Best Cabin Camping near Fairfield, PA

Cabin accommodations near Fairfield include rustic and modern options at several campgrounds within a 30-mile radius. Gettysburg Battlefield KOA offers cabins with electricity, heat, and basic furnishings, while Caledonia State Park Campground provides more rustic cabin experiences in a wooded setting. Most cabins include beds, tables, and electricity, though amenities vary significantly by location. Granite Hill Camping Resort and Artillery Ridge Campground feature cabin rentals with varying levels of furnishing. A recent visitor to Gettysburg KOA noted, "We stayed for 10 days in a rustic cabin. Campground is well organized and clean. Bathrooms are super clean."

Rustic cabins typically provide basic shelter with minimal amenities, while deluxe options may include private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and climate control. Gettysburg Campground and Drummer Boy Camping Resort maintain cabin rentals that accommodate families with multiple sleeping arrangements. Reservations are essential during peak season from April through October, with many locations closing during winter months. Pet policies vary by location, with some designating specific pet-friendly cabins. One camper shared, "The cabin came equipped with A/C and heat, full kitchenette, fireplace, screened in porch, and firepit area with seating and picnic table."

Most cabin rentals provide beds with mattresses but require guests to bring their own linens, pillows, and towels. Basic cooking equipment such as microwaves may be available in deluxe cabins, while rustic options typically rely on outdoor fire rings with cooking grates. Visitors should plan to bring their own cookware, dishes, and utensils unless specifically noted otherwise. On-site camp stores at locations like Gettysburg KOA and Gettysburg Campground stock essential supplies, firewood, and some grocery items. Larger grocery stores can be found in Gettysburg, approximately 8 miles from Fairfield, for more extensive provisioning needs.

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Best Cabin Sites Near Fairfield, Pennsylvania (53)

    1. Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA

    26 Reviews
    Fairfield, PA
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 642-5713

    "We stayed for 10 days in a rustic cabin. Campground is well organized and clean. Tons of activities and even a hiking path. Pet friendly with small dog park."

    "Cable has the usual channels, about 20, available for $2.00 per night.  WIFI is free and we had good service, even though we were quite far from the office. "

    2. Caledonia State Park Campground

    33 Reviews
    Fayetteville, PA
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 352-2161

    $20 - $92 / night

    "Stayed here two nights while visiting Gettysburg (short 20mi drive between the two). Stayed on Chinquapin Hill, each site has picnic table and fire ring and good space for camp."

    "This State Park is easy to find and in a great location. The AT crosses through the park and it’s not far from the amenities of town."

    3. Gettysburg Campground

    25 Reviews
    Gettysburg, PA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 642-5713

    "Friendly staff and bonus that it’s pet friendly. Watch out for falling black walnuts in October. We heard them hitting ours and other rigs during our three day stay."

    "Sites are large enough for 2 tents, many Rv and seasonal rentals one main bath house and very clean potable potties scattered throughout the area. Small creek runs at the end of the grounds.."

    4. Artillery Ridge Campground

    23 Reviews
    Gettysburg, PA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 334-1288

    "This park is a perfect location if you want to explore Gettysburg National Historical Site as you can literally walk across the street and be in the park or venture½ mile up the road and you come to the"

    "Behind the campsite we stayed at, we learned connected to Stangler Farm, which served as a hospital for the wounded."

    5. Granite Hill Camping Resort

    16 Reviews
    Fairfield, PA
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 642-8749

    "Granite Hill has great facilities; free showers, a playground, mini golf and two small ponds for fishing. Plus they plan lots of weekend events"

    "Female restrooms has 6 toilets and 6 showers (push button, luke warm water). COME PREPARED WITH LEVELING BLOCKS!!!! Our site was very slanting!!"

    6. Houck - Cunningham Falls State Park

    24 Reviews
    Thurmont, MD
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 271-7574

    $21 - $65 / night

    "the road from Catoctin Mountain Park, a National Park Service with additional trails to enjoy."

    "Not a fan of kids running around through sites. The Elderberry and Deer Spring loops are no pets, but I’d like to see a no kids policy too. Kidding!"

    7. Gettysburg

    11 Reviews
    Gettysburg, PA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 337-3363

    $66 - $127 / night

    "It also has a lake and cabins available."

    "This is a private campground under Coast to Coast."

    8. Manor - Cunningham Falls State Park

    22 Reviews
    Thurmont, MD
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 271-7574

    $23 - $29 / night

    "Deer Spring Loop is near the top of the mountain.

    This is not a pet friendly loop.

    Site 112 is level, mostly shaded, backs up to the woods and has electric.

    The site is between two cabins."

    "Site was very shaded, and quite secluded. Camping pad was nice and level, although the driveway was slightly sloped. Nice amount of space in between sites. Very short walk to bathhouse."

