Easy to make reservations online and check in was automatic. RV parking was level and we had…read morefull-hookup and 50 amps. I got to take the dogs for their walks in the woods and see lots of birds, squirrels, and pollinators. I wish we could have spent more than one night here.

Absolutely gorgeous park with so much to do and see. They have a full campground with hookups and a…read morerustic one also. You can rent anything from a boat to a yurt or cabin. The rangers are amazing people. You can swim, fish and there is hunting lands nearby.

Black Moshannon State Park and its 250 acre lake is an often overlooked Pennsylvania State Park…read more In addition to all of the trails and wetlands it also offers a campground and rental cabins. For those that hold family gatherings or other large grope picnics it also has numerous picnic areas that can be rented. We, until recently, lived only a short distance from the Park. Today we went for a ride and came to the Park to relax and decided to have a dish on Ice Cream. I choose Mint Chip and my wife had Black Raspberry. We sat on the porch and enjoyed our food as well as the beauty of the park. If you have not visited Black Moshannon Park you should give if a try. You will enjoy the beauty and tranquility.

I'm a bonafide Pennsylvania enthusiast/knucklehead who enjoys a rush of adrenaline with a hint of…read moreunmatched relaxation to cap it off. Black Moshannon State Park is the place for people like me, and I reckon I'll return if I ever get the chance to meet Phillips Burg and decide to live in his town one day. The campsites, while basic, did the job with ease. I've never had a better s'more in my life in those fire pits. The falling acorns, however, made me have several Sir Isaac Newton moments and even gave my camping tent a concussion. It was nuts, but I slept like a dead dog every night. The 20 miles of hiking trails are excellent, and the bathhouse was suprisingly clean. I'll be back once I figure out what I'm doing with my life. The end.

If you're passing through this is an awesome pit stop, but you too may regret not spending an extra…read moreday or two. If you can't stay longer, it'll be a pleasant stop at least. We had a level site, one of their many electric sites, hence got to use our AC during a heatwave. The moderate tree cover was a nice bonus, and we had a Birdseye view of the playground. Perfect! There was no firewood left on site (honor system), but it was hot anyway. Oh well. We snuck in a little hiking before heading out, noticing all the trout in the dam pond and along the boardwalk trail. Whether it was the weekday or a covid closure, we didn't get to peek inside the CCC museum or the ranger station, but interpretive signs were outside the CCC where our little one got to take the decommissioned snowmobile for a (pretend) drive. Having separate swimming ponds and fishing is nice here too. The dump station is conveniently on your way out of the camping loops. It was a great family spot, and in Autumn the foliage is probably divine. If you can, take a couple nights here! Just bring your firewood/groceries/bear spray since there's no nearby amenities.

Been to MANY state parks across the state and have definitely been to better. We arrived and the…read moreweather was not great in early June. (They were calling for a possible tornado and we left early in order to get to the park before the bad wether.) We got there an hour early before check in and our cabin wasn't ready. Fine! We drove around and explored the park. There were booked pavilions with kids birthdays and a couple of graduations. We saw one park ranger with a tactical vest on and couldnt figure out why. We've NEVER seen rangers with those types of vests on especially since he was only walking around checking in with the kids birthday parties and graduations. Seemed totally excessive for the tactile gear. We came back 15 minutes before check in to the office thinking they would give us the key since the horrible weather started and they still told us to come back at 3. It was a torrential downpour and calling for a tornado we were forced to wait in our car for the 15 minutes. Went back in at 3 and they finally gave us our keys. We stayed at a cabin and the bathrooms definitely need a HUGE remodel. Once the rain stopped the ranger in the tacticle gear made it a point to come by our cabin and creep around. We thought that was weird. We stayed 4 nights and every single night the cabin beside our played very loud church music. It started at 6pm and went on until about 10 pm. Every. Single. Night. The whole cabin colony heard it. Quiet hours were to start at 9 pm. No one from the park office ever told them to stop playing their church music. We had no peace and were forced to listen to it for our entire trip every night we were at our cabin. We will not be back to this park. There are plenty of other state parks that are WAY more welcoming than this one.

This beautiful recreational area keeps improving. There are fields for baseball and soccer and now…read morea dog po park. There are pavilions and playgrounds in several areas around the sprawling park. Walking, jogging, fishing, wading in the water, bird watching or just enjoying the outdoors. There is even internet access. There's something for everyone here.

