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Appendix 20: Description of Developed Recreation Sites and Facilities – Allegheny National Forest i

Description of Developed Recreation Sites and Facilities

Table of Contents

Bradford Ranger District Buckaloons Campground and Recreation Area Dewdrop Recreation Area Elijah Run Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail Farnsworth Cabin Handsome Lake Boat Access Campground Hearts Content Recreation Area Hooks Brook Boat Access Campground Hopewell Boat Access Campground Kiasutha Recreation Area and Campground Minister Creek Campground Morrison Boat Access Campground Pine Grove Boat Access Campground Red Bridge Recreation Area Roper Hallow Boat Launch Tracy Ridge Campground Webbs Ferry Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail Willow Bay Recreation Area, Campground and Boat Launch

Marienville Ranger District Kelly Pines Horse Campground Loleta Recreation Area and Campground

Bradford Ranger District Privately Owned Cabins Willow Bay Private Cabins Red Bridge Private Cabins

Appendix 20 Table

The following appendix provides descriptions for each developed recreation site included in this prospectus.

Each description includes the number and type of sites available at each facility, current fees, minimum operating season, status in the Recreation.gov reservation system, maximum occupancy if group use site, general type of host utilities and other useful facility information. Unless otherwise specified, capacity information listed in this prospectus is based on the legal number of people and vehicles allowed in each camp site. Refer to Appendix 4 - Applicable Forest Orders for information on capacity limits.

Maps for each of these locations can be found in Appendix 2 - Maps of Developed Recreation Sites.

Appendix 3 - Inventory of Government Furnished Property provides more detailed and complete site information pertaining to each of these facilities. Use all descriptions, maps, and tables together for the most comprehensive overview of the area and specific site properties. Prospective bidders are also strongly encouraged to visit sites listed in this document to further their understanding of each setting.

Every attempt has been made to make this information and that found in the Appendices as accurate as possible. However, it is possible that some errors exist. If any errors are discovered, a correction will be made available.

Bradford Ranger District

Buckaloons Campground and Recreation Area

Location Description

Buckaloons Campground is just south of the intersection of U.S. Routes 6 and 62, about six miles from

Warren. Take U.S. Route 6 west from Warren, PA. Buckaloons. It is located on the west bank of the

Allegheny River and is an access point for canoeing the Allegheny River Island Wilderness, which lies in the stretch of the river between Buckaloons and Tionesta. Buckaloons is surrounded on three sides by bodies of water including, Irvine Run to the west, Brokenstraw Creek to the south, and the Allegheny

River to the east. Water activities are the biggest draw to this area, including canoeing, kayaking, rafting, and boating.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground offers 57 family campsites, each containing a hardened parking spur, picnic table, fire ring, and grassy tent sites. Several sites also have charcoal grills. Electrical hookups are offered at 41 of the family campsites. There are two double campsites with electricity (14 people) and a 50-person tent-only group campsite available. There are seven electrical meters located in the recreation area. There are flush and vault toilets, hot water showers, two pressurized water systems (fed by two wells), and a trailer dump station. A surfaced area is also provided for court games. Propane (two 500-gallon tanks available) is used to heat hot water at the shower building. Sewage and gray water from the flush toilet buildings shower and dump station flows into the Brokenstraw Sewage Authority lines for treatment. There is also the use of half of the two-bay storage building to store equipment and supplies.

Host Sites

There is one host site at the campground. It has electricity, water, and sewage.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are four SST buildings with one vault each (500-gallons). Also at the site are two lift stations (one owned by the Forest Service and the other owned by Brokenstraw Township) and a trailer dump station that connects into the Brokenshire Township Sewage Treatment System. There are two pressurized water systems that include two wells, pumps, and distribution lines to the buildings and eleven water hydrants/spigots throughout the recreation area.

Trash

Buckaloons Campground has two dumpsters: 6-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Buckaloons Campground has been May 1 through October 26. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from May 1st until the last Sunday in October.

Additional Details

Sites in the campground can be reserved up to six months in advance of visit on Recreation.gov. The site has one landline to the host site; and the site has limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered moderate.

Recreation Area Characteristics and Amenities

The day-use area offers a children’s play area, a 10-unit picnic area, pavilion with electric service accommodating up to 50 people, small amphitheater, horse-shoe pits, single lane concrete plank boat launch, and self-service pay station. In addition, a 1-mile hardened interpretive trail (concession maintained) surrounds the entire recreation site leading to fishing opportunities on the Allegheny River, Brokenstraw Creek and Irvine Run.

