Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Olanta, PA

Woodland Campground's pet-friendly sites accommodate tent camping, RVs, and cabin stays with designated dog areas across the 41-acre property. Prince Gallitzin State Park Crooked Run Campground maintains specific pet-permitted sections with paved sites suitable for campers with dogs, though pets aren't allowed in all camping loops or beach areas. Visitors use The Dyrt to find real feedback on camping near Olanta, Pennsylvania. Clean bathroom facilities and level RV pads feature at most pet-friendly locations, with Clearfield County Curwensville Lake Recreation Area offering electric sites near playground equipment where pets can remain leashed. Most campgrounds maintain standard pet policies requiring proof of vaccinations, leashes no longer than six feet, and owner responsibility for waste cleanup. Sites at Parker Dam State Park accommodate pets with hookups available for RV campers, while tent sites generally offer more natural settings for those camping with dogs.

The hiking trail network throughout these campgrounds provides excellent exercise opportunities for dogs, with Simon B. Elliott State Park featuring accessible walking paths through forested areas connecting to additional routes at nearby Parker Dam State Park. Many campers report wildlife sightings during morning walks with dogs, though pets must remain leashed to protect local fauna. Black Moshannon State Park Campground maintains designated pet loops with electric hookups and proximity to water recreation areas where dogs can cool off during summer months. Seasonal considerations affect availability, with most campgrounds operating from April through October or mid-December. Moderate temperatures during spring and fall provide ideal conditions for camping with pets, while summer heat may necessitate extra water and shade precautions. Local convenience stores in surrounding communities like Philipsburg, Penfield and Woodland stock basic pet supplies for emergency needs.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Olanta, Pennsylvania (109)

    1. Crooked Run Campground — Prince Gallitzin State Park

    26 Reviews
    Fallentimber, PA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 674-1000

    $24 - $95 / night

    "This campground is perfect for people who are looking to get away from busy city life or just want to relax next to a lake."

    "We stayed in one of the pet friendly loops of the park. We had a great time in our PUP....bathhouse was clean and well maintained."

    2. Parker Dam State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Mill Run, PA
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 765-0630

    $24 - $126 / night

    "Full hookup sites & pet friendly. Close to dam where the fish are plentiful. Nice level sites."

    "Most pretty shaded, and there is also a pet section as well as a full hookup area. The full hookup, as normal are full sun for big rigs."

    3. Black Moshannon State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Port Matilda, PA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 342-5960

    $24 - $145 / night

    "The section we were in was “no pets allowed”. My kids loved the beach, swimming was not deep. Beach was big with adjacent playground. Lots of pavilions all over."

    "Pets are only permitted at selected sites. There are also 20 (13 rustic and 6 modern) cabins. Cell service is extremely limited to non-existent (Verizon). "

    4. Clearfield County Curwensville Lake Recreation Area

    2 Reviews
    Olanta, PA
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 236-2320

    "Lots of trails to hike. Decent camp store."

    5. Woodland Campground

    4 Reviews
    Clearfield, PA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 857-5388

    "Woodland campground in Woodland, Pennsylvania is a friendly family-owned campground. The grounds are a beautiful park-like setting with a lake and trails."

    6. Lumber City RV Park

    1 Review
    Grampian, PA
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 236-3313

    $40 / night

    "Staff drives around periodically on a ranger and can be flagged down if help is needed. There is a fishing pond on site for the kids to fish."

    7. Simon B. Elliott State Park Campground

    5 Reviews
    Rockton, PA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (814) 765-0630

    $22 - $121 / night

    "We enjoyed just walking around the cabin loop and back roads. There is wood for sale at the maitenance barn for $5 a bundle self serve honor system. Parker Dam is closeby with more to do and a store."

    "There isn't a camp store, but  I-80 is 2 miles down the road and there are places to shop/eat in nearby Clearfield. "

    8. DuBois / Treasure Lake KOA

    8 Reviews
    DuBois, PA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 562-4199

    "Dog run is ok and have to walk a good was to the trash bin depending on campsite. Will be back. Some sites have concrete patio which I do recommend."

    "It is very close to I80, however, there is a 5 mile drive thru a housing development where the 25 MPH speed limit is enforced by an overly zealous security guard."

    9. Clearview Campground

    3 Reviews
    DuBois, PA
    19 miles
    +1 (814) 371-9947

    "We rolled through the area later than ideal and Dale welcomed us as a walk-in. Waited up for us and showed us a spot - it was perfect. Beautiful view and easy to get in and out."

    10. Ridge Top Retreat

    1 Review
    Patton, PA
    18 miles
    +1 (814) 381-4261

    $99 / night

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Olanta, PA

453 Reviews of 109 Olanta Campgrounds


  • RThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 16, 2021

    Clear Creek State Park Campground

    Great place to camp

    We have tented and RV'd at Clear Creek. A must do when camping in Pennsylvania. The Clarian river is great for kayaking . Multiple trails off of park. Biking and breweries close by. if you have RV/travel trailer do NOT recommend the non-power sites, they are not level enough, you may really have to bring up the trailer. There were wonderful campsites hosts when we there

    Pros; excellent location, great friendly people, clean and stocked bathrooms which include showers. Some sites are separated.. great camp hosts

    Cons…a few sites are really close, however not a bad thing here as we got to meet a lot of great people, so for us it was kind of a Pro.

  • Nicole L.
    Nov. 1, 2024

    Cook Forest State Park Campground & Cabins

    Beautiful

    Cooks forest is absolutely gorgeous. I look forward to returning as there are a lot of hiking opportunities we missed. We stayed in the pet friendly area, which was nice. There is a pet trail through the woods that was really great to take our dog rather than walking around the campground. Our site was right next to a drinking water spigot and a path to the bath house. The sites near ours were in a wooded area, which felt more private than many of the other sites we saw. There was a fore pit and a picnic table. Our fire pit was behind where the camper was parked, which also felt more private. There is no alcohol permitted in PA state parks, so alcohol is prohibited in the campground as well. It was a great spot, and we look forward to returning.