Good For The Mind ,Body, Soul, "Friendly DCNR,Corps Members…read moreAlways Friendly & informative"

I have been to the lake many times and never had a problem with anyone it has some of the best…read morefishing spots and when you get into them it's always a good time camping is really nice especially if you tent camp you can get electric and water so you can have everything you want or need

This place is (to be very honest) really boring to me (at the time of composing this post) because…read morethere was nobody there, and there were no actual activities to do.

Ok, so I was there in the winter so I did not spend much time at the beach in the swimming area…read more And there was several inches of snow on the ground and ice on the lake. But it was a great visit anyway. Only a few other people there so it was quiet and peaceful. So I took the hike from the end of the lake, down by the creek, looping back after crossing the creek to come back to the lake along the ridge above the creek. A nice day. Can't wait to check it out again in the spring, summer or fall...

I came here for the first time last summer and I wasn't sure about it because I've never gone…read morecamping before. It was by far the highlight of my summer and I've been waiting all winter to go back. If you don't feel comfortable in a tent or don't want to rent a camper no worries. They have cabins you can rent out. Was very nice and the bathrooms were surprisingly clean.

My husband & I hiked here for the first time last week. Hopefully, it won't be the last time as we…read morereally enjoyed it & plan to come back to the area soon. We chose to hike the "Phyllis" trail which was deemed difficult. It was challenging & gave us a great workout which is exactly what we were looking for. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery...beautiful park.

State Park right next to my house I come to all the time I absolutely love it. I bring my kayak out…read morehere when I go fishing or go to the beach and just relax at the beach with my feet in the water

Beautiful little lake with children's playground and walking trails. Love the Fall colors. Not very…read morebusy today. Got nice pictures of the wind blowing the water into shore. Can't identify this bird...

Growing up in an area, you never really understand what you have until you move away. You may have…read morethought that this was so boring to come here. You may think why are we going here. But when you move away, and come back for a visit, you want to revisit the area. First and foremost, nobody from this area ('locals' as the out-of-towners say) refers to this as Prince Gallitzin, Prince Gallitzin State Park, or PGSP. So stop it, it's not cute. We simply refer to it as Glendale. Yes, that is the name of the lake, but it is so much more simply to say Glendale than any form/combination you can come up with. The 'locals' here have it right, and you will not win an argument about it. What is appealing about this place is the many things you can do. Camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, feed the deer, playgrounds, grilling, I could keep going. I spent many weekends here camping (to note: I am not a camper). With that, it was like I memorized a good portion of this park. When you camp, you hike, when you hike, you stumble upon a lot of the park. But, it is nearly impossible to see the whole park by foot, you will need a vehicle of some sort. The shoreline of the lake is 26 miles long. But there are so many more things to do in this area. Headache Hill is a favorite. Nothing more than a water tank tower on top of a highpoint. When open, you can climb the water tower and view the park in every direction. Uninterrupted views. The marina is a highlight. The "beach" is another highpoint. There can technically be a lot of beaches here. Be sure to check out the Killbuck Boat Ramp area. You can rent boats here to go out on the lake. You can also launch your boat here (one of very many places to do so). This is also where you can feed the deer. It is almost like clockwork. But be very aware of your surroundings. Feeding deer can draw other wildlife and a bear or two have been spotted here. If geocaching is your thing. There area a ton in the area. Hungry, check out Pirates Cove for sure, whether you want a meal or sweet treat. There are tons to do here. Not far from towns to grab items, it can serve as a nice little getaway. And please remember, it's Glendale.

(To show how much Yelping means to me, our visit here was in January of '21 and I'm just getting…read morearound to thinking about this now.  Obviously I forget way more than I remember.) Who was Prince Gallitzin and why does he have a state park named after him? If you're so inclined feel free to skim this wiki on the Apostle of the Alleghenies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_Augustine_Gallitzin PGSP is another creation of the late great Dr. Maurice Goddard who aspired to have a state park within 25 miles of every PA resident. He never reached that goal but he did add 45 parks during his decades long stint in state government including PGSP which was formally dedicated in 1965. So what's here? In the trademark of a lot of western PA state parks, not much and that's the beauty of it. I mean sure you can camp, glamp, hunt, fish, boat, hike, fart, etc. but there is also a loooooooooooot of quiet. elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov/GetDocument?docId=1737338&DocName=PRGA_ParkGuide.pdf What else do I remember: - We stayed in one of the ten cabins by the marina. Three of them allow dogs and obviously those book fairly far in advance especially on weekends. We stayed over a cold as hell weekend in January but I still needed to make the reservation two months out or else there would have been no availability. On the other side of Glendale Lake there are tons of spaces for camping year round but I don't camp so I can't testify about that. - If you need to pick up your cabin keys after the park office closes, head to the office and inside the foyer there are ten cubbies where they put the keys and a welcome/rules/map packet. Note that unless the process has changed, the email you get after you make a reservation does not mention this. Either you know, you guess or you'll have no clue. - IME, there is zero Internet capabilities in the cabins. Maybe that depends on the carrier but at the time, on T-Mobile, it was zip. - There are tons of houses selling firewood all around the area. I'm sure the park sells it somewhere but we bought a good bit from a stand a few miles away. - If you need provisions, there isn't much in the area. The town of Patton is ten minutes away and it has a Sheetz and one small store but past that you're probably going 30 minutes to Altoona for something more substantive. - The cabins are very, very nice. Full kitchens, good heating, nice enough bathrooms and it's usually a full bed with sets of bunks. - It snowed a few inches overnight and the park had their maintenance staff out salting and plowing the entrance roads very early in the morning which is good as most are narrow and winding. Overall the park is very nice. Lots of space/trails to spread out and explore on and the peaceful quiet is intoxicating. This one is definitely on our radar for a visit in the near future.