Host Sites

There are 2 host sites at the campground. It has electricity, water, and sewage.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Buckaloon’s Campground has been May 1 through October 26th. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the site fully from May 15 through

October.

Dewdrop Recreation Area

Dewdrop Campground is located on the Longhouse National Scenic Byway (Forest Road 262), about four miles south of the junction with State Route 59 at Kinzua Point. It is on the western shore of Kinzua Bay, which extends southwest from the main body of the Allegheny Reservoir.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

This large campground offers 74 primitive (no electric) family campsites (ten walk-to) each containing a picnic table, fire ring and tent pad. Other facilities include flush toilets, pressurized water fountains

(spring fed), a trailer dump station, sewage treatment plant with associated lines and lift station, trailer dump station (connected to the sewage system), hot water showers, and paved roads. Propane (one 500-gallon tank available) is used to heat hot water at the shower building. There are six meters at the recreation area.

There is a 2.5-mile trail and a one-lane concrete flank boat launch. Due to limited parking, the boat launch is available to Dewdrop Campground users only and is not open to the general public. A self-service pay station is available along with an entrance booth.

Host Sites

There are five host sites at the campground. Each host site has electricity, water, and sewage. One host site is connected to the sewer system, the other 4 have 500 gallons holding tanks.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are three flush toilet buildings and one shower house that includes flush toilets all connected to the sewage treatment plant. The wastewater system for this site includes one lift station (annual pumping/clean out), sewage treatment plant, and trailer dump station that discharges into the sewage system. The campground has some full-hookup sites with septic holding tanks (not connected to the sewage system).

The Dewdrop Campground water system consists of one pressurized water system including one spring, two pressure reducing stations, 26,000-gallons concrete storage tank, chemical distribution treatment, distribution lines to the buildings, and fifteen water hydrants/spigots throughout the campground.

Dewdrop Campground has two 6-yard dumpsters. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Dewdrop Campground has been Memorial Day weekend and to the week after Labor Day weekend. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend until the last Sunday in

September.

Additional Details

Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The site has one landline to the host site; and the site has limited cell phone service. The average use of this area is considered heavy.

Elijah Run Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail

Elijah Run Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail are located on the west bank of the Allegheny Reservoir

(Kinzua Arm), located on the Longhouse National Scenic Byway (Forest Road 262), about five miles south of the junction with State Route 59 at Kinzua Point. This large launch is a popular location for water skiing. There is a fishing pier on the site that is currently closed for maintenance. This area is also designated as a restroom stop on the Allegheny Snowmobile Loop. The Allegheny reservoir is a popular ice fishing area during winter months. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the reservoir ice during the winter.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

Elijah Run has a 4-lane boat launch with a 130-foot courtesy dock (load and unload only) and parking for

155 vehicles with trailer spaces; it is a popular location for water skiing. One launch lane is available to

1,295 feet MSL reservoir water level elevation.

Other facilities include accessible a vault toilet, self-service pay station and informational signing, and a shoreline fishing trail. A gas light (one buried 500 propane tank) is situated near the vault toilet building.

The asphalt trail follows the edge of the reservoir for approximately 1/3 mile. Benches are found at regular intervals along this trail leading to an accessible fishing pier. No utilities are available at this site.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There is one SST with two vaults (500-gallons each). This site does not have a water system.

Trash

Elijah Run has one dumpster: 6-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites.

Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Elijah Run Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail has been April 1 through

October 31st. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the site fully from

April 1st to October 31st. This site is open year-round but there is no winter maintenance or service to the launch.

Additional Details

There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. The average use of this area is considered light.

Farnsworth Cabin

The Farnsworth Cabin is located about 8.5 miles northwest of Sheffield, adjacent to the grounds of the

Farnsworth Trout Club Hatchery. It is tucked away in the Cherry Grove Township, in the western portion of the Allegheny National Forest. The forest surrounding the cabin has black cherry, eastern hemlock, white pine, oak, maple, and birch trees. In the nearby Hickory Creek Wilderness, there is an understory of abundant wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and mosses. Black bear, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bald eagle, barred owl, and pileated woodpecker are common in the area. Small native brook trout are found in the nearby Farnsworth Stream.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The Farnsworth Cabin is 1,176 sq. ft. and offers two bedrooms, a bath, kitchen, dining room, and living room. It is located next to an active trout hatchery and a stocked stream. There is a phone, internet, and

Direct TV onsite. This is a rustic setting with all the amenities. Built in the 1930s by the Civil

Conservation Corps, the stone cabin was renovated in 2010 and now provides a variety of modern amenities, including electricity and heating, as well as telephone service. Visitors to the area enjoy fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing. The cabin can be accessed by vehicle, except during winter months when snowfall inhibits road travel. During the winter, guests may walk a short distance to the cabin.

