Best RV Parks & Resorts near Emlenton, PA

Several RV parks surround Emlenton, Pennsylvania, offering diverse options for motorhome travelers. Rustic Acres RV Resort in Shippenville provides 100 sites with full hookups including 30/50 amp service and remains open year-round. Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest in Harrisville features 312 RV sites with full hookups and big-rig friendly access, operating from April through October. Cook Forest State Park Campground accommodates larger RVs with electric sites featuring 30/50 amp service, though the campground closes from mid-December through early April. RV Village Camping Resort in Mercer offers level gravel sites with full hookup capabilities. "The site was just long enough for our 39' fifth wheel and we had to park our F450 diagonally in front," noted one traveler about their experience at Tionesta Recreation Area, highlighting the importance of checking site dimensions when traveling with larger rigs.

For RV campers planning trips to the Emlenton area, most campgrounds require reservations, especially during peak summer and fall foliage seasons. Dump stations are available at all the major RV parks, with Tionesta Recreation Area featuring a convenient two-lane dump station near the entrance. Cell service varies significantly throughout the region - Verizon typically provides 2-4 bars of LTE at most campgrounds, while T-Mobile coverage can be spotty in more remote locations. Love's RV Hookup in Brookville offers a convenient overnight option with 7 sites featuring water and electric hookups (30/50 amp) for travelers passing through on I-80. Pet-friendly policies are standard across most RV parks in the region, though some state park campgrounds prohibit alcohol. Propane refill services are available at Bear Run Campground and several other locations within 30 miles of Emlenton.

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Best RV Sites Near Emlenton, Pennsylvania (83)

    1. Rustic Acres

    8 Reviews
    Shippenville, PA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 226-9850

    $39 - $69 / night

    "This campground is easy access to I80, Less than 10 minutes. It is very clean, amazingly helpful staff, mix of seasonal, weekly, and overnight. Nice playground for the kids."

    "Apparently lots of other folks agree, many seasonal campers here. Quiet tonight with only 4 or 5 empty spots. We arrived after closing but host drove me hind us."

    2. RV Village Camping Resort

    2 Reviews
    Mercer, PA
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (724) 662-4560

    "The pool and playground are awesome for the kiddos. There are a ton of permanent sites which the folks are all very friendly. The resort is golf cart friendly and that’s how most get around."

    "I highly recommend this campground to anyone that loves to be around a lot of friendly people. We are going to make this our most favorite spot in western Pa."

    3. Chestnut Ridge Park and Campground

    8 Reviews
    Sharpsville, OH
    46 miles
    Website

    $45 - $55 / night

    "Despite the fact that it’s not our normal kind of camping, in the woods, it was very comfortable. It does not feel crowded, sites were grassy and all utilities worked well."

    "Unfortunately they didn’t have a 50 amp site available so the owner gave me 30 amp converter at no cost and also helped me hook up my gray water and black water connections."

    4. Kalyumet Campground

    14 Reviews
    Lucinda, PA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 744-9622

    "We've stayed at Kalyumet on our travel trailer at least a dozen times over the last several years. We love it because it's not huge but has all the amenities that we like."

    "We enjoyed the pool the walking/hiking trails, a trip into Cooks Forest, and even spent some time at the arcade (costs money)."

    5. Love's RV Hookup-Brookville PA 829

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    Brookville, PA
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 646-6014

    $32 / night

    6. RV Resort Village

    2 Reviews
    Mercer, PA
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (724) 662-4560

    7. Bear Ridge Campground & RV Resort

    1 Review
    Kittanning, PA
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (724) 822-6521

    8. Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest

    13 Reviews
    Boyers, PA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (724) 735-2417

    "It is very family friendly. Restrooms are nice and clean."

    "We were there back in May 2017, which was our first time camping. Based on our first time, I thought this place was five stars."

    9. Rvino - Campers Paradise

    9 Reviews
    Clarington, PA
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 752-2393

    $40 - $245 / night

    "This campground is by far my favorite private campground. If you have been to this campground greater than 2 years ago, it is time to check it out again."

    "The store front has anything you can think of, and the playground is conveniently located. The swimming pool is always cold but feels great on a nice hot day"

    10. Cook Forest State Park Campground & Cabins

    51 Reviews
    Cooksburg, PA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 744-8407

    $20 - $67 / night

    "Once there, backing in the site was easy, although the narrow road on the loop can be a little challenging, especially if you have a big rig."

    "Beautiful park with huge pine trees. 235 sites, many with electric. Most seem pretty level and big rig friendly. Good ATT & Verizon cell service. Nice trails and friendly campground hosts."

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396 Reviews of 83 Emlenton Campgrounds


  • Britt B.
    Oct. 27, 2020

    Bear Run Campground

    Loads to do...!

    This campground is deceptively big! The nightly RV sites are close to the park entrance and are relatively flat. The campground hosts themed events, game nights and arts& crafts. There is a swimming pool and playground for the kids. It also has a small café that sells baked goods and coffee. On Saturdays they sell amazing Armish Donuts! 

    Further into the campground the sites turn to more permanent sites. Further up the hill are more cottages and camping. This campground is steep in parts and too large to walk efficiently. There is a fenced dog run area and a beautiful lake. All sites have fire rings. There is an onsite laundry, WIFI, onsite dump station and propane refill station. 

    You can also buy ice and firewood. The campground is gated. Lots to do at the campground and lots to do in the surrounding area. They welcome all furry friends!

  • M
    Jul. 22, 2022

    Hearts Content Recreation Area

    Quiet, Fairly Remote, Pleasant National Forest Campground

    Allegheny National Forest is Pennsylvania's only National Forest and a gem of a location for outdoor recreation. Hearts Content itself is a well-maintained, very quiet campground with some of the most private sites we've experienced in 15 years of regular car camping.

    Site A02 is very nice for privacy, one of the three front sites which means a bit of road traffic for other arriving campers, but covered by dense old-growth forest on all three sides and well set off the road. Ample tree coverage means an excellent shade canopy, but not-so-great if you're powering your rig with solar.

    Clean, good-tasting drinking water at several community water spigots are available, and the central grassy area even contains a clean and well-maintained playground.

    The campground itself is actually across the road from the Recreation Area. The Recreation Area is home to 3 nice hiking trails, including one all-season trail that converts to a cross-country skiing trail in the snowy months, as well as some picnic tables and a restroom.

    The campground has a couple pit toilets that have been very well maintained by campground hosts each year we've been there. Zero smell or problems here, they appear to be looked after daily. They are still pit toilets so this is not exactly a luxury affair, but as pit toilets go, these definitely suffice.

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    INTERNET: One bar of usable Verizon 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G LTE suitable for slow web browsing and e-mail, but little else. Because of the very dense tree cover here, Starlink is not really a viable option. The most southern facing sites have more of a clearing which may work for Starlink, but are smaller, less private, and also face the group campsite which is well trafficked by Boy Scout troops and other summer camp gatherings, so you're upping your noise quite a bit.

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    MAJOR PROS: This is a great campground to just enjoy camping. Set some 15 miles back in old growth forest, the most private of the campsites provide a very pleasant wilderness experience but still some well-maintained amenities like fresh drinking water and good pit toilets. In our experience camping here several times over several years, weekdays are very quiet at this location, perhaps the quietest of any campground of this size and caliber we've experienced anywhere. It's only really Friday evenings and Saturdays where you'll see more than 3-4 other campers in this place.

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    The closest nearby town is Warren, PA a small but service-rich town set on the Allegheny River that provides all the necessary stuff - a Wal Mart,  a Lowes, and plenty of restaurants and little shops. Warren is the longtime home of a refinery of some sort and on days when the downwind is blowing especially strong, you can catch the faint whiff of a funky but ambiguous smell of…something?

    Cell service kicks up to 5G on T-Mobile in Warren itself, but you're still stuck on 4G with Verizon, as of summer 2022.

    Back to the campground, I would highly recommend this place for people who can get out there on weekdays and enjoy peace and quiet. Firewood is available for sale at the Camp Host campsite, but there's so much downed wood behind just about every site that purchasing wood really isn't necessary: you can keep a hot fire going all night, for free, just by cleaning out the underbrush.

