About Tompkins
Number of accommodations: 119
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Hunting
Swimming
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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Reviews (644)
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Campground offers spacious, clean sites with friendly staff, making it a favorite for families and returning visitors. The peaceful atmosphere, beautiful lake for paddling, and well-maintained bathrooms contribute to a positive experience. While some areas could benefit from upgrades, many campers appreciate the reasonable prices and the campground's recent extension into the fall season.
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Campground offers spacious, clean sites with friendly staff, making it a favorite for families and returning visitors. The peaceful atmosphere, beautiful lake for paddling, and well-maintained bathrooms contribute to a positive experience. While some areas could benefit from upgrades, many campers appreciate the reasonable prices and the campground's recent extension into the fall season.
Review Summary
dennis m
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: BENC
beautiful area. Bench sites are wonderful. quiet most of the time. sites are large and spaced nicely. waterfront sites are especially nice. campground hosts were out and about, cleaning sites up, even blowing leaves off of parking pads. our site was clean and they are very well maintained. will definitely camp here again. no issues parking our 5th wheel on the site. plenty of room, no issues leveling.
Byron L
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: KNOL
We love Tompkins Cowanesque campground. Very peaceful on the Knoll loop or if you prefer, the Bench loop has more going on. Boating on the lake is beautiful. They have sufficient playgrounds and a beach area for swimming. Cell service is spotty but there are areas by the lake that we go to when we need to use our phones. The campground is minutes from Corning, NY and other small communities. We hope this campground can stay open after labor day every year. Fall camping is the best in the area!
Byron L
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: KNOL
We love Tompkins Cowanesque campground. Very peaceful on the Knoll loop or if you prefer, the Bench loop has more going on. Boating on the lake is beautiful. They have sufficient playgrounds and a beach area for swimming. Cell service is spotty but there are areas by the lake that we go to when we need to use our phones. The campground is minutes from Corning, NY and other small communities. We hope this campground can stay open after labor day every year. Fall camping is the best in the area!
Hansel G
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: T, Loop: MEAD
Amazing morning view of the lake spots are a bit close to each other but not too bad, my only complaint is that there were a lot of people with dogs from the tv side that walked to the tent side and did not clean up after their dogs
dennis m
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: BENC
beautiful area. Bench sites are wonderful. quiet most of the time. sites are large and spaced nicely. waterfront sites are especially nice. campground hosts were out and about, cleaning sites up, even blowing leaves off of parking pads. our site was clean and they are very well maintained. will definitely camp here again. no issues parking our 5th wheel on the site. plenty of room, no issues leveling.
Hansel G
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: T, Loop: MEAD
Amazing morning view of the lake spots are a bit close to each other but not too bad, my only complaint is that there were a lot of people with dogs from the tv side that walked to the tent side and did not clean up after their dogs
Roger F
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: BENC
Tompkins is a beautiful campground. We stayed in three different sites because of a mess up by me. But every site was nice. Our last one, #5, we got pelted with acorns. Maybe not best for September. 😊 Beautiful lake, nice walks, campsites spaced well. Would go back for sure!
Roger F
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: BENC
Tompkins is a beautiful campground. We stayed in three different sites because of a mess up by me. But every site was nice. Our last one, #5, we got pelted with acorns. Maybe not best for September. 😊 Beautiful lake, nice walks, campsites spaced well. Would go back for sure!
Vivek D
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: P09, Loop: HIKE
Great place to camp. It is about 7-8 minutes hike one way from hike-in campground parking. Hauling your gear up and down from the parking can be a pain but the site is absolutely worth it. I would recommend having a trolley to haul your stuff. We stayed 2 nights and absolutely loved it. Will definitely return. RV and main campground is 2 minutes drive from hike-in campground parking.
Vivek D
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: P09, Loop: HIKE
Great place to camp. It is about 7-8 minutes hike one way from hike-in campground parking. Hauling your gear up and down from the parking can be a pain but the site is absolutely worth it. I would recommend having a trolley to haul your stuff. We stayed 2 nights and absolutely loved it. Will definitely return. RV and main campground is 2 minutes drive from hike-in campground parking.
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.
The campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 15 and State Route 287.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.9808 / -77.1894
Elevation: 348 feet
Policies & Rules
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.
- 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.
- 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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Last updated: June 5, 2026