A two-vehicle gravel driveway is available for cabin rental parking. A walkway leads from the parking area to a covered porch that accesses the living room and there is a sidewalk that accesses the kitchen doorway. Utilities include a pressurized water system (drilled well with electric pump) and sewage system (septic tank and leach field). Cabin heating source is an electric forced hot air furnace with duct work to distribute the hot air. No air conditioning is currently available. An outside door leads to a basement room that houses the electric hot water heater/tank, water filtration system, and furnace. There is one electric meter at this site.

The two-bedroom cabin is fully accessible and includes a kitchen, living room and bathroom. Two queen-size beds, two sets of bunks and a sofa sleeper are provided with mattresses, to accommodate up to eight people. The kitchen has a refrigerator with freezer, a microwave, basic pots and pans, cooking and eating utensils, dishes, a small crock pot and a coffee maker. A table, chairs and other seating throughout the house is also provided. Farnsworth Cabin is currently under concession and is furnished with concessionaire owned furniture/appliances/window coverings. The cabin can be accessed by vehicle, however mud during the rainy seasons can inhibit road travel. Outside is a yard with a fire ring, picnic table, outdoor furniture and a charcoal grill. While the cabin can accommodate up to eight people, it more comfortably suits four to six people.

Water / Wastewater Systems

The Farnsworth Cabin has one water well, pump, pressure tank, flow meter, and chemical disinfection treatment. The wastewater system consists of a leach field with holding tanks.

Trash

No trash removal service is provided. This is a pack-in pack-out location for visitors.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Farnsworth Cabin has been April 1 through October 29. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the cabin fully from April 1st until the last

Sunday in October.

Additional Details

Reservations are required and can be made at Recreation.gov. There is currently one landline to the cabin and limited cell phone service. Farnsworth Cabin is currently under concession and is furnished with concessionaire owned furniture/appliances/window coverings. Visitors are required to bring their own bedding and clean up before leaving the cabin.

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Handsome Lake Boat Access Campground

The Handsome Lake Boat Access Campground is located on the east bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just north of Sugar Bay. It is a small rustic campground accessible by boat (Allegheny Reservoir) or hiking trail (North Country National Scenic Trail with connections to the Tracy Ridge Trail System). The closest boat launch is Roper Hollow directly across the reservoir on the west bank and Kinzua Wolf Run

Marina approximately 5 miles south near State Route 59 at the Morrison Bridge.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

This rustic campground has 20 shoreline camp sites located on the east bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just north of Sugar Bay, accessible by boat (Allegheny Reservoir) or hiking trail (North Country National

Scenic Trail with connections to the Tracy Ridge Trail System). Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and grill.

The closest boat launch is Roper Hollow directly across the reservoir on the west bank, and Kinzua Wolf

Run Marina ~ 5 miles south near State Route 59 at the Morrison Bridge. Facilities include two single-vault toilets (1,000-gallons each). Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source.

Host Sites

There are currently no host sites at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source. There are two single-vault toilets with one vault each (1,000-gallons).

Trash

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Handsome Campground has been May 1 through October 31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from May 1st through October 31st.

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Additional Details

This is a first come, first serve campground, no reservations accepted. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Pumping of boat access campground vault toilets will require the transportation of sewage in portable holding tanks via boat (large enough to accommodate a 300-gallon tank) to a boat launch and then pumped into a truck to be transported to the North Central Lagoon for treatment.

Hearts Content Recreation Area

Hearts Content Campground is located 15 miles southwest of Warren, PA. From the Mohawk exit of U.S.

