Clinton County Pennsylvania

Clinton County, rural Pennsylvania at its best. Over half of the county is State Forest and game lands. Open to the public for Hunting and Fishing. With miles hiking, cycling, and horseback riding trails, also plenty of places to canoe and kayak. Offering festivals concerts historical sites and one-of-a-kind shops, Just off interstate 80.
An Outdoorsman’s Paradise, Forest and streams offer excellent hunting and fishing. Fishing both stocked and Native, thrive in Clear Water streams. The Susquehanna River cut a path through Clinton County, and there is Lake fishing as well.
Get it out on foot, weather biking or horseback riding Explorer miles of rugged terrain there is plenty of wilderness and the County’s waterways and Lush Woodlands are ideal for Bird & Wildlife watching. Clinton county is host too many state parks, Bald Eagle State Park, Bucktail State Park, Hyner Run State Park, Hyner view State Park, Kettle Creek State Park, Little Pine State Park, and Ravensburg State Park.
Offering campsites Waterside, from Crystal Clear head waters and lakes the Susquehanna River Clinton county is home to hundreds of miles of waterways offering Anglers plenty of opportunity to test their skills. And for the hiker hundreds of miles of trails crisscross area state parks forest and game lands offering hikers of all skill levels trails that are suited to them rail to rail system allow hikers and bicyclist to follow now abandoned Railways built to move Timber and goods out of the mountains these trials offer and easy grade with access to streams and Wildlife.
Camping

Clinton County Camping
Camping in Clinton County is a must for any outdoor enthusiast. The opportunities for hiking, bird watching, fishing, and just relaxing and soaking up your surroundings are endless. Stay at any one of the private camping areas, such as Quiet Oaks Campgrounds or Troyer’s Wagon Wheel Cabins in the northwestern end of Clinton County, or Holiday Pines Campgrounds in southern Clinton County. You can also try one of our State Park Campgrounds. Whichever you choose, you’re sure to have an enjoyable outdoor recreational experience.

Bald eagle State Park

Bald Eagle State Park is in the broad Bald Eagle Valley of northcentral Pennsylvania. The 1,730-acre lake laps the flanks of Bald Eagle Mountain, surrounded by forests, fields and wetlands. With two campgrounds, boating, fishing, swimming, the Nature Inn, and diverse habitats that are excellent for wildlife watching. Bald eagle offers camping, educational programs, fishing, swimming, boating and more.

Rustic campground has sites that are not close together, now I heard some complaints from people, about the bathrooms having no light and that is a 15 minute drive to the modern campsite to take a shower! But if you choose a rustic campsite it is just that rustic.
Great place for boat trip, beautiful scenery tons of Wildlife end plenty of boat launches!

Tent camping either rustic or modern sites run about 15 to 17 dollars a night, how long have you been tracking this weekly from 90 to $102.
Now if it’s dispersed camping you enjoy, bald eagle State Forest is about a 20-minute drive away with plenty of creeks and streams. As long as you don’t mind the hike Into the Woods, just park your car in the lot and start walking off the trailhead. They say you have to be 3 miles off the road (or trailhead) but a mile or so is sufficient they usually don’t bother you as long as you know how to act. State Forest usually offer a couple campgrounds with fire rings but you must register in advance. But you are allowed to go pick your own site. Alcohol is prohibited, but again that usually don’t bother you if you know how to act! So get out there and enjoy nature!

Promised Land State Park

Promised Land State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Blooming Grove, Greene and Palmyra Townships, Pike County, Pennsylvania, It is roughly 3,000-acr park is mostly surrounded by Delaware State Forest. It is in the Poconos. The second growth forests in Promised Land State Park are made up of beech, maple, oak and hemlock trees. There are two lakes within the boundaries of the park. Promised Land State Park is 10 miles north of Canadensis on Pennsylvania Route 390.

Visitors to Promised Land State Park who wish to stay overnight have a choice of staying in one of four campgrounds or in rustic cabins that were built during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Lower Lake Campground is on Lower Lake. It opens for the season in mid-April and closes in mid-December. The campground has flush toilets and showers with hot water.
Deerfield Campground is set back in a rocky forest. It is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. It does have flush toilets, but the nearest pay showers are in the picnic area. Deerfield campground is over 95 years old. During 2010 renovations, each campsite received a new table, fire ring and lantern holder. Also, some of the ground was leveled for easier access.
Pickerel Point Campground is on a peninsula on the southern end of Promised Land Lake. There are walk-in campsites situated at various points along the shore. It was renovated and re-opened on June 29, 2012. It has modern camping facilities, including bathhouses with green technology and the first sites with sewer hookup in all the state parks in Pennsylvania.
The Pines Campground is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. It is on the northwestern shore of Promised Land Lake. The campground does have flush toilets, but no showers. There are pay showers nearby in the picnic area.
Bear Wallow Cabins Colony is a group of 12 rustic cabins that were built during the 1930s. Each cabin has a fireplace, refrigerator, modern shower and toilet outbuilding, beds and electricity.