Overall, the campground was fairly clean and maintained. We stayed in site #337, which was 3 sites down from the boat launch. Oddly, the first night there were 675,497,853 bugs in the park….all but 3 of them, in our site. The second night….none. The site driveway was fairly level; although the site sloped down from the picnic table (a little too close to the driveway, due to the slope) to the fire pit. We were a little worried about the kids stumbling down the slope, into the fire. There was plenty of room for the slide. Around the park, there are excellent areas for picnics, and swimming. A lot of boat rentals are available (canoes, rowboats.) Downsides….there are no dumpsters within the campground. You have to hold your trash, until on your way out of the campground, to drop into the dumpster area. The bathrooms, while clean, are a little old. The shower areas are NOT private, by any means. Lastly, I would be the last person to hold against the campground, the fact that there were a LOT of noisy neighbors (laughing and loud talking, as late as 3:00 AM.) However, after experiencing this on Friday night, we complained to the ranger. Their response was that there was a concert on Friday night…so Saturday night should not be as bad. Well…it was worse!! I NEVER saw a ranger making any rounds around the sites. And, at midnight, when I tried calling the station to complain….I only got the answering machine. When we first arrived at the campground, we asked where we could buy wood (being as how it is a crime to bring any.) We were floored that they don’t sell any firewood in the park. When we asked where we could get some…..we were actually told “I don’t know….I never use any.” Essentially, there was very little service out of the Ranger group, at this park. Pitty, cause otherwise…it is a nice park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The park itself is beautiful with many shaded sites and a lake with swimming access. The problem lies in the cleanliness of the restrooms, or lack thereof. We had to go out of our way to ensure we had and kept our shower shoes on when showering because the showers appeared that dirty!! If not for this one problem, I would have been inclined to rate this State park much better. Each site has it's own fire ring. Each site has a macadam spot for the rig. The parking was rather lacking though. I would stay here again because of the beauty of the area and would hope that the restrooms were better taken care of by then. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Of all the state parks we've camped at in Pennsylvania, Pinchot is by far our favorite. Most of the sites are roomy and reasonably private, especially in the B loop. Some of the A loop sites are closer together, but still not at all bad. The sites are all paved and most are fairly level. Some sites do have a drop-off going to the fire ring and picnic table. The shower houses are a bit dated but are clean. There are no sites with water but there are several spots throughout the campground where you can fill your tank. We always try to reserve a spot in the B loop, close to the beach or one of the sites with access to the lake from the site itself. The 300+ acre lake is great for kayaking, canoeing, sailing and fishing. The campground has its own beach for swimming. There are miles of hiking trails, all pretty well marked, and the roads through the campground are paved for walking or bicycling. There are some ranger-led programs in the park, and quite a few things to do in the immediate area outside the park. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.