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Ricketts Glen State Park Campground

Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR) campground in Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania.

From $16 (PA schedule)nightly fee (see fee notes)
—site count not in our sources
Reservablebooking
Not statedseason (agency text)
Allowedmax RV/trailer length
0named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi
5.3 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • There are 12 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles.
  • Electric and water hookup sites are available, plus some sewer sites.
  • Straight-line distance: Philadelphia ~112 mi, Baltimore ~143 mi, Washington ~173 mi.

Amenities & rules

The agency hasn't published an amenity list for this campground.RVs/trailers

Stay limit: 14 nights Memorial Day–Labor Day; 21 nights otherwise

Fee notes from the agency (source): Pennsylvania state parks publish one statewide nightly schedule (resident / non-resident): Base campsite $16 / $21; Modern (showers) add-on $4 / $4; Electricity add-on $7 / $7; Water add-on $8 / $8; Water and sewer add-on $14 / $14; Premium (Fri, Sat, holiday, events) add-on $4 / $4. Statewide nightly prices (PA resident / non-resident). Add-ons stack on the base price where a site has them.

Trails within 5 miles

No named Forest Service or National Park Service trails are mapped within 5 miles. Trails on state, county or Corps of Engineers land aren't in these datasets.

Mountain biking nearby

5.3 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles (0.3 mi on unnamed paths). Difficulty mix: Unrated: 5.3 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Bear Walk Trail0.1 mi1.3UnratedOSM
Old Beaver Dam Rd. Trail1.0 mi1.1UnratedOSM
Old Beaver Dam Road Trail1.1 mi2.6UnratedOSM

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Whispering Pines Camping Estates
OpenStreetMap listing
11.2PA—— E S yes— ?0
Wanna Ruf It Campground
Private campground
12.4PA—— — —— ?0
Pioneer Campground
Private campground
12.8PA—— E S yes— ?0
Moon Lake Camping Area
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
13.6PAFree— — yes— ?0
Jakersville CCC Camp
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
14.7PA$10— — —yes Reserve0
Family Camping
OpenStreetMap listing
17.6PA—— — —— ?0

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

About this state park campground

Fees are restated as facts from Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR)'s published rates. Park list: Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR) camping page. DCNR lists this park among state park campgrounds with full-hookup (sewer, water and electric) campsites. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Location: OSM camp site node/6183015737. Amenity details come from OpenStreetMap where it maps them. We are not affiliated with Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR).