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USACETioga-Hammond Lakes · Pennsylvania
Lambs Creek Recreation Area
Overview Lambs Creek Recreation Area is located at the southern end of Tioga Lake, just north of the borough of Mansfield, PA.
Sites1first-come
Elev.1,152ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Harrisburg3h04real 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 1,152 ft, Lambs Creek Recreation Area has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 21°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are first-come, first-served. No reservations, so arrive early. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and cool nights. Softest on reservability.
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.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 3.
64°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Harrisburg
137 mi
3h04
02
Philadelphia
229 mi
4h31
03
Pittsburgh
244 mi
5h07
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
129
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 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.