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    Allentown KOA's stream-side campsites provide dedicated spaces for travelers with pets across various accommodation types including tents, RVs, cabins, and glamping options. The campground features a fenced dog park with agility equipment where dogs can exercise off-leash, a rarity among area campgrounds. All pet-friendly sites include fire rings and picnic tables, with many positioned alongside the creek that runs through the property. The bathrooms remain consistently clean and well-maintained, though pet owners note the showers are somewhat small. Pets must remain leashed throughout the campground except within the designated dog park. The campground's wooded setting creates a peaceful environment for both pets and their owners, with multiple pet waste stations placed throughout the grounds for convenience.

    Several hiking trails near Lehigh Gap accommodate dogs, with the South Mountain Trail offering numerous biking and hiking paths for pet exercise just east of the Whitehall Township area. The AT Overlook Campground near Lehigh Gap provides primitive camping options with spectacular valley views where pets can join their owners, though campers should note the area has posted warnings about high bear activity. Pet owners must bring their own water when camping at ridge sites as no water sources are available. Don Laine Campground and Jim Thorpe Camping Resort both allow pets with standard leash requirements. The streams running through several of these campgrounds give dogs opportunities to cool off during summer months. During peak season from April through October, early reservations are recommended for pet-friendly accommodations as these sites tend to fill quickly, particularly at Hickory Run State Park Campground which maintains designated pet-friendly camping loops.

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      1. Allentown KOA

      4.2(15)10mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "However the drive jn set the stage. It was a long winding road through the forest with a creek running below the road. Utterly magical. Had to park to check in and were led to our site."

      "This campground is nestled in rhe mountains of Pennsylvania. This campgound is family oriented, it has a pool, a store, a game room. They also do things for different holidays."

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      2. Quakerwoods Campground

      3.6(16)15mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "If you find yourself careening around the picturesque country roads here in Bucks County you will discover Quakerwoods Campground (named of course after the previous tri-cornered hat-donning Quaker residents"

      "Tucked into the rolling farmland and lush hillsides of Bucks County just off Exit 44 of the PA Turnpike and Exits 60/60A from I-78, Quakerwoods Campground delivers a postcard-perfect countryside setting"

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      3. Hickory Run State Park Campground

      4.5(60)27mi from Whitehall Township384 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "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"

      from $20 - $72 / night

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      4. Blue Rocks Family Campground

      4.4(26)22mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "According to hikers on the AT, this is what they call Pennsylvania, as they hike through this section of the state. And Blue Rocks Campground doesn't dissapoint."

      "Blue Rocks family campground is close to I78 however it is still off the beaten path. It is very peaceful to camp here as you have different types of environments."

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      5. Tohickon Family Campground

      3.2(16)19mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "Pros Great People beautiful surroundings Nice Bathrooms Quiet and Peaceful Accessible Nice Pool Every store U could Need is in about 15 mins Away Not Alot of Stupid rules just Be respectful Pet friendly"

      "Nothing bad about this place, I love that it's set far enough away from the main road that you don't get the noise."

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      6. Nockamixon State Park Cabins

      4.2(13)19mi from Whitehall Township10 sitesCabins, Glamping

      "The only thing I wish the DCNR would do is expand the dog friendly cabins. While we managed to get one of the dog friendly ones here, they are limited in number and Hill's Creek had no such cabins."

      "Great place to picnic fish from land or boat, go for a nice scenic walk, go Kayaking, etc. If you don't own a boat, you can rent one right at the lake."

      from $70 - $92 / night

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      7. Jim Thorpe Camping Resort

      3.8(15)19mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Makes it fun searching for a good position within the site, kinda like roughing it in the actual wild... so not really a complaint. Sites are not very private or secluded."

      "The sites were fine and I liked the location. Next to the creek where you can fish trout (don’t forget to buy a license). About 3 miles stroll along the creek to Jim Thorpe."

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      8. Stonybrook RV Resort

      4.3(6)15mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "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.  "

      "Our site(F20) is level and beautiful— spacious and beautifully landscaped 

      • We interacted with 5 members of their staff and all were welcoming and friendly to talk with 
      • There’s a heated pool behind"
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      9. French Creek State Park Campground

      4.2(83)36mi from Whitehall Township227 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "There are numerous hiking trails in the park that seemed to be well marked and maintained. The park is about 20- mins from Reading, and 10 mins from Birdsbroro."

      "There is a connector trail nearby that can get you to most of the hiking trails. Site was nice. Bathrooms okay. This is a pet loop so be aware of dogs. Hiking trails in park were a nice challenge."

      from $20 - $75 / night

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      10. Don Laine Campground

      5.0(4)14mi from Whitehall TownshipRVs, Tents

      "They have basic to full hookup up campsites that are spacious with beautiful views of the mountains and surrounding countryside!"

      "Nice hiking trails, horseback riding available at times , golf cart rentals. Heated pool , nice playground for kids."

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    • 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.

    • Jennifer G.
      Aug. 4, 2025

      Lakewood Park Campground

      Beautiful and Fun

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

    • 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.

