Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Stroudsburg, PA

Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA accommodates dogs of all breeds with designated pet exercise areas near each cabin and RV site. The campground provides water stations and waste disposal bags throughout the property, maintaining clean facilities for both pets and owners. Cranberry Run Campground and Mountain Vista Campground also welcome pets with spacious sites separated from non-pet areas. Trails directly accessible from campsites offer excellent walking opportunities for dogs, though leash rules are strictly enforced throughout all properties. The family-friendly environment at these campgrounds ensures pets receive a warm welcome, with staff providing pet-specific recommendations for nearby hiking trails.

Numerous hiking trails in the Delaware Water Gap area accommodate leashed dogs, with the Red Dot trail on Mt. Tammany offering spectacular views suitable for active dogs and their owners. Local veterinary services are available within 15 minutes of most campgrounds, with emergency care in East Stroudsburg. Seasonal considerations include summer heat precautions, as many campsites provide limited shade for pets. Sites 61 and 62 at Cranberry Run offer larger spaces ideal for families with multiple dogs, while their walk-in pond sites provide a quieter experience for nervous pets. Most campgrounds require vaccination records at check-in and enforce quiet hours after 10 PM to prevent excessive barking disturbances. Winter camping options are limited, with Delaware Water Gap KOA being one of few year-round operations accommodating pets.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (159)

    1. Camp Taylor Campground

    24 Reviews
    Pahaquarry, NJ
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (908) 496-4333

    $33 - $42 / night

    "The wolf preserve at the same location was just amazing - we learned so much and could hear the wolves howl from the campsite. Hiked to Mt."

    "Positives: sites are decent sized with fire pits and picnic tables. easy access to hiking, convenient to a beautiful vineyard, peaceful region, and the most amazing wolf preserve is right next to you.  "

    2. Mountain Vista Campground

    20 Reviews
    Shawnee on Delaware, PA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 223-0111

    "Large dog park. Love the Campground except our site is near a fairly busy road which takes away from that beautiful tranquility. They have camouflaged it as best they could. Friendly staff."

    "The staff are wonderful, the whole campsite is very dog friendly and even has a dog park. Lots of stuff to do for kids including a game room. Only downside is the sites are a bit small."

    3. Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA

    14 Reviews
    Shawnee on Delaware, PA
    8 miles
    Website

    $45 - $250 / night

    "The site was very kid and pet friendly, outfitted with both a pet and children's playground(see pictures and videos)."

    "Also a small pet area. We enjoyed it and would go back."

    4. Driftstone Campground

    15 Reviews
    Mount Bethel, PA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 897-6859

    $62 - $70 / night

    "Pet friendly. We love it at Driftstone!"

    "Driftstone is set on a beautiful location on the Delaware River. River Road on which it is located, is picturesque and quiet enough to run, walk or bike on."

    5. Cranberry Run Campground

    11 Reviews
    Stroudsburg, PA
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 421-1462

    $32 - $66 / night

    "PRO's: Dog Friendly (we had 2 dogs and there was no charge), firewood and ice available, small store with essentials, pay per person with no limit to # people, quiet, shaded, close to DeWG

    Con's: small"

    "A shady spot with a creek nearby and good cell service. They have a pool. The surrounding area/town is really nice."

    6. Otter Lake Camp Resort

    11 Reviews
    Henryville, PA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 223-0123

    "We are lucky enough to have a lakefront site at Otter Lake for the Winter season, and feel like we have gone to heaven!"

    "There is a steam and some wet areas behind the row of sites we were in. I would probably avoid this section in the summer as the bugs will be bad."

    7. Hickory Run State Park Campground

    60 Reviews
    Albrightsville, PA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (272) 808-6192

    $20 - $72 / night

    "We took the short drive to Hawk Falls Trail and also completed the Orchard Trail Loop."

    "The bathroom facilities were clean, the hiking in the area was gorgeous and pet friendly and I’m looking forward to going back"

    8. Tobyhanna State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Tobyhanna, PA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 894-8336

    $20 - $43 / night

    "The 5 mile hike around the lake was very pretty with the trees just starting to come into full summer bloom and the bird activity was through the roof."

    "They also have specific pet friendly sites. We had a wonderful time here. We went for Father’s Day weekend in June. The lake is gorgeous!"

    9. Thousand Trails Timothy Lake South

    10 Reviews
    Unity House, PA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "Had to move to a new site to get away from the trees to get starlink connectivity."

    "This is a first-come, first-serve park in the Thousand Trails system so we had to drive around looking for a spot."

    10. Pickerel Point Campground — Promised Land State Park

    33 Reviews
    Skytop, PA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (570) 676-3428

    $20 - $44 / night

    "Well we stay at knee lake had lots of fun plus they have a swimming pool and thier pet friendly ."

    "Well we stayed at Knee lake what a beautiful place for camping 😊 We stayed 2 days with a swimming pool and lake plus pet friendly !"

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Stroudsburg, PA

1109 Reviews of 159 Stroudsburg Campgrounds


  • j
    Aug. 16, 2022

    Mountain Vista Campground

    Mt Vista Campground

    Beautiful Campground. Clean. Gravel sites. Fire ring and picnic table. All sites have ample room. Lots of pull through for bigger rigs. Wooded. Large dog park. Love the Campground except our site is near a fairly busy road which takes away from that beautiful tranquility. They have camouflaged it as best they could. Friendly staff. Lots to do. Pool, tennis. Sauna, pond for fishing ( catch & release ). Would definitely recommend.

  • E
    Jul. 5, 2023

    Mountain Vista Campground

    First Camping Trip

    This was our first camping trip with our camper. The staff are wonderful, the whole campsite is very dog friendly and even has a dog park. Lots of stuff to do for kids including a game room. Only downside is the sites are a bit small. Overall, great place to camp. Beautiful hiking trails nearby.

