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Hi. I want to tent camp in PA in the Allegheny National Forest - just park the car and walk into the woods, but I don't know where to go, or if I need a permit or what. Nearby fishing would be a plus. Any help would be cool.
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i have camped there for over 20 years, no permits, no pay, jsut watch for trail signs and DO NOT drive on them. Get onto Route 666 in the Village of Lynch. It is at the end of State Road 1003. you cross over the Tionesta River. now you can go right or left. then just look for gravel roads. i would suggest heading toward Minister Creek. about 2 miles down the road from see through bridge, is a great spot on the left. it is secluded and great fishing. if you need more info let me know.
i have camped there for over 20 years, no permits, no pay, jsut watch for trail signs and DO NOT drive on them. Get onto Route 666 in the Village of Lynch. It is at the end of State Road 1003. you cross over the Tionesta River. now you can go right or left. then just look for gravel roads. i would suggest heading toward Minister Creek. about 2 miles down the road from see through bridge, is a great spot on the left. it is secluded and great fishing. if you need more info let me know.
Where Is there a place in pa to go boulderin and tent camping ?
I was looking for a place to go bouldering and then tent camping in pa and idk where to go that will let you camp in privacy so you can have a beer and a fire and like on a mountain or sonething
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Cooper's Rock State Park, about an hour and a half south of Pittsburgh in Northern West Virginia, has great rock climbing and bouldering (Haystack Rock, halfway down the hill from the overlook, is great for bouldering but there are dozens of other cliffs there.) You can camp right across the highway from the Park at Chestnut Ridge campground that has cabins and a lot of various tent sites.
There are also good rock faces for climbing at McConnells Mills State Park about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh near the intersection of highway I-79 and 422. There are both state and private camping areas in or near the park.
About an hour east of Pittsburgh at Laurel Mountain on Route 30 (east of Ligonier) there is Beam's Rocks which are not all that tall but OK for short climbs, though they will have a lot of vegetation on them this early in the year. There is fairly remote camping there along the hiking trails, especially the portions of the Laurel Highlands Trail that cuts through,
Although many of the camping areas do have formal rules barring alcohol, as long as you are quiet and discreet about it, you are not likely to get hassled for having a couple of beers in the evening at your camp site. If you get stupid and loud, the rangers may nail you but I have never had a ranger bother me as an adult camping in PA.
Be sure and check the restrictions this season on campfires. Due to an infestation of tree-damaging beetles, for the past few years PA campers have been told not to move or collect dead wood for fires. You have to buy split wood or bring your own clean wood to burn to prevent allowing the beetles to spread.
Cooper's Rock State Park, about an hour and a half south of Pittsburgh in Northern West Virginia, has great rock climbing and bouldering (Haystack Rock, halfway down the hill from the overlook, is great for bouldering but there are dozens of other cliffs there.) You can camp right across the highway from the Park at Chestnut Ridge campground that has cabins and a lot of various tent sites.
There are also good rock faces for climbing at McConnells Mills State Park about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh near the intersection of highway I-79 and 422. There are both state and private camping areas in or near the park.
About an hour east of Pittsburgh at Laurel Mountain on Route 30 (east of Ligonier) there is Beam's Rocks which are not all that tall but OK for short climbs, though they will have a lot of vegetation on them this early in the year. There is fairly remote camping there along the hiking trails, especially the portions of the Laurel Highlands Trail that cuts through,
Although many of the camping areas do have formal rules barring alcohol, as long as you are quiet and discreet about it, you are not likely to get hassled for having a couple of beers in the evening at your camp site. If you get stupid and loud, the rangers may nail you but I have never had a ranger bother me as an adult camping in PA.
Be sure and check the restrictions this season on campfires. Due to an infestation of tree-damaging beetles, for the past few years PA campers have been told not to move or collect dead wood for fires. You have to buy split wood or bring your own clean wood to burn to prevent allowing the beetles to spread.
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