Deer Run Campgrounds

This is not camping, people are packed together like sardines. Grounds are poorly laid out and maintained, not to mention the entire place smelled like a tractor meet. If you like the outdoors, this is not that.

Nice campground with a good amount of things to do. Some sites are close together or have tree that make it hard to get certain rigs in. A lot of seasonal sites.

We took a chance in September 2020 and decided to make plans to camp for two nights so we could get some hiking in nearby at the Pine Grove Furnace State Park. You're greeted by a sign on the front office door that says "Masks are optional," so that tells you all you need to know about camping here during the COVID-19 crisis. Check-in is easy enough and you are given a card to hang on your mirror that has a barcode to scan to get access to the campground. Then you drive to your site. The signs/directions posted are...not very helpful, and you can easily find yourself face-to-face with someone driving a golf cart from the opposite direction or kids running around through the road, so be very careful. We picked a tent site (218 or 219) as far away from everyone else as we could get. A bunch of the tent sites border the woods, and I definitely recommend snagging one of those if you're able. The tent and RV sites are absolutely crammed together. We started setting up our tent and were somewhat pleased with the amount of space we had from a big family in the next site because we could all enjoy our respective spaces without getting in each other's way. Then another car pulled up and signaled that there was ANOTHER site between us. There wasn't even 10ft between our tents; you could hear everything. The RV/camper sites looked even more snug, so I can't imagine trying to maneuver there. Our tent site was one of the flatter and less rocky ones that I could see. Each site is provided with a fire ring (more like a fire pit/contained cauldron) and picnic table, which was great. I will say that from what we saw, the grounds are kept very clean. The bath house near the tent site is cleaned daily, however not always at the posted hours so I would say to assume it is half an hour before the posted time. There are 2 showers and toilet stalls in each bathroom. Here is where we were the most unhappy about masks being optional: not a single other person that we saw over 3 days was wearing a mask while in the enclosed bathrooms. There are hand dryers, so particles are flying all over the place. There was a concert that ended while I was showering and it was a line of people to get in and the dryers were constantly blasting; I basically held my breath while I was in there. The campgrounds are clean and easy to find off of the main roads. However, if you're looking for a place to stay outside during the COVID-19 situation, look elsewhere.

Overall this is not a bad campground, just not our personal style. Tight sites and no grass in the majority of the sites, but the majority are well shaded which was nice. However the weekend we went they had water wars. The water wars themselves did not bother us, however several people did not respect our site boundaries even though we clearly were not participating, so if you go here I would suggest looking at the activities schedule to make sure it isn’t something you want to avoid. We had our three dogs outside who did not like people running through our site. But overall it was decent and site 88 where we were appeared to be the largest non-seasonal site in the park which was nice. Unfortunately though we will not be back.

We had a wonderful family 👪 ❤ time. Concerts, games, pool, hikes etc.

Can't wait to go again!

Fun campground! Only complaint is that the sites are not marked very well so it can be confusing to which spot is yours, we had three in a row so we didn't mind between us but the neighbors on our site was a little annoying. Pool was nice, playground was nice and the golf cart rental was fun!

This central Pa campground is located a short drive to many attractions. Amish Country, Hershey, Gettysburg, and winerys are within 40 min drive. There are many things to do at the campground, also.