Nice park for shorter stays. There was a mix up in the reservation. I drive a 40 ft, 50 amp rig. The reservation I made was for 5 nights. When I got there, the lady said my reservation was for a 36 ft, 30 amp rig and that I could only stay for 2 nights. A permanent resident told me that that is not a rare situation. Good roads, roomy sights, but leveling is a problem. It looks like the gravel is new and is humped in the middle. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park had a lot of promise; nice canopy of trees, wide sites, nice playground and pool, etc. But it failed in a couple of key areas. However, it ties in with the next one that I requested a site away from the highway, yet when I got there for late check-in, a sign told me (anyone) to pick a spot with a dot on it. There were two and the one away from the highway was taken. So I sat on the highway with jake-brakes waking me up all night long. In the morning, I found out that they had set aside a good site for me and they told me if I had called in, they would have told me what site it was. I didn't know I had to call in otherwise I would have. Just thought this was bad business. They did offer to move us, but between not wanting to completely disconnect and move again and not being convinced it would have made a difference for the noise anyway, we stayed put. had to put my jack as high as possible to get nearly level. Lack of cable was annoying in that there wasn't much to watch on Sat/Sun morning but info-mercials. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Decent campground in a good location. It's right next to I-283 so there is some traffic noise, but it's not bad. I doubt that I'd go to Harrisburg East for a weekend to relax and actually camp; both times I've stayed here I've used the camper more as a place to sleep while visiting family in the area. Showers are pay showers, $0.25 for about 10 minutes, very clean and plenty of hot water, but there's no curtain in front of the changing area - it's just open to the rest of the bathroom. Still, the next time we're doing something in this area for a weekend, we'll almost certainly come here - the location is hard to beat, and the price is reasonable. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here for the big RV show at Hershey. I called ahead for a reservation and my site was right around the corner from the office(which was nice} Nice place, only complaint was a barking dog in a fifthwheel behind us. Otherwise, good place to stay We camped here in a Motorhome.
A very nice, quiet campground. No golf carts or roudy campers. Seasonals are very clean and quiet. They don't allow garbage on sites or clothes lines, so everything looks very neat. All sites are gravel and grass no dirt. Lots of room between sites. We really didn't hear the highway with our windows open, the crickets were louder. Nice park and pool for our three kids. We will stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I can't remember ever staying in a noisier campground. We had to hollar at each other to hear over the trucks on the interstate. If we had been given a site up near the office it would not have been as bad. There were some empty up there,but I was already set up before I realized. The roar of the jake brakes and screaming engines was deafening. The office staff are nice,pool clean and the drinking water was great. There is easy access to the Pennsylvania turnpike. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We used this as an overnight stop. Sites are easy pull-thrus and wide. We stayed hooked up and although our truck was on a slope, the fiver wheels were on the level; we didn't need to use any of our leveling equipment. There are seasonals here but they're neat and well kept. Saw everything from a tent to a 42' Class A. Pizza shop within walking distance if you don't feel like cooking. We were only able to get one local TV station using our antenna. You do hear the noise from the highway but, hey, you're not in the middle of the woods...and in the summer, with the air conditioner on, not a problem. We wouldn't hesitate to stop here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Much better than I expected. All but a few are pull-throughs, and the highway next door doesn't even bother us. Gravel sites and near highway access. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Harrisburg East is in rather a strange location. It is located right off of I-283 just North of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange for Harrisburg East. Despite that, the campground is very nice. Our stay was early in the year but the grounds were clean, and the sites very well maintained. It is a small campground and there is quite a bit of noise from the adjacent highway but it sits above it a bit so it isn't too bad. I was shocked at the amount of seasonal campers. Not because the campground was bad, but in the entire State of Pennsylvania it is not the place I would have picked to have a seasonal site. Regardless, it is a very nice, clean, safe campground. I only rated an 8 because of the highway noise. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Campground is kept clean but is showing signs of age. Most sites had an electric meter indicating that it could be used as a seasonal site. In fact many sites were seasonal but were well kept. Easy to miss the entrance, did not see a sign. We used this as a base to see the sites in Hershey and it worked well for us. Our site did not have any grass, just gravel. We did not use it but there was a very nice playground for the kids. We may use the campground again if we cannot get closer to Hershey. