The campground at Hickory Run State Park is huge. 381 sites. Park has two large loops, one rustic and one modern. We stayed in the modern loop w/ flush toilets and showers. It was a busy weekend and restrooms / showers were filthy. Cleaning crews were nowhere in sight until mid-afternoon on Monday. Our site was large, gravel covered and level. It had a picnic table, fire pit and lantern pole. We had a good one, but many sites in this campground are rather small and wide open. I did notice tent sites within the campground are nice and secluded. The check-in booth at the campground was closed all day Sunday, which seemed odd since it was a holiday weekend. Signs posted directed us to register at the park office located over a mile away. At the office there was a very small parking area for cars only so I had to park my truck / trailer along the shoulder of the main county road. Very dangerous and not very well thought out. In our three days at the park we saw no rangers on patrol. The highlight of our stay was the great hiking trails and terrific scenery. This is truly a beautiful park. Overall a nice park, but very surprised at how dirty restrooms were and lack of staffing for registration. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Stayed at Hickory Run for 3 nights over the Memorial Day weekend. This is one monster-sized campground (381 sites) lay out was into 2 loops. Larger loop has some electric sites and also modern restrooms with showers. Smaller loop is more rustic with no showers and pit toilets. Despite the overall size of the campground, you have to be very choosey in selecting a good campsite. Many of the sites are extremely close together which equals little privacy especially on busy weekends. But, there are some large, rather private sites available. Restrooms were clean but the showers just warm at best. Our site was level with a gravel surface. Park Ranger patrols were frequent. Park attendant at entrance was very courteous and knowledgeable. Hiking trails were numerous and very rewarding. We visited the “Boulder Field”. In my opinion a waste of time and gas. Seemed like we drove forever on this bumpy gravel road to get there. When we finally arrived the 1st thing we saw was a little boy all scraped up from falling on the rocks. We’ve camped here before and far and away this was our best experience. I now know which sites are “large and private” and which areas of the campground to avoid. Overall a good campground. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We camped here at the peak of the autumn leaf peeping season. Absolutely fabulous campground for leaf viewing. The campground is laid out into two loops. The larger loop has a limited number of electric sites and also modern restrooms with showers. The smaller more rustic loop had pit toilets and pump water. There were also 20 or so pet sites located in the rustic loop, but they all backed up onto main route #534 which is a rather well traveled and noisy roadway. The restrooms appeared clean and well kept. My biggest complaint about the park is that most all of the sites are small and packed on top of one another. Practically none of the sites had any form of growth or understory between them. Overall very little privacy! This campground is perfectly located for sightseeing this area of the Pocono Mountains. We drove into the town of Lake Harmony for breakfast, very nice. But, if your idea of camping is having a little privacy and some space between you and your neighbors then Hickory Run is definitely not for you. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This was the first time we stayed at a State Park. When staying at a state park versus a privately owned park there seem to be more rules that are pretty strict. That was one thing we were not used to, we enjoy a beer or two sitting around the fire. Park rangers were not lenient at all even though it was just the wife and I. The setting was not very private as the tent sites were pretty much out in the open, with the woods to the back of the sites. Furthermore our site was next to a popular road, which made it even less private. There was not much in the way of amenities at this campground. The store was pretty well stocked, but the people at the check in booth were not very helpful in describing the campground and what is available to campers. The campground is relatively close to Jim Thorpe PA, and the popular Pocono Whitewater Rafting company. Along with white water rafting, they also have extensive paintball facilities there. There are a few good hiking trails in the area as well. If you are looking for super affordable, extremely rustic accomodations with not many amenities, then this place fits the bill. It just wasn't exactly what we were looking for. It was our first camping trip away from our home, "favorite" campground. We camped here in a Tent.

Fun park with lots of hiking and fishing. Bears were a pain, but entertaining. Lehigh Gorge State park is near by and offers easy hiking and biking on the rail trail. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.