Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania
Ricketts Glen State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania, United States
- Sites
- 120
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,208 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Jean
- Nearest town
- Benton
- Address
- 695 State Route 487, Benton, PA 17814
- Phone
- (570) 477-5675
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
152 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
152 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
Ricketts Glen State Park's campground offers 120 tent and trailer sites near Lake Jean and the park's famous waterfalls. On-site amenities include hot showers, flush toilets, and a sanitary dump station. A separate group tenting area accommodates up to 240 campers, and limited winter camping is available.
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 majority of the campground opens in April and closes in December. A small number of sites remain open year round for winter camping.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 15° | -9° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 19° | -9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 26° | 7° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 35° | 22° | 80° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 48° | 29° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 53° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 63° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 61° | 52° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 55° | 44° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 40° | 31° | 75° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 29° | 15° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 24° | 3° | 54° | 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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