Best Tent Camping: Pennsylvania: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization

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Product Description Camping in Pennsylvania is better than ever! The Keystone State offers thousands of square miles of hills, forests, and rivers to pursue a variety of outdoor activities: hiking, bicycling, skiing, fishing, boating, and camping. In fact, Pennsylvania provides a spectacular backdrop for some of the most scenic campgrounds in the country. But how do you know which campgrounds offer the most privacy or the easiest access to Pennsylvania’s impressive backcountry? Which are best for first-time campers? Matt Willen has traversed the entire state and compiled the most up-to-date research to steer you to the perfect spot! Here, he presents the 50 best places to pitch a tent and spend the night in private, state park, and state and national forest campgrounds―without the noise of loud portable stereos, large recreational vehicles, and crowds. Selections are organized into four distinct regions and are based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal, and each entry comes with ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, safety and security, and cleanliness. In addition to providing campers with essential information about each campground (including detailed maps, season, rates, facilities, and how to reserve a site), the guide identifies the best sites at the best campgrounds, offers information on exciting day trips, suggests hikes and activities accessible from the campgrounds, and describes the flora and fauna campers might encounter on a trip. Whether you seek a quiet campground near a fish-filled stream or a family campground with all the amenities, grab Best Tent Camping: Pennsylvania. This guide is a keeper. About the Author Matt Willen is an outdoors writer, explorer, and photographer who divides his time between central Pennsylvania and the Canadian Maritimes. Matt has a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and degrees from schools in Colorado and Arizona. Before devoting his time to writing about the outdoors, he was a professor for 15 years at a small liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania, and he worked for the Colorado Outward Bound School and other outdoors programs for 15 years. An avid sea kayaker and wilderness trekker, Matt has traveled in the outdoors for 40 years. The locations of some of his recent adventures include Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego, Iceland and Newfoundland. He lives in Hershey, PA. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Asaph Run Picnic Area Campground The campground provides you with access to some beautiful backcountry with several recreational opportunities available nearby. Beauty: 5 stars Privacy: 2 stars Spaciousness: 3 stars Quiet: 3 stars Security: 3 stars Cleanliness: 4 stars KEY INFORMATION ADDRESS: Westfield, PA 16950 OPERATED BY: Tioga State ForestCONTACT: 570-724-2868, dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/tioga OPEN: Year-round SITES: 10 SITE AMENITIES: Picnic table, fire ring WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: None ASSIGNMENT: First-come, first-served REGISTRATION: Registration kiosk at entrance to campground FACILITIES: Vault toilets PARKING: 1 car/site FEE: $10 RESTRICTIONS: PETS: Permitted QUIET HOURS: None VISITORS: Permitted FIRES: In fire rings only; see note on firewood on page 7 ALCOHOL: Not permittedSTAY LIMIT: 14-day stay limit OTHER: Sites limited to 2 tents, 1 tent and 1 wheeled unit, or 1 wheeled unit Because the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania along Pine Creek attracts the attention of most visitors to the region west of Wellsboro, much of the other area in this neck of the woods tends to get overlooked. But in addition to Pine Creek, many other lovely and out-of-the-way natural and wild areas abound in this part of the state. One such place is the Asaph Run Park and Picnic Area, which has a small campground situated in the pines and hemlocks alongside of Asaph Run just downstream from the confluence of the stream’s right and left forks. The campground has only 10 sites, which tend to fill on summer weekends as well