Several state parks and private campgrounds near Wellsboro, Pennsylvania provide rustic cabins with varying amenities and comfort levels. Hills Creek State Park offers modern two-bedroom cabins equipped with kitchens that include microwaves, toasters, and coffee makers. These cabins feature comfortable furniture and covered porches, making them suitable for extended stays. Worlds End State Park provides rustic cabins situated along a stream, each heated with wood-burning stoves that "stay very warm, sometimes even too warm and windows need to stay cracked open," according to one visitor. These cabins have electricity, stoves, and refrigerators but lack running water. Canyon Country Campground and Stony Fork Creek Campground also offer cabin rentals with basic amenities, while Lyman Run State Park provides cabin accommodations within a well-maintained forest setting.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location and season. Most state park cabins operate from April through October, though Worlds End State Park cabins remain available year-round, with some guests even making winter cabin stays a "Christmas tradition." The rustic cabins at Worlds End typically sleep 6-8 people with four double bunk beds, making them suitable for families or groups. Many locations are pet-friendly, though specific policies vary by campground. Pioneer Campground offers several cabin options with varying comfort levels, with one reviewer noting significant differences between units: "Our friends stayed in cabin 6 and it was so cute, bright, and had AC. Our other friend stayed in 2 and it was much better than ours as well." Advance reservations are essential during summer months and weekends, with some parks requiring minimum stays during peak season.
Most cabins include basic furnishings but require visitors to bring their own linens, pillows, and toiletries. Cooking equipment varies significantly between locations, with state park cabins typically providing basic kitchen appliances but limited cookware. Firewood is often available for purchase at campgrounds, sometimes through 24-hour honor systems. Bathhouse facilities are generally well-maintained, with one visitor to Worlds End noting "several very well maintained and equipped bathroom houses throughout the cabins area." For groceries and supplies, Wellsboro offers several options within a 15-30 minute drive of most cabin locations. Visitors staying at more remote cabins should bring essential supplies, as some locations have limited or no cell service, particularly in the canyon areas and state forests surrounding Wellsboro.
$20 - $90 / night
"We had a cozy wooden deck and slept four people in two bunk beds. We also had a cooking stove, refrigerator, heat and electricity. There is plenty of fishing and hiking to go around."
"We loved the cabin, the trail by the lake, the easy access to all parts of the Pine Creek Gorge and Wellsboro."
"For whatever reason it's expensive to stay at this state Park. It doesn't have modern bathrooms, and you can't pre-book your stay. But nonetheless it's absolutely awesome. I love the walk in sites."
"The campsites are private and you get to hike in (varying amounts of distance.)"
$40 - $60 / night
"Sites are not very level nor private, but the staff is great and the grounds are walking distance to the canyon. Met some great fellow campers here, biked the river trail, and hiked the state park."
"My only complaint was that the trees around our site were dead or at least had a lot of deadfall in them."
$40 - $45 / night
"Stony Fork Creek is beautiful and offers nearby hiking trails, a lake, and activities."
"Was able to choose a location that worked best for us. The area we selected was not busy. Campsite appeared to have a lot of seasonal campers."
$3 - $9999 / night
"A fantastic hidden gem next to the picturesque pine creek. Perfect for a river float on your tube or kayak with a nearby shuttle service. Quiet campground with a brand new bath house."
"Very nice campgrounds all new bath house and electric throughout the camp. Great views of pine creek that's stocked with trout. Large sites and quiet place. Owners are very nice and friendly."
$20 - $29 / night
"Clean bathrooms with toilets, sinks and shower.
We camped at site #26. Maybe had to walk in about 50ft. to campsite. Has fire rings and picnic table.""The location of the park is near Cherry Springs SP, which gets all the attention for the night sky viewing."
"Two playgrounds, a pool, two jumping pillows, mini train, carousel, and activities. Good for bike riding although hilly."
"We always get a site on the outside of the main circle by the tower slide. There’s lots of shade and optimum view of both playgrounds to keep an eye on the kiddos."
$30 - $100 / night
"Petticoat Junction campground is nestled in the PA Grand Canyon with Pine Creek on one side and the Rails to Trails on the other of the campground."
"Absolutely beautiful well kept campground situated between Pine Creek and the rail trail! Great facilities...there's even glamping tents!"
"As the holiday wound down, so did the crowd, leaving behind a peaceful ambiance. Its proximity to the PA Grand Canyon made it an ideal base for exploration."
$24 - $46 / night
"Just off US 15 at the New York border. All roads and parking pads are paved. The sites are closer together than most other COE parks where we’ve stayed."
"It is run by Army Corp of Engineers because it is on a lake with a dam. Spots are level and paved. It is always clean."
