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    Black Moshannon State Park Campground allows pets in designated camping areas with spacious, private sites amid wooded surroundings. Electric hookups are available at most sites, with some offering full hookups, making it suitable for tent campers and RVers traveling with dogs. The park maintains clean, modern bathhouses with hot showers where campers can freshen up after outdoor activities with their pets. Sites in the pet-friendly loops require leashed pets at all times. Visitors should note there is virtually no cell service throughout the campground, which some pet owners appreciate for distraction-free time with their animals while others find challenging for emergency contact purposes.

    Several hiking trails accessible directly from the campground provide excellent exercise opportunities for dogs and their owners. The 250-acre lake offers additional recreation, though pets are not permitted in swimming areas. Trails through the park vary in difficulty, with the Moss Hanne trail featuring impressive beaver activity that curious dogs may find interesting. Campers should be prepared with printed maps as navigation apps won't function due to lack of service. The campground operates seasonally from the second Friday in April through mid-December, with fall being particularly beautiful for camping with pets as the foliage changes. Firewood is not available for purchase within the park, so campers with pets should plan to bring their own or know where to purchase it nearby, as keeping warm during cooler evenings is important for pet comfort.

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      1. Black Moshannon State Park Campground

      4.7(25)12mi from Sandy Ridge97 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "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). "

      from $20 - $87 / night

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      2. Crooked Run Campground — Prince Gallitzin State Park

      4.3(26)19mi from Sandy Ridge395 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "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."

      from $20 - $57 / night

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      3. Woodland Campground

      4.8(4)16mi from Sandy RidgeRVs, Tents, Cabins

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

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      4. Seven Points (PA)

      4.7(21)31mi from Sandy Ridge267 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Ridge camp is the furthest away from the marina and the public swimming area. However it's the closest to the Allegrippis Trail system and from the entrance of the camp loop there is a trail head!"

      "It’s close to bathhouse and playground if you want those. There is parking at every bath house. There is trash receptacles at the entrance to the loop as well as firewood or sale."

      from $28 - $200 / night

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      5. Clearfield County Curwensville Lake Recreation Area

      4.0(2)17mi from Sandy RidgeRVs, Tents

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

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      6. Rothrock Roadside Campsites — Rothrock State Forest

      4.0(1)17mi from Sandy Ridge8 sitesRVs, Tents

      "This site is accessed by driving up a bit of a winding dirt road up the mountain. "

      from $10 / night

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      7. Parker Dam State Park Campground

      4.5(17)30mi from Sandy Ridge126 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "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."

      from $20 - $72 / night

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      8. Greenwood Furnace State Park Campground

      4.4(10)28mi from Sandy Ridge48 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "You can also buy firewood at the entrance. Sites have a picnic table + fire ring. There is little to no phone service here and it's not super close to town, so come prepared."

      "I think we had the best site w/electric hookup that was also dog-friendly: #48. We loved how it was nicely shaded by hemlocks, oaks, some maples, and with our camper it felt pretty private!"

      from $20 - $29 / night

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      9. Centre County Snow Shoe City Park

      3.0(3)21mi from Sandy RidgeRVs, Tents, Glamping
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      10. Lumber City RV Park

      4.0(1)20mi from Sandy RidgeRVs, Tents

      "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."

      from $40 / night

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    • 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.

    • 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.

    • christian G.The Dyrt PRO User
      Oct. 19, 2025

      Hartman Center Campground

      Nice, quiet, & clean

      Clean and well taken care of, pretty quiet. Would definitely stay here again but a few things to keep in mind.

      For kids the play grounds are run down. Also no real “dog run”. All in all if your a couple wanting to go relax its great, but if you have pets and or younger kids there isn’t much on the grounds.

    • 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.

    • Sarah C.The Dyrt PRO User
      Apr. 11, 2022

      Canoe Creek State Park Campground

      Nice Cabins

      This park is a little different and has some fairly interesting history. There are some old ruins as well as an old quarry site. The grounds are open to hunting and we were surprised by a bird hunter and his dog who was running around off leash, creating a little havoc for us while walking our two dogs on the trail. If you visit in the fall, be sure to bring some hunter orange if you plan on exploring the trails.

      Now onto the cabins- these are quite nice! They have nice bathrooms with hot showers, a common area with a lot of furniture, a kitchen with large table and full sized appliances. The cabin we stayed in was pet friendly and had two rooms, one with a full size bed and a second one with 2 sets of bunk beds. The heat was quite efficient and kept us warm on some cold nights. 