There's a moment that I know you've had. That moment when you look into someone's face and their…read moreexpression immediately tells you that you are screwed, even before they speak a word. This happened to me on Wednesday at the Little Pine Campground when I said to the receptionist Kate, "Hi , I'm Jim Hasson. I reserved a Yurt for the next few days!" That expression I mentioned above hit me immediately, telling me there was a problem...and there was. "Uh sir, those Yurts have been booked through the summer, " she explained, as a doctor would tell you that a loved one just died, " I believe I noticed that you rented a Pavilion for the next 3 days." Let me rewind to a few weeks earlier. My friend Steve and I decided to go on a mini camping trip. Since it was short noticed and we had little camping gear, I decided we should try and get some kind of cabin. Since I'm cheap I downloaded the PA State Park app and scoured it for something to reserve. It was hard to find a cabin, most required a week stay and were already booked. I then found something called a Yurt, it was like a little furnished Tee pee and it fit our needs. I booked it for the 2 nights immediately. Many will remember my post about wondering why it didn't include 2 nights and we had to check in at 8amWed and check out at 8pm Thurs. I won't rehash it here but consider this one of the red flags that led to our downfall. I even contacted a human to ask about it. Not someone at Little Pine (if only!) but just some operator in their data base. She had me book an extra night. But big deal, because my buddy Steve and I were going camping! Except maybe we weren't. We stood in the park office getting the bad news from Kate, with a car full of camping supplies (not a tent) and a load of recently purchased groceries, some of them perishable, in need of the mini fridge we thought we'd be getting with the Yurt. As I was being told we rented a Pavilion for 3 days- Kate: We were all wondering what kind of cult event was going on for 3 days at a pavilion! - I had images of Steve and I on sleeping bags on picnic tables or maybe building some kind of fort with them. But Kate, to her credit, sprung into action. (Glowing Yelp review to follow). She got on the phone and began calling around to anywhere local where we could find a tent or cottage. Unfortunately it was fruitless but I still love her for trying. Finally, she called park maintenance and had them set us up a tent, that they luckily had in storage. Between Kate, the maintenance guy (whose name I wish I had asked) and a Ranger named Jeb, we were well taken care of and our trip was not only saved but enhanced (now we were kind of really roughing it!). The error was chalked up to a crappy interface for their App, a faceless 1-888 number that knows nothing about the actual parks and my own stupidity and bad luck. We were refunded the yurt/pavilion fee and just paid for a campsite which was all considerably cheaper. I was so happy that I wouldn't be sleeping on a park bench that I happily exclaimed to Kate on my way out, "If anyone wants to use our Pavilion, they are more than welcome!" While in the car on the way to one of our many side trips that day, I was feeling a bit guilty that the one thing I was in charge of got ruined, I tried to apologize to Steve, "I'm sorry man, I don't know what happened. I guess it's because I'd never rented a Yurt before" Steve, in his infinite wisdom, simply replied, "Well, technically , you still haven't."

A beautiful scenic campground. We were in site 039 and were grateful there was nobody across from…read moreus when we arrived or when we left as it was very tight. It was very buggy when we arrived (late July) but the weather turned cooler and we had beautiful weather for our four night stay. There was no sewer or water hookup at our site but the bathhouse was close. We walked some of the trails and everything was beautiful. We brought kayaks but the water we paddled in by the dam was just ok. Lots of vegetation close to the surface, etc. We stayed to visit friends nearby. Dogs are welcome but they don't want you walking them by the no-pet sites, which is a little awkward.