Patterson State Park — Attraction in Summit Township

First Come, first served style honor system campground. There are envelopes and a list of fees. A ranger does come through generally daily to check and make sure everything is above board and no one is wrecking the place. Dogs are allowed as long as they are on a leash. (unlike cherry springs) Its bare bones there is a rustic toilet and one water source centrally located for everyone to use. The sky is almost as clear as at cherry springs with maybe a little light pollution from coudersport or sweden valley in the north. You can definitely see the entire milky way though. Trailhead for part of the susquehannock trail is right there too if you want to hike. If you do be advised there are no sweeping vistas and it is level until it goes down the mountain eventually to a stream. Very nice hike regardless. Definitely recommend this place if you have a dog and still want to see...

Despite being a publicly displayed roadside camp site, I felt safe and secure. Ironically, the security and privacy came when the sun went down. I woke at 9am and the sun was blasting. I felt like I was on display to the mild traffic going by.. Maybe that's why all the other campers had all packed up and left before I woke. It was my first visit to this cizy site. I appreciated the convient "grab-it if it's open" style. Met a nice couple from Pittsburgh, slept under a bold starry sky, saw a few planets and saw what looked like a cluster or a fuzzy nebula. My stay on 8/21 will become a fond memory. (I'm sure to...

It was a charming experience overall. I went on a weekend backpacking trip with overnight camping, hiking about three miles into a trail on the opposite side of the parking lot. The trek during the day wasn’t particularly scenic, and my shoes got pretty muddy, but the night more than made up for it.

While it wasn’t the ideal time of year for stargazing, and we turned in early after reaching the campsite sooner than expected, the trip was still a lot of fun and a great time.

Sorry that some of the pictures are bad, my camera doesn't do that well in the night, so I used some photos that my...