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Number of accommodations: 40
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (228)
What Guests Are Saying
Loleta Recreation offers a well-maintained and clean campground, with very friendly and helpful hosts who go above and beyond. Visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere, beautiful location in the Allegheny National Forest, and the availability of great hiking trails. While some noted minor issues like limited shower facilities and occasional noise, the overall experience is highly positive, with many eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Loleta Recreation offers a well-maintained and clean campground, with very friendly and helpful hosts who go above and beyond. Visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere, beautiful location in the Allegheny National Forest, and the availability of great hiking trails. While some noted minor issues like limited shower facilities and occasional noise, the overall experience is highly positive, with many eager to return.
Review Summary
Peter H
VerifiedJuly 29, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 033, Loop: LOLE
I stayed for one night at the end of a long cross country trip. It was a quiet weekday. Taking a walk through the woods from the camper loop to the shower block was idylic. The composting toilets in the RV loop were the sweetest smelling I have experienced.
It's a bit of a trek off the highway. I am thinking of going back when I have more time to enjoy the area.
BRIAN O
VerifiedJuly 22, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 028, Loop: LOLE
clean showerhouse great staff however pit toilets need to be emptied
BRIAN O
VerifiedJuly 22, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 028, Loop: LOLE
clean showerhouse great staff however pit toilets need to be emptied
BRIAN O
VerifiedJuly 22, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 028, Loop: LOLE
clean showerhouse great staff however pit toilets need to be emptied
jeffery j
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 032, Loop: LOLE
We love Loleta, Itβs a great area for exploring. And the camp host this year are AWESOME.
jeffery j
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 032, Loop: LOLE
We love Loleta, Itβs a great area for exploring. And the camp host this year are AWESOME.
jeffery j
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 032, Loop: LOLE
We love Loleta, Itβs a great area for exploring. And the camp host this year are AWESOME.
Jeff S
VerifiedJuly 15, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 011, Loop: UPPR
The Upper Loop of this campground was great. We stayed at site 11 which is on a spur off the main loop that has 3 sites (10 - 12). The first couple nights we had the entire upper loop to ourselves and it was very quiet. The Bathhouse was clean. There is only 1 shower in each bathroom (men, women and community). There are no garbage cans in the upper loop so we took our garbage to the dumpster each evening when we went to shower. There are 2 vault toilet units each containing 2 toilets. They were clean and did not smell too bad. There are two very chlorinated water sources next to each vault toilet. One had incredible water pressure making it hard to fill containers without getting wet; the other was slower. We did not have any interactions with the campground host, not sure if they drive around the campground during the day as we were gone until midafternoon each day. The campground has ice and firewood. We were able to find our own firewood within the campground and went to the nearest town for ice so I don't know any costs for ice or firewood. The swimming area is deep and has a very muddy bottom that you easily sink into. It should be dredged out.
We stayed during the week leading up to the 4th of July. Due our schedule we had to check out on July 4th but were required to pay through the 6th given it was a holiday weekend. A little frustrated about that, but the cost is low enough compared to other campgrounds I was willing to bite the cost. The campground is near Cooks Forest but doesn't have the routine crowd. My complaints would be dogs that bark at everything throughout the night and people talking loudly until 2 AM. Overall it was a great experience and I would recommend this campground's upper loop to anyone. The lower loop, located across the main access road has sites that are closer together and less shade.
Jeff S
VerifiedJuly 15, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 011, Loop: UPPR
The Upper Loop of this campground was great. We stayed at site 11 which is on a spur off the main loop that has 3 sites (10 - 12). The first couple nights we had the entire upper loop to ourselves and it was very quiet. The Bathhouse was clean. There is only 1 shower in each bathroom (men, women and community). There are no garbage cans in the upper loop so we took our garbage to the dumpster each evening when we went to shower. There are 2 vault toilet units each containing 2 toilets. They were clean and did not smell too bad. There are two very chlorinated water sources next to each vault toilet. One had incredible water pressure making it hard to fill containers without getting wet; the other was slower. We did not have any interactions with the campground host, not sure if they drive around the campground during the day as we were gone until midafternoon each day. The campground has ice and firewood. We were able to find our own firewood within the campground and went to the nearest town for ice so I don't know any costs for ice or firewood. The swimming area is deep and has a very muddy bottom that you easily sink into. It should be dredged out.
We stayed during the week leading up to the 4th of July. Due our schedule we had to check out on July 4th but were required to pay through the 6th given it was a holiday weekend. A little frustrated about that, but the cost is low enough compared to other campgrounds I was willing to bite the cost. The campground is near Cooks Forest but doesn't have the routine crowd. My complaints would be dogs that bark at everything throughout the night and people talking loudly until 2 AM. Overall it was a great experience and I would recommend this campground's upper loop to anyone. The lower loop, located across the main access road has sites that are closer together and less shade.
Jeff S
VerifiedJuly 15, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 011, Loop: UPPR
The Upper Loop of this campground was great. We stayed at site 11 which is on a spur off the main loop that has 3 sites (10 - 12). The first couple nights we had the entire upper loop to ourselves and it was very quiet. The Bathhouse was clean. There is only 1 shower in each bathroom (men, women and community). There are no garbage cans in the upper loop so we took our garbage to the dumpster each evening when we went to shower. There are 2 vault toilet units each containing 2 toilets. They were clean and did not smell too bad. There are two very chlorinated water sources next to each vault toilet. One had incredible water pressure making it hard to fill containers without getting wet; the other was slower. We did not have any interactions with the campground host, not sure if they drive around the campground during the day as we were gone until midafternoon each day. The campground has ice and firewood. We were able to find our own firewood within the campground and went to the nearest town for ice so I don't know any costs for ice or firewood. The swimming area is deep and has a very muddy bottom that you easily sink into. It should be dredged out.
We stayed during the week leading up to the 4th of July. Due our schedule we had to check out on July 4th but were required to pay through the 6th given it was a holiday weekend. A little frustrated about that, but the cost is low enough compared to other campgrounds I was willing to bite the cost. The campground is near Cooks Forest but doesn't have the routine crowd. My complaints would be dogs that bark at everything throughout the night and people talking loudly until 2 AM. Overall it was a great experience and I would recommend this campground's upper loop to anyone. The lower loop, located across the main access road has sites that are closer together and less shade.
Location Loleta Recreation
Address:
131 Smokey Lane
Marienville, PA, 16239
United States
From the west, take I-80 east to Clarion, Pennsylvania. Turn left onto State Route
66 and continue northeast to Marienville. Turn right on South Forest Street and go south 6 miles to the Loleta Campground entrance sign.
From the north, take State Route 66 to Marienville, turn left on South Forest Street and go 6 miles south to the Loleta Campground entrance sign.
From the east, take I-80 west to the PA-36 exit towards Sigel/Brookville. Turn right onto PA-36 and take it to PA-949. Turn right on PA-949 to Bridge Road and cross the Clarion National Wild & Scenic River. Turn left onto River Road then right onto Gregg Hill Road. At the end of Gregg Hill Road, take a slight left onto Loleta Road/SR3002 and follow it to the campground entrance sign.
Loleta Recreation is accessible via I-80, with the closest interchange located in Clarion, PA. State Route 66 also serves as a major road leading to Marienville, from which South Forest Street provides access to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.4017 / -79.0833
Elevation: 417 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026