Best Glamping near Duryea, PA

Lackawanna State Park Campground and Ricketts Glen State Park Campground house luxury glamping accommodations within the scenic Pocono Mountains region. Both parks feature yurts and premium canvas accommodations that combine outdoor immersion with modern comforts. The yurts at Lackawanna State Park include electricity, heating, full-size refrigerators, stoves, and microwaves, providing a comfortable retreat after exploring the surrounding trails. One visitor noted, "We reserved 3 of 4 yurts for our annual glamping trip. Each yurt has a huge deck, 2 picnic tables and fire pit." Ricketts Glen's glamping options offer similar amenities with the added benefit of proximity to the park's famous waterfall trails. Both locations maintain clean facilities with showers and restrooms just steps away from the luxury accommodations, making them ideal for travelers seeking nature experiences without sacrificing comfort.

The surrounding area boasts exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities centered around the parks' natural features. Ricketts Glen's 22 waterfalls create a dramatic backdrop for glamping experiences, with hiking trails connecting directly to many of the premium sites. According to a camper, "The biggest draw to this state park is the 22 waterfalls! We saw 18 of them on a four-mile moderate hike." Water activities enhance the glamping experience at both parks, with Lackawanna offering boat-in access and swimming areas. Most luxury accommodations remain available from April through October, with some requiring minimum stay requirements during peak season. The proximity to wildlife viewing opportunities adds another dimension to the glamping experience, with some sites positioned to maximize scenic vistas of the surrounding mountains and lakes. Advance reservations are essential for securing the most desirable glamping units, particularly during summer and fall foliage seasons.

Best Glamping Sites Near Duryea, Pennsylvania (43)

    1. Hickory Run State Park Campground

    60 Reviews
    Albrightsville, PA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (272) 808-6192

    $20 - $72 / night

    "Come with fire pit, parking spot, picnic table, flush toilet, running water. Competitive pricing."

    "We took the short drive to Hawk Falls Trail and also completed the Orchard Trail Loop."

    2. Lackawanna State Park Campground

    17 Reviews
    Fleetville, PA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 945-3239

    $20 - $90 / night

    "Our only complaint was the lack of active enforcement of quiet hours — otherwise there would be no complaints."

    "Some are a little close to each other, but others offer plenty of space, including our site (52) on this trip.    One of the biggest spots we have ever had.   "

    3. Ricketts Glen State Park Campground

    68 Reviews
    Sweet Valley, PA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 477-5675

    $15 - $92 / night

    "The trails are very well marked.  We stayed in the large loop, which is a peninsula on Lake Jean. Many of the sites have lake views. The bathhouse was clean but not adequate for 73 sites."

    "we had a wonderful experience. drove our car right up to our site, had a ton of space to set up. a nice picnic bench and fire pit was there and we were sure 61 so the lake was 100 yards from all of this"

    4. Tobyhanna State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Tobyhanna, PA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 894-8336

    $20 - $43 / night

    "This place only gets 4 stars because I thought we were going to have water and electric hook ups. They only have 2 kinds of sites, modern electric (only electric) and primitive."

    "Mix of electric and non-electric sites.  No water hook ups but a water station is on site. Camp sites are generously size, good spacing between sites and heavily treed.  Huge lake to enjoy.  "

    5. Keen Lake Resort Campground

    29 Reviews
    Prompton, PA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 488-6161

    "The security is great and patrol to make sure quiet hours are quiet to be courtiers to other campers that want quiet time. The bath houses are constantly being cleaned and restocked."

    "That said we had plenty of space, it was just very close to the next site. We were on the far side of the lake which is not really within walking distance of the beach, pool and store."

    6. Mount Pocono Campground

    9 Reviews
    Mount Pocono, PA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 839-8950

    $54 / night

    "Pocono Campground in the Poconos, Pennsylvania is a very active and fun vacation vacation destination! There are lots of amenities for every family member and the staff is friendly and welcoming."

    "This is a great site, it has running water, it’s clean, it has entertainment, and you can get close with your loved ones."

    7. Jim Thorpe Camping Resort

    15 Reviews
    Jim Thorpe, PA
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 325-2644

    "There is a general store on site, an arcade, a pool, bathrooms with clean showers, and sinks with potable water. The mauch chunk stream runs through the back of the campground."

    "Makes it fun searching for a good position within the site, kinda like roughing it in the actual wild... so not really a complaint. Sites are not very private or secluded."

    8. Otter Lake Camp Resort

    13 Reviews
    Henryville, PA
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 223-0123

    "Otter Lake Campground was one of the best campgrounds we went to.... pros and cons Pros- Beautiful Lake with fishing & boating -Pools indoor and outdoor -Great playgrounds -Great biking even a trail"

    "We had a water/electric site that was big and very level. We were close enough to bath house but not too close. There is a steam and some wet areas behind the row of sites we were in."

