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Places to Camp near Tioga-Hammond Lakes

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Tioga-Hammond Lakes is an ideal place for camping adventures of all kinds. Enjoy the scenic camping, fun activities, and sights and sounds of Tioga-Hammond Lakes. Search nearby campsites and find top-rated spots from other campers.

Best Camping Sites Near Tioga-Hammond Lakes, PA (89)

  1. Camper-submitted photo from Watkins Glen State Park Campground

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    Watkins Glen State Park Campground

    83 Reviews
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    559 Saves
    Watkins Glen, New York

    Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving visitors spellbound. Within two miles, the glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of Cavern Cascade. Rim trails overlook the gorge. Camping near Watkins Glen allows you to enjoy the Olympic-size pool, scheduled summer tours through the gorge, tent and trailer campsites, picnic facilities and excellent fishing in nearby Seneca Lake or Catherine Creek, which is renowned for its annual spring run of rainbow trout.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
  2. Camper-submitted photo from Hills Creek State Park Campground
  3. Camper-submitted photo from Ives Run

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    Ives Run

    15 Reviews
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    134 Saves
    Middlebury Center, Pennsylvania

    Overview

    Ives Run Campground sits on the eastern shore of Hammond Lake in north-central Pennsylvania. Surrounded by lush forested ridges, the lake offers recreation for the entire family, including picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting and wildlife watching. Ives Run, with its beach and grassy sunning area, is a great place for kids of any age. The facility has campsites as well as group picnic shelters that can be reserved for family reunions, company picnics, neighborhood gatherings and other group events.

    Recreation

    Tioga-Hammond Lakes offer a variety of outdoor activities. With a boat ramp and overnight mooring, campers can easily spend time on the water. Anglers seek out record crappie, giant musky, striped, largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. The fields and forests around the lakes are popular destinations for both local and out-of-state hunters looking for large and small game species native to the eastern hardwood forests. Four hiking trails, each offering something different, can be accessed from this facility. Near the visitor center, archers use the mile-long Archery Trail, which has targets and tree stands.

    Facilities

    Ives Run is a large facility, with nearly 200 reservable campsites, as well as five reservable group picnic shelters available for day use. Other amenities include hot showers, playgrounds, boat ramp, rental mooring slips and a dump station. A swimming area with a grass beach and concrete bottom is also provided. Various sport fields and a volleyball court are close by. Additional fees may be charged for some amenities.

    Natural Features

    The partially forested campground sits in the pristine setting of the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, along the Allegheny Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains. The Tioga-Hammond Lakes Project consists of two separate dams and reservoirs. The surrounding land paints a scenic picture of rolling mountains and open fields.

    Charges & Cancellations

    Reservations to include any reservation changes, such as cancel, refund requests, site transfer, or date changes cannot be made at facility location.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • RVs
    • Tents

    $40 - $100 / night

  4. Camper-submitted photo from Leonard Harrison State Park — Leonard Harrison State Park

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    Leonard Harrison State Park — Leonard Harrison State Park

    14 Reviews
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    101 Saves
    Gaines, Pennsylvania

    On the east rim of the 585-acre Leonard Harrison State Park, you'll find great pa grand canyon camping that offers modern facilities, a visitor center, and the most famous scenic views of the canyon. On the other side of the canyon is Colton Point State Park. The campground is open from the second Friday in April until the third Sunday in October. Picnic tables, fire rings, showers, flush toilets, and a sanitary dump station are provided.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

    $19 / night

  5. Camper-submitted photo from Worlds End State Park Campground

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    Worlds End State Park Campground

    26 Reviews
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    215 Saves
    Forksville, Pennsylvania

    Warm showers and flush toilets

    This activity or structure is ADA accessible.

    A 70-site tent and trailer campground is located along PA 154, one mile east of the park office. Half of the campsites have electric hookups.

    Water and shower houses are within a short distance of all sites.

    A sanitary dumping station is available for emptying travel trailer holding tanks.

    Pets are permitted at designated sites.

    The campground is closed in the winter.

    The 19 rustic cabins are available for rent year round. Rentals are for one week periods during the summer, and two-night minimum stays in the off-season.

    Organized Group Tenting

    Qualified, non-profit, organized groups can camp in the rustic group tenting area year-round.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
  6. Camper-submitted photo from Lyman Run State Park Campground
  7. Camper-submitted photo from Cherry Springs State Park Campground

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    Cherry Springs State Park Campground

    27 Reviews
    81 Photos
    286 Saves
    Jamison, Pennsylvania
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
  8. Camper-submitted photo from Canyon Country Campground

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    Canyon Country Campground

    7 Reviews
    6 Photos
    72 Saves
    Gaines, Pennsylvania
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
  9. Camper-submitted photo from Colton Point State Park Campground
  10. Camper-submitted photo from Tompkins

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    Tompkins

    4 Reviews
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    66 Saves
    Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania

    Overview

    Tompkins Campground is on the north shore of Cowanesque Lake in the northern tier of Pennsylvania, less than one mile from the New York state border. Surrounded by lush forested ridges, the lake offers recreation for the entire family, including picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting and wildlife watching. The campground is a great place for kids of any age.

    Recreation

    Cowanesque Lake offers a variety of outdoor activities. With a boat ramp and overnight mooring, campers can easily spend time on the water. There are a variety of indigenous fish that inhabit the area's streams and lakes, and fishing tournaments are held frequently. The North and South Tailrace areas provide access for fishing downstream of Cowanesque Dam. The fields and forests around the lakes are popular destinations for both local and out-of-state hunters looking for large and small game species native to the eastern hardwood forests. The 4 mile Moccasin Trail within the facility leads hikers on a trek through reclaimed farm fields and wood lots inhabited by a variety of watchable wildlife.

    Facilities

    Tompkins has a variety of shoreline sites, most of which have electric hookups. The campground includes 109 traditional campsites and, 16 tent only hike-in sites.A boat ramp, drinking water, hot showers, playgrounds and a dump station are also provided. There are two overlooks and two downstream fishing access points.

    Natural Features

    The partially forested campground sits in the pristine setting of the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, along the Allegheny Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains. The surrounding land paints a scenic picture of rolling mountains and open fields.

    Charges & Cancellations

    Reservations to include any reservation changes, such as cancel, refund requests, site transfer, or date changes cannot be made at facility location.

    • Pets
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Group

    $40 / night


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