    9. Pine Grove Furnace State Park Campground

    25 Reviews
    Peach Glen, PA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (717) 486-7174

    $20 - $43 / night

    "Nice fairly private tent sites, clean showers and pet friendly."

    "Sites are nicely spaced except for a few that are tucked into a few odd-shaped places.  I stayed in site 21, which was on an outside loop with a lot of space. "

    10. Drummer Boy Camping Resort

    8 Reviews
    Gettysburg, PA
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "Great campground, close to Gettysburg but far enough to escape. 2 pools which is a bonus. Many folks have golf carts, as the campground is huge—and you can get turned around easily."

    "Went up last year around October got a cabin for a week with my family we enjoyed it alot there's alot to do mini golf along with fishing plus movie night who wouldn't want to go well be going next year"

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Cabin Reviews near Fairfield, PA

692 Reviews of 53 Fairfield Campgrounds


  • Jen V.
    Oct. 3, 2018

    Gifford Pinchot State Park Campground

    Large, pretty park in a very convenient location

    Site Details: We stayed in the Dragonfly camping cottage (quick weekend trip without the husband, and I’m not quite up for towing and setting up the popup by myself with 3 kids!). It was a standard rustic-type state park cabin, with one double bed, one single twin bunk, and one regular set of bunk beds, so it sleeps 5-6 comfortably. There was also a sturdy dining room table with chairs and an oscillating fan inside. Electricity/lights and heat, but no AC. Very clean inside. The cabin also had a really nice front porch, picnic table, and fire ring, and was situated with a beautiful lake view. The area we were in contained both rustic cabins and yurts (which looked really neat).

    Facilities/Overall Park: Multiple bath houses were scattered among various loops, and each one we visited was very old, dim and drab, but they were also spacious and reasonably clean. Showers all had old rust and water stains. However, it was nice that there were so many of them, because this is a very large state park with multiple camping loops. Most tent and basic RV sites were shaded and private, while the newer FHU sites were more open (but still nicely spaced). Hosts and rangers were nice, but not very helpful or proactive when they needed to correct a reservation mistake they made (but it worked out in the end). There is a beautiful lake with a really nice day area in the center of the park, with a great playground and concession stand. The lake is popular for fishing and swimming, although there is oddly no sand beach; swimmers just entered the water straight from the grass.

    Surrounding Area/Attractions: Not much going on in the immediate vicinity, but Harrisburg, Amish country, and Hershey are all doable day trips from the park. We were here just for the Hershey RV show, and it was an easy 40-minute drive.

    Overall, this was a very pretty park with site options for every type of camper, but certain elements are in need of updating. I don’t think I’d go out of my way to make this park a destination, but it’s a nice option as a base camp for visiting the RV show or other attractions (with a much cheaper price tag than the private CGs closer to the action).

  • barb C.
    Aug. 6, 2022

    Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA

    Amazing campground!

    We stayed for 10 days in a rustic cabin. Campground is well organized and clean. Tons of activities and even a hiking path. Pet friendly with small dog park. We had civil war soldiers drilling and staying the weekend we were there. Bathrooms are super clean.

  • Wendy W.
    Aug. 15, 2019

    Ole Mink Farm Recreation Resort

    Great resort-style cabin for “glamping!”

    Well-appointed, semi-rustic cabins set in Catoctin Mountain. Not far from the Wm. Houck lake area and trailhead to Cunningham Falls.

    Our cabin came equipped with A/C and heat, full kitchenette, fireplace, screened in porch, and firepit area (including wood and fire starters!) with seating and picnic table.

    Ole Mink Farm is very resort-like with a central pool and clubhouse. They also offer various activities — mainly on weekends — like cornhole tournaments and campfire gatherings.

    And I can’t say enough about the customer service!! They take hospitality to whole new levels! We ran into a couple personal snags on our trip, and they were so accommodating. Even when my Mom got sick, they checked in on us and asked about her by name. What a wonderful group of owners!

    If you want to “glamp,” I would HIGHLY recommend this place!

  • Wendy W.
    Oct. 25, 2020

    Merry Meadows Recreation Farm

    Quiet Family Fun

    What a wonderful place! The resort is spacious, scattered throughout the woods. The RV sites are comfortable with all the amenities. And the customer service is impeccable.

    We stayed during a few weekdays in October and we almost had the whole place to ourselves. We stayed in one of the cabins, which had 2 beds and a bunk bed, sink and toilet, refrigerator, microwave, dining table and sofa. There was also a front porch with picnic table and fire pit.

    Honestly, the beds were not very comfortable and way too small for a couple to sleep in one. It was a VERY dark walk to get to the bathhouse for showers. And the fire pit had no grill, so we ended up having to use the stoves of some RV camping friends for meals. Otherwise the stay was great.

