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318 total sitesAbout Shenango Rec Area Campground
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Lake Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (1212)
What Guests Are Saying
Shenango Rec Area Campground offers a beautiful setting with lovely lake views and spacious, well-maintained sites, making it a great spot for camping, biking, and kayaking. The staff is friendly and helpful, and many visitors enjoyed the clean facilities, though some bathrooms could use improvement. Overall, guests had positive experiences and plan to return, appreciating the campground's peaceful atmosphere and accessibility to water activities.
What Guests Are Saying
Shenango Rec Area Campground offers a beautiful setting with lovely lake views and spacious, well-maintained sites, making it a great spot for camping, biking, and kayaking. The staff is friendly and helpful, and many visitors enjoyed the clean facilities, though some bathrooms could use improvement. Overall, guests had positive experiences and plan to return, appreciating the campground's peaceful atmosphere and accessibility to water activities.
Review Summary
Patricia G
VerifiedJuly 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 202, Loop: ODUC
We like riding our electric trikes when we camp. The roads here are very bumpy with many potholes you have to avoid. The bathroom and showers were just ok - they very much need painting and fixing up. There are more non-electric sites than electric. Barely any electric ones on the water or near the water. I'm not sure we'll go back.
Terry S
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 133, Loop: PLOO
1. There were too many skunks in the campground.
2. People on e-bikes going way too fast. Not just kids but adults as well.
Driving in we tried to drive the 10 mi per hour, only to have the e-bike pass us. Also the kids on the electric scooters with no safety gear.
Ken K
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 316, Loop: NDUC
very quiet and peaceful. Shower house could use an update.
Rosanna J
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: GLOO
The price is good. Some spots your able to fish right from campsite.
David R
VerifiedJuly 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: MAIN
When we arrived at out campsite #53 we had a 6 ft bank on the left and the picnic table and fire ring was on our right. Also, the
electric box was on the right also. With our RV we usually have campsites that we need to back in, however, this site we had to pull in or else we would have our awning and our steps out over the bank! I am glad we had 2 electiric cords or we wouldn't have been able to use the site at all. This site should either be fixed to where it can be used properly or go away with it. If someone with a travel trailer would book this site they would not be able to use it.
Carla W
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: GLOO
It’s a nice campground but the shower facilities are terrible.
Lots of nice roads to ride bikes on.
Mike M
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: CLOO
Campgrounds were OK, nothing great but dealing with the rangers was terrible...we had a block of 6 campsites and on Friday night we were all gathered at a central site so all of the sites around us were friends, we were listening to music talking around the fire. It was after quiet time (10pm) but the speaker was directed to the river and it wasn't loud but the female ranger still felt it was her duty to tell us to turn off the music, but she was gracious enough to tell us we were still allowed to chit chat at the fire, then the next night, I believe it was the same ranger duo, came sneaking around the campground dressed in camo trying to catch people doing something they shouldn't be...I mean, come on, if you are on that much of a power trip that you have to work that hard at trying to catch campers trying to enjoy their weekend after quiet time camping, when they aren't being loud or obnoxious maybe you should look for another job. Anyway, we will not be back, PA makes it hard to have a good, relaxing weekend with friends
Claudia K
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 313, Loop: NDUC
This park is very popular with big rig campers with outdoor TV setups and several barking dogs. To get some quiet from dogs, generators, and TVs, we ended up switching to a primitive site for the second night (which the camp desk was unhappy to assist us with). All was well until our neighbors there with at least 10 people on their site and constantly flowing alcohol stayed up listening to loud music and being generally obnoxious until 1:30 am. All day long the rangers were patrolling. Not a single one to be seen once the sun went down. We will not be back.
Courtney L
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: MAIN
Site 51. Nice and open but not alot of shade. It did rain and water ponded by picnic table. The campground is very nice and clean.
Jennifer J
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 322, Loop: NDUC
We just love this campground! The camp host at check in were so nice. Brutis the puppy made my day. We even bought a tshirt. There were no activities scheduled so more activities for both children and adults would be the thing that might need improvement.
Location & Directions for Shenango Rec Area Campground
2442 Kelly Road, Hermitage, PA 16148 United States
Elevation: 272 ft
Getting There
Take Exit 4B (formerly Exit 1) off I-80 and follow Route 18 north about 6 mi until you cross the lake's causeway. The park is on the left, but this is a divided highway. Continue north about 1/4 mi, take the Birchwood Drive exit, make the turn-aro...
Take Exit 4B (formerly Exit 1) off I-80 and follow Route 18 north about 6 mi until you cross the lake's causeway. The park is on the left, but this is a divided highway. Continue north about 1/4 mi, take the Birchwood Drive exit, make the turn-around and go south on Route 18. Before you cross the causeway again, make a right onto West Lake Road and travel approximately 1/4 mi to the park entrance on the left. Shenango Recreation Area address: 492 West Lake Road, Transfer, Pa. 16154
Highway access
The campground is accessible via I-80, with Exit 4B leading to Route 18 north, which is approximately 6 miles from the interstate.
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Last updated: October 23, 2026