Gifford Pinchot State Park — Attraction in Warrington Township

Comprehensive review. About as full service as a park can be. In fact, the PA State Parks Recreational Guide has every activity box checked for Gifford Pinchot. The park lists three boat mooring areas, but there's a fourth in the main day use area (Quaker Race). In my pictures you'll see the size of each of them. The Quaker Race Day Area features a very long swimming beach and rest room facilities. The parking area here is very large for weekend crowds. A challenging disc golf course is located on the north side of the lot. There is also a boat rental and an electric vehicle charging station. The nearby Lakeview Pavilion is situated close to the beach at the south end. An ADA fishing pier is located at the other end of the beach. The Woodland Pavilion is past the beach and at a dead end making it somewhat remote and private. Further down route 177 is the cabin entrance with the park office out front. The ten modern cabins are near the water by Boat Mooring Area 2. The water looked especially nice here for boating and fishing (see pictures). There's also another ADA fishing dock. A historical site, the Old Maytown School House sits where route 177 meets Alpine Road. From here if you turn onto Church Road you'll come to the overlook of the dam and the lake at Conley Road. A nearby horse trail marked on the map did not seem readily accessible. The next entrance is for Boat Mooring Area 3. Strictly an area for boat launching, it features a nice wide launch area, the ability to keep small watercraft there, and nice views of the lake. Next up, the large Conewago Day Use Area. There's no swimming in this area, but it has many nice fishing spots as well as an ADA fishing pier and another boat rental and bike rental. Other activities are a playground, a ballfield, a flat disc golf course and bike trails. The park's environmental learning center is in the south corner. See the website for scheduled activities. However, there are many educational information boards in this area for self-paced learning. The 290 campsites are in their own section off East Camping Area Road. Due to the bends here in the lake, a large number of sites can be along the water. (see picture of site 114) The camping area also has its own beach. If volleyball is your passion, rent site 245 with the volleyball pit right behind you. For something different, you might also want to try a yurt. The camp can also handle six group campers in a separate section. Modern cabins are available, but on the other side of the lake. There's 18 miles of hiking in Gifford Pinchot. The 200 mile Mason-Dixon Trail cutting through the park is also called the Lakeside Trail and Beaver Creek Trail (see picture). Hunting is allowed in large sections of the park so be careful hiking in that season. Winter activities include cross country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing and ice boating.

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The entire family had amazing fun. We easily found 2 tables at 3pm. Nice!!! Clean grounds but women's bathroom toilets, all but 2, were stopped up! Ew.

The had a clean dumpster for patrons to use and lots of shade from mature trees. On the other hand, the water was less than eye pleasing; with murky green and invasive plant growth in most of the swimming area. Although nicely roped off, this is a huge no-no. This water must be maintained properly.

I love camping at Pinchot, best all-around primitive camping spot in Pa. Second choice Cordorus Creek. Hopefully, it will be as pleasurable as it was 2 years ago. Ultimately. Make sure to shower and all...

Poorly Maintained. Swimming closed, lake was a swamp. Boat rental closed. Leaking Water post valve at RV site. Grass a mile high. RV site picnic table needed to be painted or planks replaced. Road signage in camping area provided poor directions to sites. This was the worst PA state park we have camped at. Hickory Run, Lake Jean/Red Rock and Francis Slocum put this park to shame. Left park 3 days early. Never again. Very disappointed. Date 7/08/2024 to 7/09/2024 was scheduled to stay till...