Penn Campground — Sue-meg State Park

We stayed in site #11 which happens to be right next to the bathrooms/showers which I thought would be annoying but wasn't at all. The restrooms weren't visible from the site as there was a giant hedge barrier between the little building and our site.  The bathrooms themselves were spic and span and had no odor. Probably the only annoying thing was people who would slam the doors to the restrooms - but I blame the lame human beings who give no thought about the amount of noise they create, not the setup. The site was set back off of the small lane that was Penn campground. Penn is the smallest of the 3 or 4 campgrounds at Sue-Meg and I think the nicest. Also, RV's are not allowed so we didn't have to listen to generators running in the evenings/mornings. 

Back to the restrooms...in the end it was nice being so close to the restrooms/showers as other campsites had to make quite a trek to use the facilities. AND, like I said, they were some of the cleanest restrooms and shower rooms I have ever been to at a campground. 

The ranger staff were all super friendly and knowledgeable. Birds aplenty and they will wake you before first light. Will definitely camp here again. I made reservations back in February for a mid-June weekend, and many of the sites were already reserved - FYI. 

My only complaint is the wood we purchased from the host was wet and our first fire was unsatisfactory and smokey.

One of the most beautiful car camping grounds I have ever stayed in. We stayed in the Penn Creek campground which is tents and not RVs but there are RV sites in the neighboring campgrounds in the park.

Each site is tucked back in its own little green enclave, so even though the neighboring sites are close to you, you feel secluded.

We spent 2 nights, one at site 3, which was tucked back a little more than site 5 on our 2nd night ( we had to move sites because it’s popular in the summer and there wasn’t a site available 2 nights for our dates, so book early if you can)

We spent a day hiking through the grounds, our 11 year old daughter got to participate in the Junior Ranger Program, learning about the geology of the area. The Ranger helped us Ron identify some of the berries we’d seen along the path and which were edible.

We hiked down to Agate beach where you can collect Agate to take home (no other natural souvenirs are allowed).

Bathrooms with outlets, showers, potable water are easily accessible. Food lockers are at each campsite. Camp hosts were awesome and knowledgeable. Firewood was a little pricey at $8 per bundle, so you may want to bring your own or buy before you arrive as you are not allowed to gather firewood.

Great for families. I wish we could have stayed longer. It was incredible.