We were here for the Little League World Series in South Williamsport. The Little League fields were 21 miles away, a nice 30 minute drive. The campground is in a rural setting, far enough away from big city lights so that, on a clear night, many stars can be seen in the sky. The campgound is very “kid friendly.” Fishing pond, swimming pool, two basketball courts, miniature golf course, a large, level field suitable for baseball games. There is a good selection of barnyard animals. It’s not a petting zoo but kids could reach across a low fence and touch any animals that were close enough. Lots of activities scheduled for kids including hayrides. Nice campstore, larger than most with a good selection of ice cream served with generous portions at a reasonable price. Modem hookup in the campstore but web browsing is discouraged (15 minute limit). Laundry and bathhouse. Like most private campgrounds, there is a large permanent/seasonal population but they are pretty much hidden from view up in the trees. And most kept their campers and sites in good condition. Except for the main entrance road, the interior roads and sites are gravel. The gravel layer is thin and spotty and things get quite muddy when it rains. We were camped in a row of pull-thru sites down the hill from the office. Sites were level and close together but not as bad as other private parks. Picnic table, fire ring, full hookups, including a good selection of cable TV channels. The sites up by the pool were really close together. The facilities were clean but old. It’s is time to do some renovation. With discounts and special vacation rates, the campsite rates are reasonable. If the interior roads were paved, sites had concrete pads and patios, and facilities were new/renovated, I would have given this place a 10. Beause of these three items, I took off a point for each. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This was our 1st trip with our travel trailer. The office staff was friendly & helpful. The cg is very lush; paths are easy to walk & bike; & very quite in some areas. Pool is very small but relatively clean. The hay ride is lame. The kids craft activity was totally unsupervised; fortunately, I went with our child & was able to help complete the project. The Saturday nite DJ party was fun & all the kids seem to really enjoy it. The biggest turn off about the cg was the number of seasonal sites, almost 85-90%. These people were clicky & very unfriendly. You feel like you're "invading their territory". Most likely will not return to this place. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
What a horrible campground! The bathrooms were filthy or locked tight as a drum the whole weekend that we were there. My wife could not sleep because of the drunkards carrying on in the site across from us. The staff was rude and disinterested when I brought it up to them. Stay away from this dump! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
May 2005
$35
Even though the park was crowded (holiday weekend), we had a great time at Nittany Mountain. They had great activities for the kids- mine enjoyed the scavenger hunt and the croquet tournament. The pool was very nice and the playground large. The bath houses were clean, but few, and are in need of updating and enlarging. If the bath houses are not increased, they are in need of more available sewer hookups. The roads need some attention - some stone or some paving. When it rains, all of the mud gets tracked into the bathouses and its impossible to keep up with cleaning the floors. However, the bath house situation would not keep us away, and we will certainly return in the future. The campground called our site one of the smaller sites, and was concerned about the size of our trailer, but we thought that the site was very nice. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This campground is large and very quiet. Most sites are under trees. Lot of people have sites here year round. Campground has places for overnight or short stays. Lot of things to do here. Kids would like all the nice play equipment. Large fishing pond and small zoo. Campground has large amount of fire wood for sale. The roads in park need some work and gravel due to wash out and mud. Showers need work to remove mold. I think most RV people would like this place. We camped here in a Motorhome.