Friendship Village Campground & RV Park, near Bedford, Pennsylvania, is a fantastic spot for families and campers looking for a mix of relaxation and fun. With spacious sites and a range of accommodations from tents to cabins, it’s designed to cater to all types of campers.

The campground boasts a variety of amenities, including clean showers and well-maintained facilities that visitors rave about. One camper noted, “I have never used a cleaner camp shower or seen so many amenities on a campground.” There’s also a lovely pond with a walking path, perfect for a leisurely stroll or a quiet moment by the water.

Kids will find plenty to keep them entertained, with multiple playgrounds, a jumping pillow, and even mini-golf. Reviewers have highlighted the family-friendly atmosphere, with activities like live music on weekends and community events like farmers markets and yard sales. As one happy camper put it, “This is truly a good campground for the family.”

While the campground is packed with activities, it’s also conveniently located just a short drive from Bedford, where you can explore local attractions or grab a bite to eat. Whether you’re stopping for a night or planning a longer stay, Friendship Village offers a welcoming environment that makes it easy to unwind and enjoy the great outdoors.

Friendship Village Campground is a family-oriented campground with over 300 sites to chose from and providing activities and games for everyone, so be sure to bring the kids and grandkids! Our park is “big rig friendly,” offering shaded and non-shaded sites, with 84 pull thru sites and a variety of hook-ups available. We even have campsites along our lower lake and beside the trout stream

Friendship Village Campground & RV Park

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The Best Camping Near Bedford, Pennsylvania

My family camps here most weekends in the summer. It's close to our house and easily accessible. The campground itself is really nice. They've done a lot of improvements over the years which have paid off. Nice camp stores, two swimming pools, mini golf, and a catch-and-release fishing lake. The sites are close together, but for a weekend getaway it isn't unbearable. They have fun holiday events, like the Halloween trick or treat, and they provide a shuttle for Bedford's annual Fall Foliage festival, which is a bonus. All-in-all, it's a really nice family campground.

Great weekend getaway

We really enjoy camping here. Lots of activities and events throughout the camping season.  Check out their website for all the amenities.  

Family Camping 

This campground is very clean and family friendly. they have mini golf,fishing, and special events on weekends. the office staff are very friendly and helpful. 

family friendly

Friendship Village Campground in Bedford, Pa. 

Overall, I give the campground 4.5 out of five stars. The campground is nestled on the outskirts of Bedford Pennsylvania and is a very easy location to travel to regardless of your rig size. Check in was extremely easy particularly if you pay for your stay upfront. In that case all you need to do is walk into the office and they will have your packet ready for you and you’re headed to your site within a minute.

The office staff was extremely friendly and you can tell that this is a family owned and religious-based campground. The campground is quite spread out through the property with sites ranging from primitive campsites to full hook up big rig sites.

There are multiple ponds on the property however only one of them can be fished in. No license is required for fishing here. There are also two pools at each end of the campground and they are very well-maintained and have lifeguard supervision. The pool hours or a little later than most campgrounds as they open at 11 through the week and 12 on Sunday. The campground does maintain a policy of having to wear a shirt or a cover-up when not in the pool vicinity but that was not really a big issue. The lower pool is right beside the main office which also includes an arcade and a very nice miniature golf course. The upper pool is larger and also well maintained. 

Neither pool has provided seating so you will need to bring your own camp chairs or towels to sit on. They also do not provide umbrellas but allow you to bring your own as long as they are 5 feet wide or less.

There are many playgrounds spread out across the property as well as a jumping pillow and a very well-built gaga ball pit. We stayed at site number 41 for the weekend and have no complaints at all. It’s a little more of a tight packed area versus the rest of the campground but it was in good vicinity to everything. 

For tent campers I recommend staying in the area of sites 5-25 as there is a very nice bathhouse very close by. For big rig campers, you need to stay at the upper portion of the campground at sites 200-500. In my opinion, the best sites to stay at if you have kids are sites 145–171￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼ as those are right beside the jumping pillow, playground and gaga ball pit￼. 

The property had a movie showing in their barn on Saturday night (Despicable Me) and they also seem to schedule a lot of live entertainment, mostly Bluegrass. The staff on the property is virtually nonexistent minus trash pickup, lifeguards, and office staff...which I think is not a bad thing. I imagine if we would have needed anything, it would have been easy to find a staff member. If you have any issues with your camping rig, there is a full-service RV dealership basically at the entrance to the campground where you can buy virtually anything that you may require.

I only give this campground 4.5 out of five stars primarily due to its location. There is really nothing to do in Bedford Pennsylvania. You are limited to the activities within the campground unless you travel to another township to find something to do. There are no hiking trails in the campground however it was quite nice to walk through the campground at 5 o’clock every morning. I would absolutely return here again, the rates were very reasonable for the value to get out of it. Even though our campsite was close to the fishing pond, it was a little tighter than the other larger sites and I think I would attempt to stay in those next time. 

All in all, this is a great family (non-commercialized) campground and I would recommend staying here.￼￼￼￼￼￼￼

Great Family Campground

Nice campground, clean and plenty of activities for the kids. The only thing we didn't like was all of the road noise. This campground is located by 2 major highways and truck traffic and Jake brake are constant all night long. The road noise made it hard to hear when we were sitting around the fire.

Nice campground 

Went camping here for the first time this weekend. Although it was the off season there was still tons to do. The kids played mini golf, jumped on the pillow, played on multiple playgrounds, enjoyed ice cream and went fishing. Can’t wait to come back in the summer. 

Fantastic Family Campground 

Tucked into the mountains of PA, in a the town of Bedford, is this hopping campground. 

Lots of fun for kids, live music on the weekend, this campground was full of activity.  The campground was packed with everyone from seasonal full timers to overnighters. 

A threat of a storm and the heat of summer kept us indoors, but the potential was there for a good time. 

Family fun full of things to do

We stopped here for a night on our way to Ohio. The campground is just a few minutes off of the PA Turnpike tucked away behind a couple of small industrial buildings. The campground itself is large and well laid out. The lanes are wide and the curves are easy even with a large rig. We arrived late, and the ladies in the store who checked us in were super helpful and moved us to a site that was easier to get into and out of than the one we chose online. The sites were nice, large, and level, we didn’t even have to unhook our toad from our Class A.  We pulled in, pushed the auto level button, plugged in and went about our evening.

Great campground and friendly staff

Clean and has everything for a nice family get away

Family campground 

This is truly a good campground for the family 

All in one

Sites are very spacious and the gravel pad was level upon parking. Good connections and solid cable. Facilities are well maintained and there are a ton of activities to enjoy. They held a farmers market on Saturday and had a HUGE community yard sale which we thought was very cool! Overall Wi-Fi worked well and everything you need is here. 

Beautiful and easy to navigate

One of the best campgrounds I have stayed at so far the pond is nice and has a 1/2 mile walking path around it with trees and beaches to stop and sit dog park is big and has a place for small or large dogs there is 3 play grounds all different and all well kept 


Very fun place for all ages 

We do a lot of dispersed camping but we spoiled ourselves with this spot. It was $50 for a tent site but I have never used a cleaner camp shower or seen so many amenities on a campground. They were also very accommodating of our late check-in as we travel across the country. 

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