Established Camping
Kiasutha
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from September 5, 2023 through May 24, 2024.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from September 5, 2023 through May 24, 2024.
About
National Forest
Allegheny National Forest
Overview
Kiasutha Campground sits on the Kinzua Arm of the Allegheny Reservoir in northwest Pennsylvania, offering countless water activities.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy the large, grassy beach for swimming and relaxing. A boat ramp and dock allow visitors to enjoy the vast lake for boating, and a paved trail leads to an accessible fishing pier. Campsites offer a variety of views and conditions, from shaded forest to views of the reservoir, primitive walk-in camping or RV camping with electric hook-up. Some sites are back-in and some are pull-through for easier access.
Facilities
There are about 90 reservable family campsites, each containing a picnic table, fire ring and tent pad. The loop roads are paved. Amenities include flush toilets, drinking water, hot showers, a dump station and amphitheater. The beach and picnic area have a capacity of 900 people. The grounds also include parking facilities and a bathhouse. Firewood, ice, interpretive services and 24-hour campground attendants are offered at the site.
Natural Features
The Allegheny National Forest covers nearly half a million acres and is populated primarily with black cherry, maple and other hardwoods. The Kinzua Dam, built in 1965, impounds the Allegheny River to form the 25-mile-long Allegheny Reservoir. Since Kinzua Creek flowed into the Allegheny RIver, a part of it is also impounded, creating the Kinzua Arm. It is a little narrower than the main Allegheny Reservoir, allowing for a little more intimate connection between water and shore, and is not as subject to weather as the more open main reservoir. This campground sits on forested hills off the Longhouse Scenic Byway, a 29-mile loop that circles the Kinzua Creek Arm of the Allegheny Reservoir.
contact_info
For facility specific information, please call (814) 363-9090.
Nearby Attractions
The Kinzua Dam and Bridge are within driving distance.
Charges & Cancellations
Cancellations and changes must be made through Recreation.gov
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Overall great campground
For the most part we loved this campground.
Pros - Sites are well spaced and most have plenty of trees in between.
Shower house is clean.
Multiple buildings with flush toilets throughout primitive section.
Large beach area for swimming.
Boat launch and dock.
Multitude of trails to get to lakeshore from different points in campground.
All of the roads and parking pads in the primitive section are paved.
Cons - The campground "host" in the primitive section was by far the loudest and most disruptive site in the entire campground for the 7 days we were there. Multiple dogs barking all day and night, people yelling and cussing at each other, giant fires every evening, screaming instructions to their children halfway across the campground.(Not the "manager" in the RV section)
Roads and parking spots in RV section are gravel, which would be fine, except for the ruts from water flow that need filled back in.
There are several RV sites that have the electrical boxes installed but supposedly never had the wires ran and so power is not available yet. The manager said it has been like that for quite a while now but will supposedly be fixed by next year (2024).
Beautiful
There are some GREAT secluded spots IF you don’t have a dog. The dog specific campgrounds are small and spaced kind of close. I’d love to return and try one of the more secluded ones closer to the water.
Kiasutha
Great scenery.
Location
Kiasutha is located in Pennsylvania
Directions
From Kane, Pennsylvania, take State Highway 321 north for 10 miles, then turn onto Longhouse Scenic Drive and continue for a mile to the campground. From Warren, Pennsylvania, take State Highway 59 east for 13 miles, then turn south on Longhouse Scenic Drive and continue for 10 miles.
Coordinates
41.785 N
78.9025 W