State: Pennsylvania
Address 1: 132 State Park Road
City: Schellsburg
Zip: 15559
Phone: 814-733-4218
Open: Open from the second Friday in April through mid-December.
Open all Year: No
Number of Sites: 293
Electric: 98
Camp URL: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/shawnee.aspx
Full Hook: Yes
Shawnee State Park is 3,983 acres of Pennsylvanias scenic Ridge and Valley Province. Ten miles west of the historic town of Bedford along US 30, Shawnee has modern recreational facilities that blend into the natural environment. A focal point of the park is the 451-acre Shawnee Lake.
Camping: modern sites, some with electric
The 293 sites have picnic tables and fire rings, and accommodate either tents or trailers. 98 sites have electric hookups. Three campsites are ADA accessible.
There is a sanitary dump station and centrally located washhouses with flush toilets, showers and laundry tubs. A camp store sells wood, charcoal and other camping supplies and is open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day. The camping season begins the second Friday in April and ends in mid-December.
Camping Cottages: The three cottages sleep five people in single bunks and double/single bunks, and have wooden floors, windows, electric heat, porch, picnic table, fire ring and electric lights and outlets.
Yurts: The two Mongolian-style tents are round, on a wooden deck and sleep five people in single bunks and double/single bunks. Yurts have a cooking stove, refrigerator, countertop, table, chairs, electric heat and outlets, fire ring and picnic table.
Organized Group Tenting: On the secluded Kegg Run finger of the lake, the organized group tenting area offers campers easy access to fishing, and canoe and kayak launching. Four campsites each have a capacity of 20 campers or a total capacity of 80. The camp has composting toilets. Each site has picnic tables and a fire ring. Organized youth and adult groups can rent the area April through December. Advance reservations are required.
Recreational Opportunities
Hiking – Biking – Picnicking – Swimming – Boating – Fishing – Hunting – Disc Golf – Cross-country Skiing – Sledding – Snowmobiling – Ice Fishing – Ice Skating – Organized Group Tenting – Yurts – Shawnee Lodge – Camping Cottages – Camping