  • Jennifer G.
    Aug. 4, 2025

    Lakewood Park Campground

    Beautiful and Fun

    Beautiful and fun. Kind staff. Hoping for a dog park in the future.

  • C
    Jul. 11, 2021

    Stonybrook RV Resort

    Well maintained and comfortable RV Park

    We stayed here for 3 nights and thought well of the park.  The place was meticulously clean and the permanent campers keep their sites so well.  The pool was warm, clean and enjoyable.  There’s a nice playground and a GaGa pit.  There’s lots of space to walk your dog on leash but no dog park.   We had an issue with our surge protector and the manager had an electrician out to us quickly who helped us solve a problem.  Pleasant staff in the camp store.   The laundry area and shower rooms are beautiful and clean.  

    There is nothing to do in the immediate area, but we were there to use the bike trails and bop around Jim Thorpe…about 25 minutes away via pretty country roads.

  • Kara P.
    Apr. 27, 2023

    Hickory Run State Park Campground

    Great location, good tree cover

    We went on a last-minute trip from Philly in what I think was opening weekend (April). We wanted to hike with toddlers, so that took up most of our Saturday. Main Ranger Station was really nice. We hope to come back and see more of the campground itself and try additional hikes. We took the short drive to Hawk Falls Trail and also completed the Orchard Trail Loop. Bathrooms with showers were just what we needed and easy to walk to, shared between our pet-friendly loop and another loop. Good sinks for cleaning dishes.

    Stayed at 199 on the pet-friendly 165-228 loop. Lots of people walking dogs. Very varied length of campsites and privacy. Many around the inside of loops, especially right at the bathrooms would have been pretty tight, or possibly good if you were reserving a couple in a row. Would have been nice to have a big tree between ours and site 195, but there was some distance.

    Check out was 3pm, which is awesome!

  • Lucy P.
    Sep. 18, 2024

    Tobyhanna State Park Campground

    Pretty but cramped

    The lake is gorgeous and there are nice hiking trails, but sites are very small and close together. Let’s are allowed in less than half of the campground, which means all the dogs are in a smaller area and barking at each other more than other places. The no-pet area was practically empty when we were there midweek but the pets-allowed area was much more crowded than we would have liked.

    Also rules and signage are wildly confusing, lots of things contradict each other. Cell service exists but not great for remote work.

  • C
    Sep. 21, 2021

    Pleasant Acres Farm RV Resort

    Not a Resort, despite the name and per night fee.

    Some things you should be aware of before booking: The office, playground, dog park, pool, laundry are located at the top of the hill. Camping spots are downhill, a good distance from the office and amenities. Trash is located off site in a pullout on the road you drive in on. There are 2 showers for women and 2 for men. Both are old and not well maintained or in our experience clean, either. In general the camping spots are not well maintained, weedy, un-level and picnic tables are weathered and warped. This resort campground is composed of mainly residents, the rules (we observed) apply to the overnight campers, not the residents. Children of the residents run free all day and past curfew in the evenings unsupervised. The setting is quiet, the views from the upper level are lovely. With some updating of bath facilities, cleaning and leveling of campsites, uniform enforcement of rules, Pleasant Acres could become a resort destination.

  • Cynthia K.
    Aug. 30, 2024

    Great Divide Campground

    Rock'in

     Our 4rth state in our 5 state trip is New Jersey! We wanted to see Delaware Water Gap NRA & I found a campground by Newton called The Great Divide. This is a private campground. Very scenic with a small lake, a pond & surrounded by woods. This is also the most expensive campground on our trip at $96.11 a night.

         Lots to do for families- they have kayaks for camper use. Horseshoes, tether ball, volleyball, a pool, a playground, a dog park. There's a swimming beach.

     One strange thing is there's a lot of tent sites & they seemed popular. For the amount of tent/popup sites they only have 1 shower per loop. They are very clean & checked often, but they're used heavily during the weekend. I had better luck Sunday evening. A bench outside the bathroom would have been nice to sit & wait. 

     The rv sites were all full hookup on our loop.

       We came in on a Friday & found out this campground ROCKS!!! They have live bands every Friday & Saturday night during the warm months. This might explain the higher rates. Party on!

  • Luis B.
    Sep. 10, 2022

    Secluded Acres Campground

    Nice campground.

    This campground is big. Many people live here, but there are spots to rent. Primitive site or not, they have a spot for you. Very nice people here I’d say. We are currently the only Hispanics here and not 1 person has been nasty to us. The lady at check in was on point and it was super quick. The store has a lot to choose from all organized. Bathhouses are clean, water pressure is good, and the hot water is actually hot. The size of the spaces would depend on where you are. We saw primitive sites that are ginormous. Also saw RV sites that were very close to each other. Our tent site is perfect. An area of the lake is to swim and the other to fish in. Catch and release only. Lots of tress for great shade. Very peaceful and calm atmosphere. Mental vacation definitely. Deer may or may not stop by for a visit. Hiking trails available. They also have a dog park for your beloved pooch.


Guide to Stroudsburg

Discover the best spots for pets-allowed camping near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where you and your furry friends can enjoy the great outdoors together.

Tips for camping with dogs near Stroudsburg

Dog-friendly activities while camping near Stroudsburg

  • Enjoy hiking with your dog at Mountain Vista Campground, where you can explore beautiful trails and enjoy the scenic surroundings.
  • At Panther Lake Camping Resort, you can take your dog for a swim at the lake or enjoy a leisurely walk around the campground.
  • Great Divide Campground features a dog park, allowing your pet to socialize and play while you relax and enjoy the amenities.

Dog owners appreciate spacious sites and clean facilities

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