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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
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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
/ per night
🚐 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
/ per night
🚐 60, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 61, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 62, Loop: COVE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 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
/ per night
🚐 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
/ per night
🚐 72, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 73, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 74, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 75, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 76, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 77, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 78, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 79, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 80, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 81, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
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🚐 82, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 83, Loop: COVE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 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

Michael H

Verified

July 10, 2020 Stayed at: 83, Loop: COVE

1

When I first arrived at the campground I thought it to be a nice place. I pulled my camper into Cove 83 and began setting up. A thing I noticed was bits of trash and debris scattered around the site because previous campers failed to be responsible for their trash but also no one came to police the site after for quite some time. As I was setting up I couldn't avoid the neighbors across the road. There two adults and four young boys running around not only being quite loud but in their underwear with the two younger ones with diapers down at their knees. As the kids got louder the adults would scream at them from their chairs. I left my trailer to take a walk with my dog around the campground and as I was approaching the road the adult woman was bent over with her pants down around her knees and her big, huge posterior exposed to me. I came back some time later and there were a few more adults two got into a loud argument and the language was not appropriate not only for kids but for being in public.
I spoke to the camp hosts on that night and expressed my concerns and frustration with them pointing out there were over a dozen people at that site across from me all close together in and outside at the trailer there was not a mask in site on any of them. I asked about moving to another site away from those people with no offer of help given The camp hosts were only concerned about a vehicle parked on the grass and insisted there was nothing they could do and took a hands off attitude. They told me they looked at the reservation ticket and they were due to leave the following day.
I Told them if I was going to have to endure those people I would just leave but didn't want to be penalized my fees.
It was getting late and I decided o stay the night. Not long after 7 AM the noise from the kids began with the adults yelling at them and another foul argument between them. When I found out they were moving to the site beside me I notified the host asked for a ranger...

Thomas B

Verified

June 22, 2020 Stayed at: 33, Loop: KNOL

5

Peaceful.

Sheila B

Verified

June 17, 2020 Stayed at: 04, Loop: KNOL

5

We camped on Site #1 for six days the beginning of June 2020. We loved kayaking the lake and appreciated the kayak racks at the boat launch where we stored them when not in use. We also walked part of the Mid-State Trail and the Moccasin Trail around the lake which was an easy enjoyable walk. The Campground Hosts were friendly and very visible throughout the campground. We saw lots of wildlife - opossum, black bear, turtles, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, frogs, fish and variety of birds. Unfortunately, we were there only a few days after the campground opened (due to COVID 19) so the property was not as well groomed as it has been when we were there in the past (grass was high and just being mowed). The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves tremendously!! Thank you!

Irene E

Verified

June 16, 2020 Stayed at: 44, Loop: BENC

5

We had a excellent time and the bathrooms were kept clean

Penny M

Verified

June 8, 2020 Stayed at: 55, Loop: BENC

5

Site 55
Pets allowed
Perfect trip

Ronald S

Verified

January 21, 2020 Stayed at: 62, Loop: COVE

4

Campground is kept clean and neat. Very nice place to visit

Margherita S

Verified

January 18, 2020 Stayed at: P16, Loop: HIKE

5

Our family went camping at the hike-in sites in August (12 of us). The sites were beautiful. We enjoyed it so much, we decided to stay an extra day after the kids and grandkids left. Can't wait to go again this year!

Kristina H

Verified

January 15, 2020 Stayed at: 70, Loop: COVE

1

No staff onsite. Site was flooded. Bathroom shower drain clogged so water overflowed all over the bathroom.

Daniel A

Verified

January 14, 2020 Stayed at: 85, Loop: COVE

4

Reserve your spot a year in advance if you want certain sites. This campground had so much promise and potential but was passed over for Ives Run just south of here.
This is a quiet place that has nice sites but is getting run down from neglect.
We have been going here since 1980 and with just a little money it would be as nice now as it was then.
If you can get a good site I recommend it.

David V

January 13, 2020

4

Very friendly staff. Very clean.

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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