Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center

Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center

Casual cabins in a woodland resort. Relaxed cabins with kitchenettes in a resort offering an outdoor pool & sports.

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Thousand Trails PA Dutch Country

Thousand Trails PA Dutch Country

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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Designated area for hunting & fishing. This expansive natural area offers opportunities specifically for hunters & people catching fish.

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Camp Kirchenwald

Camp Kirchenwald

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Cocalico Creek Campground

Cocalico Creek Campground

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Thousand Trails Hershey

Thousand Trails Hershey

Family-friendly campground on 200 acres. RV & tent sites, plus cabin rentals, on a 200-acre wooded property with a pool, play areas & tennis.

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Thousand Trails Campground

Thousand Trails Campground

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Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Oak Creek

Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Oak Creek

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South Hills Park

South Hills Park

Sports fields, picnic areas & disc golf. Park with various athletic fields & courts, including disc golf, plus walking trail & picnic areas.

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Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Eagles Peak

Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Eagles Peak

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Adventure Sports In Hershey

Adventure Sports In Hershey

Go-karts, laser tag, arcades & ice cream. Games park offers go-karts, laser tag, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, arcades & ice cream.

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Stoever's Dam Park

Stoever's Dam Park

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Camp Horseshoe, Horseshoe Scout Reservation

Camp Horseshoe, Horseshoe Scout Reservation

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Adventure Explorations

Adventure Explorations

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Camp Catherine Hershey

Camp Catherine Hershey

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Camp Ramblewood

Camp Ramblewood

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Jonestown / Hershey NE KOA Journey

Jonestown / Hershey NE KOA Journey

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Memorial Lake State Park

Memorial Lake State Park

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Fair Hill State Natural Resources Management Area

Fair Hill State Natural Resources Management Area

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Swatara State Park

Swatara State Park

Outdoor recreation spot with streams. The fields, woods & streams draw visitors for fishing, hunting, hiking & cross-country skiing.

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Twin Grove RV Resort & Cottages

Twin Grove RV Resort & Cottages

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White Clay Creek Preserve

White Clay Creek Preserve

Trout fishing, horseback riding & trails. Scenic park with a river & historical dwellings, offering trout fishing, hiking & biking trails.

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Mountain Springs Camping Resort

Mountain Springs Camping Resort

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White Clay Creek State Park Nature Center

White Clay Creek State Park Nature Center

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White Clay Creek State Park

White Clay Creek State Park

Serene spot with hiking & biking trails. Park featuring 37 miles of hiking & biking trails along with fishing streams & a nature center.

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Auburn Valley State Park

Auburn Valley State Park

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Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Middle Run Valley Natural Area

Middle Run Valley Natural Area

Nature area with trails & historic house. 850-acre state park offering 10 trails over 16 miles, plus the historic John C. Vansant house

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Elk Neck State Forest

Elk Neck State Forest

Nature preserve for hunting & hiking. Vast nature preserve featuring areas for hunting, as well as hiking & horseback riding trails.

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Coverdale Farm Preserve of Delaware Nature Society

Coverdale Farm Preserve of Delaware Nature Society

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Rausch Creek Off Road Park

Rausch Creek Off Road Park

Public terrain park open year-round. Rugged, 3,000-acre terrain park for off road driving features numerous levels of difficulty.

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Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park

Historic preserve with forest & marshes. 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center.

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Elk Neck State Park

Elk Neck State Park

Recreational area & historic lighthouse. Bayside park has an 1833 lighthouse & recreation such as fishing & hiking, plus camping facilities.

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Sandy Hill Camp & Retreat Center

Sandy Hill Camp & Retreat Center

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Adventure Kids Summer Camp

Adventure Kids Summer Camp

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Rockford Park

Rockford Park

Dog-friendly area & an observation tower. 104-acre space with a historic observation tower & picnic site, plus trails & an off-leash dog area.

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Newlin Grist Mill Park

Newlin Grist Mill Park

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Alapocas Run State Park

Alapocas Run State Park

Forest with trails of varying length. State park featuring forest trails of varying length & difficulty for hiking, biking & jogging.

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Banning Regional Park

Banning Regional Park

Park with sports, a playground & woods. Park featuring ball diamonds, soccer fields & tennis courts, plus a wooded area & a playground.

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Brandywine Park

Brandywine Park

Scenic green space along the river. This scenic tract along the river features monuments, attractions, sports fields & a walking path.

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Wilmington State Parks

Wilmington State Parks

Riverside park with trails & a zoo. Park along the Brandywine River with a paved greenway trail, historic sites, picnic areas & a zoo.

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DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Lums Pond State Park

Lums Pond State Park

Fishing, hiking & sports fields. 1,790-acre preserve featuring freshwater pond, multipurpose trails, fishing, boat rentals & more.

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Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park

Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park

Adventure centre with treetop rope trail. Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course.

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Ridley Creek State Park

Ridley Creek State Park

Trails, picnic areas & a fishing creek. Green oasis of woodlands & meadows offering hiking, fishing & picnicking from sunrise to sunset.

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Lums Pond State Park Campground

Lums Pond State Park Campground

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Bellevue State Park

Bellevue State Park

Estate with fishing, trails & tennis. Former du Pont family estate featuring tennis courts, fitness track, fishing pond, stables & more.

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New Castle Battery Park

New Castle Battery Park

Riverside site for strolls & picnics. Dog-friendly urban park with riverfront views open to the public during daylight hours.

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Fox Point State Park

Fox Point State Park

Outdoor recreation & beautiful vistas. Playground, picnic area & trails are featured in this riverside state park with beautiful vistas.

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McKaig Nature Education Center

McKaig Nature Education Center

Forest preserve with creeks & trails. 89-acre natural preserve featuring undeveloped woods & 2 creeks, offering several hiking trails.

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Fort Delaware State Park

Fort Delaware State Park

Fortress with wartime re-enactments. Civil War fortress on island accessed by ferry, featuring costumed guides & interactive exhibits.

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