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59 Reviews of 7 Richlandtown Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    July 5, 2024

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Mid week (July 4th) 2024

    My first time camping trip in a few decades... So can't compare to others (yet).

    My campsite was 34W, right next the reservoir. Nice location however the website said it was full shade. The picnic table was in shade. The spot for the RV was full sun.

    Pros:

    Reasonable cost from NJ state website. I paid $41 for 2 days.

    Campsites well spaced apart.

    Staff friendly.

    Boats/Kayaks can be rented.

    Cons:

    Showers were cold water only and very cold at that.

    Late at night you can hear the drone of a major highway.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Hibernia County Park
    August 19, 2023

    Hibernia County Park

    Beautiful park, not so great camping

    The park itself is beautiful.

    First, there is absolutely no privacy. The campsites are right next to each other with hardly any trees. The more dense woods is on the other side of the trail. You can see everything other campers do any they can see everything you’re doing.

    Second, The campground is ON the hiking trail so everyone doing the loop walks along the sites. Including people with dogs off leash.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    June 6, 2023

    Mountainview Campground

    Awesome place!

    Here on business but didn’t pull the camper up, (from Texas) Tent camped for a couple of weeks. The place is beautiful, and the sites are very nice. They have put a lot of effort in over many years out here. Each site RV or Tent is well thought out. Bathrooms/showers are always very clean as well as the grounds. Would Absolutely recommend !!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Hibernia County Park
    November 5, 2022

    Hibernia County Park

    Hidden gem

    Inexpensive $15 a night, but you only get picnic table and fire ring. No hook ups. Great children's pond for 12 and under. Brandywine creek and Chambers Lake are there too. Great playground.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Warwick Woods Campground
    August 6, 2022

    Warwick Woods Campground

    Warwick woods

    Amazing. Tent camping in the woods. Each site is surrounded by trees. The staff is great and very helpful. They have a fishing pond and a general store that has everything!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    August 1, 2022

    Mountainview Campground

    Cheap and simple campground

    Quiet campground in a beautiful area of NJ. Sites were spacious. Electric and water hookups were a little far apart at site 27 so it was good we had long cables/hoses. Bathrooms were small but super clean. Camp wood that was sold was dry and did not smoke (which is rare to find)! Price was very reasonable. Would come back again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    July 19, 2022

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Stopped to get our state sticker

    Only 8 electric sites. You basically pull off side of parking lot and camp there. Lake was closed so did not swim. If you get there on a day they clean the showers not bad. Very run down. Had to pick up trash from previous campers. AT&T great service.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    July 10, 2022

    Mountainview Campground

    Awesome place for the weekend.

    This place is only for those that wish to relax and have peace which is exactly what we seek. Sites are huge and very private. You didn’t even know that there were people around you. Bathhouse was very very clean. First time here, but we will be back.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    July 3, 2022

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Spruce Run

    We stayed in a RV and a tent. There were eight people in total sleeping on the site. We stayed July 1 and 2nd. The actual site was nice and was close to the bathrooms. There was plenty of shade as the sun moved throughout the day. The park used to be a swim attraction but the water is not safe to swim in because of a dangerous algae bloom. While walking around, it gave off an abandoned summer camp feel. There were maybe six structures (concessions, changing rooms, etc) that were all boarded up. Thursday night was quiet. We were able to sit outside and enjoy the sounds of nature. The next night, there were many more people there. In one site, campers set up at least five tents. They were very loud past the curfew time of 10. Quiet hours were not taken seriously on that night.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Tuscarora State Park Campground
    June 19, 2022

    Tuscarora State Park Campground

    Good Stuff!

    A group of us stayed here over Memorial Day weekend. The sites were super spacious and private. There was enough room for a full overlanding setup, three vehicles, a hammock, two dogs and a two person tent with plenty of room to spare. Good hiking trails were just a short walk away from our campsite. Would definitely go back again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    June 5, 2022

    Mountainview Campground

    Relaxing Stay

    Stayed at one of the primitive sites. Very clean and quite. Bath stalls and showers are basic but clean. Great spot for stargazing. Owners are very nice.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    May 30, 2022

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Wonderful family environment—spacious sites

    Great arrival experience—the office has their act together—but registration closes at 4pm. This was our second visit to the sleepy NJ park and campground and our first time renting a shelter along with a campsite to accommodate different levels of camping comfort. The shelter has two sets of bunk beds. Combining campsite 54 with the adjacent Shelter C gave us the opportunity to spread out and have a great area for all of our gear including our badminton set. Shelter C is surrounded by many lovely trees so there is lots of shade. Campsite 54 has no trees and is nestled up against a thicket of bushes which is home to many birds, rabbits, and deer—a great site if you bring your own shade.

