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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Pennsylvania

5 places to camp in Pennsylvania run by the National Park Service.

5
federal places to camp
5 Park Service
2
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
536 ft
at the highest of them
Historic Bushman House (Gettysburg). The lowest, Worthington State Forest Campground, sits at 328 ft
6
campsites you can book ahead
Site details are not published for these

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National park campgrounds in Pennsylvania

5 places

  1. Historic Bushman House (Gettysburg) cabin or lookout Park Service · Gettysburg National Military Park · Adams County 536 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Historic Rose Farmhouse Park Service · Gettysburg National Military Park · Adams County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  3. Slyder Farmhouse Park Service · Gettysburg National Military Park · Adams County 491 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Valley View Group Campground group campground Park Service · Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · Pike County 348 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Worthington State Forest Campground Park Service · Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · Monroe County 328 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed