Pennsylvania RV Camping and Campgrounds

Recreational Vehicle Camping in Pennsylvania

RV camping in Pennsylvania offers great scenery, solitude, interesting history, and outdoor activities for the whole family. From RV resorts, to basic service public campgrounds, there is something for everyone in Pennsylvania. Free dispersed camping (boondocking) is allowed in the USDA National Forest.

Free RV Camping has ideas about free camp sites that you may not have thought about.

Pennsylvania Resources for RV Camping Information

• Private RV Parks - Research tools for finding the best RV parks and campgrounds in Pennsylvania.

• US Forest Service - USFS information about free dispersed camping and developed campgrounds in the USDA National Forest in Pennsylvania.
• US Fish and Wildlife Service - FWS information about camping near National Wildlife Refuges in Pennsylvania.
• US Army Corps of Engineers - USACE/COE information about water projects and camping in Pennsylvania.

• Pennsylvania State Tourism Website - Where to go, and what to do.  Campgrounds included.
  
• State Parks information about camping and campgrounds in Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania DNR - There are 20 state forests in Pennsylvania managed by the Department of Natural Resources. Offering different levels of camping from back country to full hookup sites, the PA website has the details and directions.

• Camping Reservations - Pennsylvania Federal Reservation System

• Current Weather - From the National Weather Service
• Historical Weather - Know what to pack. Includes monthly average highs, lows, mean temperature, GPS location and elevation.

• RV Dump Stations 

• RVDumps.com - Places to dump in Pennsylvania.
• Sanidumps.com - Pennsylvania RV dump stations listed by town.

RV Camping pages with more information

• USFS (US Forest Service) - Describes USFS policies and rules about RV camping. Information about dispersed camping, and tips on how to find great free RV camping sites.
• USACE/COE (US Army Corp of Engineers) - USACE (perhaps better know as COE) manages water recreation areas throughout the USA. Information about finding USACE lakes, RV camping possibilities, and rules and policies for use of these water based recreation areas is included.

We recommend the Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer to help find RV camping locations. This Pennsylvania topographic atlas offers comprehensive detail including trails, back country roads, lakes and streams, boat ramps, forests, wetlands, campgrounds, public lands, and hunting and fishing locations. Information about family trips, wilderness outing possibilities, and more are included. Put that together with DeLorme Topo 6.0 Software and you have a versatile set of tools to find RV camping sites all across Pennsylvania.