we may have broken yet another off-leash rule... boyfriend is much more of a rebel than I am, much to our dog's delight. Also saw a few leash-less dogs running around near the water and doing some swimming, so blind-eye-turning may be pretty standard here). Dan R.'s review is right on: this park is enormous -- hence the opening for future edits to elevate the star level. We explored one of the trails that sort of crosses the road and meanders down around the dam/levee area (where there's a bit of stagnant water so note to selves: next time, bring mosquito repellent). We didn't see any deer, but the promise of seeing a few will definitely bring us back. Also, there are literally miles and miles of trail to explore. I think the stats I saw were 40 miles of trail, 7,339 acres of land. All of that land makes for varied experiences and views. We passed regular old tent campgrounds, cabin campgrounds, lake access (and what looked like boat rentals), picnic tables, and some kind of historic furnace/smithing/ironworks thing. Other than the water (and the mosquitos.. gah!) there weren't any major "highlights" per se.. but it was beautiful in the sort of general deciduous-woods-and-trails way. I look forward to returning. Armed with mosquito repellent. read more

Roomie came here a lot as a kid. A well-maintained state park. Has 2 lakes - Hopewell for warm water fishing and Scotts Run for cold water fishing. We don't fish but rented kayaks and went out on Hopewell Lake. It's not huge and there aren't any ski-doos running around, which would make this lake great for canoe or kayak beginners. The guy at the boat rental concession was really nice. He helped us launch and get into and out of the boats - again, great if you're a beginner (although we're not but it was still appreciated - a lot of places take your money, show you to the boat, and wish you good luck). The other concession near the pool has a wider variety of boats including paddle boats but is less convenient to get to IMO. Good pool. We were here on a nice summer weekend and the park wasn't crowded. Lots of picnic benches and grills open. read more

We took a somewhat disappointing hike through the park over the weekend. French Creek is OK if you're just looking for a walk in the woods, but if you're craving a little more challenging terrain or some scenic views you'll have to go elsewhere. Also, the trails can be poorly marked, and the map is not very useful. There's a nice lake with boat rentals available, but I would go someplace closer to home if I wanted to test my sea legs. read more

Camped overnight and I had a roller coaster experience with this park. It's a beautiful place, especially to someone from the city, but the camp sites are so small and everything seems so clumped together. & I was truly upset that the pool, lake, etc was only accessible by car if you didn't stay in a cabin. & the part that really frustrating was the map and layout of the park. It was nearly impossible to find where the trails were. But at the end of the day, the pool was amazing clean and enormous and the bathrooms near the campsites were surprisingly well maintained. Just advised visitors to read more into the park details or call before actually reversing a spot here. read more

My 3 friends and I decided to camp here (in tents) for Memorial Day weekend. Looking back I'd say it was one of the worst decisions of my life. We ended up in Loop C, which is the ONLY pet friendly loop in the campground. Most of the other people were in RVs or campers, so we were one of the very few tent campers. The first night was not terrible except for two power-hungry Park rangers harassing us as we set up our campsite. The second day, Sunday, we decided to spend it at the Hopewell Lake. Since we had dogs we were not allowed near the pool. That was all fine until we got to the 'lake' and it looked like a nuclear wasteland. There was no water in the lake. It smelled awful. It was deplorable. Saying this was a disappointment is an understatement, but the dried up 'lake' was not the low point of the camping trip. That night, it was torrentially down-pouring. The 4 of us waited out the storm and we were finally able to start a campfire around 11pm. Might I add all 4 of us are 29/30 years old. We were listening to Neil Young on a iPhone as to not be loud and of course 2 different Park Rangers on a power trip show up to our site stating that our music was loud. Not sure how listening to 'Old Man' on an iPhone was loud but okay. So they then see a bud light can on the table behind my boyfriend. They proceed to open up all of our coolers to find we had 11 bud lights and 11 spiked seltzer's. So, at 12:30am, these rangers make my boyfriend OPEN AND DUMP OUT EVERY SINGLE CAN. They threw them all on the ground, counted them, and then said 'there isn't enough here to fine you'. They proceeded to say 'make sure you clean this up and don't leave this place a wreck.' As if people who decide to go tent camping in a state park are the type to leave trash all over the ground..... I've never been more appalled in my life by people who have the smallest amount of 'power' and decide to make it their mission to ruin people's weekends. We were also issued a 'warning' because we 'had more than 2 tires on the grass' (mind you our camp site had no parking and every other spot did) see below picture. And, I caught one of the rangers filming me in the morning walking in a bathing suit to the bathroom (God knows what else and where else they film women). These people clearly have nothing to do so they made it their sole mission was to target us because we were young. If you want to come here, make sure you don't want to have any fun and then you won't be letdown. We paid $60 for a campsite filled with rocks, a decimated fire pit and creepy park rangers. This was the WORST kickoff to summer I hope I ever experience. read more

