GREENWOOD FURNACE STATE PARK, PA
Description
Book a Campsite at GREENWOOD FURNACE STATE PARK, PA
** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the campground.
*** Some sites may be available only from the campground on a first-come-first-served basis.
**** Some sites may be available only from the campground. Call the park to check availability.
Description
Nestled in the mountains of northeastern Huntingdon County, historic Greenwood Furnace State Park offers a unique recreational experience. The park is on the western edge of an area of Central Pennsylvania known as the Seven Mountains. It is an area of rugged beauty, abundant wildlife, breathtaking vistas and peaceful solitude. A walk through historic Greenwood Furnace evokes images of the community that flourished here from 1834 to 1904. Greenwood Furnace was a busy industrial complex, with all the noise and dirt of a 19th century ironmaking community. The village throbbed with life: the roaring of furnace stacks, the shouts of the workmen, the hissing of the steam engine, the creaking of wagons loaded with charcoal, and the cast house whistle signaling another pour of molten iron. The furnaces were hot (3,000 degrees Fahrenheit) and cast clouds of smoke and cinders into the air, which rained down on grass, people, livestock and buildings, rendering everything sooty and gray. At night, the fire's red glow lit the sky, probably allowing residents to walk about without lanterns. Greenwood Furnace was a village built around an inferno. The park covers 423 acres, including a six-acre lake, and is surrounded by an 80,000-acre block of Rothrock State Forest. The park office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round, and daily during the summer season.
Modern Electric
Fri Apr 26 2024 - Tue Mar 25 2025Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 11 Month(s) in advance.
Modern Non-Electric
Fri Apr 26 2024 - Tue Mar 25 2025Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 11 Month(s) in advance.
Modern Tent Only
Fri Apr 26 2024 - Tue Mar 25 2025Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 11 Month(s) in advance.
Pavilions
Sun Apr 28 2024 - Tue Mar 25 2025Reservations must be made 3 Day(s) ahead of arrival and can be made up to 11 Month(s) in advance.
Season Schedule
- A Firewood/Ice Concession Is Available In The Campground Area
- A Playground Is Available In The Campground Area
- Biking
- Boating
- Crawfishing
- Fire Rings
- Fishing Pier
- Flush Toilets Are Available In The Campground
- Gift/Souvenir Shop
- Handicap Access
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Hot Showers
- Hunting
- Information Center
- Interpretive Programs
- Park Office
- Parking
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Potable Water
- Restroom
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Sanitation Dumping Station Is Available In The Campground
- Swimming - Beach
- Telephone
- Volleyball Court
- Water
- Nearest Camp Store Outside The Campground
- Nearest Laundromat Outside Of Campground
40.65051, -77.7544
40°39'2"N, 77°45'16"W
The entrance to the park is on PA 305; a 10-minute drive west of Belleville or a 35-minute drive southeast of State College.