Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania
Colonel Denning State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania, United States
- Sites
- 49
- Season
- early April to mid-December
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Doubling Gap Lake
- Nearest town
- Newville
- Address
- 1599 Doubling Gap Rd, Newville, PA 17241
- Phone
- (717) 776-5272
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
50 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
50 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Colonel Denning State Park's campground offers 49 tent and trailer sites near Doubling Gap Lake. A separate organized group tenting area with five tent pads can host up to 20 people. On-site amenities include showers, restrooms, and a dump station.
Fees
Base rate $16/night for PA residents or $21/night for non-residents, plus $4/night for sites near showers. A $4/night premium applies Fri/Sat/holidays. A $6.50 reservation fee applies per booking. Pets allowed at designated sites for $2/night.
The 49-site, tent and trailer campground opens the opening day of trout season and closes the day after rifle deer season in December.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | -1° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 26° | 4° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 32° | 13° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 42° | 26° | 85° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 58° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 60° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 58° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 61° | 48° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 45° | 36° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 34° | 24° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 29° | 12° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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