    9. Secluded Acres Campground

    3 Reviews
    Paupack, PA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 226-9959

    "The site itself isn't bad, a lot of woods to tuck into if you camp rite."

    "Such wonderful rustic sites that are absolutely secluded!! Love it and just wish it was open all year round!"

    10. Red Rock Mountain Campground

    4 Reviews
    Cambra, PA
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 925-5039

    "There are all these tiny little outdated but cute cottages and a bath house. Very cool. Our site was alright. There wasn't a great place to put our tent but we managed."

    "Accommodating and friendly hosts, clean bath house and firewood for sale on site."

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Glamping Reviews near Duryea, PA

422 Reviews of 43 Duryea Campgrounds


  • David S.
    May. 16, 2022

    Camp Kit Adin Outfitters

    A great camping experience! Owner review!

    Hello! I'm Dave Smith and host at Camp Kit Adin Outfitters! You will have use of the 16' x 28' Wall tent with 8 ' x 16' deck over looking the woods!(sleeps 5 to 6) , cook tent 15' x 20' fully equipped gas stove, charcoal table, 10.1 cf. Refrigerator,micro range, toaster , coffee maker ( drip) dishes silverware ect. Or cook outside on the big grill. 2 inside showers, porta potty! Lots to do! Ricketts Glen, World's End state park, numerous overlooks, plenty of hiking, fishing ,bicycle and a great swimming hole on the Loyalsock creek!

  • Denise D.
    Jul. 11, 2018

    Camp Taylor Campground

    A beautiful forested campground with plenty of wildlife and birds.

    Easy access from Rt 80 and located close to the Lakota Wolf Preserve. With tours leaving them campground twice a day on both Saturday and Sundays for the wolf preserve, I was glad there was camping so close. The camping selection of sites is excellent with Cabins, Glamping tents, primitive tent sites and of course RV sites. I choose to stay in one of the glamping tents and was pleasantly surprised at the space inside the tent even with a double bed and two other fold out couches to beds. Water is available at the site. A small lake for swimming and boating. And lots of trails linking you to the Delaware river water gap area.

  • Brooks B.
    May. 31, 2023

    Slumberland at the River's Edge

    Kayak camping at its finest, right on the upper Delaware River!

    Me and two friends do a yearly kayak trip down the Delaware river and have progressively moved north each year. This year, MDW of 2023, we were traveling between Narrowsburg, NY and Port Jervis, NY. Traveling 10-15 miles a day, we ended our second day of paddling at Slumberland on the Rivers Edge. The host put out a orange cone that made finding our campsite easy and a nice beach made unloading and loading kayaks pretty easy. The accommodations were top notch, with lights already on, and a table set, along with a grill, fire pit, and covered porch and canvas tent that housed two queen sized beds along with an electric stove and a woodstove. We were able to relax on the adirondack chairs on the deck as the sun went down and our fire (wood provided by host) and the porch lights remained glowing. It was nice change from camping in our tents and sleeping pads as we are used to along the river, as the beds were very comfortable, and the heater and canvas tent kept us warm during 40 degree temperatures at night. It was quiet and peaceful and you had your own space far from the other sites at slumberland (unlike many other campgrounds along the river). We all enjoyed our stay and had a great time and I would highly recommend to any kayak campers along the river looking for more than just a patch of grass to set up a tent on.

