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Best Tent Sites Near Rector, PA (15)
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Indian Creek Camplands Inc
Normalville, Pennsylvania1 Review2 Photos18 Saves- Pets
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Dravo's Landing Campground
Sutersville, Pennsylvania3 Reviews15 Photos94 SavesOne camping area with room for 25-30 tents. Convenient camping for cycling trips along the Great Allegheny Passage!
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Round Bottom Camping Area at Slush Run
Perryopolis, Pennsylvania1 Review11 Photos39 Saves- Fires
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Maple Festival Park (near GAP Trail)
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania2 Reviews7 Photos4 SavesOvernight Tent Camping (tent & hammock camping only - no campers or RVs)
Camping is one of the best ways to experience the great outdoors. Whether you’re by yourself, with friends or family, the basic sites at Maple Festival Park offer a convenient place to pitch a tent.
A Tent Camping Site is $20 per site and offers space for one tent (up to four people) or hammock, restrooms with showers, WiFi, fire pits and firewood.*
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$20 / night
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The GAP Trail Campground - Bikers Only
West Newton, Pennsylvania1 Review11 Photos9 SavesWe are a dedicated GAP Trail biker only campground. No vehicles are permitted at our campground. Our location is only 200 feet off the trail just 1/4 mile north of the GAP Trail headquarters building in West Newton. The campground is located right on the banks of the beautiful and historic Youghiogheny River. West Newton is a full service, biker friendly town. You can walk to all the restaurants, bars, stores and Main Street from the campground for dinner and entertainment, or for a home style breakfast in the morning to get ready for your next day of pedaling.
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$25 / night
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Roundbottom Hiker-Biker Campground (GAP Trail)
Perryopolis, Pennsylvania1 Review6 Photos32 SavesThis quiet hiker-biker campground is nestled along a bend in the Youghiogheny River and has room for over 100 tents. It features three Adirondack-type shelters (two for parties of six people, and one solo unit), two fire rings (with free firewood available), a pair of grills, and two picnic tables. There is a composting toilet on site and a well with non-potable water. River access offers secluded spots for fishing and birdwatching. Lovely Slush Run tumbles off the hillside and winds through the campground.
Visitor Information Overnighting at Roundbottom Hiker-Biker Campground is free and first-come, first-served; no reservations are required or accepted.
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Laurel Highlands Hemp Cannabis Farm
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania1 Review6 Photos25 SavesYou will be camping on top of our hill that overlooks the town, river, mountains and cannabis field. There is a tent that can be used, fire pit and wood.
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$100 - $150 / night
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Big Run State Park Campground
Bloomington, Maryland6 Reviews9 Photos80 Saves- Pets
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$10 - $55 / night
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Lake Eron Park
Be the first to review!Scottdale, Pennsylvania27 Photos18 SavesCabins
Glamping 5 room Spring/Summer/Fall Tent Deck (City Water, Hot shower tent, leather furniture, double pull out bed complete with linens, recliner, dining table/chairs, Propane BBQ, In the forest, Porta Potty, (Quiet Generator optional), Dishware/glassware/cookware optional), sleeping bags optional), WiFi, deck furniture.
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Lakeside shelter stacked hammocks, porta potty, Tent hot shower.
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Lakeside, elevated pitch-your-own tent(s)
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Primitive camping in the forest.
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$10 - $60 / night
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Recent Tent Reviews In Rector
588 Reviews of 15 Rector Campgrounds
Kooser State Park Campground — Kooser State Park
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.
Chestnut Ridge Regional Park
Perfect
Sites are very large. Water pressure was good. Bath house was clean. The grounds were very clean and well kept. Staff was friendly. Quiet and peaceful. Pet friendly. Dump station on grounds and easy access.
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
New Germany State Park Campground
Gross!
If your looking for cleanliness find another campground. The bathrooms and Showers in the campground and the beach house are Gross all the time. The swim area leaves a brown residual stain in your swimwear and on your person. A simple shower won't get the stuff off your skin you will have to scrub multiple times to get clean. Forget getting a peaceful night's sleep because you won't due to dogs barking and the amount of traffic traveling through the area or by the campground. The Lack of rangers presence and lack of cleanliness has made this place go from a nice place to spend time to a absolute last resort when it comes to camping for my family.