Route 6, take Pleasant Drive (State Route 3005) south for 11 miles. At the hard curve, turn left onto a gravel road (State Route 2002); go south for four miles to Hearts Content. Hearts Content Campground is a semi-primitive family campground bordering the Hickory Creek Wilderness Area and surrounded by native hardwoods and a patch of planted pine forest. There is a large open field and amphitheater that is suitable for other games near the campground entry, and another large field at the back of the campground that serves as group camping sites.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground contains 26 family campsites and one tent-only group area that accommodates up to 50 people. Each site contains a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Two campsites have lean-to shelters and charcoal grills. Vault toilets (concessionaire pumps) and pressurized water system (spring fed) are provided. A picnic area and a large open grassy area are also available. Part of a single bay storage building is available to store equipment and supplies. There are three electrical meters located at the campground.

Host Sites

There is one host site at the campground. The host site has electricity and water.

Water / Wastewater Systems

Hearts Content Campground has one spring fed pressurized water system and includes a small holding tank with submersible pump, chemical disinfection treatment and distribution lines to eight water hydrants/spigots in the campground and one hydrant/spigot in the day use area. There are three SST buildings with one vault (500-gallons).

Trash

Hearts Content Campground has one dumpster: 6-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Hearts Content Campground has been May 1st through October. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from May 1st through the last Sunday in October.

Additional Details

The site has one landline to the host/storage building and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Hooks Brook Boat Access Campground

Hooks Brook Boat Access Campground is located on the west bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just south of Webbs Ferry Boat Launch. It is accessible by boat via the Allegheny Reservoir. The closest boat launch is Webbs Ferry approximately 1 mile north (west bank) and Willow Bay also 1 mile north (east bank).

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground has 32 rustic shoreline campsites and is primarily a boat-to only site, however, there is a trail along Hooks Brook that goes back to the Reservoir Scenic Drive (SR 1013), west of the reservoir that can be used to access the campground on foot. Facilities include two single-vault toilets (1,000-gallons each). Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source. Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and grill.

Host Sites

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Water / Wastewater Systems

Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source. There are two single-vault toilets with one vault each (1,000-gallons).

Trash

No garbage service is provided; campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Hooks Brook Boat Access Campground has been May 1 through

October 31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from May 1st through October 31st.

Additional Details

This is a first come, first serve campground, no reservations accepted. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Pumping of boat access campground vault toilets will require the transportation of sewage in portable holding tanks via boat (large enough to accommodate a 300-gallon tank) to a boat launch and then

Hopewell Boat Access Campground

Hopewell Boat Access Campground is located on the east bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just north of

Sugar Bay. It is accessible by boat (Allegheny Reservoir) or hiking trail (North Country National Scenic

Trail with connections to the Tracy Ridge Trail System). The closest boat launch is Roper Hollow directly across the reservoir on the west bank and Kinzua Wolf Run Marina approximately 5 miles south near

State Route 59 at the Morrison Bridge.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground is a rustic campground with 20 shoreline campsites and is located on the east bank of the

Allegheny Reservoir just north of Sugar Bay. It is accessible by boat (Allegheny Reservoir) or hiking trail

(North Country National Scenic Trail with connections to the Tracy Ridge Trail System). The closest boat launch is Roper Hollow directly across the reservoir on the west bank, and Kinzua Wolf Run Marina approximately 4 miles south near State Route 59 at the Morrison Bridge. Facilities include two single-vault toilets (1,000-gallons each) and a hand-pump water well.

Host Sites

There is currently no host site at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are two single-vault toilets with one vault each (1,000-gallons). Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source.

Trash

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Hopewell Boat Access Campground has been May 1 through October

31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from

May 1st through October 31st.

Additional Details

This is a first come, first serve campground, no reservations accepted. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Pumping of boat access campground vault toilets will require the transportation of sewage in portable holding tanks via boat (large enough to accommodate a 300-gallon tank) to a boat launch and then

Kiasutha Recreation Area and Campground

Kiasutha Campground is located 10 miles northwest of Kane, PA, on the Longhouse National Scenic

Byway (Forest Road 262), which can be accessed from State Route 59 on its north end or SR 321 on its south end. Its facilities are located on the western shore of Kinzua Bay, a southern branch of the

Allegheny Reservoir. The campground sits on a large creek off the Allegheny Reservoir, offering countless water activities. At the Kiasutha Recreation and Day Use Area Visitors enjoy a grassy beach for swimming and relaxing, a boat ramp and dock allow visitors to enjoy the vast lake for boating and fishing. Several hiking trails also snake around the campground and along the creek and reservoir.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground contains 96 family campsites: twenty-seven with electricity, ten with full hookup, electricity, water, and sewage (4 of these are host sites). Each site contains a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Paved loop roads and spurs provide firm support for recreational vehicles and trailers. Flush toilets, pressurized water fountains (two wells), hot showers, sewage treatment plant with associated lines and lifts stations, and trailer dump station (connected to the sewage system).