    This is a relatively rustic campground though it does offer a dishwashing station. The bathrooms need to be renovated—busted up fixtures—and are not well-tended/cleaned, though the staff is very friendly. (It didn’t seem like they were equipped with good cleaning equipment/products to achieve good results.)

    Prices above are for NJ residents—$48 for shelter, $20 for campsite.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    November 6, 2021

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Great Weekend Getaway Shelter/Cabin

    We stayed in the "Shelter" which was a nice little cabin with a wood stove, table w/benches and two bunkbeds (one of which was nestled behind a partition). There was a front porch w/awning, fire ring and picnic table. 

    Plenty of wood deadfall for the campfire to be found just behind the shelter. There are also lovely mature birch trees flanking the entrance road, stop there to grab the fallen branches for kindling. (Birch has natural flammable properties and will even burn when wet). 

    The bathrooms had a shower and outdoor dishwashing sink. They were clean and stocked with soap/toilet paper, but bring a towel to dry your hands if you don't want to use the air-dryer. 

    The grounds were well kept and the park rangers were non-intrusive and friendly. The campground area we were in was open and at night you could see right into our little cabin. Bring a sheet to hang over the windows. 

    There were some bugs in the wood stove that startled us the first night, they were also on the window and between the window and the screen. Looking them up online they appeared to be stinkbugs, but didn't smell, thankfully. Citronella essential oil on the window and a nice fire took care of them the first night...for the most part. They didn't bite or go after our food, they just fly a bit loudly and crash into the window, an unusual sound. A few spiders around, but that can be expected when you camp. No mosquitos, no ticks. As for the ticks, there were lots of deer around but we kept our ankles covered and avoided the higher grass in the morning when the dew was still making everything wet.

    The boat rental was closed for the season. We went to Di Mola's Pizzeria and Restaurant the second night and the food was excellent - it was not crowded for sit down but tons of traffic for people coming in to pick up orders. 

    We went to the nearby Ken Lockwood Gorge after we checked out Sunday morning, this was beautiful. The road into the park had a lot of potholes, but we did ok with our "vintage" toyota camry. Where the road access ends are two small parking areas. Plenty of people were fly fishing or walking their dogs. The road continues to travel on foot along the river.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    October 6, 2021

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    A relaxing, chilly escape!

    Such a refreshing experience to visit here. My friend and I both hadn’t camped in awhile so we aimed for this space to kick back and take it easy. Our space was very spacious with flat terrain without many twigs/rocks. We were right off the water which was soothing to see a sunset and sunrise over. We had very cold rain on our full day but utilized that time to stay at our campsite to play games and read. It was quiet with only a few other campers which provided further relaxation. The bathrooms were clean and had sinks available to wash dishes at. Only wildlife we ran into were some beautiful deer!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    October 3, 2021

    Mountainview Campground

    Perfect!

    This campground has friendly helpful staff and quiet spacious sites. We took our mini camper on its first outing here. The staff took us out to the site with our bundles of firewood and helped us back the camper into the perfect place. Our site was wooded and secluded with a fire pit and picnic table. Couldn’t see it here other campers from our site (#95). The cleanest port-a-potty and bath house I have ever used! My only criticism is that there are 2 bath houses for a very large campground so it is a trek from the sites at the far edge. Cute sheep and goats as you come in, playground for children, open fields for kids to run. We’ll be back!

  • Camper-submitted photo from KOA Campground New Tripoli
    August 22, 2021

    KOA Campground New Tripoli

    Sweet location!

    Close to Jim Thorpe and tons of recreational activities. If you’re driving through the area, there’s a Cabela’s nearby that allows boondocking. Also very close to a few Appalachian trail heads.

    There’s a cute river that flows through the campground and this one has a doggy park. Love this one!!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    August 10, 2021

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Beaurtful Water Views

    I have camped here on many occasions for Over ten years, beginning when I only had a tent. Then with a camper van, and now an RV. I love the water views, The sites are large, many have nice mix of sun and shade. You can launch your kayak easily from the shore.

    I can not speak to the condition of the bathrooms, I stopped going into them 6 years ago as soon as I bought a cassette toilet to avoid them. This review would be 5 stars if only they would knock the present facilities down and rebuild really nice ones, that were kept clean. Also if all the sites had Water & electric hook ups. They don’t mostly, have hookups it’s a trade off because the sites on the water are just so nice. We luckily have some solar so we can go for awhile without running the generator. We fill our fresh water tank for and bring drinking water.

    They do a great job of mowing the grass on the sites, and if you need to, you can go and request if they could cut your grass if it’s too long. They have been nice to come around and trim it when I had a site that got missed in the mowing.