Don't know why some reviewers give negative feedback. This is one of the cleanest, quietest, modern non-commercial parks/campgrounds in PA. It received an award as the number 1 state park in Pennsylvania. Over $1Million was invested in recent reburbishments. We camped there many times and enjoy the low cost to camp in our RV. The spacing between sites is DOUBLE what we have seen in most campgrounds. The free hot showers are nice. A short hike rewards you with many treats: - Hopewell Furnace National Park, a miniature Valley Forge. A diamond in the rough. - Several lakes - Activities like frisby golf and geocaching A short drive rewards you with: - Daniel Boon Homesread, a miniature Williamsburg. Also a diamond in the rough. They are also expanding the RV accommodations with more electric and water hookups. Recently, they had electric-only sites. read more

Worst camping experience of my life. Park rangers arrived on camp within 20 minutes of arrival. They spend their nights confiscating a single bottle of wine and use that as a 2 hour excuse to search through your belongings (and even your car). Do a favor to yourself and camp elsewhere. They were extremely rude and disrespectful to a group of polite 30 year olds. read more

The park itself is OK. Nothing really special. We were in a loop D , sites 24 and 29. They were pretty small and out in the open. The park rangers bothered us for 2 night in the row. We were group of adults having quite conversation , we werent making any noise!! First night sneaked in on us and said we "we were too loud" .. Second night they came up and obviously were looking to find something. There was no alcohol on the table, no bottles lying around, they made us open the cooler and found 3 bottles of wine. Voila! $ 140 ticket. Eat it up state of PA ! There are better parks closer to NYC where they dont bother you if you're civilized. read more

This is one of the best state parks in the PA system. It's great to know there are still places where the government is in service of the people it represents, and PA state parks are one of them. State land set up so its citizens can appreciate the beauty of nature while we still have it. The park itself is deceptively large. Most people won't see much more than the main road into the campgrounds, but if you take a map and are willing to get lost a few times. The park map isn't perfect, but that's part of the fun. Don't start late in the day if you haven't already tried that trail, and remember you can't get hopelessly lost most trails overlap roads and other trails. On the other hand if you want a 20 mile hike in a day, you can definitely get one here. Lots of trails and gentle rolling hills. For this part of the state this is an excellent park. Easy to get to and well maintained. It features heated showers and very clean facilities close to all the campsites and buildings. I've stayed in the cabins and in a tent and always had a good experience. If you venture away from the sites you can gather plenty of firewood for cooking easily. I've read complaints about too many kids, the ground being too hard (?), and a busy swimming pool. To this is part of the fun; to see so many other people out having a great time in nature. Kids should be running around and playing, they're kids. That's their job. Better in the woods than on a city street. I really like seeing that so many people still like being outside with their friends and family, and that's part of the fun in the summer. You can also camp here all winter, which is also a lot of fun for the opposite reason. There's no one there. At all. It's so serene, and if you get too cold you're not without a hot shower should you want one, so it's an easy place to learn how to rough it. There are lots of great state parks in PA, and this is one of the best. There are others I'd recommend for scenery or more challenging hiking, but getting into the woods close to the Philadelphia area this is my #1 choice. read more

The park is very nice but the campground sucks. The showers were freezing cold. The tent site was rock hard. And there were way too many children running around. read more