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We were assigned site 108 and the noise from the highway is constant and loud 24 hours. If you stay here avoid sites 106-108, 211-213, 311 and 312 and 411 & 412 for this reason. The closer to the office you get the less noise.There are some permanent campers set-up in this park and for the most part are a bit on the shabby side. The section in back of us is a storage area with campers in various state, some decent and some old with flat tires etc..When we return to tour Amish Country later this year we will not stay here.They are pet friendly and have a large grassy sloped area to walk the dogs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The perfect place to stay over night if you are traveling south from Canada. Easy pull though. Wonderful staff. After hours self check in. Clean, small, easy to get too. Close to everything you need. It is right next to the interstate so it is a bit noisy if you are not used to that sort of thing. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We spent six weeks here, starting Feb 12th, 2007 - only a day before the "storm of the century" hit Pennsylvania! Even during the storm, the workers made sure the roads were clear, which helped a lot! ALSO, they deliver propane to your site! There's only two things that kept my rating from being a 10: the lack of cable TV, plus the fact that we couldn't use the water hookups during the cold weather (even though we had heated and insulated hosing that would have covered the standpipe). But filling the tank wasn't that bad. Thanks, HBEast! We'll be back, but not in the winter! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Not a bad campground, road noise didn't bother us. But my father was closer to I-283 and the road noise bothered him one night. We stayed there during Hershey Show and would probably stay there again because its close to hershey. The site was pretty level, all the roads look like the were just paved. My father has a Class A 39ft pusher and he got around fine. Tree's will block Directv. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We were here for the RV show in Hershey. The location was convenient to the show, and other Hershey attractions. Our site was perfectly level, and the roads in the campground were nice and wide. We did hear road noise from I-283, but we were not bothered at all by it at night, and we had our windows open. Bathrooms were clean, and the staff was friendly. Will return here when we come up for next year's RV show in Hershey. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We were not pleased with our stay here and would not recommend this campground to anyone. Upon arriving, we found that the site we were given was located not more than 50 yards from the interstate! We asked if we could be given another site farther away from the traffic noise but were told that none were available. We set up our tent trailer and found that the noise was so bad that we had to yell to each other around the campfire in order to be heard! We recommended to the office that guests should be informed of the road noise upon making reservations so that they can make the right choice for their camping experience. The lady behind the desk said that they didn't have any other complaints! No apologies were offered! We toughed out the two nights by running our air conditioner in an attempt to drown out the noise and were glad to depart. After a day at Hershey Park, we certainly could not look forward to a nice relaxing evening around the campfire. The whole campground is a shame with its many permanent sites, ugly surroundings and awful road noise. The one plus it does have is that its bathrooms are clean. It's metered showers are bother however (10 minutes for a quarter). The fact that I would take time to right this lengthy review says that I find it important to let others know of this campgrounds faults and help them avoid it. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Wow, what a great little campground. Conveniently located and easy in and out. The staff is friendly and helpful. There are some seasonal but you can hardly tell. No Junk! Best of all no rowdy drunks riding around on golf carts! This is good place to stay for many area attractions. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We camped here for a long weekend. The noise from the major interstate can be annoying if you stay on that end of the campground. We stayed in site 106. It was a large site. These people are very pet friendly and the staff was courteous. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Good basecamp for our overnight visit to nearby Hershey park (about 10 miles). The bathrooms were reasonably clean with metered showers. The campground was suprizingly quiet for being located next to a major roadway. We would stay here again when in the area We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
August 2005
$24
A great little campground. Nice sites although a few are small. Lots of trees and very clean. Some seasonals but none of the "seasonal junk" around. Used it as an overnight and was very pleased. Would go back! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Decent park. Some long term, but most were new rigs and well taken care of. Extremely
friendly staff. Very nice. Easy location to get to, but close to the interstate. Very pet friendly. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$23
Metered showers, very friendly staff, clean facilities, LP filling on site. Would
return We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.