PA campgrounds with fishing lakes

Here is a partial list of campgrounds with fishing water, a lake, stream, or river. Take the whole family. Activities galore! Camp and fish, camp and fish, camp and fish.

CAUTION: ALWAYS BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN, RISING WATER OR FLASH FLOODING. MANY CAMPSITES ARE RIGHT NEAR THE WATER.

Boulder Woods
1050 Camp Skymount Road
Green Lane, PA 18054
(215) 257-7178

You can catch really big carp here. Yes, carp fight wildly on a hook. Largemouth bass streak between lily pads. Three swimming pools, clean bathhouses, laundromat keep you cool and clean. Play miniature golf, basketball, volleyball, throw a ringer or go for a hayride. Crafts and activities will keep you entertained. The solitude of a quiet fishing hole is desired.


Mountain Vista
50 Taylor Drive
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 223-0111

Stocked fishing pond in the Pocono mountains offers a quiet retreat. Fifteen minutes from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Bushkill Falls and Twin Lakes.


Otter Lake Camp-Resort
Marshalls Creek, PA 18335
(570) 223-0123
(800) 345-1369

You'll find largemouth bass, bluegill in this 60-acre lake in a 250-acre campground wrapped by the 15,000-acre Pennsylvania State Forest.


Soaring Eagle Campground
4092 River Road
Equinunk, PA 18417
(570) 224-4666

Fish for smallmouth bass, trout, and walleye from a kayak or canoe on the unspoiled Upper Delaware River above Kellam's Bridge.


Lake Moc A Tek Campground
1/4 mile off RT 590 on Piefer Road
Lakeville, PA.
570-226-3433

Cast a hook from your tent into the water after largemouth bass. Ten lakefront sites in this 70-acre campground.


Pine Cradle Lake
Rome, PA 18837
(570) 247-2424

Be entertained while you fish in the 18-acre largemouth bass lake. "Bluegrass by the Lake 2008" on September 5 and 6 featuring Slewfoot and Hillbilly Water.


Pettecote Junction Campground
400 Beach Road
Cedar Run, PA 17727
(570) 353-7183

Fly fish for trout steps from your campsite stream side. You're really up in the mountains, covered with 100,000-acres of state forest.


Keen Lake Camping and Cottage Resort
155 Keen Lake Road
Waymart, PA 18472
(570) 488-6161
(800) 443-0412

Fish for bass, bluegill, crappie, perch, pickerel at private, 90-acre lake in Pocono mountains.


Riverside Campground
125 S. Main Street
Montgomery, PA 17752
(570) 547-6289

Fill your creel with trout from six nearby streams: Blackhole Creek (on the property), Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming Creek, Muncy Creek, Spring Creek, South Creek.


Clayton Park Recreational Area
Swoyer Road
Lake Ariel, PA 18436
(570) 698-6080

Fish the 450-acres of the second largest lake in Wayne County, Lake Henry. Variety of species to target.


Ironwood Point Recreation Area
155 Burns Hill Road
Greentown, PA 18426
(570) 857-0880

Thirteen tent sites on the edge of Lake Wallenpaupack.


Hidden Valley Camping Resort
162 Hidden Valley Lane
Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: (570)966-1330

Partake in small lake fishing. Pony rides and a petting zoo for children. Church services at this former dairy farm.


Lazy K Campground
102 Township Line Road
Bechtelsville, PA 19505
(610) 367-8576
(888) 367-8576

Forty-six acres holds two fishing ponds and a country stream.


Mountain Springs Camping Resort, Inc.
3450 Mountain Road
Shartlesville, PA 19554-0365
(610) 488-6859

Three catch and release ponds for your fishing delight.


Evergreen Lake Campground
2375 Benders Drive
Bath, PA 18014
(610) 837-6401

Twenty-five acre lake at the base of Blue Mountain. Campground opened in 1965 on 300-acres.


Artillery Ridge
610 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-1288
(866) 932-2674

This place is a favorite! If the fish won't bite, forget 'em! Climb aboard horseback for a guided tour of the battlefields. Riding in the hoof prints is an unequaled way to experience our nation's history. Observe the 800-square foot Battle of Gettysburg diorama as 20,000 model hand-painted soldiers and horses recreate three days of the bloodiest Civil War fighting.

Spring Gulch Resort Campground
475 Lynch Road
New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 354-3100
(866) 864-8524

Spend quiet time lakeside while your lady gets a manicure, pedicure or massage at the day spa.


Red Run Campground
877 Martin Church Road
New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 445-4526

Four acres of catch and release fishing in the midst of Mennonite farmlands.


Paradise Stream Family Campground
693 Paradise Stream Road (Couchtown Road)
Loysville, PA 17047
(717) 789-2117

Camp along the trout water in Sherman’s Creek, or hide under shady sites around a 6-acre lake. Distant mountain range views. Hayrides to local Amish farms.


Mirror Lake
112 Trout Run Drive
New Florence, PA 15944
(724) 235-9983

Anglers are pulling real decent sized fish and money out of this pay lake.


Wheel-In Campground
113 Wheelin Campground (Plumcreek Road)
Shelocta, PA 15774
(724) 354-3693

Wheel-in for some Plum Creek trout.


Cooper's Lake Campground
205 Currie Road
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
(724) 368-8710

Manicured campground in scenic Slippery Rock is on par with private club. Ten acre bass, bluegill, catfish, perch lake in 500-acre setting.


Pioneer Park Campground
273 Trent Road
Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 445-6348

Three spring-fed lakes at the foot of Laurel Ridge Mountains.


Folly’s End Campground
8600 Avonia Road
Route 98
Girard, PA 16417
(814) 474-5730

Well-known for serious steelhead fishing in Elk Creek gorge. Pro fly and tackle shop in campground.


Brookdale Family Campground
25164 State Hwy 27
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 789-3251
(888) 789-9186

Family camping cabins at water's edge on Wagon Lake. Fish on your campsite, sit around a campfire reflecting off the water. Near comforts of pool and main building. Seven other ponds for casting.


Whispering Winds Campground
277 Tollgate Road
Sheffield, PA 16347-0267
814-968-4377

Native trout Deer Lick Creek runs through the full length of the campground.