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Terrianne
1 week ago
4 nights at The Bellefonte Campground
Clean, comfotrable, and quiet - a great place to reconnect with my adult children.
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monet
2 weeks ago
Weekend Trip to Seven Mountains Campground
I loved the tiny home. My partner and I had a great time. Definitely bring cooking equipment though if you plan to cook. I wasn’t sure whether to bring any, and saw it said it had basic cooking equipment but it wasn’t much to work with. Other than that everything was great. Easy to navigate and arrived without issue. Came late so couldn’t find the cabin, but customer service was great and helped navigate us in the dark. Would definitely recommend and come back to the campground when it’s warmer out!
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Drew
2 weeks ago
Tent
With pets
Great getaway spot! As an avid tent camper/hiker this place is everything I could ask for; remote, peaceful, well worth the trip. Perfect spot for groups of 2-4-6 people. Plenty of dead and down firewood to pull from the forest. Take care of this place. Be respectful and treat it as if it were your own. Host very cool and accommodating, hope to return soon.
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Darius
3 weeks ago
Group trip
Amazing site with amazing amenities for the cost.
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Adam
3 weeks ago
Tent
Very pretty and more private than most sites! Be careful of the wind though, since it's on the crest of a hill the wind can get strong enough to flatten a tent if you're not careful. Overall very fun experience!
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Mitchell and Heather
3 weeks ago
35 ft Class A
Group trip
This was such a perfect spot for us to get away this past weekend. The site had all that we needed and we were personally meet by the host who showed us to the site and made sure we had all we needed.
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Justin
3 weeks ago
26 ft pop-up camper
With pets
Mason reached out to my wife and I days before our camping trip to inform us about camping at Grouseland. The day of, he messaged us for our ETA and then met us at the front entrance to guide us to our beautiful campsite. We stayed at the Aspen RV site. The hospitality, cleanliness and care that goes into Grouseland is impeccable. 12/10.
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Teresa
3 weeks ago
26 ft travel trailer
With pets
Although the site was close to the road, it was very private and roomy. We enjoyed walking the trails around the property. We even saw a deer the one morning! the full hookup site was just as advertised -Easy to get into with plenty of room to maneuver.
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Krystin
3 weeks ago
Tent
It was a perfect place to unwind and recharge our batteries. The host seemingly thought of every detail to make it comfortable while still having the rustic charm we hoped for. It’s made us want to build a permanent campsite at our property after experiencing this. It truly is a piece of Heaven and we will be back
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Michael
November 2025
Tent
With pets
Great place to tent camp on the land. Was awesome to sit out and read a book or watch the sunset.
A lot of local hiking trails and places to explore in the nearby forests.
Post was super communicative and very kind when we chatted.
The space may be a little closer to the owner's property than some people would like, but I certainly didn't mind!
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Ally
November 2025
Tent
Group trip
Our group stayed at the Twisted Oaks Site! It was quite the view and a great get away. Our site was secluded and we didn’t get any traffic coming in and out. Totally recommend!! I loved the available benches provided by the fire.
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Phil
November 2025
30 ft travel trailer
Very nice, quiet. Well maintained. Richard is very good at communication. We like seeing the deer in the evening. We saw Turkeys there last spring.
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Nathan
November 2025
25 ft travel trailer
This is our second time here and it was amazing as before. Great site, great views, nice setup with electric and water. Will be back next year.
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Zach
November 2025
Tent
Group trip
This is our second time here and absolutely love it! Already looking forward to our next visit.
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Kristin
November 2025
Tent
Beautiful campsite! We stayed at Tall Oaks and it was just as the others said - far enough removed from the other campsites and at the end of the access road so as to make it very private. The site included a grill, fire pit, trash bins, and picnic table which was immensely helpful!
The only thing to be conscious of it that the main area to pitch our tent was relatively flat, but not perfectly flat. It was fine for 2 nights as long as you make sure you flip your beds around not to sleep on the downhill 🙃
All considered, we still LOVED this campsite and will absolutely return in the future!
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Faye
October 2025
35 ft travel trailer
With pets
WE like that is is quiet and clean - We have stayed there several times and will hopefully stay again. Mason is very responsive and ensures that all is good.