Chestnut Ridge Park and Campground Monongalia County Park
Nice place
Close to Cheat Lake and restaurants in Morgantown.
Keystone State Park Campground
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.
Rocky Gap State Park Campground
Love this campground A+++++
This is one of our favorite campground that we visit often. We love that the campground has their own beach so it’s not over crowded with the public. Near the beach there is a nice playground near shade for parents to watch. I really like that there are trails from the camp loops to the beach. The bathhouses are always clean and well stocked. The camp sites are tucked into the woods with plenty of room for camping.
Swallow Falls State Park Campground
Gorgeous Park
We love this park! We have camped and stayed in a camper cabin. We love camping in the trees that provide some privacy. At night time, the owls hoot away. The bathhouses are pretty good, not the best but are always clean. I like that the campground is dog friendly, but didn’t realize the park is not. The waterfall trails are beautiful and a sight to explore. Definitely recommend this park!
Mountain Pines Campground
Great for families!
Lots to do. Very convenient. Huge pool (indoor/outdoor).
Laurel Hill State Park Campground
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!
Laurel Hill State Park Campground
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.
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.
Benner's Meadow Run RV Campground
Commercialized campground
The entry is strange as we had to block the gated entrance to get to the office to check in. Once past that, the staff was nice and the buildings and properties are well maintained. They have a new bath house which is personal bathroom style and very nice. The sites are very close together with little privacy. We stayed in site 435. The site was sloped pretty bad side to side and there is a drop off on the one side of the fire ring so we could not sit completely around the fire. We did not take part in the planned events they had set up but did use the pool which was nice. The star gazing platform leaves a lot to be desired and is in need of repair. Roads are all gravel so no bikes or scooters for kids.
Crooked Run Campground — Prince Gallitzin State Park
State parks rock
As a rule we always try to stay in parks if possible. Really like the layout here, and the k9s love it. We couldn’t see the lake from the camper, but in the woods we could see the lake and the camper from the same spot.
Sand Springs Campground
Quiet, Lots of trees
We only stayed one night, driving through. About 3 miles from the interstate, narrow roads. Big rigs probably hard to back in.
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!
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.
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.
Shawnee State Park Campground
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!
Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park
right next to Ohiopyle
Stayed here one weekend and rafted down the Ohio Pyle river. Very convenient to the river and town. The campground was not as well maintained as other state parks we have visited but not bad.
Yough Lake Campground at Tub Run
Nice place to stay near Ohiopyle
My wife and I tent camped here for a weekend to go rafting. The whole campground sits in kind of a valley along a creek running into the reservoir. It's kind of spread out but seemed nice. Our tent sites were very nice sitting on raised mounds so you would stay fairly dry if it rained. It looks like it may have been a state park at one time, judging by the layout and bathrooms. Not a bad camp at all.
Benner's Meadow Run RV Campground
Perfect for a good SWPA camping trip... even in the Winter!
Me and my wife usually can't wait for the warm Spring weather to start our camping season. This year (2024) was no different. We got the itch to go, and Benner's was one of the few campgrounds open during the Winter in SWPA (SouthWestern PA). That was perfect, because we had been wanting to check Benner's out anyway. It's only 32 minutes from our home. So, we figured, if we liked it, it could end up being one of our go-to quick trips when we're limited on time.
There really wasn't anything about the campground or the staff that we didn't like. The campground was really nice, although PA Winters are drab, so we kind of had to use our imagination for how beautiful the campground might be when there's vibrant greenery all around. The staff were all extremely nice, and made us feel very welcome.
There's a good bit to do there. There are 2 ponds and a lake. There is plenty of ground for hiking and wandering. There is playground equipment for kids. There's a nice office with food and snacks (though fairly limited while we were there).
