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About Outflow Recreation Area (PA)
Number of accommodations: 25
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (80)
What Guests Are Saying
The Outflow Recreation Area offers a peaceful and quiet camping experience, with friendly hosts and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful scenery and spacious tent sites, especially during week-long stays. However, some facilities, particularly the restrooms and showers, need significant improvements, and the access road has potholes that could be better maintained.
What Guests Are Saying
The Outflow Recreation Area offers a peaceful and quiet camping experience, with friendly hosts and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful scenery and spacious tent sites, especially during week-long stays. However, some facilities, particularly the restrooms and showers, need significant improvements, and the access road has potholes that could be better maintained.
Review Summary
Stormi B
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: 1
Nice quiet campground! Bathrooms were fairly clean but 2 of the 4 showers didn't work. Nice playground and close to a bigger one too!
Morgan H
VerifiedJune 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 220, Loop: 2
Great basic campsite easy to get to on the edge of a forest and small stream
Marilyn M
VerifiedOctober 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 215, Loop: 2
There were only 2 tents and myself and dog in the area the night that I was there. It was peaceful and quiet.
Suzanne B
VerifiedSeptember 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: 1
As a tent camper I heard highway noise. The WARM shower/toilet facilities were wonderful (if not the cleanest). Park Rangers were attentive. Nice little campground.
elisa s
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 206, Loop: 1
The lot was not grassy and very hard to put up tent. The plus was it was very quiet. For a holiday weekend there was only a few campers. Bathrooms were not perfect but had hot water 0problem was ventilation and one bathroom door would not close. The town nearby was adorable and had amenities. No one checked us in or was there to oversee. Anyone could have come in and stayed for free.
Jen G.
August 17, 2022
The camp hosts were very nice, facilities adequate, and campsites clean. Previous reviews led me to fear that we would find the grass unmown and things in disrepair, but that wasn't the case. The sites backing up to the creek were the best.
Pros:
--Liked the sound of the water and view of the creek.
--Other campers were pleasant and the atmosphere was relaxed.
--Very dog friendly.
--Access to a nature trail from campground.
Cons:
--Majority of campsites were very close to each other, with little to no screening between.
--Those away from the creek had a nice campsite, but not as good a view. Some were just open field.
--Some water hookups for campers like ours needed to be replaced. We had to hook via a Y to our neighbor's.
--Didn't find I was wowed. The lake was not as easily accessible as I'd hoped. It was very boat-oriented, and the shores were not friendly for swimming or picnicking.
For a family meet-up or time away from hustle and bustle, I can see us returning. But, it won't be for the privacy (none) or adjacent attractions.
Joseph S
VerifiedJuly 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 222, Loop: 2
The camp site overall was great, but the restrooms where not as well taken care of as they were in past years of me camping there. Also the road leading into the camp is very rough. They need to fix all the potholes. One is so big you could fit a Volkswagen bug in it.
Julianna Brinskelle
July 10, 2022
We absolutely loved it here. It’s a really nice quiet area. We had a decent size site, the bathrooms were fairly well kept, and there were plenty of things to do. We definitely look forward to come back here again to explore the area more!
Megan W
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 206, Loop: 1
Very nice campsite, close to the river and to town. We were able to see the synchronous fireflies at the far end of the campgrounds. They put on a spectacular show!
Bryan C
VerifiedJune 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 208, Loop: 1
Simple, clean, quiet
Location Outflow Recreation Area (PA)
Address:
Tionesta Lake Po Box 539
Tionesta, PA, 16353
United States
From Pittsburgh take I-79 North. Merge onto I-80 East exit 116a toward Clarion for 9.8 miles. Take the PA-8 exits 29 toward Barkeyville. Turn Left onto Pa-8/State Route 8 for 16.4 miles. Turn right on US-62 and follow US-62 for 34 miles. Turn right onto 36 South in to Tionesta. Turn right at the stop sign and continue 36 south for 2.0 miles and South Elm Street 1.5 miles into the Outflow Recreation Area.
From Warren travel US-62 South for 30 miles take left onto South Elm Street 1.5 miles into the Outflow Recreation Area.
Outflow Recreation Area is accessible via I-79 and I-80, with connections to PA-8 and US-62 providing routes into Tionesta.
Elevation: 324 feet
1.5 mi drive to downtown Tionesta (about 5 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- If you are arriving without a campground reservation, you must pay for camping before you park.
- Visit the Tionesta Recreation Area booth, Recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777 to determine if campsites are open and to pay for open sites. Preferred method of payments at the Tionesta Recreation Area booth will be credit/debit card or check.
- If you have reserved a campsite and wish to change campsites upon arrival, you must call Recreation.gov at 1-877-444-6777.
- For the Tionesta Lake office call: (814) 755-3512
- For the Tionesta Recreation Area: (814) 755-3592
- Parking on the grass is prohibited.
- Two vehicles maximum per campsite.
- No alcoholic beverages.
- There is a limit of 1 wheeled camper and 1 tent per campsite, or 2 tents per campsite.
- Don't Move Firewood: 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.
- Pennsylvania state law requires children under 13 to wear a personal flotation device; all people on boats less than 16 feet in length and all canoes and kayaks must also wear a PFD Alcoholic beverages are prohibited If you have any questions about the rules and regulations for the Tionesta Recreation Area please call the Ranger Station, 814-755-3512
- Camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited without the written permission of the District Commander.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026