TravelerStayed here multiple times. Cabin is clean, large firepit, huge patio, great swimming pond with a slide. Cabin included many kitchen items as well as there being a full size freezer/fridge, tables and chairs on the patio. Pet Friendly but no fenced area.
GuideThis is a gated campground that we stayed at 6/30/19-7/04/19. We are NOT an RV. We own a Napier tent that hooks to our truck so that we can sleep up in the bed. However, due to it being a holiday week, the tent sites were completely booked and they only have 4(which also have water& electric). The tent sites are located in the back of the campground behind the sports field within the trees. I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to see them but they have them pictured on their website. They let us book an RV site and it was rough setting up on a gravel RV site but we understood that we were not within a normal tent element and placed an extra tarp under the tent. The campground is located at the top of some beautiful and scenic driving through farmland in Pennsylvania and you will be 30 minutes from anything like shopping or small town amenities(we drove to Walmart after setting up to get our perishables since we drive up from Virginia). Our site had water and electric, was a drive through spot for a typical RV with a section to the side of the drive through for the fire pit and picnic table. We were located right next to the shower/bathrooms/playground and had some tree coverage and shade. A lot of the RVs in the campground are permanent sites and our neighbors never showed so we had a quiet buffer but it was not a noisy campground. It appeared that they cleaned the bathrooms twice daily and we were impressed with the cleanliness of the bathroom/showers. There were 4 in the building so we never had to wait. The staff were friendly and helpful. They had a store right next to the pool area that offered common items and RV'er might need with a small grocery area as well which included bundles of wood($6 honor system after hours) and Ice($1.78 per bag). We were allowed to run an account which we paid at the end of our stay. Our campsite was required to be paid at check in. The campground is 18 acres with gravel roads, a sports field, fishing, horse shoes, bocce ball, multiple playgrounds, a rec center with some games, claw machines etc. a splash pad and salt water pool. You will be doing a lot of walking or bring your bicycles like we did. They offer scheduled activities for holidays etc and various weekend activities. You can rent non electric boats and they offer catch& release fishing without a PA license in the lake. My son caught 2 sunfish :) They have guidelines for visitors and quiet hours(my cousin came to visit us in the evenings as she lived close by). We enjoyed camping here even if we were on an RV site. We booked site 211 which had the little bit of tree coverage and was located right next to the showers/bathrooms/playground with a quick walk to the lake for fishing. Most of the other available sites in the road ahead of us had no tree coverage but closer to the lake had more trees and shade. OR, just get an actual tent site :) but they are all the way at the back of the campground, furthest from the lake so I actually preferred our site.
LegendGeneral: It really does feel like you drive to the end of the world to get to this beautiful park/campground. We camped here mid-week at the beginning of November and when we arrived with friends, we were the only two campsites occupied but by the next day, several more campers arrived. There are two campgrounds– one with hookups and one without; both campgrounds are fairly small(in terms of the number of sites). There are also rustic cabins with electricity but no running water. This is another Pennsylvania state park with excellent recycling facilities. Firewood was for sale on the honor system conveniently located near the campsites plus trail maps which was good as we had zero cell service.
Site Quality: The sites are spaced a decent amount apart and are generous in size. The pet-designated sites are close to the road (154), although there was not a lot of traffic (at least when we were there). Each site has a large picnic table and fire ring and we stayed in the area with electric hookups. Most of the sites are nicely wooded. Bathhouse: This is the third Pennsylvania state park we have stayed at recently and all get an A+ for the bathhouses. Very clean, heated, and the showers appear to be in good condition (did not use so cannot comment on more than the appearance). There was also a dishwashing sink with dish detergent INSIDE the bathhouse (women’s– not sure about men’s!), something I have never seen before but which was appreciated in the colder months.
Activities: We came for the hiking and there are numerous trails in both the state park and neighboring Loyalsock State Forest, some of which are accessible from the campgrounds. The trails are very well marked and most of them prohibited hunting but when we tried to hike to Cottonwood Falls, hunting was allowed; since we were not wearing blaze orange, we decided to turn back(we did see some “lesser” falls). I recommend the High Rock Trail(accessible from the Visitor Center) but do it in a counterclockwise direction. There is a lot of rock scrambling, but it is a beautiful trail. The visitor center has a nice playground, but it is a mile away from the campground. In season, you can horseback ride, swim, hunt, or cross-country ski or snowmobile. The Park is open year-round.
Conclusion: This Park turned out to be a hidden gem for us, but I think it was more so because it was so sparsely inhabited; as with many other campgrounds we have stayed at, I’m sure it would have a completely different vibe during the summer months.
