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Tompkins

Tompkins Campground
Cowanesque Lake
Cowanesque Lake

About Tompkins

Tompkins Campground is on the north shore of Cowanesque Lake in the northern tier of Pennsylvania, less than one mile from the New York state border. Surrounded by lush forested ridges, the lake offers recreation for the entire family, including picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting and wildlife watching. The campground is a great place for kids of any age.

Number of accommodations: 114

Campground Amenities

  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Currently closed - Opens on May 15

Sites & Availability

114 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 02, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 03, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 04, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 05, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 06, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 07, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 08, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 09, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 10, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 11, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 16, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 17, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 18, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 20, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 21, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 22, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 23, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 24, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 25, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 26, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 27, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 28, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 29, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 31, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 32, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 33, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 34, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 35, Loop: KNOL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 37, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 38, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 39, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 40, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 41, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 42, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 43, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 44, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 45, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 46, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 47, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 48, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 49, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 50, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 51, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 52, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 54, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 55, Loop: BENC
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 57, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 58, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 59, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 60, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 61, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 62, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 63, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 64, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 65, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 66, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 67, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 68, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 69, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 70, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 71, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 72, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 73, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 74, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 75, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 76, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 77, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 78, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 79, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 80, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 81, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 82, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 83, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 84, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 85, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 86, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 A, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 B, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 C, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 E, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 F, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 G, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 H, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 J, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 K, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 L, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 M, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 N, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 O, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 P, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
P01, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P02, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P03, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P04, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P05, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P06, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P07, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P08, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P09, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P10, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P11, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P12, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P13, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P14, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P15, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
P16, Loop: HIKE
7 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 Q, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 R, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 S, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 T, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 U, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 V, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 X, Loop: MEAD
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night

Reviews (322)

What Guests Are Saying

Tompkins Campground offers spacious, clean sites and a friendly, helpful staff, making it a favorite for families. Guests appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful lake views, and well-maintained facilities, though some areas, like certain bathrooms and trails, could use upgrades. Overall, visitors enjoy their stays and hope for the campground to remain open longer into the fall.

Review Summary

4.4
322 reviews
5
59.9%
193
4
27.3%
88
3
5.6%
18
2
4.3%
14
1
2.8%
9

kim H

Verified

May 28, 2023 Stayed at: 49, Loop: BENC

5

Wonderful friendly family oriented campground.

Grant T

Verified

May 26, 2023 Stayed at: 52, Loop: BENC

5

One of our favorite campgrounds, especially the Bench sites. Our only complaint is that internet service is bad unless you go down by the lake.

James O

Verified

January 25, 2023 Stayed at: 25, Loop: KNOL

5

Great time! Sewer hookup could have been placed better.

Sandra Z

Verified

October 15, 2022 Stayed at: 29, Loop: KNOL

4

Tompkins was great! We stayed there twice this summer and loved it.

Beautiful area.

MARY S

Verified

September 14, 2022 Stayed at: 31, Loop: KNOL

3

Lots of shady sites. Pretty quiet during the week. Many families with kids on the weekends.

Donald M

Verified

September 12, 2022 Stayed at: 45, Loop: BENC

4

It was a very nice experience. Ives Run has a band that comes in Friday night that is a nice change

Amanda W

Verified

September 10, 2022 Stayed at: P12, Loop: HIKE

5

Great sites shore was perfect for beaching boats will be back again

Anthony B

Verified

September 8, 2022 Stayed at: 60, Loop: COVE

5

We had some site confusion on our part but a call to rec,gov succeeded in getting that sorted out
Weather wasn't the best on arrival or day one so we visited nearby Watkins Glen a favorite with us, also Corning NY and The Grand Canyon of the East near Wellsboro pa.
Day 3 the weather cleared and we were able to take advantage of Kayaking on Cowanesque Lake which is why we come to Tompkins campground.
With the increased popularity of camping it is more difficult than ever to get a reservation
We wonder with climate change also if the camping season could be extended from labor day as far out as November

Gary D

Verified

August 30, 2022 Stayed at: 50, Loop: BENC

5

We had a great site, lots of things you could do or just sit and relax.

Colleen F

Verified

August 29, 2022 Stayed at: 60, Loop: COVE

3

The soap dispenser was out of soap in the women's bathroom our entire stay but otherwise, the campsite was very nice and we had a great time.

Location Tompkins

Address:
66 North Shore Lane
Lawrenceville, PA, 16929
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 41.9808 / -77.1894

Elevation: 348 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

General

All reservations must be made on www.recreation.gov or by calling (877) 444-6777 prior to arrival. Reservations to include any reservation changes, such as cancel, refund requests, site transfer, or date changes cannot be made at facility location. 

General

Campers are limited to 3 camping units per site, 2 of which must be a tent or 3 tents in total. No more than 7 people per site or one family

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