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Average nightly rates25 total sites
RV Sites
9 sites
Tent Sites
16 sites
About Outflow Recreation Area (PA)
Number of accommodations: 25
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Parking
Pet friendly
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Pets and Policies
- 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
Randy Oling
September 17, 2025
We love COE campgrounds because they are always all maintained. Wellllllll, this one is not. Not easily marked to find. Best way to get there is almost into town. If you take first exit after the COE HQ, you go on a tiny bridge and make a very very hard right turn. There are 5 RV sites. Easy pull through, slightly unlevel. Bathrooms are 3 out of 10. 2 bathrooms with showers. One shower did not work, dirty, old and rundown. This is by far the worse COE campgrounds we have been to and will avoid in the future.
Samuel L
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: 1
campsite was well maintained
Deborah & Floyd H
VerifiedOctober 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 208, Loop: 1
great weather and was very quiet...
William S
VerifiedOctober 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: 1
Campsite was clean and in good shape.
Joel F
VerifiedOctober 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 215, Loop: 2
What a fantastic weekend to be camping in western PA! The outflow area never disappoints with wonderful tent sites in loop 2. Really enjoyed the scenery and spacious site.
Amanda K
VerifiedOctober 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: 1
It was a nice location. Everyone was nice and welcoming to pets.
William S
VerifiedOctober 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: 1
Great place to camp.
Colten S
VerifiedDecember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 207, Loop: 1
Love that it's usually available for same day booking. I'm horrible at making plans early
Lora Z
VerifiedDecember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 202, Loop: 1
I had to contend with a generator on the next site that just about ruined my trip. (It was turned off at night.) I don't understand why they are allowed when there are dozens and dozens of electric sites available. If there are no electric sites available, try next time. I know people who have packed up and left their site because of their neighbor's generators. The noise drowns out any sounds from nature. You can't hear birds, crickets, any kind of sound that makes camping special. I go for the quiet... absolutely ruined by a generator.
Kiley B
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 220, Loop: 2
It was very peaceful! I had a blast!
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
