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Allegheny National Forest › Bradford Ranger District › Pennsylvania
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Campsite #72 at Willow Bay Campground, PA
$24
Tent Site #72
| Walk-In | 8 people |
| 2 | no signal |
3/31
Campsite #72 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (5)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 60% |
| 4 star | | 0% |
| 3 star | | 20% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 20% |
@LauraS4657948 · Camped on Jul 19, 2025 at Campsite #72
Being able to camp right on the water is incredible. This is one of our favorite spots.
No Service
@SarahS3283965 · Camped on Apr 5, 2024 at Campsite #72
Facilities were nice and clean. The campsite itself was a little muddy and we had to rearrange the firepit and picnic table; but nothing unexpected for April after lots of rain. We had 4 adults in 2 tents which was probably the maximum - if we had more adults/tents in the future I would book additional sites to make sure there's enough space/level ground. The lake was absolutely beautiful, the neighbors were all quiet and respectful of each other even though all the sites were reserved for the eclipse, and there were no bears. It was really cool to see people bow fishing in the reservoir at night. The campsite hosts were helpful and friendly. There's zero cell service, but it was a nice opportunity to unplug. We will be back!
No Service
@JuliaM3137220 · Camped on Aug 19, 2020 at Campsite #72
I forgot to mention, that we had absolutely NO cell phone service. I tried to call 911 when the bear was on our site, to no avail. We could have been dead for hours before anyone even noticed.
No Service
@JuliaM3137220 · Camped on Aug 18, 2020 at Campsite #72
Be warned: We do love coming here, because of the area beauty and being close to nature. This is our second time visiting. The spot we had was a walk in, so be prepared to bring a large wagon with rollers, as YOU ARE NOT allowed to drive up to the site. You MUST lug back up the ill and put ALL food back into your car. Be warned: There are black bears. We encountered a huge one on our third night, one who ate through our sealed crackers and full box of sealed cereal. It basically opened the bin and ransacked trough all of it and bit into a sealed can of baked beans. Pretty terrifying. Our fault for neglecting to trek all the way back to our card to store it in the first place. As the bear came toward our tent, where we were inside, we screamed shouted with all we had, as we had nothing else ( no weapons) to protect ourselves. Thankfully, it turned around and left. There were people around in other sites, but NO ONE, not even the ranger came by to check on us.Our shouts were hard all over, so that was a bit surprising. Another issue we had is that there was dog poop around our site when we arrived the first day that we had clean up. The third issue we had, was that on the second night, the neighboring site was up all night making noise, partying, (so very little sleep) but we alerted the manager to that the next day, and it was taken care of.
No Service
@BrittanyM50379 · Camped on Aug 3, 2020 at Campsite #72
We absolutely loved this camp ground we did the walk to sites. We definitely recommend keeping all food and beverages in your vehicle at night. We had bears every night at are site ... we tent camped with 5 kids and took are kayaks tottaly worth it!!!
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