      These cabins are not equipped with any type of consumables, cookware or linens. You really need to bring everything if you're planning on actually using the bathroom or kitchen. There is toilet paper though :) We chose to stay here due to its proximity to several National Park sites in the area and it was perfect for us! We will be visiting another state park with similar cabins next year, too!

    • C
      Jul. 22, 2018

      Crooked Run Campground — Prince Gallitzin State Park

      Quiet and peaceful

      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. Even though you can't see the lake from every site you can be there within a 10 minute walk. They have pet friendly sites, bike trails, and you can canoe, kayak, and take boats out on the lake. There are specific swimming areas and you can fish just about anywhere. Little to no cell service and there are some local stores/restaurants around the lake within 5-10 miles of the campground but most things close between 8-10pm. There is a camp store with food and supplies available sonif you show up with a text and a sleeping bag they can help out with the rest. Keep in mind being in the woods and by the lake it Ian always 5-15 degrees cooler than the surroundings towns so I feel you are leaving and want to explore the areas outside the campground be prepared for it to be much warmer than expected. I've been going here my whole life (32 years) and it is always clean and the people who work/volunteer there are super friendly and helpful. I've been there during every month they are open and each season is a new and exciting experience. They have a lot I feel family oriented activities and so you don't need to leave to find something to do.

    Guide to Sandy Ridge

    Black Moshannon State Park Campground sits within the Moshannon State Forest at 1,900 feet elevation, making it one of the higher-elevation camping destinations in central Pennsylvania. The park's distinctive 250-acre lake gets its dark color from plant tannins in the surrounding bog areas. Most campsites in the region close during winter months, with seasonal operation typically running April through mid-December.

    What to do

    Hiking at Greenwood Furnace State Park: Take advantage of trails that connect to the larger Rothrock State Forest system. "There's a great beach/picnic area across the state road (heavily trafficked) and ranger programs were held throughout the weekend. We went for a short walk/hike; I recommend taking a picture of the hiking map or being extra responsible & bringing a map...definitely a chance to get turned around," notes Kassie F. from Greenwood Furnace State Park Campground.

    Explore historic sites: Visit the former iron industry ruins at Greenwood Furnace. "Beautiful campgrounds with spacious camp sites. Well maintained bathroom and firewood plus ice available at the entrance (this is a great plus for those car/tent camping)," writes Travis S. who appreciates the historical aspects of the park.

    Kayaking on calm waters: Raystown Lake at Seven Points offers extensive paddling opportunities. "Nice campground with quiet 250 acre lake for kayaking. Good birding," shares Matthew U. about his experience at Seven Points Campground.

    What campers like

    Spacious sites: Many campgrounds in the Sandy Ridge area provide well-separated camping spots. "Very pretty campground with a nice clean wash house. The sites are situated nicely, your neighbors are not 'right there'," reports Sandi G. about Seven Points.

    Clean facilities: Woodland Campground maintains its grounds and amenities well. "Very clean, could be a bit more level. Great amenities, boat, fish, games, hike," says Charles K. about this private campground option.

    Park programming: Educational opportunities abound at state parks. "The park also runs a ton of classes for different things like fly fishing, hiking, etc," mentions Lisa L. about Black Moshannon State Park, showing the value of ranger-led activities.

    What you should know

    Limited cell service: Prepare for disconnection at most campgrounds. "No phone service, no problem! This campground helped me finally convince my fiance that not all 'campgrounds' are actually waterpark/family fun/RV parking lots," explains Diane T. about Crooked Run Campground.

    Weather variability: Mountain elevations create unpredictable conditions. "We came here in mid June so it was a bit chilly at night and warm during the day - bring layers + raincoats as the PA mountain weather can be iffy!" continues Diane T.

    Reservation planning: Secure sites early, especially for summer weekends. "Make a reservation way ahead of your date as this campground is very popular and sites book early. It has sites to accommodate any R.V. and lot of tent sites," advises Denise D.

    Tips for camping with families

    Playgrounds at multiple parks: Look for kid-friendly amenities. "Great place for kids! We love staying at crooked run campground. Has a beach on the lake. Affordable boat rentals. Bmx track for kids," shares Jackie W. about the amenities at Prince Gallitzin State Park.

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