Top Tent Camping near Indiana, PA

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Best Tent Sites Near Indiana, PA (10)


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343 Reviews of 10 Indiana Campgrounds


  • Clinton C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Buttercup Woodlands Campground
    Oct. 7, 2024

    Buttercup Woodlands Campground

    Caveat Emptor

    I came up for an event at the farm show grounds(yes the event you’re thinking of). I made a reservation and paid in full the day after it was announced 6 days beforehand. I got a call the day before Friday stating that I wasn’t able to check in until 1PM and the latest was 8PM. I asked if I could park there before the event and deal with it later. The owner reluctantly agreed, however said that my vehicle would be towed if I came after 8. He also stated that I couldn’t check in early or wait a little. Gates closed at 1; and was over at 8 and couldn’t leave the parking lot until 10. Needless to say I just drove home 3 hours instead. Mind you the“campground” is a quarter mile from the farm show grounds. I honestly just wanted somewhere to rest my eyes for a couple of hours in my car before I left early on the morning. I understand that places like this have policies, however this was probably the largest congregation of people Butler and the Farm Show has ever hosted. There was 10s of thousands of people in town and as a bonus the rounds were closed to due construction. If you lean even a little right, caveat emptor. The guy knew exactly what was doing. This will be the most expensive$35 this guy ever stole.

  • Wailym C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Kooser State Park Campground
    Sep. 7, 2024

    Kooser State Park Campground

    Convenient & Comfortable

    Nice little park& campground. Very Clean, cozy and quiet, except for the road noise. Right off Route 31, minutes from I-76 makes it a very convenient place to stop along your travels. Bathrooms are clean, grounds very well kept. The park area is lovely, but the lake is currently very low. Trout stocked but I wouldn’t count on fishing here right now. Short walking trail along a creek. Very lovely cabins and cabin areas and tent sites. RV sites are small but adequate and most are pull though. Honestly some of the best attention and details we’ve seen at a state park. We would stay again.  We stayed at site 12E and site 1E.  Be aware that site 1E is not very level on pull through gravel surface.

  • Owen I.
    Camper-submitted photo from Kalyumet Campground
    Sep. 7, 2024

    Kalyumet Campground

    Terrible, Run Down, Abandoned And Un Secure! GATE WAS BROKEN

    Any worker over the age of 20 was super rude and they did NOT Re-Book Our Reservation For Next Year The Website sates that it is now being managed by a company called Oasis Marianas. There Are Signs Falling Apart And They Pool Was Water Orange! The Arcade was completely broken the showers were tiny and the entire place is in disrepair. The Gate was taken off the Opener And thrown into the weeds DISAPPOINTING And This Place was NOT CHEAP And Was Super RunDown.

  • Fred R.
    Camper-submitted photo from The Blue Canoe RV Resort
    Sep. 2, 2024

    The Blue Canoe RV Resort

    Summer 2024

    Very nice campground with multiple pools,playsets,cabins and river sites. So quiet cept for the occasional train pass by across the river. Food ice cream and biking access and sites.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from S.B. Elliott State Park
    Aug. 14, 2024

    S.B. Elliott State Park

    Old and worn out

    A dingy place. The ground was swampy the only dry places are the gravel pads in the sites. I wouldn't tent camp here.

    On the plus side, strong AT&T and T-Mobile cell signals. (I don't have a verizon device)

  • Owen I.
    Camper-submitted photo from Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run
    Aug. 13, 2024

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run

    STAY AWAY! - Super Rude Staff And Packed Campground

    I have stayed at this campground MANY times and it has been TERRIBLE every time with kids screaming and music blasting at 1 in the morning the staff don't care they just care about the bottom line by selling 13 dollar milkshakes and serving you 20 dollar salads! This Campground Is Poorly Maintained And It is evident that they just want to take your money this campground is frequently at capacity and is oversold frequently! The Pools Are Dirty And Were Closed On 2 Of The 3 Days staff would not tell us what happened and would not give us our money back. While you were swimming you were touching hair every other time you moved and their were many leaves in the pools that staff did not care and were super rude

  • Owen I.
    Camper-submitted photo from Wolfs Camping Resort
    Aug. 13, 2024

    Wolfs Camping Resort

    Yet Another Perfect Trip To Wolf's!

