My family and I were looking forward to a relaxing weekend, but our experience at this campground…read morewas incredibly disappointing due to the behavior of the owner. While we were enjoying the pool, the owner approached my 16-year-old son -- without any greeting or introduction -- and rudely told him, "you don't think much," simply because he was drinking a can of carbonated water. He then gave him the choice to either throw it away or leave the pool area entirely. Update: After leaving a respectful but honest review, the owner came to our site and kicked us out. We were quiet, respectful guests. This kind of retaliatory behavior speaks volumes about how guests are treated here. Avoid this place if you value a safe, welcoming environment. This kind of unprovoked and disrespectful comment toward a teenager is completely unacceptable. The owner then went on to scold the kids for playing with the fountains in the pool -- which begs the question, what are the fountains for if not for enjoyment? To top it off, he cleared the entire pool area by 1 PM on a hot Saturday, which just added to the unwelcoming and unfriendly atmosphere. We felt uncomfortable and unwelcome during what was supposed to be a fun family getaway. We will absolutely not be returning, and we don't recommend this campground to anyone looking for a warm, family-friendly environment.

Great family owned property. They take great pride in their facilities. Many campers have been…read morereturning for over 20+ years. Weekly activities at the Campground, potluck dinners and bingo are our favorites. Plenty of adventures located a short drive away like rafting and mountain bike trails. This Campground is good for pull along campers, RV's and those old fashion tents that you stake on the ground. Community pool, game room, lake with fish, a large Pavillion, children playground, hot showers, toilets, laundry and a store with everything you need that you forgot to bring.

This is our second full year. Thank god for new ownership. great place for a seasonal. great…read morelocation. reasonable. would recommend!

If I could give this zero stars i would! Improvements were made since the last owner, however there…read moreare cameras EVERYWHERE leaving no personal privacy. New owner is inappropriate with his vulgarity, threats and down right out of line comments to adults AND minors! I would NEVER suggest this place to anyone including my worst enemy.

How can you not love the views and that they changed to property usage from being an 80 mansion…read moredevelopment to a campground nature property!

I love how the owner of this property used such a simple suggestion of a Free 100 Mile View with…read moresigns all along the route to bring people to the top of this mountain for the views and to make a proposal for future property sales as a developer. ;) The weekend wine tasting pop-up tent was just a bonus, and I was grateful to see m a porta potty and option to rent tent sites online! What a fun and surprising visit in the Jim Thorpe area that would otherwise go unnoticed by the un-curious!

I was in the area with some friends near Lake Harmony. We decided to hike the hawk Falls Trail,…read morewhich was only a few miles. The terrain was relatively mild and the trail was well marked. It ended at a pretty nice but not gigantic waterfall. We came earlier in the morning and it was less crowded than as we were hiking out. Really nice park with lots of trail options !

Who doesn't love Pennsylvania, and its beautiful state parks, waterfalls and nature itself…read more Visiting in town, and discovered this park, and Hawk Falls. The hike was moderate, highly recommend hiking boots, as its down hill short trial, but well worth the view of the 25 foot water fall. Perfect early week activity, and best of all was free to visit, not like the state parks in NY.

Had a great day is past weekend on the water! It was my first time white water rafting instead of…read moreour usual white water tubing. Whitewater Challengers is very organized and they are constantly trying to maintain that organization, even on the water. From parking your vehicle; all the staff members directing you throughout the property, checking in with different color papers and boarding cards, and even on the bus ride back... it was very well organized. All guides are clearly knowledgable about the river and everyone had a great attitude; everyone really appreciated that. It's obvious the guides genuinely care about making this a great experience for their guests. Our group engaged with Jen and Rober. They had great personalities and clearly love what they do. If you are concerned about riding the river with children or with older family members then have no fear! The rapids were fun but I wish they were a little more rough/busy. Certainly not challenging for families with children; there was a younger Boy Scout group on our trip and they all handled it with ease. Go ahead and book that weekend river trip with the fam! My only complaints were the "hurry up and wait" of the whole journey. I understand we are traveling with a big group and we are trying to stay together but we stopped a total of 5-6 times including lunch. It felt like we only got about 15-20 mins of solid rafting then we had to wait 15-20mins for the rest of the group to catch up. Kind of annoying. And the claim that these are class 2-3 rapids may be factually true but I would consider these class 1 maybe class 2 on a great day. With the stopping and waiting and calm water for almost half the trip, I can see why some people may be disappointed. There were about 15-20 rafts in our group. Overall, this was a solid weekend activity and it deserves 5 stars. With all the organization and very friendly river guides it was a great day. The staff can clearly handle any group and they know the river like the back of their hand. Please take all the reviews into consideration and consider shortening the amount of stops on the river to corral the group; there's got to be another way that is also safe. Thanks, hope to return again soon!