    I would strongly recommend camping there in the summer months or during weekends in the shoulder season if you have social kids like mine. There were tons of things to do there for adults and kids alike. The activities — such as putt-putt, jump zone and the playground ended up being kinda boring for them without others to share it with. Obviously that would change with crowds. And advance reservations are a must — this place books up fast!

    I would highly recommend staying at Merry Meadows, especially if you have an RV and a group of friends to join you!

  • Dave G.
    Jul. 14, 2016

    Olive Green Cabin

    Decent escape from life in a cabin full of history

    Olive Green cabin, owned/operated by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a two floor primitive cabin near Frederick, Maryland. It's a log cabin that was built around the mid-1860's. The last private owner, Olive Green lived in it until the 1980's (I think) when she was still living primitively without electricity or water. She grew her own food and had livestock on her property. The cabin itself is stocked with various cookware (including cast iron), bed frames, tables, chairs, books and games. We went in December after a storm and needed to shovel our way to the outhouse. Manual labor is not a bad thing! The opportunity to stay here and live primitively for a weekend was nice. The only downside is that the cabin is not effectively insulated, with numerous holes between the logging that lets a good amount of cold air in at night. There is also a wood burning stove on the first floor that's great for cooking on, but doesn't produce a lot of heat that needs to make its way to the sleeping quarters in the loft.

  • PhiladelphiaKaley R.
    Jun. 1, 2018

    Gifford Pinchot State Park Campground

    Basic amenities and activities for the average camper

    Large campground with electric RV/camper sites as well as non-electric tent sites. Several bathroom and shower facilities. Lake-side sites are available and each site comes equipped with a picnic table, fire ring, and parking spot. Friendly staff, decently maintained. There were several planks missing from our picnic table and the parking spot was a mud hole. Some pet friendly sites are available as well. A snapping turtle stopped by for a visit at our campsite and ended up laying eggs! Quite a sight to see, there is plenty of wildlife around to enjoy during your stay.

  • Reba H.
    Jun. 4, 2022

    Patapsco Valley State Park-Hilton Area

    Well maintained but fair warnings

    The Hilton area campground is unique because, unlike the Hollofield area of the park, it doesn't allow RVs and its tent sites are non-electric. However, a tiny cabin experience with electricity is available... within the same loop as non-electric tent camping. My non-electric tent campsite was surrounded by brightly lit cabins, even unoccupied all of their porch lights stay on all night. It doesn't make the upper half of the campground ideal for stargazing. The other reviewers are correct that the lower half of the loop is situated lower in the valley which will make any rain you get more difficult, so avoid booking a site at the very bottom. Overall the campground and state park deserve 4 stars because from what I could see tent pads were level, firepits had grill gates, showers were hot, and staff were cleaning and maintaining the grounds everyday. But be safe; prepare detailed offline navigation if you use the trails surrounding the camp. I definitely got lost relying on blazes for what I thought was supposed to be the Charcoal Trail.

  • Staci R.
    Oct. 29, 2017

    Cowans Gap State Park Campground

    Great place for connecting with outdoors

    Pet friendly (spaces 1-30, Campground A), nice shower houses with heat, well laid out beach, beach house, watercraft rentals, friendly park rangers & staff, and in the center of trails galore!

  • Candace and Sean B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 21, 2021

    Manor - Cunningham Falls State Park

    Deer Spring Loop

    Deer Spring Loop is near the top of the mountain.

    This is not a pet friendly loop.

    Site 112 is level, mostly shaded, backs up to the woods and has electric.

    The site is between two cabins. Not a problem except the cabins were empty and the ac was running. Noisy and kind of wasteful.

    There are lots of good hiking trails in the park. It’s a nice walk to the lake. Note that the hike back is 2/3 uphill.

    They sell ice at the camp entrance, which is nice.

    The bathrooms were moderately clean and had plenty of hot water.

    I was not aware that there was a camp host until the third morning as I was readying to leave. I approached another camp to ask a question and they said they were the “camp hosts”.


Guide to Fairfield

Cabin camping near Fairfield, Pennsylvania offers a perfect blend of nature and comfort, allowing you to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the comforts of home.

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Cabin campers like these nearby activities

  • Rent a pontoon boat at Caledonia State Park Campground to explore the beautiful lake and enjoy a day on the water.
  • Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere at Drummer Boy Camping Resort, which features a pool, mini-golf, and various organized activities throughout the season.
  • Experience the rich history of the area with guided tours and educational programs available at Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA, making it a great choice for history buffs and families alike.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Fairfield, PA is Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA with a 4.5-star rating from 26 reviews.

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