RV Parks In Lewistown, Pennsylvania

In town, Waterside Campground & RV Park is the standout, widely called the premier campground in Lewistown, with riverfront sites on the Juniata for RVs of all sizes, water and electric hookups, and year-round operation. Quiet Valley Campground is a quieter, family-owned option nearby with 15/30/50-amp electric. For mountain scenery, Greenwood Furnace State Park about 20 miles west has 49 tent and RV sites with electric on a swimming lake, and Poe Valley State Park offers a remote wooded campground. Match your pick to whether you want an easy riverfront base in town or a scenic state park up in the ridges.

True full hookups with sewer at the site are limited here. Waterside Campground & RV Park and Quiet Valley Campground offer water and electric hookups, with dump stations rather than sewer at every site. The public options are similar: Greenwood Furnace State Park has 30 or 50-amp electric on almost all sites plus a dump station, with only the host site offering full hookups, and Poe Valley State Park has electric hookups with some sites having no modern hookups at all. Plan to use a dump station on your way out rather than expecting sewer at your pad, and confirm hookup details with each campground when you book.

Camping here is affordable. The state parks are the budget leaders, with Greenwood Furnace State Park and Poe Valley State Park running in the low-to-mid $20s a night for electric sites, and you get swimming lakes and forest trails at that price. Quiet Valley Campground is a budget-friendly private option in a similar range. Waterside Campground & RV Park runs into the $30s for its riverfront water-and-electric sites, which reflects its in-town location and year-round operation. None of these will strain your budget. Fall foliage weekends can push demand and pricing up, so book those ahead, but overall this is inexpensive country to camp in.

For summer weekends and especially fall foliage weekends in October, reserve ahead, as the ridge-and-valley scenery draws crowds and the best sites fill. Greenwood Furnace State Park and Poe Valley State Park take reservations through the Pennsylvania State Parks system up to 11 months in advance, and the prime lakeside and foliage-season sites go early. Waterside Campground & RV Park also books up on nice weekends, though being open year-round gives it more availability in the off-season. Midweek stays and spring visits are easy and can often be booked close to your arrival date. Plan furthest ahead if your trip lands on a fall foliage weekend.

Fall is the standout season in the Juniata Valley. The ridge-and-valley foliage peaks in October and the driving, hiking and camping are all at their best, though foliage weekends book fast. Summer is warm and humid down in the valley but cooler up on the ridges, and the swimming lakes at Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley make it a fine time to camp in the mountains. Spring is green and pleasant with good river paddling and fishing and light crowds. Winter closes most state park campgrounds, so plan a spring-through-fall trip, with fall our top recommendation for the color and the crisp, comfortable camping weather.

Yes, if you pick the right campground. Greenwood Furnace State Park surprisingly accommodates vehicles from 40 all the way to 92 feet, so it handles big rigs well, and Waterside Campground & RV Park takes RVs of all sizes on the river. The main highways into the valley, US-22 and US-322, are four-lane and easy for any rig. The one to avoid with a long rig is Poe Valley State Park, where sites run 25 to 40 feet and the access road is 8 to 10 miles of dirt and gravel through the forest. For a big rig, base at Greenwood Furnace or in town at Waterside and day-trip the more remote spots.

Yes, and they are the scenic highlight. Greenwood Furnace State Park, about 20 miles west, is a restored 19th-century iron-making village with a swimming lake and 49 tent and RV sites, almost all with 30 or 50-amp electric and a dump station. Poe Valley State Park offers a wooded campground with 45 sites and electric hookups on its own swimming lake, reached by a long gravel road. Reeds Gap State Park is a day-use park in the New Lancaster Valley for hiking and picnicking. All are managed by Pennsylvania DCNR, reservable through the state parks system, and surrounded by the Bald Eagle State Forest with dispersed camping for self-contained rigs.

Plenty of outdoor and historic options. The Juniata River runs through town for fishing, kayaking and canoeing, and the surrounding Bald Eagle State Forest offers hundreds of miles of hiking on the Standing Stone and Mid State trails. Greenwood Furnace State Park combines a swimming lake with the restored ruins of a 19th-century iron-making community, a genuinely interesting stop. Reeds Gap State Park in the New Lancaster Valley is a peaceful spot for picnics and short hikes. State College, home of Penn State, is about 40 miles northwest for college-town dining and events, and the fall foliage drives through the ridges are worth a day on their own.

