About Tompkins
Number of accommodations: 114
Campground Amenities
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Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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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.
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
Scott B
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: BENC
Avoid Cove sites in rainy weather due to mudslides. Also if sewer hookups matter, reserve Bench area sites. The views of Cowanesque Lake is terrific.
Julie R
VerifiedAugust 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 74, Loop: COVE
Nice quiet campground.
alice s
August 13, 2021
Always enjoy going to Thompkins Campground. We go there at least two times a year. The only problem we have while there is that we have a hard time receiving communications on our phone. As soon as we get back on the main road we get reception.
Byron L
VerifiedAugust 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: KNOL
The sites are nice and spacious but are hard to reserve since they fill up so fast. However, while camping, we noticed several sites, both at Ives Run and Tompkins Cowanesque, remained empty due to no-shows. Please, fellow campers, if you are unable to keep your reservation(s), please cancel in a reasonable amount of time so other campers can take advantage of a nice camp site. Also, please be very careful when camping at these locations due to the rattlesnakes. They do not mow the grass as often as they should and no longer mow as much of an area as they used to...especially at Ives Run. This is a very nice campground but being long time patrons, we have seen the park get worse on ground maintenance. The Park Rangers and most Camp Hosts are very friendly.
Cathy B
VerifiedAugust 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: BENC
Our most recent visit to Tompkins was the best yet. We had a lakeside camping site which also provided us a place to tie our boat. It was relaxing, quiet, and convenient.
Samantha B
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 84, Loop: COVE
What a peaceful and calm place to visit. We loved paddling on the lake. One of the days we paddled a ways up the lake and had lunch at concession stand. The food was wonderful and the small ice cream cone was huge.
Richard R
VerifiedJuly 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: KNOL
Very nice campground. Very well kept. Would go back again.
Tim C
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: BENC
Full hookup site near the water was one of the best we have visited.
Rick S
VerifiedJuly 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: BENC
Having a campsite on the water was great. Good lake for kayaking. It would be nice if all bathrooms included showers. We enjoyed a fun side trip to Pine Creek bike path.
Nicole P
VerifiedJuly 19, 2021 • Stayed at: O, Loop: MEAD
I’m from New York and this was an amazing get away from the city. The other campers are respectful and the grounds are taken care of beautifully, they are kid friendly and relaxing. I am thinking of setting up another trip, this time without my children and husband and just my sister-in -law and myself.
Location Tompkins
Address:
66 North Shore Lane
Lawrenceville, PA, 16929
United States
Take U.S. Highway 15 to the Lawrenceville/Route 49 exit. Go one mile east on Route 49 to Lawrenceville. At the traffic light turn left onto State Route 287. Cross the Cowanesque River Bridge at the edge of town and make an immediate left turn onto Bliss Road. Continue 5 miles to the campground entrance.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.9808 / -77.1894
Elevation: 348 feet
Policies & Rules
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