    Wolf's Camping Resort Is The Perfect Campground For Family's To Stay At With Its large Swimming Pool And It's Large Game room It is prefect for kids young and old! It has a large store with helpful employees and it sits on a large plot of land that includes a small mini golf corse and a full sized 18 hole golf course with many activities and themed weekends that you can find on their Facebook it is the perfect place to come!

  • Joan B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Keystone State Park
    Jul. 23, 2024

    Keystone State Park

    Clean Park and nice shaded sites

    This is our second time staying here - once in Electric site on Lakeside and this time non electric site on Hillside. Love this side of Hillside - quiet and shaded. Very clean park and shower house does not have the timed showers of Lakeside. Both times very much appreciated the presense of DCNR - on foot this time. Very nice park to hike, swim, walk, bike, and kayak. The little store has drinks and snacks. Because the beach was closed we had considered going to Deery Community Pool 7 miles away - another option in the area.

  • T
    Camper-submitted photo from Gaslight Campgrounds
    Jun. 30, 2024

    Gaslight Campgrounds

    Clean, well-maintained, and quiet with friendly owner

    We stayed here for a week in June 2024 in our 42-foot fifth wheel. Overall the campground is clean and well-maintained. The owner is friendly and helpful. Amenities include a heated, in-ground pool, a recreation center, a pavilion, and swing sets. 

    The current owners have had the campground since ~2014 and have made many repairs and improvements. Water, electric, and sewage lines have been replaced or upgraded in the past few years. We had stable electric and good water.

    Unfortunately no WiFi is available, but there was a good AT&T cell phone signal.

  • Heather M.
    Camper-submitted photo from The Blue Canoe RV Resort
    Jun. 20, 2024

    The Blue Canoe RV Resort

    Good and bad

    This is a former KOA campground, but still has the same management. The good: pretty campground, clean and nice amenities. Bad: the management is rude and unfriendly. Also, the seasonal campers are also salty. We were driving a golf cart, going less than the speed limit and the seasonal guests shook their fingers at us to slow down… Unfortunately we won’t come back bc of the people. The site itself is great.

  • WThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Laurel Hill State Park
    Jun. 16, 2024

    Laurel Hill State Park

    Great Stay over Father’s Day weekend

    It was my first time camping at a State Park Campground and it wasn’t as bad as anticipated! Very clean shower houses they were a bit dated as expected but overall in working clean condition.They have paddle boats, kayak and canoe rentals. We rented canoes and spent few hours out on the water. Our site 135 was fairly easy to access with our 36ft fifth wheel but could be an issue with anything larger or without an experienced driver. All in all a great stay I would recommend to everyone!

  • E
    Camper-submitted photo from Laurel Hill State Park
    Jun. 10, 2024

    Laurel Hill State Park

    June 2024 Dog loop

    Excellent clean park and easy to get to from Pittsburgh. The campsite and bathrooms were clean when we arrived and when we left. The site numbering is a bit wonky on the door loop so make sure you look at your map before you start driving the loops.

    The electrical hookups are not played out well like an expensive RV park with the shared power post on the entrance side of the camper. You may want to have an extension for your power cable.

    The park ranger drove through multiple times a day. Overall the dog loop was quite and at night we could hear the coyotes in the distance.

    The lake provides a great place to fish and the walking trail has some less used fishing spots if you are willing to walk. We enjoyed the easy walking lake trail with the kids because it was wide and flat.

    Kayak rental of $15 for an hour was the cheapest we have seen and allowed us to explore more of the lake.

  • RThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Mountain Pines Campground
    Jun. 9, 2024

    Mountain Pines Campground

    HUGE campground

    If you are looking for lots of amenities - swimming pool, organized activities, mini golf etc. and don’t mind being stacked together with other campers, this is the place for you. Camp sites have no privacy, lots of golf carts going by regularly. There is a large quantity (100s) of permanent sites. Bath houses certainly not designed for lots of people in terms of size, but the showers were free, hot, clean and had good water pressure. Here for a gathering of 50 or so campers. Nice pavilion area. Would probably only return for a similar event.

  • D
    Camper-submitted photo from Clear Creek State Park
    Jun. 2, 2024

    Clear Creek State Park

    Camping right on the River with nice trails.

    First time staying at Clear Creek State Park and had a spot just below where the Creek empties into the River.  We were able to turn the RV so the door/awning faced the River.  We saw a two different Merganser mamas with young, a green heron fishing, and a bald eagle go up the River.  We were right across from the showerhouse but noise was minimal.  Our dog had the riverbank to explore on her camp leash of course.  Hiking above the campground was very nice and we did an easy loop of almost 6 miles.  Mountain Laurels were in bloom.  Very clean park.  Showerhouse was well-kept.  Bringing the kayaks next time.

  • Owen I.
    Camper-submitted photo from Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run
    May. 8, 2024

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run

    They Want Your Money

    I want here for a low cost trip for me and my family. We were not gunna get a golf cart because it was $80 dollars a day ,but getting around this campground is a train-wreck without a golf cart between all of the hills and all the kids cutting you off on bikes while driving. I even had a kid flip me off after cutting me off while I was driving my Subaru and he clearly saw me but continued to go anyway!  Designed To Get You To Spend Money!

  • D
    Camper-submitted photo from Smith Grove
    May. 4, 2024

    Smith Grove

    Quit oark

    We love staying here when we visit family in Butler it’s a quiet family run park . It is very affordable and bathrooms are clean

  • Tara R.
    Camper-submitted photo from Mirror Lake RV Camping & Fishing
    Apr. 22, 2024

    Mirror Lake RV Camping & Fishing

    You've got to go to this place!

    This place was awesome! We were there for one of the first weekends of the season, and we enjoyed every bit of our trip. Not only were the staff super friendly and helpful, but we were lucky enough to get a full-hookup site right on the lake. Quiet, peaceful, everything you want on a spring trip. We really got to witness the owners' kindness when we left for a hiking trip and a sudden windstorm caught our awning and broke one side of it, sending most of the awning itself up on the roof. The owner and his son got right to work fixing it: One got up on the roof and the other worked from the bottom to set it right and wire the broken arm to the side of the trailer so we could drive home. They also folded up our chairs and put everything we had outside in a neat little pile. I've been camping for nearly 40 years and have never witnessed that kind of pro-activeness. It's exactly what you SHOULD(but don't often) get. We will absolutely be back.

  • Jennifer N.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Mountain Top Campground
    Apr. 15, 2024

    Mountain Top Campground

    Incredible views

    Mountain Top was off the beaten path and very quiet. The check in process was easy and our site was flat. We had the most amazing views from our site. Water and electricity were easy to access and hook up. Bathhouse was clean. Only disappointment was that the showers were coin operated, so you not only needed cash on hand but then had to turn those into special coins for the shower. They had both ice and firewood available that was self service.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Shawnee State Park
    Apr. 15, 2024

    Shawnee State Park

    Loved the park but not the site

    We loved the swimming and fishing in this park. Awesome Sandy swim beach and roped off area in the water made it great for keeping an eye on the kids while they swam. We had site 59 and are tent campers. This site was on an incline so the cots we brought were pretty miserable to sleep on. This spot was in its own little wooded cubby hole so it gave us a little more privacy but we thought that a lot of these sites were much too close together. We plan to scope out other sites to find a more level and more private option. Overall we really loved the park itself and will be back!

