Tent Camping near Harrisville, Pennsylvania

Bear Run Campground

34 RV Sites, 15 Cabins, 77 Tent Sites, 6 Lodges

Bear Run Campground in Portersville, PA, offers 34 full-hookup RV sites, 21 cabin and lodge rentals, and 77 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites include full-hookup back-ins, full-hookup pull-thrus, big rig full-hookup pull-thrus, and paved water-and-electric sites that suit pop-ups as well as RVs. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The entrance is gated, and laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, boat storage, and a dump station handle the logistics. Trailer rentals are available for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome, including in some rental units, with a dog park on site. The recreation list runs long: an outdoor pool, a recreation center and arcade, a clubhouse, a boutique shop, on-site dining, a ball field, sport courts for basketball and volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, a barn, a community fire pit, and a lake and pond with kayak rentals for paddling, boating, and swimming, plus walking trails. The campground borders Moraine State Park in Butler County, with trail access to Lake Arthur's 3,225 acres. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Summer weekends book far ahead.

from $30/night

Rustic Acres RV Resort & Campground

28 RV Sites, 6 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Rustic Acres RV Resort and Campground in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, offers 29 RV sites, six tent sites, and two glamping sites in the Clarion River watershed, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. A back-in full-hookup category with a private backyard joins pull-through tiers at both amperages, with EV charging, a craft room, and a dog park. Twenty-nine sites span back-in full hookup 30-amp with backyard, back-in, pull-thru full hookup 50-amp, and pull-thru full hookup 30-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The site with a private backyard is a genuine find. EV charging is still uncommon at RV parks. Six tent sites and two glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, showers, firewood, RV storage, and a craft room handle the practical side. The resort is LGBTIQA+ friendly. A playground, community fire pit, dog park, and creek fill the grounds. The trails are the standout — the campground is adjacent to 3,000 acres of wooded state game lands with ATV roads and hiking trails, accessible directly from your site. Offroading, boating, a state park, and wine tasting are nearby, with productive birding and live music through the season. The property has run as a family retreat for more than 65 years, in Clarion County near the Allegheny National Forest. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead for October.

from $39/night

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins

52 RV Sites, 20 Tent Sites

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins in Sigel, Pennsylvania, offers 52 RV sites and 20 tent sites beside Cook Forest, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric categories in both back-in and pull-through join horse paddocks, on-site fishing guides, and a hot tub behind a gated entrance. Fifty-two sites run in full-hookup back-in, water-and-electric back-in, full-hookup pull-through, and water-and-electric pull-through categories carrying 30-amp service, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Twenty tent sites and cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. Note that while the park tries to accommodate specific site requests, the on-site manager makes the final placement decision. Horse paddocks and on-site fishing guides are the distinguishing amenities — genuine equestrian infrastructure and local angling knowledge in one property. A hot tub and sauna, game room, playground, community fire pit, on-site dining, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, boating, and swimming fill the rest. Pets are welcome. The campground sits beside Cook Forest in the Allegheny National Forest region, where old-growth hemlock, clear trout streams, and the timber heritage of the Pennsylvania Wilds create one of the most scenically rewarding camping environments in the eastern United States. Summer and October foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead for fall color.

Ridge Ranch Campground

32 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 16 Tent Sites

Ridge Ranch Campground in Newton Falls, OH, offers 32 RV sites, 1 cabin, and 16 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service. Sites come in four categories — full-hookup 30-amp, water-and-electric 30-amp, water-and-electric 50-amp, and water-and-electric 50-amp pull-through. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. Maximum rig length isn't published, so call with your dimensions. The season runs May 1 to October 20 for seasonal sites, with 2026 seasonal rates starting around $2,300. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a snack bar, firewood, a dump station, a craft room, and a pavilion cover the rest. Pets are welcome. A 17-acre lake anchors 76 scenic acres, with a beach, boat and kayak rentals, mini-golf, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, a pond, and walking trails, plus swimming, boating, paddling, paddle boats, fishing, hiking, biking, and a full calendar of planned activities. Newton Falls sits in Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio. A state park and golf are nearby. Rates for nightly and seasonal stays are on the booking page. Seasonal sites go early.