A two-bay garage/warehouse (3,600 sq. ft.) is available for storage. Also, a two-bedroom, semi-furnished cabin is available with the option of employee housing, office space, or public rental. Currently the cabin has electricity and water, but no heat. Propane (1,000-gallon tank) is used to heat hot water at the shower building and cabin. The site has thirteen electrical meters.

Host Sites

There are four host sites at the campground. Each host site has electricity, water, and sewage.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are three vault toilets, each with 1,000-gallon vaults. The Kiasutha Recreation Area sewage treatment system includes one lift station with pumps (annual pumping/clean out), sewage treatment plant

(pumps), and double trailer dump station that discharges into the sewage system. There are two pressurized water systems including two water wells, two – 26,000-gallon concrete storage tanks, chemical disinfection treatment, distribution lines to buildings and twenty-one water hydrants/fountains throughout the recreation area. There is one vault building at the boat launch.

Trash

Kiasutha Campground has four dumpsters: three 6-yard, one 4-yard. Two dumpsters are at the Day Use

Recreation Area and Boat Launch. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites.

Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Kiasutha Campground has been April 1 through September 4. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from the week of May 1st until the Tuesday after Labor Day. The minimum operating season for the boat launch is May

1st through October 31st.

Additional Details

Reservations are required and can be made at Recreation.gov. The site has a landline to the residence/office/entrance booth but no current service; one landline to the sewage treatment plant; and the site has limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered heavy.

Minister Creek Campground

Minister Creek Campground is 14.7 miles southwest of Sheffield. Follow State Route 666 West from

Sheffield, PA. Minister Hiking Trail, a six-mile loop, starts and ends at the campground. The trail is marked with gray blazes and joins the North Country National Scenic Trail (blue blazes) on the north end.

Trout fishing is excellent in Minister Creek and nearby Tionesta Creek.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground is Allegheny’s smallest campground with 6 family campsites that sit along the babbling waters of Minister Creek. Each site contains a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. The vault toilet and hand pumped water are available along with a self-service pay station. This site is now a pack in/pack out campground, meaning visitors must carry out their trash and recycling. Campers may burn paper products, but must pack out foil, glass, cans, plastics and food waste. There is no electric service provided at this site.

Host Sites

There is currently no host site at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There is one SST building with two vaults (500-gallons). This site has 1 hand water pump.

Trash

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Minister Creek Campground has been April 1 through October 31, there is no winter maintenance. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from April 1st through October 31st.

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, use the self-pay station to complete your campsite purchase. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. The average use of this area is considered heavy.

Morrison Boat Access Campground

Morrison Boat Access Campground is located on the east bank of Kinzua Bay of the Allegheny Reservoir immediately west of Elijah Run Boat Launch. It is accessible by boat (Allegheny Reservoir) and/or the

Morrison Hiking Trail. The closest boat launch is Elijah Run directly west of the campground (access from the Longhouse National Scenic Byway - Forest Road 262) or Kinzua Wolf Run Marina approximately 3 miles north near Morrison Bridge at SR 59.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground contains 32 designated shoreline campsites with tent pads, picnic tables, and fire rings, vault toilets (concession pumps), and a self-service pay station. There is no boat dock, road access, or utilities.

Host Sites

There is currently no host site at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There is no water system at this site. Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source. There are two single-vault toilets with two vaults (1,000-gallons each).

Trash

No garbage service is provided; campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Morrison Boat Access Campground has been May 1 through October

31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from

May 1st through October 31st.

This is a first come, first serve campground, no reservations accepted. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window.

The average use of this area is considered light.

Pumping of boat access campground vault toilets will require the transportation of sewage in portable holding tanks via boat (large enough to accommodate a 300-gallon tank) to a boat launch and then

Pine Grove Boat Access Campground

Pine Grove Boat Access Campground is located on the east bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just north of

Kinzua Wolf Run Marina. It is accessible by boat via the Allegheny Reservoir. The closest boat launch is

Kinzua Wolf Run Marina approximately 1 mile south near State Route 59 at the Morrison Bridge. It can also be accessed by a 1/3 mile hike from Forest Road (FR) 147 (Kinzua Heights Roads) off State Route

59 east of the reservoir. The North Country National Scenic Trail passes by this campground.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground has 13 campsites and is located on the east bank of the Allegheny Reservoir just north of

Kinzua Wolf Run Marina. Facilities include two single-vault toilets (1,000-gallons each).

Host Sites

There is currently no host site at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

Visitors should bring their own water as this campground does not provide a potable water source. There are two single-vault toilets with one vault each (1,000-gallons).

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Pine Grove Boat Access Campground has been May 1 through October

31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from

May 1st through October 31st.

Additional Details

This is a first come, first serve campground, no reservations accepted. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window.

The average use of this area is considered light.

Pumping of boat access campground vault toilets will require the transportation of sewage in portable holding tanks via boat (large enough to accommodate a 300-gallon tank) to a boat launch and then

Red Bridge Recreation Area

Red Bridge Campground is located nine miles northwest of Kane, PA, along the Longhouse National

Scenic Byway (SR 321). It is located on the eastern shore of Kinzua Bay, a southern branch of the

Allegheny Reservoir. Red Bridge was constructed in the late 1960s as part of the recreation development related to the Kinzua Dam. Nearby attractions include: Kinzua Dam, Kinzua Bridge and Longhouse

Scenic Byway. The Red Bridge Bank Fishing Area is immediately adjacent.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground contains 65 family campsites each containing a picnic table, fire ring and tent pad.

Various types of campsites are available including waterfront, twelve full hookups

(electric/water/sewage), eleven electric hookups, and ten walk-to tent only. Other facilities include both flush and vault toilets, pressurized water spigots, two hot water showers, trailer dump station, paved roads, self-service pay station, and a bank fishing area.

A one bay garage/warehouse is available for storage and/or office space, which will be shared with the

Forest Service. A gravel path leads from a campground loop to the bank fishing area where there is an accessible fishing pier and single lane parking lot; the path is not accessible. Propane (two 500 – gallon tanks available) is used to heat hot water for the flush toilet/shower buildings. There are six electrical meters at the site.

Host Sites

There are two host sites at the campground. Each host site has electricity, water, and sewage.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are four SST vault toilets with eight 500-gallon vaults. The site has an onsite sewage treatment facility that consists of sewage sand filters, two 6,000-gallon settling tanks, two lift stations with pumps, and a trailer dump station with tanks that are connected to the sewage system. There is a pressurized water system that includes two water wells, a 26,000-gallon concrete storage tank, chemical disinfection treatment, distribution lines to buildings and eleven water hydrants/spigots throughout the recreation area.

Trash

Red Bridge Campground has three dumpsters: 6-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Red Bridge Campground has been April 1 through October 29. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from April 1st to the last Sunday in October.

Additional Details

Reservations can be made at Recreation.gov. First come, first serve sites are also available. There are three concession-owned rentable cabins (see Red Bridge Cabins). There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered heavy.

Roper Hallow Boat Launch

Roper Hollow Boat Launch is located near Warren, PA. From downtown Warren you will travel North on

Market St. to 2nd Avenue and turn right onto West 5th Avenue, which will become Scandia Road and then

Warren-Olean Road, for 10.5 miles. Turn right onto Roper Hallow Road (T615) for 2.5 miles and then turn right onto Roper Hallow Road and travel for 1.2 miles. Access is via a one-lane steep gavel road not recommended for vehicles towing boats over 16 feet in length. Hopewell and Handsome Lake

Campgrounds (accessible via boat or hiking trail) are located directly across the reservoir (eastern shoreline).

Site Characteristics and Amenities

Roper Hollow is a one-lane boat launch situated on the western shoreline in the middle of the Allegheny

Reservoir. Facilities include a double vault toilet (500-gallon), two electric security lighting, self-service pay station, and informational signing. There is no water system. Open year round with no winter road maintenance, therefore inaccessible after snowfall. The launch lane is available to 1285 feet MSL reservoir water level elevation.

Host Sites

There is currently no host site.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There is no water system at this site. There is SST building with two vaults (500-gallons each).

Trash

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Roper Hollow Boat Access Campground has been May 1 through

October 31. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the boat launch fully from April 1 to October 31st.

There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. The average use of this area is considered

Tracy Ridge Campground

Tracy Ridge campground is located on SR 321, north of the junction with SR 59 and south of the junction with SR 346. This campground sits on a ridge top three miles east of the Allegheny Reservoir. Hiking and backpacking possibilities abound in the Tracy Ridge Recreation Area. A trail system of interconnecting loops begins on the flat ridgetop within the recreation area. The entrance road and loop roads are designated as a cross-country ski trail during winter activity season (12/20 - 4/1).

The entrance road is also connected to the Tracy Ridge Hiking Trails System which leads to the Reservoir and also links up with the North Country National Scenic Trail. By using this system in conjunction with the North Country National Scenic Trail, a loop hike of 8.7 miles is possible, beginning and ending at the campground.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

The campground offers primitive camping (no electric or other utilities) with 52 open spacious, tree-shaded campsites, each containing a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Hand-pumped drinking water, three vault toilets (500-gallons each). Three camp loops are available, loops A, B, and E. Please note numerous sites are closed to concentrate efforts on higher occupancy sites.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There are three vault buildings with 1,000 gallons holding tanks. There are 3 water wells, 2 of which are inactive, with handpumps, and a spring fed water system supplying the trailer dump station (non-potable).

Trash

Tracy Ridge Campground has one dumpster: 4-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Tracy Ridge Campground has been April 1 through December 15. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from April 1 through December 15.

Additional Details

Reservations can be made at Recreation.gov from May 1 through September 1. First come, first serve sites are also available before May 1 and after September 1. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Webbs Ferry Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail

Webbs Ferry Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail are situated on the western shoreline of the Allegheny

Reservoir just south of the New York State line. From Warren, PA, take Scandia Road north for approximately 17 miles. The Willow Bay Recreation Area is located directly across from the eastern shoreline of the reservoir. This boat launch is the nearest boat launch to Hooks Brook Boat-to

Campground.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

Webbs Ferry Boat Launch has a paved access road, a two-lane boat launch with 130-foot courtesy dock

(load and unload only), a double vault toilet (each vault 500-gallons each), self-service pay station and informational signing. In addition, a 600-foot paved accessible foot trail with benches. There is a fishing pier in place that is currently not open due to unsafe conditions.

There is no water system or electricity, but a solar powered security light is located near the boat launch.

The area is open year-round with minimal winter road maintenance (area near SR 346 is plowed for ice fishing access). The launch lane is available to 1,335 feet, mean sea level (MSL) reservoir water level elevation.

Host Sites

There are no host sites.

There is one SST building with two vaults (500-gallons). There is no water system at this site.

Trash

No garbage service is provided, and campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Webbs Ferry Boat Launch and Shoreline Trail is year-round. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the site fully from April 1st until

October 31st. The site is open year-round but there is no winter maintenance.

Additional Details

There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service. The average use of this area is considered

Willow Bay Recreation Area, Campground and Boat Launch

Willow Bay is located about 16 miles from Bradford, in northwestern Pennsylvania, on State Route (SR)

346, just south of the New York State line. The area overlooks the south shore of Willow Bay, a small arm on the eastern side of the Allegheny Reservoir. It is primarily an accessible family campground that also offers rustic cabins (current concessionaire owned) available by reservation year-round. The facility offers modern amenities, including flush toilets and showers, but also provides access to great outdoor recreation opportunities.

The Willow Bay Recreation Area includes an entrance station with a booth, a four-lane concrete boat launch with a 130-foot courtesy dock (load and unload only), and ample parking. Located on a slope overlooking the Allegheny Reservoir is a large well-shaded picnic area with restrooms and a covered pavilion seating 50 people.

Site Characteristics and Amenities

Willow Bay Campground contains 101 family campsites: forty-one waterfront, twenty-seven with electrical hookups, in four loops - Oak, Aspen, Hemlock, and Deer Grove; each campsite has a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Campsites in Hemlock and Deer Grove Loops overlook Willow Bay while sites in Oak and Aspen loops back onto Willow Creek. Deer Grove Loop is tent-only, while others can accommodate both tents and recreational vehicles (RV). The campsites in Aspen loop are on a grassy flat with no shade. Oak Loop's campsite have more shade but shares the area with several "camper cabins."

The campsites in Hemlock loop enjoy ample shade and about half are located on a bluff above the lake.

These sites do not have hook-ups. Nestled among the 32 walk-to only tent sites in Deer Grove loop are more "camper cabins. "Camper cabins” are owned by the current concessionaire, see Willow Bay Cabins.

There is electricity available to the thirteen campsites that currently have camper cabins.

Additional facilities and infrastructure include two flush toilet buildings with hot water showers, four vault toilets (seven vaults, 500-gallons each), and a pressurized water system (twelve hydrants) with well and storage tank. In addition, the area has a sewage treatment plant with associated underground lines and lift stations, a trailer dump station with a holding tank, and paved roads and parking lots. Security lights are located at buildings and at the boat launch. Propane (two 500-gallon tanks available) is used to heat the water to the flush toilet/shower buildings. There are ten electrical meters at the Willow Bay

Recreation Area.

Host Sites

There are five host sites at the campground. Each host site has electricity, water, and sewage.

Water / Wastewater Systems

Willow Bay Campground wastewater system includes sewage sand filters, two – 6,000-gallon settling tanks, two lift stations with pumps, four SST buildings with seven vaults (500-gallons each), and a trailer dump station with tanks. The site has two flush toilet/shower houses and one pressurized water system including a well, pump, 26,000-gallon storage tank, distribution lines to buildings and eleven water hydrants throughout the recreation area.

Willow Bay Campground has six dumpsters: two 6-yard, four 4-yard. Bear proof garbage receptacles are required at all recreation sites. Dumpsters are supplied by the concessionaire and are provided by a local company.

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Willow Bay Campground has been year-round with water and shower house being available March 31 to October. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground from January to December.

Additional Details

Reservations can be made at Recreation.gov from April 12 to October 31. First come, first serve sites are also available. The site has one landline to the entrance station; one landline to the sewage treatment plant/storage building; and the site has limited cell phone service. Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered heavy.

Marienville Ranger District

Kelly Pines Horse Campground

Kelly Pines Campground is located approximately 7 miles east of Marienville on Forest Service Road

131, it can also be accessed via Forest Road 124 through Duhring, or from Forest Road 130 through

Lamonaville. The entry road and bridge are not suitable for trailers or RVs over 50 feet in length. The location is an opening along Wolf Run, a native trout stream, surrounded by native forest including 300+ year old white pine trees. The recreation area is the hub of the Spring Creek Horse Trail system, with 38 miles of designated, marked trails. Day users are welcome to park in the center of the loop and stage their ride from there. View the Spring Creek Horse Trail map. The campground is also popular when trout season opens in April, and anglers are welcome in the first two non-horse sites.

The campground contains 7 campsites: for visitors without horses there are two non-equestrian sites with no stalls, four sites are single equestrian sites, and the last site is a double equestrian site. Each single equestrian site has a four-horse tie-down shelter with a gravel base, rubber mat, and log rails to separate the horses. The double site has two 4-horse tie-down shelters. All sites have picnic tables and fire rings.

There is a vault toilet and artisan well. For those with horses, a manure bin to dispose of horse waste is available, and a designated location along the stream to water horses.

Other facilities include an information kiosk, self-service fee station, and a hitching post located near the vault toilet. The grassy area in the center of the campground loop road is used for day-use parking.

High-lines, picket lines, and/or temporary corrals are not permitted within the campground. Horses must be in the tie-down stalls (overnight) or can be tied to trailers during ride preparation times.

Host Sites

There is currently no host site at this campground.

Water / Wastewater Systems

There is one SST building with one vault (500-gallons). There is one artesian well providing non-potable water.

Trash

No garbage service is provided; campers must pack out their trash (Pack In, Pack Out).

Minimum Operating Season

The average operating season for Kelly Pines Campground has been March 31 through December 16. At a minimum, the Forest Service will expect the permit holder to operate the campground fully from May

15 through December 15th.

Additional Details

Reservations are currently not accepted. There is no telephone service and limited cell phone service.

Visitors may occupy a site for no more than 14 consecutive days within a 30-day window. The average use of this area is considered light.

Loleta Recreation Area and Campground

Loleta Campground is located 6 miles southeast of Marienville, PA on the Loleta Road (SR 3002) and is accessed via SR 66. Loleta is a small opening in the forested hillsides around Millstone Creek. Native tree species in the area include red oak, white pine, black cherry, red and sugar maples, and a variety of others.

Millstone Creek is a cold-water fishery with a thriving population of native brook trout, and it is also periodically stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Game Commission. Wildlife in the area include whitetail deer, black bear, turkey, raccoon, opossum, fox, and smaller mammals, birds, and reptiles.

The day-use area has a swimming beach, picnic tables, two pavilions, sand volleyball court, and an unimproved amphitheater.