Overview

Camping in Pennsylvania is better than ever! The Keystone State offers thousands of square miles of hills, forests, and rivers to pursue a variety of outdoor activities: hiking, bicycling, skiing, fishing, boating, and camping. In fact, Pennsylvania provides a spectacular backdrop for some of the most scenic campgrounds in the country. But how do you know which campgrounds offer the most privacy or the easiest access to Pennsylvania's impressive backcountry? Which are best for first-time campers? Matt Willen has traversed the entire state and compiled the most up-to-date research to steer you to the perfect spot! Here, he presents the 50 best places to pitch a tent and spend the night in private, state park, and state and national forest campgrounds-without the noise of loud portable stereos, large recreational vehicles, and crowds. Selections are organized into four distinct regions and are based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal, and each entry comes with ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, safety and security, and cleanliness. In addition to providing campers with essential information about each campground (including detailed maps, season, rates, facilities, and how to reserve a site), the guide identifies the best sites at the best campgrounds, offers information on exciting day trips, suggests hikes and activities accessible from the campgrounds, and describes the flora and fauna campers might encounter on a trip. Whether you seek a quiet campground near a fish-filled stream or a family campground with all the amenities, grab Best Tent Camping: Pennsylvania. This guide is a keeper.

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Author:   Matt Willen
Publisher:   Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
Imprint:   Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.317kg
ISBN:  

9781634040129

ISBN 10:   1634040120
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   08 December 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Pennsylvania Overview Map Pennsylvania Map Key Best Campgrounds Acknowledgments Preface Introduction NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA 1. Asaph Run Picnic Area Campground 2. Colton Point State Park Campground 3. Delaware State Forest: Snow Hill Campsites 4. Dingmans Campground 5. Frances Slocum State Park Campground 6. Lackawanna State Park Campground 7. Leonard Harrison State Park Campground 8. Promised Land State Park: Deerfield Campground 9. Promised Land State Park: Pines Campground 10. Ravensburg State Park Campground 11. Ricketts Glen State Park Campground 12. Salt Springs State Park Campground 13. Sylvania Country Lodging Campground 14. Tobyhanna State Park Campground 15. Worlds End State Park Campground NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA 16. Breakneck Campground 17. Chapman State Park Campground 18. Dewdrop Recreation Area Campground 19. Hearts Content Recreation Area Campground 20. Loleta Recreation Area Campground 21. Minister Creek Recreation Area Campground 22. Sinnemahoning State Park Campground 23. Sizerville State Park Campground 24. Tracy Ridge Recreation Area Campground 25. Twin Lakes Recreation Area Campground 26. Willow Bay Recreation Area Campground SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA 27. Bald Eagle State Park: Rustic Campground 28. Codorus State Park: Timberdoodle Roughin’ It Tenting Area 29. Colonel Denning State Park Campground 30. Fowlers Hollow State Park Campground 31. French Creek State Park Campground 32. Greenwood Furnace State Park Campground 33. Hibernia County Park Campground 34. Hickory Run State Park Campground 35. Lancaster County Central Park: Mill Creek Campground 36. Locust Lake State Park Campground 37. Michaux State Forest: District Road Area Campsites 38. Penn-Roosevelt State Park Campground 39. Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Charcoal Hearth Campground 40. Poe Paddy State Park Campground 41. Reeds Gap State Park Campground SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA 42. Black Moshannon State Park Campground 43. Blue Knob State Park Campground 44. Forbes State Forest: Motorized Campsites 45. Keystone State Park Campground 46. Ohiopyle State Park: Kentuck Campground 47. Raccoon Creek State Park Campground 48. Raystown Lake: Susquehannock Campground 49. Trough Creek State Park Campground 50. Yough Lake Campground at Tub Run Appendix A: Camping-Equipment Checklist Appendix B: Sources of Information Appendix C: Suggested Reading and Reference Index About the Author Map Legend

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Matt Willen is an outdoors writer, explorer, and photographer who divides his time between central Pennsylvania and the Canadian Maritimes. Matt has a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and degrees from schools in Colorado and Arizona. Before devoting his time to writing about the outdoors, he was a professor for 15 years at a small liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania, and he worked for the Colorado Outward Bound School and other outdoors programs for 15 years. An avid sea kayaker and wilderness trekker, Matt has traveled in the outdoors for 40 years. The locations of some of his recent adventures include Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego, Iceland and Newfoundland. He lives in Hershey, PA.

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