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2026 Season availability
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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
Renee
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: GLOO
very nice camp area and bathroom very clean
Mark M
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 305, Loop: NDUC
When we arrived no one was at the gate so we went to our campsite and setup our camper. We drove to a hiking trail and when we came back the gate was staffed by a campground host. This particular host did not welcome us or offer any help so I just said we were going back to our campsite. He asked accusingly where our car pass was as if we had committed a felony. I told him when we arrived there was no staff at the gate and we didn't know we needed anything. He went into the office and retrieved our site pass and parking pass and told us to make sure the parking pass was facing the correct way because he "hates" when people put them the other way. We went back to our site and then went kayaking. Had a great time paddling across the lake. When we were pulling our kayaks out on the FREE public launch that can fit probably 3-4 boat trailers across we had a random guy come up to us and say "I don't want to be that guy, but" you shouldn't use the boat launch for kayaks. Now if there would have been boats lined up waiting to get out we would have found a place along the shore to get out and carried our kayaks, but there was literally one boat getting out with tons of space in between us. I asked the guy if he had to pay for the boat launch, knowing that it was free to the public, and he said "That's the great part about this place, the boat launch is free to everyone." My point went right over his head and I just let it go. Other than the difficult people we encountered the bathrooms are extremely out dated. We will not be going back to Shenango campground.
Crystal F
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: PLOO
It was great but the skunks stole our bacon!
tracy c
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 180, Loop: PLOO
We had the greatest weekend ! We will be returning as much as possible ! Thank you
Renee
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: GLOO
very nice camp area and bathroom very clean
Mark M
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 305, Loop: NDUC
When we arrived no one was at the gate so we went to our campsite and setup our camper. We drove to a hiking trail and when we came back the gate was staffed by a campground host. This particular host did not welcome us or offer any help so I just said we were going back to our campsite. He asked accusingly where our car pass was as if we had committed a felony. I told him when we arrived there was no staff at the gate and we didn't know we needed anything. He went into the office and retrieved our site pass and parking pass and told us to make sure the parking pass was facing the correct way because he "hates" when people put them the other way. We went back to our site and then went kayaking. Had a great time paddling across the lake. When we were pulling our kayaks out on the FREE public launch that can fit probably 3-4 boat trailers across we had a random guy come up to us and say "I don't want to be that guy, but" you shouldn't use the boat launch for kayaks. Now if there would have been boats lined up waiting to get out we would have found a place along the shore to get out and carried our kayaks, but there was literally one boat getting out with tons of space in between us. I asked the guy if he had to pay for the boat launch, knowing that it was free to the public, and he said "That's the great part about this place, the boat launch is free to everyone." My point went right over his head and I just let it go. Other than the difficult people we encountered the bathrooms are extremely out dated. We will not be going back to Shenango campground.
Crystal F
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: PLOO
It was great but the skunks stole our bacon!
tracy c
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 180, Loop: PLOO
We had the greatest weekend ! We will be returning as much as possible ! Thank you
Michael C
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 133, Loop: PLOO
Great campgrounds
Michael C
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 133, Loop: PLOO
Great campgrounds
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