Blue Knob State Park

Blue Knob lacks boating and is a disjointed park. It is well maintained but more vistas need to be opened. The roads leading to the park have wonderful views but too much growth hides them at the park. I found the best view at the top of the ski lifts at Blue Knob Resort. In the distance, several gaps in the mountains make them look like they weave in and out among each other. I did not include a picture, as the fires in our western states made the air too milky to get a good picture. Also, the swimming pool is a great distance from the camping. (and not open this summer 2021). So what's good. About 50 tent and trailer sites. However, some are very much in the sun. There are three cabins and a house to rent. There is also a remote group camping area with its own pool (currently not filled). There's 23 miles of hiking on 9 trails. Mountain bike on 19 miles of trails, house ride on 7 miles of trails, and 7 picnic pavilions including the ones right off route 869 to the west of the main park. In winter enjoy cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and of course the 1050 foot downhill skiing at Blue Knob Lodge. For events at this park visit: events dcnr pa For more information: pa parks and forests (diamond)

Enjoyed the park. Super quiet. Bathrooms were clean and well kept. I would suggest a bench of some sort in shower area. No place to put clothes etc. We had site 6 tent. Really sloped. Had rain every day we were there. Not the best site. Many other ones were much better. We made due. Still had a good time. Visited nearby state parks to get stamps for the passport book. Also did the covered bridge tour. Gravity hill is on the map to the covered bridges. Gravity hill was a BIG disappointment!!!! Don't waste your expensive gas going there.

We camped at Blue Knob State Park in June 2020. Very nice, quiet, and clean. Wooded with good space and privacy between most spots. Sites on the exterior of the loop are wooded... the interior ones are exposed and not private. A few hiking trails right from the campground. NO CELL SERVICE for many miles. We enjoyed our time and relaxed, but felt like there wasn’t a whole lot to do in the area and did everything in 2 days. We were a bit unprepared and hoped to drive to a restaurant to avoid cooking one night... nearest place was a pizza place that was about an hour away. Enjoyed our time, but wouldn’t spend more than 2 nights.

The campground is fairly small and rustic. Many sites have electricity, but no water (someone in another review said they couldn't locate water, but it's right by the dump site area). The camping sites are mostly level and I think the outer loop sites are superior. The electric box on site 13 is on the wrong side, but some of the regulars say people often just pull into that site rather than backing in. The bathhouse seemed very clean and was pretty busy in the evening and morning hours. This place is definitely off the beaten path. (The road in is very narrow and winds around and my phone GPS kept dropping the signal.) The pool is very nice and the hiking is quite good - the trails range from easy to very difficult. The nearest grocery store is at least half an hour away, so it's best to arrive well provisioned. There's very little cell service - I occasionally could get half a bar of Verizon and squeeze a text out. Overall, I think the park is more of a winter playground, but I enjoyed a nice relaxing weekend, and the other campers were all very nice.

Our visit here was on a cold, crisp, and clear day. Clear days are a great time to go to see the mountain peaks from the overlook. It was gorgeous and windy and cold and I wouldn't change a thing about our visit as the cold temps probably kept most people away. This park epitomizes Pennsylvania landscapes. We got a great view of Blue Knob, PA's second highest peak.

Pretty good camping, excellent clean facilities I mean these guys even have hot water showers. My only complaint is some of the campsites are very out in the open and smashed between like 3 or 4 others and then half of them are like practically in the woods. I would've preferred the latter but got the former. Chill rangers, beautiful landscape, and overall a great place to camp.