Laurel Hill State Park

There are not many pet sites. And even less pet sites with full hookup or even electric only with gravel parking. Most pet sites were grass and 20' or less. We were camped within easy walking distance to the bath house. The bath house was old but they did clean it daily even on the weekend. The electric boxes are shared between 2 sites and in some cases you will need to be sure to have an extension. Sites were not very level although they are working on improving many of them. If we walked up the hill we had T-mobile service.

Contact station attendant was very helpful. Although other reviews mentioned unlevel sites, ours was OK, as were most of the sites in the park. Some sites are currently being upgraded with additional gravel.

The restroom was very old, and it didn't have much heat, but the plumbing all worked and the water was hot.

We were near the top of the hill, and our T-Mobile phones got a weak signal thatour booster made strong enough to check weather and email, though pages loaded slowly.

The beach area was very nice, as was all of the Copper Kettle Trail. We will return and hike more trails, take our kayaks on the lake, and visit the Flight 93 Memorial and Fallingwater.

I’ve stayed here several times both at RV sites and tent sites. Overall it’s a pretty good campground with nice access to the rest of the park and nearby attractions. I usually book this in the spring time for a few days as a base camp for exploring the different trout streams nearby. The sites are a little close together and some of the sites are pretty exposed, but if you come up mid-weeks it’s not a huge deal. Friendly staff and rangers.

Camped here for the first time and it is in a wonderful location with friendly and helpful staff. Its a great choice if you want to see fabulous tourist sites like Falling Water, Kentuck Knob, ride the GAP bike trail or go rafting from Ohiopyle. That said there are several things you should know about the park.

Our sites had no gravel or pad and sloped considerably, so much that we didn't have enough levelling material to get our unit reasonably flat. The electric post is shared between 2 sites, so if you and the person next to you do not have long cords, your trailers will be right next to each other. The site next to us was total shade and had no grass, so after it poured rain it was a total mess. Not sure if they allow you to buy straw and put it down like they do in Ohio, but if we had had that site and could not put down straw we likely would've left because of all the mud.

The showerhouse lights were on a timer and had not been adjusted for the shortened days--so there was a period of about an hour where there were no lights and you could not see very well because of the twilight. There were 3 showers and 2 of them had great water pressure and hot water, but the third one just dribbled--not sure if that's because the other 2 were in use or if it just didn't work.

Only other complaint was that the fire rings are only about 6 feet from the road and can't be moved, so dont expect to have a quiet campfire away from the traffic.

Firewood (nice split pieces, not vile slabs) and ice are available 24/7 on the honor system, which is something we've NEVER seen before.

TV reception with our antennae got us 4 channels (not that we cared) and our AT&T service only had 1 bar most of the time in the campground. Fellow campers were extremely nice and friendly!

We liked this park and will definitely be back!

My blog post has more, for sure, but here's the essential info:

Two loops, one for pets, and one where no pets are allowed. Check carefully when making reservations if you’re traveling with pets. Sites 172-185 (non-pet loop) back up to the stream, Sites in the non-pet loop are decidely more shady than in the pet loop, which is more of an open field.

Services: electric only, 30 amp, 30/50 amp, dry. Potable water only at the dump station or at water fountains at bath houses.. Each loop has a bath house with showers. The bath house in the pet loop has a washer and dryer.

Weak ATT, no Verizon (hotspot), no T-Mobile (hotspot). ATT got better at the beach/boat launch parking nearest the campground (3 minute drive). ATT was phone, not hotspot.

Groceries: 15 minutes to a Giant Eagle grocery store; nearest Walmart is a half hour away.

Join us on a video tour of Laurel Hill State Park in Pennsylvania; video uploaded here on Campendium for your immediate reference. We visit some prime RV campsites and the scenic lakeside picnic and day use area. A dump station and fresh water fill is available within the Laurel Hill State Park Campground. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 11.0 Mbps download speed and 0.12 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 67.5 Mbps download speed and 2.17 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 3.08 Mbps download speed and 1.43 Mbps upload speed.

I wish I had had more time to spend at this park as it had some appealing trails I would have liked to have checked out. My site was in an electric (only) loop. Also I was in the "no pet" area which as someone not used to pets was very nice. My site seemed typical: it had decent space from adjoining sites and lots of trees all around. I needed little help in getting my camper level. One oddity was the fire ring was located way too far away - almost in the next camp site. It occurred to me later that maybe I could have moved it. The bathrooms are quite dated. The one near me was not heated. With the temps dropping below 40 that was a bit unpleasant. My cell signal on Verizon was weak but with my booster I was able to get a good enough signal to conduct a Zoom meeting. It was quiet at night (except for the person some distance away who shot off fireworks at 9 for about 10 minutes). Everyone I dealt with at the park was polite and professional.

Lots of campsites and lots to do here! There are a very few full hookup sites, with the rest being about half electric and half for dry camping. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Sites 103 -171 are deep in a forested area and were gravel. Sites 6 - 97 are the pet campsites, much more open and mostly grass. Sites 172 - 269 seemed to be a mix. Plan to do some leveling. We arrived without a reservation and the entrance booth sign said it was not manned until 3:00. However there was a list several pages long with available campsites and the cost for each one, along with envelopes to pay by the honor system. A ranger did come around later and bring a permanent tag for the post. The bath house was clean, but very basic. Plenty of hot water and pressure. There are numerous trails, a beach area with kayak and bike rentals, playgrounds, and a Visitor Center with information about the CCC which built the dam here that formed lake. During the winter when the campground is closed, the map shows several snow mobile trails. This is definitely a destination park. Note that the directions to the park take you to an entrance, but not the campground. It’s 4 miles further, but signs will direct you.

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