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Pets in Designated Campgrounds
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Pennsylvania State Parks allows pets in designated campsites in 30 state park campgrounds. Specific pet camping guidelines govern this program and are listed below. The designated campgrounds and campsites are listed below. Other state parks will continue to prohibit pets in overnight areas. No more than two non-caged pets are allowed to stay on any one campsite. For reservations, call toll-free, 888-PA-PARKS, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. These parks have limited pet sites so be sure to specify to the call center operator that you desire a campsite that permits pets. |
State Parks Allowing Pets and Designated Sites
Pennsylvania's Great Lakes Region -
Northeast Pennsylvania Mountains
Pittsburgh and Its Countryside -
Philadelphia and the Countryside
Pennsylvania Wilds -
The Alleghenies and Her Valleys
Dutch Country Roads
Pennsylvania's Great Lakes Region |
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Pymatuning: Tuttle Campground: sites 111-136, 200-237
New in 2009: Tuttle Campground: 99-110
New in 2009: Jamestown Campground: 201-252
Raccoon Creek:
C loop sites 1-40
F Loop sites 1-35
New in 2009: Sioux Rustic Campsites 2-5, all backpack campsites
Pennsylvania Wilds |
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New in 2009: Sycamore Loop sites 58-101
Black Moshannon: sites 10, 12-21, 47, 51
New in 2009: 1-21, 23, 30-32, 47, 51, 52
Chapman:
New in 2009: sites 11-29, 31, 33, 35
Cook Forest: Ridge Campground: sites 46-83
New in 2009: sites 17-19, 21, 22, 25-32, 35-39, 41, 43, 46-83
Hills Creek: D Loop sites 83-110
New in 2009: all Loop A (sites 1, 2, 6, 8, 11-13, 16-22, 24, 25)
Kettle Creek:
New in 2009: Upper Campground
Little Pine:
New in 2009: sites 65-74, 89-100, T5
Lyman Run: Lower Campground (sites 20-35)
Parker Dam: sites 83-100, 108-110
New in 2009: sites 37-41, 73-82, 102, 103, 105
Ravensburg:
New in 2009: entire campground
Reeds Gap:
New in 2009: entire campground
Sinnemahoning: sites 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
Northeast Pennsylvania Mountains |
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Hickory Run: sites 166, 168, 170, 171, 173, 175, 179, 196-198, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 209, 211-217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 227, 278-297
Lackawanna:
Fox Run Loop: sites 51-65
Maple Lane Loop: sites 72-82
Promised Land:
Lower Lake, Beechwood Area: sites 317-367, pull-thrus 1-4
Lower Lake, Northwoods Area: sites 419-446, pull-thrus 5-9
Ricketts Glen: sites 80-93
Tobyhanna: sites 1-11, 13, 15, 122-132
New in 2009: sites 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120
Worlds End:
Loop A: sites 14-19, 37-40
Pittsburgh and Its Countryside |
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New in 2009: sites 17-19, 21, 22 25-32, 35-39, 41, 43, 46-83, 89-99
Kooser: entire campground
Laurel Hill:
New in 2009: sites 6-97
Laurel Ridge: backpack trail
The Alleghenies and Her Valleys |
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Greenwood Furnace:
New in 2009: sites 44-51
Locust Lake: sites 21, 22, 24, 26, 34, 35, 37, 38, 51-75, 225-228, 230, 233, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 246, 248, 250, 276, 278, 279
Penn-Roosevelt: entire campground
Poe Paddy: C Loop sites 136-152
Prince Gallitzin:
Red Oak Loop: sites 94-138
Beech Loop: sites 1-43
R. B. Winter:
New in 2009: sites 1-4, 48, 49, 52-60
Shawnee:
Section A: sites 52-57, 77
Section G: sites 265-280, 282, 283, 285-289, 295-297, 299, 300
Trough Creek: sites 24-29
New in 2009: site 22
Dutch Country Roads |
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Codorus: sites 43-49, 76-86, 132, 134, 135, 137, 139-144, 177, 178, 180, 183, 184
Cowans Gap: sites 1-30
Fowlers Hollow: entire campground
Gifford Pinchot: D Loop: sites 239-255
Little Buffalo: entire campground
Pine Grove Furnace: sites 1, 29-45
New in 2009: sites 1-7, 25-28
Philadelphia and the Countryside |
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What is a Pet?
A house pet is limited to any dog or cat commonly kept in household captivity, or a caged pet.
A caged pet is an animal that will not be released from its cage for the duration of its stay in the state park, like birds and hamsters.
A pet is not livestock, like horses, cows, pigs, sheep and goats.
A pet is not a vicious or dangerous animal, like any animal with a history of attacking without provocation.
Pet Camping Guidelines
- Responsible ownership is the key!
- Pet owners must pick up after their pets and dispose of pet waste properly.
- Pets can only be brought into a designated campground if caged, contained in a vehicle, trailer, motor home or camper, or on a leash. Inquire at the park office about specific leash length requirements.
- Dogs and cats must have current rabies vaccinations. A pet must display a valid license, if required in its home state.
- Pets must not be left unattended, except when using a restroom or visiting a park building for a brief period of time. When doing so, the pet must be kept in a camping unit or vehicle, weather conditions permitting.
- Pets must be under physical control at all times.
- Pets may not create a disturbance or nuisance. Excessive barking is a disturbance.
- Pet food must not remain outside of a camping unit or vehicle because it will attract rodents/wildlife.
- Pets are to be walked in the designated walking areas of the campground and on designated pet walkways when accessing other areas of the park from the campground. Pets may not be walked through non-pet areas of the campground unless it is designated as a pet-camper travel route.
- Pets are permitted in day-use areas, on designated sites in campgrounds and all areas not otherwise closed to pets.
- Pets are not permitted in swimming areas, inside buildings, in non-pet overnight areas like cabins and group tenting areas, or in any area designated as an area closed to pets.
- Animals that are considered vicious, dangerous or that display vicious behavior will not be permitted in the park.
Responsible ownership is the key!
More information is available at any Pennsylvania state park office or by calling 888-PA-PARKS.
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