    This is such a pretty, quiet campsite that during weekdays the area deer will often approach from the woods behind the campsites to feast on low hanging leaves. We've seen dozens of them who will get within 10-20 yards of you for a snack later into the night. While never getting too close, it does make for a pleasant wildlife viewing opportunity.

    We really like this place. No showers or other running-water facilities and limited internet service prevent this place from being a perfect 5. It is also a bit of a drive into town for provisions or daily ingress if you need these amenities. That aside, tent, trailer or RV, you are likely to enjoy your experience here if you enjoy camping at all.

  • James B.
    Oct. 7, 2021

    Mountain Top Campground

    very nice for me but ymmv

    nice campsite the closest to Pittsburg that i found. 35 mins 

    pros

    amazing views at this mountain top campsite

    45 per night for me ymmv 

    clean campgrounds

    level gravel lots with wood boarders

    lots of grass on each site as well

    full verizon coverage lte 

    30 + 50amp services

    grey water dump on most sites

    water 

    open year round 

    cons

    no kids park

    no dog park

    no cable hookups

    moderate wi-fi (to be expected) 

    no black sewer hookup (does have dump station and honey wagon)

  • Gypsy G.
    Jun. 22, 2021

    Mercer-Grove City KOA

    Really nice!

    Very well maintained campground with lots of amenities, esp for kids (pool, playground). Generous sized sites, not too close together. Looks like quite a few long-term RVers here. Cute chickens wandering around. Hiking trail accessible from the campsite. Heavily wooded and quiet, but not too far off interstate.

  • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 22, 2022

    Tionesta Rec. Area Campground

    Nice COE

    There was not a real address to set our RV GPS. Waze and Google maps will pull up directions by entering Tionesta Recreation Area. We came in from the west on US-6 to PA-66, and up PA-36. From I-80, take the exit for PA-36 then follow the signs to Tionesta and once you get near you'll see the Tionesta Recreation Area Signs. There are signs to the boat launch area so pay attention and follow the camping signs; the campground(CG) is on the right. If you come in from Tionesta, once you clear the town the CG area is to the left. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon around 3:00 PM and the COE entrance building was not manned, so we took a picture of the CG map and proceeded to back-in site 100 with 50 AMP FHUs. There were no obstacles so our back-in was one and done. The site was just long enough for our 39’ fifth wheel(recreation.gov stated max length 48 ft RV) and we had to park our F450 diagonally in front. We noticed that the site post already had our names and dates of stay. The utilities were about 3/4 the way to the back of the site so no problems with sewer, water, or electric cord lengths. The water pressure was okay at about 42 psi. We did not receive any OTA channels but this site and several others back up to a huge berm so you can get satellite. Most of the sites in the CG have mature trees so the satellite is iffy. We got 2 bars on Verizon. The site lengths vary in the CG and the lengths from the reservation site seemed to be fairly correct. There were quite a few larger rigs here. Most if not all of the sites in this CG are full hookups. We noticed that some were 30/20 AMP. Sites closer to the front of the CG, especially along the river, tend to be close to each other. We found that the 90s- 100s area has the best site spacing with site 100 being one of the most spacious sites. After watching a 40’ 5th wheel struggle to back into site 113, we decided this site is not a good choice for rigs over 35 feet or for someone with below-average backing abilities due to the obstacles getting into the site. The pad angles at 90 degrees, there’s a ditch across the road from the site making it difficult to swing the tow vehicle, and there are trees to avoid. We enjoyed walking our dogs through the CG and watching the groundhogs in the rocks behind our site. We noted during our 4-day stay towards the end of June that restaurants and other sights such as museums may be closed Monday, Tuesday, and/or Wednesday. Get out and explore PA Route 666, which includes the Nebraska bridge, Tall Oaks Gift Shop, and Frog rock.

  • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 24, 2022

    Shenango Campground

    Huge COE

    After getting off I80, our RV GPS wanted to take us on a wonky route, so we followed Waze and the campground’s(CG) web instructions that took us across the causeway on N. Hermitage Rd, then a right turn off on Birchwood Rd, which led us to take a left turn back across N. Hermitage Rd to get back to the Shenango Rec Area turn. Once we got to the CG, check in was quick and very easy. Just happened, our next door neighbor/camp host checked us in and told us we could get water off their site so we proceeded straight to site 199 that’s a back in with electric(50/30 AMP) only plus one of the better spaced sites in the CG. We had to maneuver a couple of times to get into the 90 degree site but the road was wide with no obstacles to prevent swinging into the site. We quickly found out that our 50 AMP connection had issues and after reporting it, a maintenance crew came within 20 minutes and fixed a bad breaker. We got 3 bars on Verizon and a handful of OTA channels. Due to the amount of mature trees, satellite would be iffy depending on your site. There are no FHU sites(camp host sites have electric& water). Electric sites are centrally grouped within the loops and spaced closer together than most COEs. The majority of the sites within this CG are dry camping and they too are fairly close together. The sites right on the lake were all dry camping. With all the dry camping sites in this CG, its nice that they allow generator use during non quiet hours. Quiet hours here are 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. There are water spigots periodically located within the loops and the CG map identifies where they are. There’s also a two-lane dump station located near the entrance but there is no potable water. There are signs stating no alcohol in the park, but people were openly drinking. We also noted that the contractors who clean the restroom/shower facilities start early in the morning and close the facility while cleaning, which was inconvenient for the dry campers just waking up. If we were to stay at this CG again, we’d come during the week and get a dry camping site on the water.

  • Bill  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 18, 2020

    Hearts Content Recreation Area

    Simple and serene

    Hearts Content is best described as a way station. The sites are nestled within a grove of immense pines. Some are large enough for large RV’s . There are no showers. Bathrooms are vault toilets. Two of the sites include Adirondack type shelters. A picnic table and fire ring are within each site. I used this site as a staging area to explore Allegheny National Forest for a week. Used a camp shower. The closest town is Warren, PA. Firewood is available at the camp host site. Across the road is an hiking area with picnic tables and the like.

  • Tim J.
    May. 29, 2021

    Cook Forest State Park Campground & Cabins

    Open Campground

    We don’t live far from this campground, so it was a quick weekend trip in early April. Early April in western Pennsylvania means overnight temperatures in the 40’s and highs in the 50/60’s. The campground sits at the top of a ridge, with an uphill climb if coming from the south. We stayed in site #50, which was in the middle of the loop. Once there, backing in the site was easy, although the narrow road on the loop can be a little challenging, especially if you have a big rig. Once parked, leveling was easy and we were set up in no time. Our site was a little short, so the back door to our camper was near the fire ring, which resulted in smoke blowing through our camper, but nothing a can of Fabreze didn’t fix when we got home. The campground has a nice playground, volleyball court and open grass area for tossing a football or playing soccer. There are a couple of fresh water stations around the loop, so plan accordingly before arriving or be prepared to block traffic on the narrow road while you fill up with fresh water. The dump station was very open and convenient, so departure was quick. We will definitely visit this campground again, but will probably pick something with more shade, especially if visiting in the summer. We have a Winegard Air 360*, but Verizon 4G LTE was non-existent. OTA TV signal picked up a couple of TV stations.

  • G
    Aug. 18, 2020

    Cook Forest State Park Campground & Cabins

    Coor Forest State Park

    Beautiful park with huge pine trees. 235 sites, many with electric. Most seem pretty level and big rig friendly. Good ATT & Verizon cell service. Nice trails and friendly campground hosts.


Guide to Emlenton

Emlenton, Pennsylvania, offers a variety of RV camping options that cater to different preferences, making it a great destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

Most parks have electrical and sewer hookups

  • Many RVers appreciate the convenience of full hookups at Kalyumet Campground, which provides electric and sewer connections for a hassle-free stay.
  • Rustic Acres RV Resort & Campground features both 30 and 50 amp electric hookups, ensuring that all your power needs are met.
  • At Wolfs Camping Resort, you’ll find ample amenities including electric hookups and sanitary dump stations, perfect for longer stays.

RVers appreciate amenities like pools and recreation areas

  • Families enjoy the large swimming pool at Wolf's Camping Resort, which is ideal for cooling off on warm days.
  • Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest offers a range of kid-friendly activities, including a recreation hall and a well-stocked camp store.
  • Gaslight Campgrounds features a heated in-ground pool and a recreation center, making it a great spot for family fun.

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