Ricketts Glen State Park
Pennsylvania State Park
Write a Review 695 SR-487 Sweet Valley, PA 18656 570-477-5675 Reservations: 888-727-2757 Official WebsiteGPS: 41.3359, -76.2964
Overview of Ricketts Glen State Park
Last Price Paid: $29
Reported by Momonaroadtrip on 8/23/2024
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by camper-823240 on 6/4/2023
Number of Sites 120
Reservations yes
Elevation 2,230 ft / 679 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Ricketts Glen State Park 12 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 8/23/2024
“Private Sites and Beautiful Hikes ”
Reviewed 8/23/2024
| Nightly rate: | $29 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 75 |
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We stayed in a site with electricity only in “small loop” (which allows dogs) and were very impressed with the privacy of each site. There’s plenty of foliage in between you and your neighbors. The full hookup sites are more open with far fewer trees but lots of beautiful wildflowers. Bathhouse was fine… no frills but clean. I had warm... more
We stayed in a site with electricity only in “small loop” (which allows dogs) and were very impressed with the privacy of each site. There’s plenty of foliage in between you and your neighbors. The full hookup sites are more open with far fewer trees but lots of beautiful wildflowers. Bathhouse was fine… no frills but clean. I had warm water for most of my showers lol! Rt. 487 south to Red Rock is very steep decline… a little scary frankly! We had four bars of service on AT&T. Check out the waterfalls IF you’re in decent shape!
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Momonaroadtrip would stay here again
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“Gotta Check This Out”
Reviewed 8/17/2023
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 176 |
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Stayed there recently (8/16/23) and had the most relaxing time. You HAVE to check Out The “Falls” Trails. Lots Of PICTURESQUE Trails To See Over A Dozen Waterfalls!! Also recently added ATT&T WI-FI!
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camper-842040 would stay here again
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“Good stay!”
Reviewed 7/30/2023
| Nightly rate: | $42 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 125 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
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This area of Pennsylvania is beautiful! Our campsite was a little unleveled, nothing we couldn’t deal with. We had full hookups which was great. Sites are very spacious, little privacy between the sites that we were located near. There was absolutely no cell service. We did a small portion of the falls trail which was gorgeous!
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journey2fifty would stay here again
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“Must do state park!”
Reviewed 6/4/2023
| Site Number: | 82 |
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| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Make sure you travel 487 south from dushore to get to the park. It's going down the hill not up the mountain. Tent loop is beautiful lots with a beautiful view of lake Jean. We stayed in the full hookup loop. Sites were spacious on outside of loop. We loved oue site. 40ft fifth wheel. Quiet by 9 and quiet during the day. Lots to do 21 ... more
Make sure you travel 487 south from dushore to get to the park. It's going down the hill not up the mountain. Tent loop is beautiful lots with a beautiful view of lake Jean. We stayed in the full hookup loop. Sites were spacious on outside of loop. We loved oue site. 40ft fifth wheel. Quiet by 9 and quiet during the day. Lots to do 21 waterfalls, trails galore, boating, beach and wildlife. Must do and a return for us. Cell service doesn't exist in the park. 4 miles down the mountain to get Verizon.
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camper-823240 would stay here again
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“Great Place When You Want To Unplug And Get Away”
Reviewed 9/22/2022
| Nightly rate: | $40 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 137 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Absolutely zero cell signal on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. We enjoyed a great 2mi out and back hike to the Ganoga Falls and passed 3 other falls along the way. The sites were decent sized with nice picnic tables and fire pits. The shower house had lots of hot water with good pressure even though the curtains in between the dressing... more
Absolutely zero cell signal on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. We enjoyed a great 2mi out and back hike to the Ganoga Falls and passed 3 other falls along the way. The sites were decent sized with nice picnic tables and fire pits. The shower house had lots of hot water with good pressure even though the curtains in between the dressing area and shower were falling down.
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“Stunning Park”
Reviewed 9/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | $29 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 18' (Travel Trailer) |
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I showed up without a reservation on a Sunday night. Office was closed but it was easy to find out which sites were available. Sites were large and level. Good hiking trails. Bathroom was clean. The only drawback was the lack of cell phone coverage. Zilch! I would have stayed longer except for that.
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Patch would stay here again
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“Lakes and Falls and Bears, Oh My!”
Reviewed 8/11/2022
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 132 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
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This was a pleasant surprise. There was a warning posted on the website suggesting the approach from the south was very steep. It was, indeed. Our trusty Jeep Trailhawk tugging a 184BS Jayco Jayflight managed just fine. The office had closed at 4pm, but it was easy to find our site, which was full hook up (#132) in the small loop. The ... more
This was a pleasant surprise. There was a warning posted on the website suggesting the approach from the south was very steep. It was, indeed. Our trusty Jeep Trailhawk tugging a 184BS Jayco Jayflight managed just fine. The office had closed at 4pm, but it was easy to find our site, which was full hook up (#132) in the small loop. The sites are very easy to back into and a nice distance apart; level, with a picnic table & fire ring.