from $43/night

Country Acres Campground

40 RV Sites, 15 Cabins, 33 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Country Acres Campground in Ravenna, OH, offers 41 full-hookup RV sites, 15 cabins, and 33 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Sites run from full-hookup back-ins through full-hookup pull-throughs up to premium pull-throughs and premium patio pull-throughs, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The campground is rated big rig friendly and the 75-foot maximum handles long coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, and propane fills cover the practical needs, and golf cart rentals make the grounds easy to get around. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. Recreation is built for families: a private lake with a fishing pier, boat docks, and boat and paddle boat rentals; an outdoor pool and splash pad; a game room with billiards; a fitness center; a jumping pillow; sport courts for basketball and volleyball; horseshoes and gaga ball; a playground; a snack bar; and a pavilion. Planned activities run through the season. Ravenna sits in Portage County, within day-trip distance of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Premium patio pull-throughs are limited and book first on summer weekends.

from $40/night

Sparrow Pond Campground

84 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Sparrow Pond Campground in Waterford, Pennsylvania, offers 84 RV sites, 12 cabins, and three tent sites in Erie County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Pondside, valley view, and shaded back-in categories join full-hookup and water-and-electric tiers, with an outdoor pool, recreation center, and clubhouse. Eighty-four sites span back-in, back-in water-and-electric, pondside back-in, shaded back-in, valley view back-in, and pull-thru categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming categories by outlook — pondside, valley view, shaded — tells you exactly what you are booking. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Twelve cabins and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a pond supporting fishing, and a recreation center, clubhouse, game room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, and pavilion filling the grounds. Live music and planned activities run through the season, stargazing is good under the rural sky, and the property operates as a wedding venue. A state park, casino, and boating are nearby. Presque Isle State Park's Lake Erie beaches and the lakefront vineyard corridor running west toward Ohio are both within practical range. Summer is the season in the Lake Erie lowlands, with fall harvest drawing wine-country traffic. Reserve ahead.

from $64/night

Hidden Lakes Family Campground

28 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Hidden Lakes Family Campground in Montville, OH, offers 28 RV sites and 4 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service. Sites come in five categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 50/30-amp, lakeside back-in 50/30-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50/30-amp — each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Maximum rig length isn't reliably published, so call with your dimensions before booking. The campground is gated, with a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and a recreation center. Check-in runs 2pm to 6pm with a noon checkout, and late arrivals can't always be accommodated and may incur an additional fee. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a beach, a pavilion, a playground, basketball, horseshoes, and natural lakes fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, kayaking, boating, stargazing, and themed event weekends through the season. Montville sits in Geauga County between Ohio's Lake Erie wine country and the outer suburbs of Cleveland. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Note the check-in window before you plan a long driving day.

Countryside Campground

Countryside Campground sits at 2687 State Route 43 in Mogadore, Ohio—a Summit and Portage County border campground in the greater Akron metropolitan area that has built its appeal around a comprehensive family recreation package in a setting adjacent to the Mogadore Reservoir, one of the Portage Lakes chain that defines the outdoor recreation geography of northeastern Ohio's lake-country corridor. The campground's combination of pools, gemstone and gold panning, planned activities, and a lazy river makes it a destination in its own right rather than simply a basecamp for regional attractions. Ninety-five RV sites with full hookup and water-and-electric configurations, alongside cabins and tent sites, provide the camping infrastructure. A swimming pool and lazy river provide the warm-water recreation, complemented by a playground, a mini-golf course, a recreation center, and a game room for indoor activity. Planned activities and hayrides structure weekend programming into a social calendar that gives families with children genuinely planned entertainment across the campsite stay. Gold gem mining — a popular family activity where guests pan for gemstone specimens in a sluice — provides a distinct and hands-on experience that few northeast Ohio campgrounds offer. A dog park, laundry, and general store round out the facilities. Mogadore Reservoir, adjacent to the campground, provides additional outdoor recreation context in a reservoir fishing and water access setting that complements the campground's on-site water amenities with a larger body of water for kayak touring and fishing. The reservoir is managed by the Akron Metropolitan Area water system, and the surrounding reservoir land provides a buffer of green space around the water that gives the Mogadore area a more rural feel than its proximity to Akron would otherwise suggest. Fishing in the reservoir targets largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish. Akron is the nearest city of scale, about 10 miles northwest, with its Cuyahoga Valley National Park trailhead access in the Cuyahoga River gorge, the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tudor Revival estate, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum that reflects Akron's industrial heritage in rubber manufacturing and polymer chemistry. The Portage Lakes State Park chain south of Akron provides additional public lake access to the interconnected lakes that make this corner of Ohio a genuine lake country destination with a density of public water access that distinguishes it from the less-developed lake regions farther east. Cleveland is approximately 40 miles north, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center access for day trips. Countryside Campground operates through the Ohio camping season, typically May through October, in a northeast Ohio climate where the lake-influenced moderate temperatures extend the comfortable outdoor camping window somewhat beyond the more continental interior. Summer weekends fill quickly for a property this close to the Akron-Cleveland metropolitan area, and the planned activities calendar reaches its peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the full programming schedule runs. Spring and fall visits offer the campground's recreation infrastructure at reduced density, with the Portage Lakes fall fishing season in September and October providing particularly productive angling.