Poe Valley State Park is genuinely remote, which is part of its charm and its challenge for RVers. The campground sits on a small swimming lake deep in the Bald Eagle State Forest, and the access road is 8 to 10 miles of dirt and gravel through the woods. Sites range from 25 to 40 feet, and 18 of the 45 sites have no modern hookups at all, so it is best suited to smaller, self-contained rigs. If you drive a big fifth-wheel or motorhome, we would skip camping there and instead visit on a day trip from Greenwood Furnace or town. For those with a modest rig who want quiet and forest, though, it is a gem.

Central Pennsylvania gives you four clear seasons. Summers are warm and humid in the Juniata Valley, with highs in the 80s, though it stays noticeably cooler up on the forested ridges, which is why the state park swimming lakes are popular. Spring is green and mild with periodic rain, good for river paddling. Fall is the highlight, crisp and cool with brilliant October foliage across the ridge-and-valley terrain. Winter is cold with regular snow, and most state park campgrounds close, leaving year-round Waterside as a rare option. Mountain roads can hold snow and ice into spring, so plan your visit for the warmer months and pack layers for cool nights.

Lewistown has fuel stations, grocery stores and the everyday basics, so short stays are easy to provision. For a big propane fill, major RV parts or a larger grocery run, State College is about 40 miles northwest and Harrisburg about 60 miles southeast, both with full services. The campgrounds around town, including Waterside and Quiet Valley, have dump stations, as do the state parks at Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley. Since the mountain campgrounds sit well outside town with limited nearby services, top off fuel and stock up in Lewistown before you head up into the ridges, especially for a longer stay at one of the state parks in the state forest.

Generally yes, with the usual leash rules. Waterside Campground & RV Park and Quiet Valley Campground are pet-friendly, though Quiet Valley keeps a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere, so check its specific rules. The Pennsylvania state parks, including Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley, allow leashed pets in designated campsites, though only a portion of Poe Valley sites are pet-friendly, so book a pet-designated site there. The surrounding state forest trails are excellent for dog walking. Central Pennsylvania summers get humid, so carry water for your dog on the ridge hikes, and always confirm each campground pet policy when you book, especially if you travel with more than one animal or a larger breed.

In town, Waterside Campground & RV Park is the standout, widely called the premier campground in Lewistown, with riverfront sites on the Juniata for RVs of all sizes, water and electric hookups, and year-round operation. Quiet Valley Campground is a quieter, family-owned option nearby with 15/30/50-amp electric. For mountain scenery, Greenwood Furnace State Park about 20 miles west has 49 tent and RV sites with electric on a swimming lake, and Poe Valley State Park offers a remote wooded campground. Match your pick to whether you want an easy riverfront base in town or a scenic state park up in the ridges.

True full hookups with sewer at the site are limited here. Waterside Campground & RV Park and Quiet Valley Campground offer water and electric hookups, with dump stations rather than sewer at every site. The public options are similar: Greenwood Furnace State Park has 30 or 50-amp electric on almost all sites plus a dump station, with only the host site offering full hookups, and Poe Valley State Park has electric hookups with some sites having no modern hookups at all. Plan to use a dump station on your way out rather than expecting sewer at your pad, and confirm hookup details with each campground when you book.

Camping here is affordable. The state parks are the budget leaders, with Greenwood Furnace State Park and Poe Valley State Park running in the low-to-mid $20s a night for electric sites, and you get swimming lakes and forest trails at that price. Quiet Valley Campground is a budget-friendly private option in a similar range. Waterside Campground & RV Park runs into the $30s for its riverfront water-and-electric sites, which reflects its in-town location and year-round operation. None of these will strain your budget. Fall foliage weekends can push demand and pricing up, so book those ahead, but overall this is inexpensive country to camp in.

For summer weekends and especially fall foliage weekends in October, reserve ahead, as the ridge-and-valley scenery draws crowds and the best sites fill. Greenwood Furnace State Park and Poe Valley State Park take reservations through the Pennsylvania State Parks system up to 11 months in advance, and the prime lakeside and foliage-season sites go early. Waterside Campground & RV Park also books up on nice weekends, though being open year-round gives it more availability in the off-season. Midweek stays and spring visits are easy and can often be booked close to your arrival date. Plan furthest ahead if your trip lands on a fall foliage weekend.

