Camp Swatara

Lovely spot, great people, clean restrooms, nice playground.

Been coming here for 40 years. We love the family atmosphere. Especially the alcohol and smoke free environment. ( I did see an empty case of beer in the dumpster). We stayed a few times this summer and had a great time. A few disappointing things were that they caged in the splash pad and 8 bucks for a few pieces of wood. Other than that it is laid back and a great place for kids. I enjoy the fishing and hiking. My grandsons fish, play basketball and ride their bikes. We played mini golf. It’s old but still fun. Yes we will be back.

We enjoyed our stay once again. It is a campground we have returned many times as a safe place for our children and a place they love. I understand the challenges of having an affordable campground and the challenges of updating restrooms and other amenities but as possible I would encourage this as cleanliness will be easier to maintain. Also I would encourage concrete tee pads on the disc golf course. A very fun course but as a wooded course they dry slowly and many times are dangerously slick. Thanks for considering that safety concern. Again an enjoyable time. Thank you.

Everything you want in a family friendly campground. Along the Appalachian trail, concrete water slash pad in the summer that we spent a lot of time at 🥰 we enjoyed the primitive sites with our tent and 2 toddlers

Spent the weekend at Camp Swatara after 2 years of not being able to camp due to covid. Must say, after many years of camping here…even though we have a great time each time, this time everything seemed much more cleaner, trash cans were empty, more organized and up kept. We played, volleyball, basketball, kickball, softball (and even other campers joined in our games), minigolf, the kids enjoyed the splash pad, the pool even though the water was super cold, the kids used their bikes for everything, went fishing and enjoyed the campfires. Even the dog loved it! There was a small issues but all of the management team were very helpful, respectful, attentive and caring, made it important in resolving asap! One thing I would say to fix is the mosquitos and mosquitos near the lake. But this is a great and affordable camping place for families looking for quality time and weekend fun. We will be back again! We have many years of memories here!

I have been going to this camp ground since I was a kid and it has always been such a family friendly camp ground full of fun activities and great memories. This year was the exact same thing !! This camp ground is so peaceful and has an overall great environment and very very nice staff. The only issue I had was usually every year I come to this camp ground wood is very easily accessible and close to the local cabins. They usually have wood locations in multiple areas around the camp sites so that you are not traveling super far to get wood. This year all of the wood locations were completely empty with no wood which led to us having to drive pretty far to load our own personal vehicles rather than prior years when we would just use a wheel barrel and bring it to our site from a close location. (Please fix wood issue ASAP) Besides that everything here at this camp ground is amazing. They have a great store where you can access all your needs for camping. I recommend you bring your family and book a large size cabin for the extra space and I promise you that you will have a great time !! I have been to camp swatara 10 plus times and every time is an amazing time !!

Great campground. We had a lot of fun during our stay. We played mini golf, did quite a few hikes and canoeing. Kids loved the splash pad. We will definitely come back!