Though only 4 miles to Rt. 80, this is a quiet, private site you are seeking on 50+ acres. Open the gate and drive to your site in your self contained vehicle. You are closest to forested part of property in a quarry of sandstone. You would pass two camp sites but do not see other campers once in your site. Private with good sky view of stars at night. Stay longer and e
Though only 4 miles to Rt. 80, this is a quiet, private site you are seeking on 50+ acres. Open the gate and drive to your site in your self contained vehicle. You are closest to forested part of property in a quarry of sandstone. You would pass two camp sites but do not see other campers once in your site. Private with good sky view of stars at night. Stay longer and enjoy wildlife watch, or hike or snow shoe on Red Bank Creek trail 50 miles long to the Allegheny River. Come back to your home on wheels at night. Refuel and use dump site in town before you get on highway again (by Denny's). Restock groceries at Mike's Supermarket (nice deli and baked goods) or Giant Eagle on way out of town. Enjoy elbow room and quiet and full sky view at night. We will let you know if any other guests are staying somewhere else on the property. Hope you have time to take an hour or so to do the pink loop trail around the property. It goes down to Red Bank Creek aka the "river" cross the little stream on property to your left above river, then continue up the pink dot trail through the hemlock forest, you will come out onto inner road near your site. We do not provide water or hookups. No campfire permitted at this site. How many persons your self contained vehicle contains is included for $20 a night.
- Check in: After 11AM
- Check out: Before 11AM
- Cancellation policy: Moderate
- On arrival: Go straight to camp
- Minimum nights: 1 night
- Accepts bookings: 12 months out
- Response time: Within 6 hours
Activities
Offered on the Host's property or nearby.
Biking
Start Red Bank Creek Bike trail across from Giant Eagle in town (3 miles away). Ask cohost for bike trail map.
Boating
On Clarion River 30 miles away.
Hiking
Follow pink trail loop on property or many state and national parks and forests nearby.
Horseback riding
At Cook's Forest.
Paddling
Put in kayak, canoe or raft in Brookville or Summerville. Best month May and June, may be too shallow July & August in Red Bank...Read more
Snow sports
Snow shoe on property
Terrain
Natural features you'll find at Boondock at Sandstone Ledges in Pennsylvania.
River, stream, or creek
Stream runs east to west through property to Red Bank Creek aka "river". Clarion River is 30 minutes away if you are looking fo...Read more
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11 Reviews
Linda’s property is beautiful and the many thoughtful touches that exist are wonderful, such as the trails marked through spectacular forest, excellent composting toilets and water and other necessities carefully left at the ready.
I would highly recommend stopping here and plan to again myself. My family car camped on the way accross I80 and this stop was one of the better ones.
We had an ABSOLUTELY amazing time boondocking at Sandstone Ledges! We were traveling from Connecticut to Indiana in a 33 foot class C and needed a place to stop for the night. I reached out to Linda around dinner time. She quickly responded, had the gate unlocked and even called with directions. We found the location without too much trouble, even in the dark (look for the Hipcamp sign). The site itself is very secluded, level and quiet. Our dogs loved running off some energy in the morning before we continued on our trip. We will be back!!
Everything as advertised - the creek that runs along pink trail is absolutely beautiful. The wife and I had a great maiden voyage in our new camper and would definitely book again.
Linda's site was perfect for me, and I would definitely stay there again! I needed somewhere to camp in my truck, ideally not far off the highway, but also remote enough that I can easily exercise my two active dogs before a full day of driving. Unfortunately I didn't arrive until after dark, and I was worried about finding the spot. Linda was very helpful, but I didn't get many of her messages until later because I didn't have cell service at the site (Google Fi). Fortunately her written directions and signs on location were clear enough for me to find the site on my own in the dark! The site is totally private and peaceful, and a nice big flat area. I have a little 2wd pickup, but the roads are in great shape and I think a normal low-clearance car could use them easily. In the morning, I brought the dogs for a ~2 mile hike on the pink trail, though we didn't do the full loop because I lost the trail at some point. The property is beautiful, and the dogs enjoyed going for a swim in the nearby river.
Definitely recommend this site. Secluded and pretty. Visitors should expect to drive on a back road type path to get to the site. The directions were easy to follow. You just have to watch carefully for the entrance, the signage is subtle (but reads "hipcamp" so you can be sure). I'd visit again for sure.
We loved our stay at Boondock at Sandstone Ledges. Linda was super responsive and Helpful. The road into the sites seemed a bit tight for our 12.5 foot high RV but we got through okay. The site was great - easy to find a level spot for our 31 foot RV - very quite and private - easy to turn around to leave. While Linda provides great instructions for getting to the site, I recommend getting there before dark - I think it could be harder to find your way in the dark. We will definitely stay again.
Co-hosts Linda and Judy were so accommodating, and the space is amazing! We got in really late and were immediately welcomed. We were taken on a guided hike around the property In the morning that my teenager loved and is still talking about! We’d love to come back someday.
We enjoyed our stay here. Linda was an excellent host, and when we realized our battery had died overnight (!) she quickly sent over someone to help. We appreciated this very much. One note: the location is accurate if you use apple maps, but slightly off if you use google maps.
I can’t say enough good things about the Boondocks site. Lisa was very attentive and helpful before our stay. Directions were straight forward (look at the pictures in the listing) and there were signs showing each site. The boondocks site was secluded and we only saw other campers when driving past them on the way in. It was a beautiful spot surrounded by trees perfect for our camper van setup, fire (small pit was there), yard games, and star gazing. It does get a little warm during the heat of the day, but we walked down along the trail with some hammocks and posted up next to the river to relax in the cool shade.
Our dogs loved the space even more! They could romp around off leash and splash around the creek.
I would recommend preparing to be out of cell service (we have att and Verizon and it was spotty service). Also bring your Deet, there was no shortage of ticks (to be expected in nature).
We will definitely be back!
Thank you for review and pictures. Very accurate. Drawback of openness and stone surface is heat during the day. Glad you saw how to handle it by cooling down in woods along stream. Also highly suggest floating on rafts or kayaks downstream. 6 miles from town to Moore Road, Summerville.
- Property
- Rustic Cabin with Sleeping Loft
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- $20/night
- 1 Site
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Thank you. Hope you do come back now that you know how to get to the Boondock site.