  • k
    Jul. 30, 2022

    Medix Run Camping Area — Moshannon State Forest

    Peaceful Repose

    My 3 year old cat and I had a wonderful time staying here. It was incredibly quiet, no cell service (we use total wireless which uses Verizon towers), and I couldn’t hear any of the neighboring campsites (I stayed at #7) even though they were all full. Highly recommend this spot.

    It rained almost every day but only for a half hour or so and went back to being sunny. Bring bug spray and tick collars for your pets.

    I would recommend bringing firewood with you, as there wasn’t much to collect that was already dead and dry enough for burning. Several of the local gas stations sell some if you want to bring some on the way.

  • Tiffany K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 30, 2017

    Austin Campground

    Tucked Away Gem

    Found this location while going to Elk State Forest for the elk bugling. Was very happy to find this location. Had clean bathrooms with running water and showers. Campground was tucked away between two mountains and sat next to a creek. Staff was friendly. Plenty of camp sites. Have yearly campsites which is apparent since some of the campers have more permanent structures around or attached to them. Pets allowed. Not the best place for hammock camping but have a few sites with good trees. Out of the main path but nice place to stay.

  • Dana M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 28, 2023

    Russell P Letterman Campground — Bald Eagle State Park

    Nice overnight stop

    This is a big park. We just reserved one night as as an overnight stop after a 10 hr day of driving. We travel with a dog so our only choice for an electric site was on the Sycamore loop. The Oak loop does not allow pets. Sites we nicely laid out with level gravel and a fire ring. Looks like there lots to do around the park, especially for families.

  • Gayle B.
    Sep. 4, 2018

    Bellefonte-State College KOA

    Nice campground. Bad water pressure.

    I honestly struggled with what to rate this campground. I loved the area. Very peaceful and quite, but close to State College (a must since we were in town for a Penn State game). I also loved historic Bellefonte (I highly recommend eating at the Governors Pub). It had a cute little dog park, nice play ground, bouncy pillow, gem mining, pool, etc.- what you expect to find at a KOA. Once we were in it, I even loved our site once we were in it. It was very secluded, private, quite and woodsy. That being said- getting into the site was almost impossible. We didn't think we'd be able to do it. And as it was, our slide out was about an inch away from a tree on one side and up against a raised concrete pad on the other. For a smaller camper, it was probably perfect, but I really don't think they had any business putting a camper our size in that site. Width wise, the site was large and had some sort of shrub growing in the middle of the entrance which helped with giving it more privacy. Then there was the water pressure… or lack of water pressure. Saying it trickled out would be generous. Though there was a lot about the campground that I liked, I won't go back again just based on the water pressure alone. I've never been that stressed out trying to rinse my hair… It could very well have just been a problem with our site- we were in the very back on the hill. Or it may be a problem everyone was experiencing. I'm not sure which is why I gave it a 4 rating. I liked everything about it but that.

  • Tony L.
    Aug. 31, 2018

    Parker Dam State Park Campground

    Very nice state park campground

    This is one of our favorite campgrounds. Very neat & clean. Full hookup sites & pet friendly. Close to dam where the fish are plentiful. Nice level sites.

  • Paul B.
    Aug. 8, 2024

    Raystown Lake / Saxton KOA at Four Seasons

    It's now Timber Run Campground

    We stayed during Bigfoot weekend. It was super fun as our family likes bigfoot fun. We started out Friday night getting the offered $12 bbq plate that included pork burnt ends, beans and potato salad that were "oh it's so good". On Saturday was rock painting and then bingo and ended the night with a DJ dance party. The pavilion where all those activities happened were right next to our site (22 with the doggie den). Then Sunday we had pancakes and later a visit from RayCEP which is an education program that PA DNCR provides talking about various outdoorsy type things. This is primarily for kids, but we sat and listened too and our 17 year old helped out with the craft.

    After the weekend though, all the activity slows down. There are seasonal campers that stay around, and they're constantly working on improving and fixing up sites during the week. Expect lots of quiet time just relaxing during the week. There's the pool, dog park, bounce pillow, playground, but not tons to do which if you're looking for is great. Raystown Lake has multiple access areas that are probably 15-20 minutes away - we fished at Tautman Run and Aitch - both were accessible and had lots of bluegill to steal our worms.

    Now to the site description: Site 22 is a deluxe patio back in site with a patio, 4 nice Adirondack chairs, a double glider, a weber propane grill and built in fire pit AND a dog fence just for that site that was maybe 6 ft x 6ft. it was big enough for our 2 labs to fit into when we fed them. The site wasn't hard to level our RV but overall the sites are hilly and in fact the whole park is on a hill.

    The owners and workers were friendly and great hosts! We love what they're doing there.

    One last tip: if traveling from the Altoona area, go out through Martinsburg over Cove Mountain Rd - it saves you 30 minutes to an hour.

  • Amber W.
    Jun. 16, 2021

    Black Moshannon State Park Campground

    Family fun!

    Nice clean and quiet campground. The address online took us to the ranger station. Turn left BEFORE bridge. Couldn’t see sign from the road. The section we were in was “no pets allowed”. My kids loved the beach, swimming was not deep. Beach was big with adjacent playground. Lots of pavilions all over. The area was a little crowded for my liking.


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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Olanta, PA is Crooked Run Campground — Prince Gallitzin State Park with a 4.3-star rating from 26 reviews.

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