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Pull-thru
USACETionesta Lake · Pennsylvania
Outflow Recreation Area (PA)
Overview Half of Forest County, where Tionesta Lake is located, is preserved as public lands.
Sites2726 reservable
Elev.1,070ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig99 ft6 pull-thru
Electric76×50-amp
From Pittsburgh2h27real 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 1,070 ft, Outflow Recreation Area (PA) has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 27 sites total: 26 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 6 pull-through, 5 walk-in, 6 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 99-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. 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.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
64°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Pittsburgh
112 mi
2h27
02
Harrisburg
210 mi
4h30
03
Philadelphia
335 mi
6h29
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 27 SITES
Color byShow only
27 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
5
Walk-in
6
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
27
Sites
★ The standout
Site 225
2 · good location · walk-in.
To neighbor
92 ft
Location
Good
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
19
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.3 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.