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Robert
October 2025
18 ft campervan
With pets
This was an awsome spot. Great view and my dog loved it. Lots of deer and chipmunks. Great place. If you have pets make sure they are treated for ticks. There pretty bad
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Suzanne
October 2025
With kids
Rebecca and her family were magnificent hosts for our family. They were so kind, and made sure we had everything we needed and more. The tent itself was so cozy and the bathroom very clean. We enjoyed making s’mores atvthe campfire and gazing at the beautiful starry sky. We even got to meet the farm animals before we left. It was a great to have our own private space and we highly recommend staying here!
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Nicole
October 2025
Weekend Trip to The Bellefonte Campground
We loved our stay. The cabin felt like home away from home. It was very relaxing. PERFECT place - 100% recommend to anyone wanting a nice getaway.
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james
October 2025
25 ft Class C
With pets
The property is easy to get to, yet it is remote enough to be wonderfully quiet and private. The over-all area is rich with farmlands and the dedicated people who provide us with our foods. There are not many areas of our USA that have the qualities of this part of Pennsylvania.
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The best camping in Raystown Lake, PA guide
Overview
About
The 8,300-acre Raystown Lake is the largest lake within Pennsylvania’s borders, fringed by lush oak-hickory forests and sandy swimming beaches. With 12 public access areas, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the lake, whether camping at a lakeside campsite, launching your boat from a marina, or taking to the water to swim, kayak, or even scuba dive. Fishing is big business at Raystown Lake, so bring your fishing gear and hook a striper, trout, bass, or walleye to cook up over the campfire. Need a break from the lake? Escape to the woodlands to explore miles of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Notable campgrounds
- Best for boaters: Nancy's Boat to Shore Campground has secluded tent sites by a swimming beach, reachable only by boat.
- Best for RVs: Seven Points Campground has six camping loops and spacious sites with electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire grills.
- Best for lake views: Susquehannock Campground has more than 60 tent-only and RV sites, with vault toilets, drinking water, and easy access to the lake.
Tips for snagging a campsite
- You can reserve the park’s campsites in advance via the Recreation.gov website.
- Campsite reservations open six months in advance, and same-day bookings are possible.
- Weekend bookings require a minimum 2-night booking; holiday weekends require a minimum 3-night booking.
- Campsites can book up fast on summer and holiday weekends, so reserve your site as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
When to go
Lake lovers flock to Raystown Lake from April through October, which is the best time for fishing, boating, and outdoor activities. Come in July and August to cool off at the lakeside beaches and enjoy water sports, or in fall to admire the fall foliage around the lakeside. Some marinas and services close down in the low season but don’t write off a winter visit—several campgrounds stay open year-round.
Know before you go
- Raystown Lake is in Huntingdon County, 14 miles south of Huntingdon or about a 20-minute drive away.
- Facilities at Raystown Lake include a visitor center, several boat launches, picnic areas, and restrooms. Grocery stores, bait shops, and gas stations can be found in the nearby villages, but Huntingdon has the best selection of shops and restaurants.
- There are accessible campsites, restrooms, and picnic areas at Raystown Lake.
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15 ratings · 5 reviews
April 2023
Not much fun for tent camping. The RV folks are loud late at night and so are their RVs. They leave their dogs out all night to bark, unabated. It's a great location for access to the trails and the lake but we're pretty much done with the place.
Stanley C.
2 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· January 2023
I loved taking my kids to this campground for years. We found a perfect waterfront site that we came to every year, great fishing, good swimming, the perfect spot especially for a single dad and two young children. We haven’t been there for a couple years, checking out some other places, but looking to come back this year and apparently everything changed. Site numbers are different, the good sites are not even on map, and as far as I can find there’s no explanation for why let alone any warning for someone who assumes the site they have been going to for years would be labeled a different number or not exist at all. Some of my best times were camping there with my kids but unfortunately the site we knew and loved has been eliminated for so
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Nicholas Z.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2018
Awsome place!
Michelle S.
7 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· May 2017
This was a great boat-to-shore campground, though they were eliminating a lot of the trees when we went last year. This means we may not be able to return, since we primarily hammock camp; but, for tenters with boats (we kayak) it's a nice, quiet campground. You will need to bring your own water!
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Shawn K.
8 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· May 2017
This is primarily RV camping, and getting a spot is really difficult. People are only supposed to stay for 2 weeks, but many just re-register and live there for the summer.
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Shawn K.
8 years on Hipcamp