    There are some RV sites with water & electric which are not on the water, but in the parking lot. I would consider getting one on the water to enjoy the water and one in the parking lot to hook up the RV. It’s kind of worth it.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    August 1, 2021

    Mountainview Campground

    Good Experience

    Staff was friendly. Site was as expected. The only negative for us was they don’t provide electronic confirmations of reservations. It’s a small thing but added a bit of stress ensuring we kept all the info needed.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Mountainview Campground
    July 12, 2021

    Mountainview Campground

    Nice little campground

    This is a smallish campground with many seasonal spots and some rental spots. Our spot was #27 and pretty spacious. The showers were free and clean with hot water and decent pressure. The landing for the camper was even with gravel and the rest of the site was mostly even. The power station was well intact with 15/20, 30, and 50amp. Overall it was a nice stay and served our purpose. We don’t need frills like a pool so we enjoyed it and would go again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Spruce Run Recreation Area
    June 13, 2021

    Spruce Run Recreation Area

    Beautiful and relaxing water sites

    Stayed here 2 nights in May, Friday-Sunday. There were a decent amount of people on Friday, but significantly more on Saturday. Park employees and park police drive around through the day. Some big groups of campers got a little rowdy at night. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting. I thought with COVID they were cleaning them more, but for the entire weekend, someone's #2 remained all over the toilet, floor, and corner wall. The other stalls weren't as bad, but definitely not clean. Our site was on the water and it was really nice. A duck visited us every morning. Not including the bathroom situation, the only con to this campground is it's proximity to the highway. You can hear 78, especially at night once the campground settles down.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Hibernia County Park
    May 16, 2021

    Hibernia County Park

    Lake Campground great for families

    We loved the lake campground. My kids are age 3-12. There’s running water available, porta potties are very clean and don’t smell and are lit with a street lamp. Very quiet at night. The park ranger this weekend was the nicest and very helpful with directions to walk to the playground and indoor restrooms. The lake is about a 3 minute hike down the clearly marked trails. Each site has a large picnic table and a fire ring with a built in grill. Plenty of firewood to be found. Great for families. We are already planning our next trip. Super great price at $15/night as well. The children’s pond is a short ways away for well stocked fishing.



Guide to Richlandtown

Camping near Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, offers a variety of beautiful spots for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do

  • Hiking and Biking: There are numerous trails in the area. For instance, at Hickory Run State Park Campground, one reviewer mentioned, "The hiking in the area was gorgeous and pet friendly." This park is perfect for those who love to explore nature on foot or by bike.
  • Fishing and Swimming: Many campgrounds, like Pickerel Point Campground — Promised Land State Park, offer access to lakes for fishing and swimming. A visitor shared, "There’s a small unguarded beach that allows swimming which was very nice."
  • Wildlife Watching: Campgrounds like Turkey Swamp Park provide opportunities to see local wildlife. One camper noted, "It was quiet, and the one family I met was so kind," highlighting the peaceful atmosphere perfect for spotting animals.

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. At French Creek State Park Campground, a reviewer mentioned, "New bathrooms which were clean," making it a comfortable choice for families.
  • Spacious Sites: Many campgrounds offer roomy sites. A visitor at Locust Lake State Park Campground said, "The sites are spaced pretty well but are not level at all," indicating that while space is available, leveling might be a challenge.
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Blue Rocks Family Campground are noted for their family-oriented activities. One camper said, "The playground was great. Lots of activities," making it a hit for families with kids.

What you should know

  • Alcohol Policies: Some campgrounds, such as Hickory Run State Park Campground, do not allow alcohol. A camper pointed out, "If you’re looking for a place to be a recluse, this is not the campsite to go," emphasizing the lively atmosphere.
  • Site Proximity: Campers at Promised Land State Park noted that sites can be close together. One reviewer said, "Camp sites are very close together," which might not suit those seeking solitude.
  • Seasonal Availability: Many campgrounds have specific seasons. For example, Hickory Run State Park Campground is open from the 2nd Friday in April to the 3rd Sunday in October, so plan your trip accordingly.

Tips for camping with families

  • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places like Camp Taylor Campground, where one family shared, "The kids are kids!!! They play in the creek, get dirty, build fires and hike on the premises."
  • Plan Activities: Make sure to have a list of activities. A camper at Turkey Swamp Park mentioned, "There’s a nice playground in the campground," which can keep kids entertained.
  • Pack Essentials: Bring along items for outdoor fun. One visitor at Blue Rocks Family Campground noted, "The general store had what we needed," so check if your campground has similar amenities.

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at French Creek State Park Campground mentioned, "The paved parking spot was tight," which is something to consider when booking.
  • Look for Full Hookups: Campgrounds like Hickory Run State Park Campground offer full hookups, which can make your stay more comfortable. One camper appreciated the "clean bathrooms and easy access."
  • Be Prepared for Terrain: Some sites may have uneven ground. A visitor at Locust Lake State Park Campground said, "The site was right on the path, which is right on the lake," indicating that while the views are great, the terrain can be tricky.

Camping near Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. With a little planning, you can enjoy the great outdoors in this beautiful area.

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