    • D
      Jun. 5, 2023

      French Creek State Park Campground

      Weekend Trip To Reading

      My family and I stayed at French Creek State Park while attending an event in Reading. The park was clean and well maintained. We stayed in Loop A which had no camp host. The camp hosts were in loops B & C.  We had a full hook up site. The water and electric worked great! The campground was well patrolled by Rangers throughout our stay. The bathhouses appeared to be clean and maintained. The quiet time starts at 9pm and seemed to be followed by most campers. There are numerous hiking trails in the park that seemed to be well marked and maintained. The park is about 20- mins from Reading, and 10 mins from Birdsbroro. There are many stores and restaurants in the area for food and supplies if needed. We had good cellular service with both AT&T and T-Mobile. The one downside was that there was no off leash dog park. We had to take our dog to a dog park in Birdsbroro. We would stay at this park again.

    • 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.

    • Mackenzie B.
      Aug. 4, 2018

      Group Camp — Ridley Creek State Park

      love it here

      well marked trails great for hiking. pet friendly! we love walking here with our dog. there are even a few great spots to get a small creek swim in! It also has a greag picnic area with grills.

    • 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!

    • Kham L.
      Sep. 7, 2022

      Locust Lake State Park Campground

      Beautiful lake. Horrible staff.

      Good for day trip (but not returning). Bad for camping. Racist visitors. Rude and ignorant staff. Brace yourself, this is a long review.

      In short, staff are rude. Park ranger don't know how to critically think. Racist visitors are allowed to stay (details below). Illicit drug use allowed by staff/ park rangers.

      The park: it's a nice park with a good lake and activities. Short hikes are easy and fishing is good for kid activities. There's also a small beach area with sand that's great for kids and adults. Kayaking was decent and we caught some good size fish in the deeper parts. It's a shame our experience will lead us others to never return.

      The campsites: they're the average small campsites that could fit two 4 person tents and one car, some sites are larger. We got a good shaded site with tall trees. Our picnic table was in pretty solid shape and not deteriorating. Most sites are too close to each other where neighboring ignorant campers will be ignorant. That's where one problem lies.

      The bathrooms: better off digging a hole. Empty or near empty toilet paper. Some toilets were overflowing. It's just bad maintenance.

      The staff: this is the real problem. I can deal with racist people; that's easy. What I can't is rude, ignorant, and or inexperienced staff. As mentioned, I camp all over the country and highly respect park rangers. This team was very different.

      We arrive at the gate and was greated by Jane. She asked if we had any pets or alcohol. We didnt but a family member told her they had a dog but weren't staying the night. Jane said it was okay and told us we had 10 minutes to unload and park our cars at the big parking lot. We said okay and we all continue.

      Less 10 minutes goes by (I know this because we just got to the site and opened the car doors to unload) and Jane drove by and said, “I said that you have 10min to unload, policy is 1 vehicle per site. You guys have too many vehicles, you have to remove them now!” A family member said to her we got here 5min ago and are in the process of unloading. Jane proceeds to say, “I also said no pets anywhere in this site. I see you have a dog. You need to take your dog off the site. They can’t stay.” She said this as a couple walked their 2 full grown labs right by us. The family member asked her “what about them? Aren’t those dogs?” She looked at us and said,”there’s a dog park further down for those sites down there. Your site isn’t allowed to have dogs.” If you remember when we entered we already established that a member had a dog and they were not staying the night and Jane was okay with it. So we tell her that we'll unpack and move the cars as she instructed at the gate.

      Jane drove off and stopped to talk to the couple camping behind our tent. As they were talking, I noticed the man Jane was talking to kept turning back to look at us. We continued to enjoyed our day and the dog that Jane was complaining about left the campground. It was maybe 5am the next morning, someone’s child was crying. And from the tent behind us where Jane was talking to the man the day before, we hear a male’s voice yelled,”SHUT THE F*CK UP!" Around 6am we called to report the man and the lady we talked to said someone will come out asap.

      Throughout the day the same man that was accompanied by a female, hurrled slurries of racial remarks to us and the other surrounding neighbors (they were not caucasian) throughout the day. We and two other families that we know of reported him. Again, the front office said someone will be out asap, yet throughout the day the man continued his racial remarks. At this point we had a feeling nothing was done about the racial-remarks-yelling man. We gave up on the staff that was responsible to keep the establishment a family friendly environment.

      Someone reported us for having a dog and too many cars on our campsite. Who could that be? And so, a park ranger came and told us in a not-so-friendly way to remove the dog and limit our vehicles. This park ranger was clearly ignorant. If he took seconds to assess our campsite, he would have counted 1 car per campsite. As far as the dog goes, there was none because it left with the owners the day before as stated to Jane (from the gate). The ranger obviously did not assess the situation before engaging in a demand that proved his ignorance to the many people before him. Though we knew his ignorance was apparent, we hoped God would enlighten him to do the right thing. So we proceeded to inform him of the racial-remarks-yelling man behind our campsite continuing to do what he was raised or learned to express; hate. And also that multiple people at our campsite smelled a stench of what can only be marijuana coming from behind our campsite. Sure, we don't know 100% exactly where it came from but it was strongest around the campsite where the racial-remarks-yelling man resided. The park ranger confirmed that they had received other complaints about that racial-remarks-yelling man and that "we" will loop back around and speak with him. I checked and marijuana was not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania.

