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Pull-thru
USACEShenango River Lake · Pennsylvania
Shenango Rec Area Campground
Overview The Shenango Recreation Area is situated within the broad, flat, meandering valleys of the Shenango River and Pymatuning Creek.
Sites328318 reservable
Elev.912ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig199 ft1 pull-thru
Electric11415×50-amp
From Pittsburgh1h43real 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 912 ft, Shenango Rec Area Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 328 sites total: 318 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 24 walk-in, 15 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 199-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
64°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Pittsburgh
76 mi
1h43
02
Harrisburg
247 mi
5h04
03
Philadelphia
372 mi
7h04
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 328 SITES
Color byShow only
321 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
24
Walk-in
15
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
328
Sites
★ The standout
Site 064
CLOO · shaded.
To neighbor
102 ft
Max rig
62 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
553
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.5 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.