After a little exploring, we found firewood & ice could be purchased at the concession stand at the beach on the lake until 4 pm. Although there is no cell service anywhere around, the beach concession has spotty wifi, which allowed us to at least check in with our family via text. On the lake, there are also kayak, canoe, paddleboat & paddle board rentals - open until 6pm.
The main attraction here was the Falls Trail, which boasted almost 2 dozen falls within one hike. Although definitely not an easy stroll, well worth the trip.
Where we were parked was very quiet until one afternoon someone yelled “BEAR!” Everyone came out & watched as a bear wandered through the small loop & disappeared into the woods. Nobody got very upset — just watched it lumber through — and went back to what they were doing.
We thoroughly enjoyed our few days at Ricketts Glen State Park. We’ll be back.
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Maggi Daly would stay here again
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“Great campsite with lake access”
Reviewed 6/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 22 |
| RV Length: | 24' |
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Fantastic campsite for boondocking. Our Rv (24’) and extra car fit without any issues. Campsite has access to lake to drop kayaks. No cell service via Verizon or ATT. Zero bars.
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Julie would stay here again
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“Nice campground but watch out for backwards angled sites”
Reviewed 10/4/2021
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 17 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
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As with most campgrounds the loops are one way, but the site we were on (17) had the campsite angled the wrong direction for a one way road. We nearly wrecked our 30ft TT trying to back it into the site. With the help of the 3 or 4 other campers spotting for us we were able to get the trailer backed in but only because the site across... more
As with most campgrounds the loops are one way, but the site we were on (17) had the campsite angled the wrong direction for a one way road. We nearly wrecked our 30ft TT trying to back it into the site. With the help of the 3 or 4 other campers spotting for us we were able to get the trailer backed in but only because the site across the road from us was unoccupied at the time. If anyone reads this, *ignore the one way road in front of site 17*. Drive the wrong way and save yourself a lot of trouble and potential damage to your rig.
We stayed over a weekend and did have one noisy neighbor across the way but by quiet time they had settled down. In fact the whole campground was quiet after quiet time.
Ricketts Glenn is all dry camping. They do allow generators and do have water available at various places around the campground however most of them are on the wrong side of the road if you follow the one-way roads. Almost seems like they changed the one-way directions after the campground was built. There is also a dump station on the way out.
The park itself is beautiful. We stayed there in early October and the foliage had already started to change color.
Lake Jean is a great place to paddle if you are into that. There's a huge beaver lodge visible from the boat ramp on the opposite side of the lake. If you go in July/August, the entire lakeshore is lined with wild blueberry bushes so bring a basket!
Don't miss the Falls Trail if you enjoy hiking. Park at the Lake Rose lot and hike from there. The hiking can be difficult. Bring poles if you have them. Expect a lot of elevation change (at least 1000 ft), but the falls are worth it.
From Lake Rose lot follow the Ganoga Trail to Waters Meet and bear right (don't cross the bridge yet). There are 3 or 4 more waterfalls past Waters Meet. Then turn around and cross the bridge when you come back to it and follow the Glen Leigh Trail back up to the Highland Trail. Go left on Highland for a little over a mile to head back to the parking lot. In all there are 21 water falls on this loop ranging from 13 - 94 ft.
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hampal would stay here again
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“Waterfalls!!”
Reviewed 10/16/2019
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 41 |
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The biggest draw to this state park (which no one in Pennsylvania I spoke with seemed to know about) is the 22 waterfalls! We saw 18 of them on a four-mile moderate hike, but if you want to see the additional four, you could make it a seven-mile hike. The trails are very well marked. We stayed in the large loop, which is a peninsula... more
The biggest draw to this state park (which no one in Pennsylvania I spoke with seemed to know about) is the 22 waterfalls! We saw 18 of them on a four-mile moderate hike, but if you want to see the additional four, you could make it a seven-mile hike. The trails are very well marked.
We stayed in the large loop, which is a peninsula on Lake Jean. Many of the sites have lake views. The bathhouse was clean but not adequate for 73 sites. The campground was about ¾ full and there was often a wait in the bathroom. Showers looked reasonable but I did not use them. There were many tent campers in this loop, which does not allow pets (the other, smaller loop does allow pets). There are no hookups at all in the park. The water had been tested earlier in the season and unsafe levels of manganese were detected. All water spigots were shut off and covered but we were told it was safe to wash our dishes and brush our teeth. However, the water for the dishwashing sink was turned off as well as the water in the restroom at the trailhead. Since we had a reservation, we received a phone call in advance of our stay letting us know about this.
There are trails to the beach, but we woke to rain the next morning, so we did not explore this.
One trash/recycle area a distance away from the campsites which seems typical for PA state parks. Alcohol is strictly forbidden – we were warned that if a ranger saw any alcohol outside of our vehicle, we would be cited. Quiet hours are 9 pm – 8 am, which is more restrictive than other state parks, however, some did not observe these quiet hours (a guitar-playing singing camper thought he was talented, but I disagree!)
bbvanlife would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- boat rental
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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