Fall is the standout season in the Juniata Valley. The ridge-and-valley foliage peaks in October and the driving, hiking and camping are all at their best, though foliage weekends book fast. Summer is warm and humid down in the valley but cooler up on the ridges, and the swimming lakes at Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley make it a fine time to camp in the mountains. Spring is green and pleasant with good river paddling and fishing and light crowds. Winter closes most state park campgrounds, so plan a spring-through-fall trip, with fall our top recommendation for the color and the crisp, comfortable camping weather.

Yes, if you pick the right campground. Greenwood Furnace State Park surprisingly accommodates vehicles from 40 all the way to 92 feet, so it handles big rigs well, and Waterside Campground & RV Park takes RVs of all sizes on the river. The main highways into the valley, US-22 and US-322, are four-lane and easy for any rig. The one to avoid with a long rig is Poe Valley State Park, where sites run 25 to 40 feet and the access road is 8 to 10 miles of dirt and gravel through the forest. For a big rig, base at Greenwood Furnace or in town at Waterside and day-trip the more remote spots.

Yes, and they are the scenic highlight. Greenwood Furnace State Park, about 20 miles west, is a restored 19th-century iron-making village with a swimming lake and 49 tent and RV sites, almost all with 30 or 50-amp electric and a dump station. Poe Valley State Park offers a wooded campground with 45 sites and electric hookups on its own swimming lake, reached by a long gravel road. Reeds Gap State Park is a day-use park in the New Lancaster Valley for hiking and picnicking. All are managed by Pennsylvania DCNR, reservable through the state parks system, and surrounded by the Bald Eagle State Forest with dispersed camping for self-contained rigs.

Plenty of outdoor and historic options. The Juniata River runs through town for fishing, kayaking and canoeing, and the surrounding Bald Eagle State Forest offers hundreds of miles of hiking on the Standing Stone and Mid State trails. Greenwood Furnace State Park combines a swimming lake with the restored ruins of a 19th-century iron-making community, a genuinely interesting stop. Reeds Gap State Park in the New Lancaster Valley is a peaceful spot for picnics and short hikes. State College, home of Penn State, is about 40 miles northwest for college-town dining and events, and the fall foliage drives through the ridges are worth a day on their own.

Poe Valley State Park is genuinely remote, which is part of its charm and its challenge for RVers. The campground sits on a small swimming lake deep in the Bald Eagle State Forest, and the access road is 8 to 10 miles of dirt and gravel through the woods. Sites range from 25 to 40 feet, and 18 of the 45 sites have no modern hookups at all, so it is best suited to smaller, self-contained rigs. If you drive a big fifth-wheel or motorhome, we would skip camping there and instead visit on a day trip from Greenwood Furnace or town. For those with a modest rig who want quiet and forest, though, it is a gem.

Central Pennsylvania gives you four clear seasons. Summers are warm and humid in the Juniata Valley, with highs in the 80s, though it stays noticeably cooler up on the forested ridges, which is why the state park swimming lakes are popular. Spring is green and mild with periodic rain, good for river paddling. Fall is the highlight, crisp and cool with brilliant October foliage across the ridge-and-valley terrain. Winter is cold with regular snow, and most state park campgrounds close, leaving year-round Waterside as a rare option. Mountain roads can hold snow and ice into spring, so plan your visit for the warmer months and pack layers for cool nights.

Lewistown has fuel stations, grocery stores and the everyday basics, so short stays are easy to provision. For a big propane fill, major RV parts or a larger grocery run, State College is about 40 miles northwest and Harrisburg about 60 miles southeast, both with full services. The campgrounds around town, including Waterside and Quiet Valley, have dump stations, as do the state parks at Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley. Since the mountain campgrounds sit well outside town with limited nearby services, top off fuel and stock up in Lewistown before you head up into the ridges, especially for a longer stay at one of the state parks in the state forest.

Generally yes, with the usual leash rules. Waterside Campground & RV Park and Quiet Valley Campground are pet-friendly, though Quiet Valley keeps a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere, so check its specific rules. The Pennsylvania state parks, including Greenwood Furnace and Poe Valley, allow leashed pets in designated campsites, though only a portion of Poe Valley sites are pet-friendly, so book a pet-designated site there. The surrounding state forest trails are excellent for dog walking. Central Pennsylvania summers get humid, so carry water for your dog on the ridge hikes, and always confirm each campground pet policy when you book, especially if you travel with more than one animal or a larger breed.

Yes — there are free RV waste disposal options available near Lewistown.