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Pull-thru
USACETionesta Lake · Pennsylvania
Kellettville Recreation Area (PA)
Overview Half of Forest County, where Tionesta Lake is located, is preserved as public lands.
Sites2018 reservable
Elev.1,148ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Pittsburgh2h50real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,148 ft, Kellettville Recreation Area (PA) has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 21°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 20 sites total: 18 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 17 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
63°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Pittsburgh
128 mi
2h50
02
Harrisburg
201 mi
4h46
03
Philadelphia
326 mi
6h45
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 20 SITES
Color byShow only
18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
3
Accessible
6
Prime
20
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
Loop 1 · prime location.
To neighbor
92 ft
Location
Prime
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
28
Peaks
17
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.8 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.