GuideWe had the pleasure of renting a cabin at World's End State Park for the first time in February 2016 after being convinced by friends to check it out. We were immediately in love with the babbling river that ran right beside our cabin. On cold days and nights we could stay warm under our roof covered front porch fireplace and still enjoy being outside. There is no better place to curl up with a book and some coffee on a cold, winter morning. The cabins stay very warm with a wood burning stove- sometimes even too warm and windows need to stay cracked open. We purchased wood from a local gentleman who delivered. A list of these services are available inside the check-in area, which also serves as a cool local mini-museum of sorts. There are several amazing lookout spots in the area that you can access via car. The cabins generally sleep 6-8 very comfortably with 4 double bunk beds in most. The cabins also have electricity and include a stove and refrigerator. There is no plumbing, so no sink or toilet but there are several very well maintained and equipped bathroom houses throughout the cabins area. The bathrooms are private and have showers and dishwashing stations. If you are looking for comfort, bring your own good camp chair. The cabins are only equipped with wooden chairs and a wooden bench seat. As soon as we left the park and were able to access cell phones again, I booked another cabin for myself and kids for their Spring Break in April 2016. This may become a tradition as we had a fantastic time hiking the area in the Spring. Butternut trail is right in the campground and is a perfect two-hour hike for kids who don't mind a good hike. There are some tricky spots, but it's manageable and well worth it when you reach the lookout at the top. The folks at the welcome center are knowledgeable and can point you in the direction of some great local trails. Forksville General Store is also nearby and there you can get cell service and a nice meal. The owners were regionally from Philadelphia and according to my son, make a fantastic cheesesteak. We are excited to visit World's End again this spring and winter. We have not visited in the summer but hear that it gets more crowded. We have friends that recently stayed there in a tent campsite and had a great visit.
GuideThis is one of the main attractions for the area. Locals come here when the weather is nice.
We stayed in yurts, which are round tents ($38 per night). We had a cozy wooden deck and slept four people in two bunk beds. We also had a cooking stove, refrigerator, heat and electricity.
There is plenty of fishing and hiking to go around.
Really recommend this campsite if you have a little extra money to spend and are looking for a light getaway with friends.
If you're looking for a secluded place for yourself or with a loved one, I would look around the area for a less-popular campsite.
ScoutGreat family campground, decent sized sites, many lake side sites, very clean bathrooms/ showers. Several playgrounds, heated pool, pet friendly with shots paperwork. Good fishing in pond (cant use live bait or keep fish )
ScoutCampers arriving at Watkins Glen State Park are immediately captivated by its dramatic gorge scenery, where 19 waterfalls cascade through narrow stone walls. Their campsites are nestled among hardwood forests, offering a perfect balance of sunlit clearings and shady retreats. Each site comes equipped with a picnic table and fire ring, making it easy to prepare meals after a day spent exploring the park’s famous Gorge Trail. The park’s facilities blend rustic charm with modern comforts: clean flush toilets, hot-water showers, and convenient potable water stations. Hiking enthusiasts appreciate the interconnected trail system, which includes the popular Rim Trail for elevated views of the gorge, as well as more secluded footpaths through hemlock groves. Families particularly enjoy the nearby swimming pool and easy-access picnic areas overlooking Seneca Lake. To simplify travel logistics for out-of-state visitors, many campers opt to pre-book an airport transfer so they can arrive at Ithaca or Elmira–Corning Regional Airport and head straight to the park without the hassle of car rentals. Those planning to explore multiple stops along the Finger Lakes often choose the provider’s reliable city-to-city rides for comfortable, door-to-door transportation between destinations. All in all, Watkins Glen State Park delivers an unforgettable combination of awe-inspiring gorge hikes, well-appointed campsites, and family-friendly amenities. Campers seeking both adventure and relaxation will find this New York treasure hard to surpass.
TravelerStayed for 5 nights with a partial hook up for our brand new 32 foot travel trailer. Other reviewers had mentioned that sites were small, so we specifically asked for a larger site. We ended up getting a corner site right on the edge of a hill looking down on the main office and playground. It was perfect. Playground was huge with multiple playsets suitable for all ages. Bathrooms/showers we're clean and well kept. There was a basketball court, shuffleboard and carpet pool that you could borrow equipment for. Our son and his family rented a wolf den cabin and it was very clean as well. Internet access was spotty, as expected but WiFi at the main office was good. We enjoyed the small, but very clean pool. Would definitely go back. Pet friendly, but there isn't a dog park/off leash area. Staff were friendly and helpful. Right across the street from little pine state park.
GuideThis park is in Potter County in the PA Wilds. The campsites are flat, some in full shade and others out in the open. Electric sites are available with water access to fill tanks but no water hookups. The bath houses are well maintained with newer renovations, tiled floors, shelves over the sinks, large stainless steel utility sinks for dish washing. Firewood is available 24 hours on the honor system for $6 per bundle. The campground hosts are right next to the ranger station in case the ranger isn't in.