  • Amy R.
    Jul. 16, 2019

    Pine Cradle Lake Family Campground

    RV/tent campground in a beautiful setting

    This is a gated campground that we stayed at 6/30/19-7/04/19. We are NOT an RV. We own a Napier tent that hooks to our truck so that we can sleep up in the bed. However, due to it being a holiday week, the tent sites were completely booked and they only have 4(which also have water& electric). The tent sites are located in the back of the campground behind the sports field within the trees. I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to see them but they have them pictured on their website. They let us book an RV site and it was rough setting up on a gravel RV site but we understood that we were not within a normal tent element and placed an extra tarp under the tent. The campground is located at the top of some beautiful and scenic driving through farmland in Pennsylvania and you will be 30 minutes from anything like shopping or small town amenities(we drove to Walmart after setting up to get our perishables since we drive up from Virginia). Our site had water and electric, was a drive through spot for a typical RV with a section to the side of the drive through for the fire pit and picnic table. We were located right next to the shower/bathrooms/playground and had some tree coverage and shade. A lot of the RVs in the campground are permanent sites and our neighbors never showed so we had a quiet buffer but it was not a noisy campground. It appeared that they cleaned the bathrooms twice daily and we were impressed with the cleanliness of the bathroom/showers. There were 4 in the building so we never had to wait. The staff were friendly and helpful. They had a store right next to the pool area that offered common items and RV'er might need with a small grocery area as well which included bundles of wood($6 honor system after hours) and Ice($1.78 per bag). We were allowed to run an account which we paid at the end of our stay. Our campsite was required to be paid at check in. The campground is 18 acres with gravel roads, a sports field, fishing, horse shoes, bocce ball, multiple playgrounds, a rec center with some games, claw machines etc. a splash pad and salt water pool. You will be doing a lot of walking or bring your bicycles like we did. They offer scheduled activities for holidays etc and various weekend activities. You can rent non electric boats and they offer catch& release fishing without a PA license in the lake. My son caught 2 sunfish :) They have guidelines for visitors and quiet hours(my cousin came to visit us in the evenings as she lived close by). We enjoyed camping here even if we were on an RV site. We booked site 211 which had the little bit of tree coverage and was located right next to the showers/bathrooms/playground with a quick walk to the lake for fishing. Most of the other available sites in the road ahead of us had no tree coverage but closer to the lake had more trees and shade. OR, just get an actual tent site :) but they are all the way at the back of the campground, furthest from the lake so I actually preferred our site.

  • J
    Oct. 16, 2020

    Camp Taylor Campground

    Great as long as you behave

    Having been here on a few occasions I will say it is def a beautiful spot in many regards. However, there are some downsides.

    Positives: sites are decent sized with fire pits and picnic tables. easy access to hiking, convenient to a beautiful vineyard, peaceful region, and the most amazing wolf preserve is right next to you.  

    Negative: limited access to firewood. sites are picked clean, quiet hours are strongly enforced- which can be a good thing depending upon who you are, the lake is anything but refreshing.

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 17, 2019

    Ricketts Glen State Park Campground

    Waterfalls!!

    The biggest draw to this state park (which no one in Pennsylvania I spoke with seemed to know about) is the 22 waterfalls! We saw 18 of them on a four-mile moderate hike, but if you want to see the additional four, you could make it a seven-mile hike. The trails are very well marked. 

    We stayed in the large loop, which is a peninsula on Lake Jean. Many of the sites have lake views. The bathhouse was clean but not adequate for 73 sites. The campground was about ¾ full and there was often a wait in the bathroom. Showers looked reasonable but I did not use them.

    There were many tent campers in this loop, which does not allow pets (the other, smaller loop does allow pets). There are no hookups at all in the park. The water had been tested earlier in the season and unsafe levels of manganese were detected. All water spigots were shut off and covered but we were told it was safe to wash our dishes and brush our teeth. However, the water for the dishwashing sink was turned off as well as the water in the restroom at the trailhead. Since we had a reservation, we received a phone call in advance of our stay letting us know about this.

    There are trails to the beach, but we woke to rain the next morning, so we did not explore this. 

    One trash/recycle area a distance away from the campsites which seems typical for PA state parks. Alcohol is strictly forbidden– we were warned that if a ranger saw any alcohol outside of our vehicle, we would be cited. Quiet hours are 9 pm– 8 am, which is more restrictive than other state parks, however, some did not observe these quiet hours (a guitar-playing singing camper thought he was talented, but I disagree!)

  • Autumn C.
    Aug. 1, 2023

    Pioneer Campground

    Don't rent Cabin 1

    Looks cute from the outside but once you get in you are immediately disappointed. The cabin had a smell, a wrinkly floor, and was very dark. There is a lack of any shelf or cabinets and only minimal hooks to put your things. Even the TV was on the dining table and you can't use the remote from the bed either. We used the table benches and top of fireplace to place our stuff. We also had no AC. The signs on the wall said make sure you turn off the AC, but no AC. Our friends stayed in cabin 6 and it was so cute, bright, and had AC. Our other friend stayed in 2 and it was much better than ours as well. 3 was better too.

    In addition they would not honor a AAA discount due to already paying, what?!

  • Lucy P.
    Sep. 18, 2024

    Tobyhanna State Park Campground

    Pretty but cramped

    The lake is gorgeous and there are nice hiking trails, but sites are very small and close together. Let’s are allowed in less than half of the campground, which means all the dogs are in a smaller area and barking at each other more than other places. The no-pet area was practically empty when we were there midweek but the pets-allowed area was much more crowded than we would have liked.

    Also rules and signage are wildly confusing, lots of things contradict each other. Cell service exists but not great for remote work.

  • Matt R.
    Oct. 13, 2020

    Allentown KOA

    Awesome campground

    Really nice campground. Staff was friendly and helpful. It’s very secluded, no highway noise. Our spot backed up right to a creek and it was beautiful. Only giving 4 stars because the toilets had problems and the dump station didn’t have running water. Would definitely return regardless.


