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Free and paid camping in Pennsylvania

829 camps in Pennsylvania: 48 free, 781 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in Pennsylvania, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Showing 400 of 829. Pennsylvania has more camps than fit on one page, so these are the ones we know most about first — of the 400 listed here, 1 is free and 399 charge a fee. The remaining 429 are all on the map.

How high, and when it opens

Elevation decides the season out here. Pick a band to filter the list.

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Loyalsock State Forest130 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Buchanan State Forest55 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest47 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Bald Eagle State Forest45 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Elk State Forest41 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Delaware State Forest29 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Moshannon State Forest23 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Pinchot State Forest17 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Clear Creek State Forest6 camps

PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Forbes State Forest6 camps

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania1 camps