from $60/night

Jellystone Park™ Akron-Canton

81 RV Sites, 13 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Cottage, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Akron-Canton in Uniontown, Ohio, offers 81 full-hookup RV sites, 15 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, six tent sites, and two glamping sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Presidential and Premier buddy categories join deluxe back-in and pull-through tiers, alongside a water park, splash pad, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. Eighty-one sites span deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, Premier back-in, Premier buddy, Premier pull-thru, and Presidential back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The Premier buddy sites suit two rigs traveling together, and the Presidential tier is the top of the range. Fifteen cabins, cottages, and lodges, six tent sites, and two glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Office hours run 9am to 9pm in peak season and 9am to 5pm in value season and winter, and a minimum stay applies. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool and beach alongside. Mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, barn, gem mining, inflatable water toys, gaga ball, sports courts, tennis, basketball, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. Uniontown sits between Akron and Canton, within striking distance of Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $65/night

The Blue Canoe RV Resort

103 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites

The Blue Canoe RV Resort in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, offers 103 RV sites, 12 cabins, and 18 tent sites between the Youghiogheny River and the Great Allegheny Passage, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Front premium river, river view, and deluxe patio pull-through categories join a pool, game room, and bike and boat rentals. One hundred three sites span back-in front premium river, back-in premium river, back-in river view, deluxe patio pull-thru, and front river view categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The river-front categories are the reason to book here. Twelve cabins and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with bike rentals and boat rentals putting the trail and the river within immediate reach for canoeing, kayaking, boating, fishing, and biking. A game room, arcade, gaga ball, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, golf cart rentals, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. The Great Allegheny Passage is the most popular long-distance trail in the mid-Atlantic, and Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob, the Flight 93 Memorial, Fort Necessity, and Laurel Caverns are all close. Summer and fall drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $22/night

Glendale Valley Campground

19 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Glendale Valley Campground in Fallentimber, Pennsylvania, offers 17 full-hookup RV sites and seven tent sites at the edge of the Allegheny Plateau, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet behind a gated entrance. Pull-through and standard categories join EV charging, a beach, boat ramp, recreation center, and sports courts. Seventeen sites run in pull-through standard and standard categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 42 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. Seven tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, firewood, and EV charging handle the practical side — charging is still uncommon at campgrounds this size and worth knowing about if you tow with an electric vehicle. A beach and boat ramp open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, with a recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, gaga ball, walking trails, hiking, biking, mountain biking, and a playground filling the rest. Live music and planned activities run through the season, and the mountain sky makes for good stargazing. The campground sits two miles from Prince Gallitzin State Park — Pennsylvania's third most visited — which protects 1,635-acre Glendale Lake and 26 miles of forested shoreline. DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Tytoona Cave, the Ghost Town Trail, Rock Run Recreation Park, and Altoona Curve baseball are all close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand in the Alleghenies. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends and peak October color.

from $39/night

Pioneer Lakes RV Park

104 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 12 Tent Sites

Pioneer Lakes RV Park in Somerset, Pennsylvania, offers 104 RV sites, seven cabins, and 12 tent sites behind a gated entrance in the Laurel Highlands, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Premium and standard waterfront back-in sites and full-hookup pull-throughs sit alongside a splash pad, spa, mini-golf, and a beach. One hundred four sites run in premium waterfront back-in, standard waterfront, and pull-through configurations, all carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp with water, sewer, and electric, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Seven cabins and 12 tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. There is no cable in the park, though you are welcome to bring a streaming device, and seasonal sites are available. The recreation roster is extensive. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the summer, with a spa, mini-golf, game room, and on-site dining besides. A lake and pond support fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats, with a beach for shoreline use. Sports courts, tennis, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, gaga ball, corn hole, and gem mining spread across the grounds, with golf cart rentals, walking trails, a dog park, and live music through the season. Water features run Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting. Pets are welcome. Somerset County's Laurel Highlands hold Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, the Flight 93 National Memorial, and Ohiopyle State Park's whitewater — a dense concentration within an hour's drive. The park is open all year. Summer is peak; reserve well ahead.

from $37/night