      Their policies possessed a strict 10 minute limit to unload your camping gear along with your supplies and children but must not possess anything about foul language, rudeness, hate speech, or illicit drug use because the racial-remarks-yelling man was still there with his female companion and the stench of marijuana after we left the campground. That or the staff believed the racial-remarks-yelling man's action were fair. Whatever the case, it is a mystery for there was no update from the rangers or staff and the man continued to hurl hate towards us and the surrounding non-caucasian families after multiple reports from multiple families as confirmed by the park ranger.

      In conclusion, racist people are easy to deal with. But when the staff and park rangers fail to enforce a family friendly environment at a family friendly campground, victims to people like the racial-remarks-yelling man wonder what kind of people are operating this establishment?

      Benefit of the doubt, maybe staff was busy... And you can't leave a review on their website without it being "approved" for publication. Best way to have 5 star rating

    • 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.

    Guide to Whitehall Township

    The Whitehall Township area sits at the edge of the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania, where elevations range between 330-1,100 feet. Camping options near Whitehall Township span from streamside sites to wooded mountain terrain, with most campgrounds open from April through October. Summer temperatures typically reach 80-85°F during daytime hours while dropping to 60-65°F at night.

    What to do

    Bouldering adventures: Blue Rocks Family Campground features a unique glacier rock field where visitors can explore massive boulder formations. "Our campsite had a great view of the glacier rock field and the corn field... There is really something for everyone at this campground - a pool, playground, arcade, fishing pond, glacier rock field to explore and hiking trials," notes Jen R.

    Hiking nearby trails: Less than 30 minutes from Whitehall, local trails offer varied terrain for all skill levels. "We had a nice pull-through site and enjoyed our stay. Nice stream running through camp," writes Craig C. about Allentown KOA, which serves as a convenient base for nearby hiking.

    Waterfront activities: Lakes and streams provide opportunities for fishing, kayaking and swimming throughout the warm season. "The boulder field was the highlight of our camping trip. The campground has great playgrounds, several well-marked trails, and functional restrooms and showers," shares Shayna about Hickory Run State Park Campground.

    What campers like

    Spacious sites: Hickory Run State Park Campground receives praise for its generous camping areas. "The sites are large and many are somewhat private in terms of visual barriers... This is probably the largest, most well-kept public campground I have ever been to," writes Bridget D., highlighting the park's natural setting.

    Convenient amenities: Many campgrounds offer well-stocked camp stores and essential services. "The camp store had good hours and is stocked to high heaven; you could come here with just the clothes on your back and buy everything you need for a very comfortable stay," comments Bridget D. about Hickory Run State Park.

    Natural surroundings: The region's diverse landscapes create memorable camping experiences. "The campground is cozy, friendly, and has a sweet sounding creek that you camp near. It has many kid friendly amenities as well as being very relaxing. Restaurants and stores less than 10 min away," shares Becky M. about her stay at Allentown KOA.

    What you should know

    Seasonal popularity: Quakerwoods Campground offers a mix of temporary and permanent sites. "Half of this campground is permanent camper site rentals. It was a little too close to each other and not enough privacy," notes Jonathan R., though he appreciated its proximity to local attractions.

    Weather considerations: Spring camping may encounter muddy conditions at some locations. "Don't come if you're in a tent and it has been or will rain, it becomes flooded or turns into a mud pit," advises LU D. about Tohickon Family Campground.

    Bathroom facilities: Facility quality varies significantly between campgrounds and even within different camping loops. "Bathrooms were just OK," Brandon W. mentions about Allentown KOA, while another camper notes "The bathrooms were very clean."

    Tips for camping with families

    Playground access: Jim Thorpe Camping Resort offers recreation options for children. "There's a creek where you can go fishing. Lots of pull through sites. Bathrooms very clean and stocked with stuff you might need," Kelly J. writes.

    Seasonal activities: Many campgrounds schedule special weekend events. "We went on Halloween weekend and they had so much for the kids to do! Friendly staff and clean sites!" Shannon C. shares about her experience at Ringing Rocks Family Campground.

    Wildlife viewing: Children often enjoy the natural inhabitants around campsites. "We saw beautiful fawns drinking in stream," Becky M. mentions about Allentown KOA, noting its family-friendly amenities.

    Tips from RVers

    Site selection: Stonybrook RV Resort offers level sites with full hookups. "Nice and level side to side. Their pool looked very nice although we did not use it. Same with their patio set up around the store," Jonathan F. reports, adding that this campground has become their "new go-to for quick little getaways."

    Hookup availability: Most campgrounds near Whitehall Township offer various electric options. "We had a full hook-up site in the back loop, pet friendly part of the campground. The sites in this loop were spacious and more in an open area, but we were along a wooded area which gave us some shade," describes Shirley M. about her stay at Hickory Run.

    Leveling challenges: Some campgrounds require additional preparation. "The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because our site wasn't level and it took hours to get it right. After that... we had the best time!!" writes Angie G. about her experience at Jim Thorpe Camping Resort.

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