Gifford Pinchot State Park Campground

Bath houses need updated!! I would hive a 3.5 if possible because of the bath houses. This is the second time I've stayed at Gifford Pinchot State Park in early Fall. I have stayed in the "A" area in electric sites that back up to the water. The lake is large and I've kayaked on it. There is a trail around the lake but hiking is not that interesting at the park. We have stayed here to venture to Gettysburg and other parks in the area. The men's section of the bath house has showers with no private place to change. You have to stand out in the hall with direct view of the door. One of the bathroom stalls had its door broken off and there is a shower curtain covering with a large gap. The urinals appear to leak and there is an odor. Other state parks have much better facilities. O

Great little campground! Wasn’t super busy during our stay, bathrooms were clean and sites are convenient. Beautiful views, and access to trails is nice. There is a race track in close proximity that you can hear and many planes fly directly overhead, so it’s not the quietest campsite.

Overall, this looks like a nice, family friendly campground. I didn't have a lot of time to explore, so my feedback is pretty basic. The section I was in was close to the lake, but it is not in view due to tree growth. In site #304, which was a little small for the RV, and most of the sites in that section were 'not overly large'. This particular site had a slight slope for parking, and the area between parking and the picnic table didn't drain well, so was muddy. 30amp service at the site, which was good, as it was hot and humid and the a/c was nice. Lots of play areas, easy access to the lake for canoes and such. Looks like a great spots for kids and nature!

The campsite was not near as nice as pictured on the park website. It has standing water and mud everywhere. Just this site. It's odd. We toured around the campground and found most of the sites were small and very close together. We came here because we have stayed in the cabins here before and they are beautiful. Well stocked, clean. We expected a bit more from the campground. Also the bathrooms are very old and not well maintained. We are staying a week, hopefully some of this water dries up.

We tent camped on site 116. Very small site about 20x20ft. Doable but better for a camper. Very slanted with large roots and rocks.