Guide to Duryea

Duryea, Pennsylvania offers rustic camping amid the northeastern Pennsylvania woodlands at elevations between 700-1,200 feet. The region experiences cold winters and mild summers, with average July temperatures around 83°F. Beyond the glamping accommodations highlighted in nearby parks, several campgrounds offer yurt camping near Duryea, Pennsylvania with varying levels of amenities and access to hiking trails.

What to do

Waterfall hiking: 4-mile trails at Ricketts Glen State Park Campground provide access to 22 cascading waterfalls. "A typical PA State Park campground. Nice enough, but awesome location. Make sure you check out the falls!" advises Rachel B.

Boulder field exploration: Visit the unique boulder field at Hickory Run State Park Campground where massive rock formations create an otherworldly landscape. "Boulders everywhere! Big ones, small ones, run (carefully) across them all! Beyond the Boulder field is a vast, scary, unknown," shares Mike M.

Lake activities: The 198-acre Lake Jean at Ricketts Glen offers non-motorized boating and fishing. "Excellent views and the ability to explore and experience the waterfalls areas. Beach and lake activities are available as well," notes Gary O.

Hiking network: Explore over 44 miles of trails at Hickory Run State Park, ranging from easy walks to challenging terrain. "Many hiking trails (44 miles of trails). They are rated from easy to difficult. We found the 2 trails we hiked - Hawk Falls and Shades of Death trails - where were rated 'more difficult' were not bad to hike at all."

What campers like

Wooded yurt sites: Lackawanna State Park Campground offers yurt accommodations in secluded forest settings. "The sites were a little close to each other and where we were in the park was a mixed use area. So we had an RV next to us with the Genny running all day," mentions Guy M.

Fishing opportunities: Many campers appreciate the fishing options at Secluded Acres Campground where catch-and-release regulations apply. "An area of the lake is to swim and the other to fish in. Catch and release only. Lots of trees for great shade."

Environmental education: Lackawanna provides nature programs for all ages. "This is an amazing state park that has something for everyone. There is an environmental education center with programs, there is fishing and boating, and an amazing network if hiking and horse riding trails."

Rustic camping options: For those seeking traditional camping near Duryea's yurt accommodations, multiple tent options exist. "For those who like more rustic options, there are hike-in sites that are beautiful and not far from the parking area," shares a Lackawanna State Park camper.

What you should know

Bear activity: The Poconos region has black bears that can visit campgrounds. "We were warned at check in that there have been a lot of bears in the area but never really thought that we would see one. As soon as we got to our site one came right up as we were setting up our tent," warns a camper at Tobyhanna State Park Campground.

Seasonal limitations: Most yurt camping near Duryea operates from "2nd Friday in April to 3rd Sunday in October." Year-round options are limited, with Ricketts Glen being one of few parks open all year.

Reservation requirements: Campgrounds fill quickly, especially during summer and fall. "Make sure you check ahead of time for openings, weekends fill up fast during the summer."

Water quality issues: Some parks experience water safety concerns. "The water had been tested earlier in the season and unsafe levels of manganese were detected. All water spigots were shut off and covered but we were told it was safe to wash our dishes and brush our teeth."

Tips for camping with families

Playground access: Mount Pocono Campground offers family-friendly facilities. "Just got back from a week here. Very clean and well-run. We were here during COVID restrictions and they were handling it well. We used the arcade, pool, bathouse and laundry."

Activity planning: Many campgrounds schedule regular family events. "The campground was great! We had a schedule for events all weekend."

Swimming options: Look for parks with designated beach areas for safer swimming. "The beach was a little more than a half mile walk from our site."

Trail difficulty considerations: When exploring with children, choose appropriate trails. "The hike is definitely not for the easily winded people, or anyone with bad knees, the hike down was pretty steep at some points but very well maintained!"

Tips from RVers

Site leveling challenges: Red Rock Mountain Campground and others require preparation for uneven terrain. "The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because our site wasn't level and it took hours to get it right. After that... we had the best time!!"

Electric hookup reliability: Check amperage restrictions. "Two electric hookups would trip the 50 amp circuit breaker on any load about 30 amps, which means the hookups are old and unmaintained."

Privacy considerations: RV sites vary in spacing. "The campsites are kinda close together so if you don't like meeting new people you may not like it but we had nice neighbors so didn't mind."

Site size limitations: Some RV sites are restrictive. "Our site was way to small even though we gave the length and width of our rig ahead of time. We were always looking for a place to park our tow because we had no extra space in front or back."

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Duryea, PA is Hickory Run State Park Campground with a 4.5-star rating from 60 reviews.

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