We definitely plan to drop by during Spring, Summer, or Fall, to see the place in its full beauty. But, until then, this campground is on our "revisit" list. And if the revisit goes well, it could end up on our "regular" list. ;)
Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park
Good, quiet camping
Good campground with decent privacy. It was quiet being a weekday in the fall. There is a lot of hiking nearby, most of which you need to drive to within the state park. Our campsite was surrounded with poison ivy and the bathrooms were a far walk. The bathrooms definitely could use some renovations but it is indoor plumbing with showers and a dish washing sink. The water is drinkable from the foundations. Fire wood is overpriced but accessible.
Savage River State Forest
I am not paying for this crap
Not paY for map i can get free
Swallow Falls State Park Campground
Peaceful and Serene
Campground was well maintained. Tent pads were great. It rained on us but tent pads were elevated enough that we stayed dry. It is so peaceful and serene there. Hiked the trails to the waterfalls and had a great time. Firewood was cheap. Bathrooms were good and clean.
Kooser State Park Campground — Kooser State Park
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.
Hickory Hollow Campground
A new favorite quick getaway for me and the wife
This campground checks all our boxes. Beautiful scenery, quiet location, spacious campsites, full RV hookups, well-placed fire rings, dog park, nice large bathhouses, polite staff, and Wi-Fi that works.
This is located about an hour away from my home, so we plan on making this our go-to for quick camping getaways throughout the year.
Highly recommended. Definitely worth checking out.
Guide to Rector
Camping near Rector, Pennsylvania, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are several campgrounds that cater to different needs and preferences.
What to do:
- Rafting on the Ohiopyle River: Many campers enjoy the thrill of rafting. One visitor at Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park mentioned, "Stayed here one weekend and rafted down the Ohiopyle river. Very convenient to the river and town."
- Hiking: The area is known for its hiking trails. A reviewer at Laurel Hill State Park Campground noted, "There is a lot of hiking nearby, most of which you need to drive to within the state park."
- Fishing and Swimming: Campers at Yough Lake Campground at Tub Run enjoy fishing and swimming. One camper shared, "The swimming lake was perfect and they had canoe and kayak rentals on site."
What campers like:
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained bathrooms and shower facilities. A visitor at Shawnee State Park Campground said, "Bathhouse was clean and used for showers."
- Privacy: Many sites offer a good amount of space between them. A reviewer at Kooser State Park Campground mentioned, "Their tent camping sites are a very good distance from other sites, so you feel much more secluded."
- Friendly Staff: Campers often highlight the helpfulness of the staff. One camper at Benner's Meadow Run RV Campground noted, "The staff were all extremely nice and made us feel very welcome."
What you should know:
- Road Noise: Some campgrounds are near busy roads, which can be noisy. A camper at Kooser State Park Campground mentioned, "It was beautiful just not the peaceful getaway from traffic you need."
- Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have stores or markets. A visitor at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run pointed out, "The pools are dirty and were closed on 2 of the 3 days."
- Site Size: Some sites can be tight, especially for larger RVs. A camper at Keystone State Park Campground said, "Sites are a little tight if you have a larger camper."
Tips for camping with families:
- Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with kid-friendly activities. A reviewer at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Mill Run mentioned, "Your kids will love it here: two pools, splashgrounds, fire truck rides, arcades."
- Secluded Sites: Choose sites that offer privacy for family bonding. A camper at Tall Oaks Campground noted, "Our site was secluded enough to have privacy."
- Plan for Meals: Bring your own food or check if the campground has a store. A visitor at Laurel Hill State Park Campground mentioned, "Firewood is overpriced but accessible."
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Accessibility: Make sure your RV can fit in the site. A camper at Shawnee State Park Campground said, "Our site 135 was fairly easy to access with our 36ft fifth wheel."
- Bring Extensions: Some sites may not have well-placed electrical hookups. A reviewer at Laurel Hill State Park Campground noted, "You may want to have an extension for your power cable."
- Plan for Quiet Hours: Be mindful of noise levels, especially during weekends. A visitor at Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park mentioned, "When they don’t respect quiet hours it’s loud."
Camping near Rector, Pennsylvania, has something for everyone, whether you're a family looking for fun or an RVer seeking adventure.
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