Michaux State Forest — Attraction in Franklin Township

Had a disappointing weekend in our travel trailer. The one site along swift run that accommodates RVs is a public parking area. It's not explicitly clear on the site description, although it does say it's large enough for horse trailers and backs to a trail so other campers may be encountered. The campsite IS the public parking area. We had people in and out all day Saturday. Two people brought horses and left manure and horse pee behind. It stunk. There was trash and boxes of car parts. It appears the are we were in gets used for parties and garbage dumping. It was sad to see. We cleaned up the trash, but the horse waste was too much. This parking lot should not be a campsite- it was not labeled with any site number, but the coordinates were how we identified it. Never once saw a ranger. There's fallen trees all over and many trails blocked. There's a very nice state park right next to the state forest to enjoy. I will never book anything in Michaux State forest again and shame on any person that's contributed to the garbage and...

We camped for a couple weeks in one of their primitive camping areas. It was a little difficult to get information about applying for a permit (I couldn't connect on the phone for some reason), but after emailing them they called and emailed me a packet of information to fill out. I'm not sure others actually take the time to apply for a permit because I thought they allowed 2-3 people per camping area but there were over half a dozen when we arrived. But, there was plenty of space to spread out. I wish the locations of the primitive campsites were available online a little easier but it wasn't bad to line up their PDF map with Google Maps to see locations. We fulltime in our RV so solar and reception are paramount and we were able to find both by cross-referencing the PDFs, Google Maps, and reception maps. Site #2 had enough LTE to work from, although it wasn't blazing fast by any means. The forest itself was peaceful and quiet and the fall colors...

Stop at the district office along Route 30 (near the intersection with route 233) and pick up a couple maps, especially the self-guided automobile tour, and enjoy the next couple of hours driving the back roads through the park and enjoying the beautiful scenery! My wife and I had a fantastic day and a half exploring our way through the park and taking some of the normally closed access roads (which were open for hunters) way back into the sticks. It...