There is a lot to do in the park; hiking, fishing, swimming in Kettle Creek, horseshoes, swings and playsets, and several charcoal grills and picnic tables for day use. This is a great location if you want to explore the area, Ole Bull is less than 20 minutes away from Cherry Springs Dark Sky preserve. It is an hour and 30 minutes from Kinzua Bridge State Park, The PA Grand Canyon is near by, and the Town of Wellsboro. Its also near Route 6 Scenic Highway.
Cabins near Wellsboro, Pennsylvania are situated in Pennsylvania's northern tier at elevations ranging from 1,300-2,000 feet. The region experiences distinct seasons with summer temperatures averaging 75-85°F during the day, dropping to 50-60°F at night. Most cabin rental locations operate in a rural environment where cell phone coverage can be unreliable, particularly in canyon areas and along Pine Creek.
Fishing access points: Hills Creek State Park Campground offers trout fishing opportunities with generously sized park areas for anglers. "Great campground that we use for a layover en-route to NY to see family. Everywhere you look there is green space," notes Dave G.
River recreation: DB Adventures provides direct creek access for fishing and water activities. "Sites right on the creek! Great for trout fisherman, and those with dogs who love water like ours," writes Patch, who appreciated the creek-side sites.
Stargazing opportunities: Lyman Run State Park Campground sits near Cherry Springs Dark Sky Park, about 8 miles away. "Lyman Run holds a special place for me. It's nestled within the gold level dark sky area. This means on a clear night and with a waning or new moon, one could see the arm of the Milky Way with millions of stars," explains Bill G.
Playground facilities: Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park PA Wilds offers multiple play areas for children. "Two playgrounds, a pool, two jumping pillows, mini train, carousel, and activities. Good for bike riding although hilly," reports B C., who found plenty for kids to do.
Rail trail access: Pettecote Junction Campground provides direct access to the Pine Creek Rail Trail. "Beautifully maintained and landscaped, and the sites are level. Our site was literally on the river, we even saw an eagle. What I love most is how accessible the biking trail and river are," states Vanessa S.
Secluded hiking trails: Colton Point State Park Campground offers less-crowded trail options. "Unlike Leonard Harrison, Colton Point on the western rim of the Pine Creek Gorge isn't a tourist hub. The campsites are private and you get to hike in. The trails aren't built up with steps and the like," shares Emily S.
Bathroom facilities: Most campgrounds provide shower facilities with varying levels of amenities. "Bathhouse was very clean. Had a good time fishing at the lake and stopping for ice cream at the beach shop is a must!" notes Michelle L. about Lyman Run State Park.
Site privacy levels: Canyon Country Campground offers sites that balance convenience with some seclusion. "Sites are not very level nor private, but the staff is great and the grounds are walking distance to the canyon. Met some great fellow campers here," reports Pamela H.
Seasonal considerations: Most cabin rentals in the Wellsboro area operate from mid-April through October, with limited winter availability. "We tent camp and love the sites as they are right on the creek, a few have direct access to the creek if you have kayaks which is awesome!" writes Anna L. about Pettecote Junction's creek-side sites.
Swimming options: Several campgrounds offer swimming facilities for children. "The swim area is one of the best around. Playgrounds are fun & the snack stand is a little expensive, but delicious!" shares J K. about Hills Creek State Park.
Educational programs: Many state parks offer nature programs throughout the summer. "The rangers offer educational programs that are free of charge! Near by attractions: PA Grand Canyon! Beautiful! You are also close to a cute little town called Wellsboro!" notes Amanda H.
Family cabin layouts: Cabins in the Wellsboro region vary significantly in design and accommodation capacity. "We spent 5 nights at this campground at the end of June 2020. We were impressed with the 2 bedroom cabin. The kitchen had the usual plus a microwave, toaster and coffee pot. The furniture was comfortable for a cabin and the porch was delightful," reports Barbara S. about Hills Creek's modern cabins.
Road access considerations: Some campgrounds have challenging entrance roads. "The entry road to the campground itself is a very steep, narrow road with a small curve at the top. It's well-maintained but keep an eye out for campers coming down. There's space for getting by but it's tight," warns B C. about Jellystone Park.
Site sizes and layouts: Twin Streams Campground offers varied site options. "Despite the crowd, we snagged a spot by the stream, which added an extra layer of tranquility to our stay. As the holiday wound down, so did the crowd, leaving behind a peaceful ambiance," mentions Paulina B.
WiFi and connectivity: Cell service is limited throughout the region. "No Verizon phone service and very slow internet with a booster. This area is pretty with rolling hills all around so we enjoyed a couple of scenic drives," shares Bran P. from Tompkins Campground, noting connectivity challenges common to cabins near Wellsboro.
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