Private Campground’s website
Western Pennsylvania Location (on Googlemaps)
Reviewer's name: adam 205 Currie Rd, Slippery Rock PA 16057
Date(s) of visit: Summer 2007-09 (multiple) 724 368 8710
Information about the campground’s location and business:
Getting there (proximity to a major road, signage, etc.)
you can see the rv section of the campground from I-79, and there are signs from the exit
Attractions (what's nearby for a daytrip?)
mcconnell's mill state park and moraine state park are minutes away
Campground Staff (helpful, non-existent, mean?)
helpful, they do a good job helping you find the best area for tent camping
Other (cell phone reception, etc.)
my cell phone works there. new construction around the campground is making it noisier all the time.
Information about the campground as a place
Facilities (bathrooms, store, etc.)
bathrooms are average, pretty good store on site with food, firewood, cooking/cleaning stuff
Water (lake, creek, swimming, fishing, etc.)
you can fish but not swim in the fake lake.
Hiking Trails (variety, length, difficulty, etc.)
the property is big, so you can walk around alot, but it's surrounded by highway/stripmall country
Views (what can you see here that is amazing?)
nothing spectacular. the woods are lovely, but small
Information about the campground’s tent sites
Beauty (if you sit at your site all day)
this is a great campground to hang out at your campsite for a few days
Privacy (how close do you feel to other sites)
primitive tent sites is some woods and some fields broken into areas in which they try to spread tenters thin
Facilities (table, fire ring, tent pad, water, etc.)
standard table, fire ring. bring your own water
Convenience (ease of setting up, close to bathrooms?, etc.)
you get lots of space in which to pick your tent site which makes for lots of fun, but not much convenience
Reviewer’s narrative
This place is pretty close to where we live, so we’ve been there several times. Even the time we were there during a fairy festival (or some such thing) we felt pretty alone at our site. We always stay in what they call ‘primitive sites’. Each of these is a big enough area that you can trapse through the woods and perhaps through a creek all day and not see another person. I recommend the area they call ‘The Island’, unless someone else is already there. I believe that sometimes they will put more than one group (meaning you, if you’re camping alone) in one area, but they make an effort not to. Despite being a place that hosts rennaissance faires, I don’t know many campgrounds that cater as well to the ‘i-wanna-be-alone-in-the-woods’ camper. On the downside, the area surrounding this property seems to be blooming gas stations and fast food restaurants; so the sounds and smells of civilisation are creeping further into the grounds; and long hikes that avoid civilisation would require repeatedly going in a small circle.
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