  • Owen I.
    Camper-submitted photo from The Blue Canoe RV Resort
    Feb. 23, 2024

    The Blue Canoe RV Resort

    This Is Was A KOA! (Just Like One)

    Stayed 6-12-23 (When It Was A KOA

    It is your typical campground. it was noisy and loud throughout our whole stay they staff kept washing the showers with dish soap getting it everywhere! Got dish soap all over my pool towels. Expensive for what you get!

  • Tyler R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Smith Grove
    Dec. 27, 2023

    Smith Grove

    Clean quiet campground

    Campground is very nice. A lot of sites with plenty of room at each site. Bathrooms were very clean as well.

  • b
    Camper-submitted photo from Kooser State Park Campground
    Oct. 12, 2023

    Kooser State Park Campground

    Beautiful area but on a highway

    Loved this campsite. I was the only tent site in a 3 tent space so I had my privacy as I was the only one booked. They had beautiful hiking trails in the area that I did not have to drive. The kids from the camp grounds came to play on the playground while I was in and out. Only thing that was disappointing was the fact it was on a highway and all night I could hear the trucks driving. Over all it was beautiful just not the peaceful getaway from trafic you need. Major plus for the showers though. I want to add the call center after 5, help was so amazing and she took care of me so well after I was having a rough time getting there. Very genuine people.



Guide to Indiana

Camping near Indiana, Pennsylvania, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

  • Hiking: There are numerous trails in the area. Campers have enjoyed the hiking opportunities, with one reviewer mentioning, "There is a lot of hiking nearby, most of which you need to drive to within the state park" at Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park.
  • Water Activities: Kayaking and canoeing are popular. One camper at Clear Creek State Park Campground shared, "We were able to turn the RV so the door/awning faced the River," highlighting the river's accessibility for water sports.
  • Fishing: Many campgrounds are near lakes and rivers, making fishing a favorite pastime. A visitor at Parker Dam State Park Campground noted, "There is a nice little lake area where you can rent kayaks and paddle boards."

What campers like:

  • Scenic Views: Campers appreciate the beautiful surroundings. One reviewer at Seven Points (PA) said, "This Corps park got a spruce up in 2022. The roads on the point loop were upgraded."
  • Clean Facilities: Many campgrounds are well-maintained. A camper at Black Moshannon State Park Campground mentioned, "The bathhouse was pristine, and the shower was clean with plentiful hot water."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Cook Forest State Park Campground are noted for being great for families. One visitor said, "This is truly one of my favorite state parks to camp at."

What you should know:

  • Site Proximity: Some campgrounds have sites that are close together. A camper at Parker Dam State Park Campground remarked, "The individual camp sites are all right on top of each other."
  • Limited Cell Service: Many areas have poor cell reception. A reviewer at Black Moshannon State Park Campground noted, "Cell service is extremely limited to non-existent."
  • Seasonal Availability: Some campgrounds are only open during certain months. For example, Cook Forest State Park Campground operates from May 25 to October 10.

Tips for camping with families:

  • Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and water activities. A parent at Laurel Hill State Park Campground said, "The amenities and activities this campground had was amazing for keeping the kids busy!"
  • Choose Shaded Sites: Opt for sites that offer shade to keep cool. A camper at Keystone State Park Campground mentioned, "Very clean park and shower house does not have the timed showers of Lakeside."
  • Plan for Quiet Hours: Be mindful of noise levels, especially at family-friendly sites. A visitor at Seven Points (PA) noted, "If hearing adjacent sites having hootenannies is your thing, this is your place."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Shawnee State Park Campground said, "Loop D was quiet with ample space between sites that provided privacy."
  • Bring Extra Cords: Some sites may not have well-placed electrical hookups. A camper at Laurel Hill State Park Campground advised, "The electrical hookups are not laid out well like an expensive RV park."
  • Explore Nearby Attractions: Take advantage of local attractions. A visitor at Cook Forest State Park Campground mentioned, "The Fire Tower and Seneca Point? WELL worth the short drive to see the view over the trees."

Camping near Indiana, Pennsylvania, has something for everyone, from scenic views to family-friendly activities. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

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