What a disaster. I have gone twice with Girl Scouts and again with boy scouts. My first adventure…read morewith the girl scouts was generally enjoyable. Nothing notable to report but not overwhelmingly great either. The last time I went with the Boy Scouts was one of the worst weekends of my life. There was some river guide who named himself "zombie". He has the worst chip on this shoulder ever. First, he got nearly naked on the bus clearly wanting to show off all his tattoos. Inappropriate in front of a bunch of kids. If he was discreet then fine. He was showboating and it was gross. Then while on the river, I splashed with a paddle. It is indeed against the rules and I was wrong for that. However I knew I messed up the second I did it. A reminder would have been sufficient. Oh no. Zombie came over immediately and berated me loudly in front of everyone (including the kids). Yikes. I said "understood, I'm sorry". He then continued saying he was "gonna hike me out of 'his' trip" if he saw it again. What? He was going to evict me from the boat in the middle of nowhere and walk me home? Alone? What the hell is wrong with this guy? I don't care how capable or good of a river guide he is. If he's going to talk to customers who paid for the trip like garbage, then he doesn't belong there (especially around kids). Major jerk. Then we camped there overnight. Some camp site decided to have a rager party. Like thumping music turned up to full volume that could be heard for miles. No one came to quiet them down. At midnight I had to walk over myself and ask if they could please let us sleep. They said no and it kept going. I called the campsite phone # and got a voicemail. No one was there to help. Needless to say we didn't sleep at all. Just a generally unpleasant experience. You need to get rid of this zombie person. You can't call yourself "zombie" then demand to be taken seriously. Give me a break. You need someone who can patrol the campsite and keep order and the campers safe. Don't go here and waste your money.

I live here full time General manager the owner and her son…read moretake great care in considering our needs. Great place to stay

My Husband and I are new to camping this year and found CHESTNUT LAKE CAMPGROUND and we love it. It…read moreis in the woods but still close to shopping and other needs. The People we have met are amazing and helpful. The campground has a lake with a beach area, you can fish in the lake, boats to rent, a path around the lake which you can walk, game room, playground, volleyball and basketball in large grass area which would be great for other activities, onsite laundry and camp store. The bath house/Bathrooms are maintained and very clean. Linda the owner is always very helpful. Be sure to check out this hidden gem when camping near the Pocono area.

Stayed at campground while trying to find a home after moving to PA for work. Friendly staff, nice…read morewalking trail around the lake & great facilities. They are constantly doing updates as well and host weekly activities and food trucks. This place is a nice home away from home!

This place was amazing! I rented 3 cabins for 2 nights and I must say the cabins were spotlessly…read moreclean! The campgrounds are well kept. The lake with the fountain in the middle is beautiful! They even supplied kayaks and paddle boats for us to use free of charge!!!! I will definitely be back here!

Beautiful, tranquil park with much to do. Kayaking, BBQ INGREDIENTS, Biking or just sitting by…read morethe water catching a nice breeze

Camping time! Great State Park for camping. This is our favorite place to hit up in PA for…read morecamping. Love the sites and the scenery is great. Bathrooms are clean.

One of my favorite places ever Our family has enjoyed camping here many years. There is a medium…read moresized lake with a beach area and plenty of room outside of that to fish and boat. The sites have a nice amount of trees in them and privacy between spots. We prefer the beach loop which is all tent camping. It usually is cold enough in the summer to need hoodies at night. There are a ton of chipmunks and squirrels. Make sure your food is secured well as they will find it and have chewed through our plastic totes to get to it. This morning we found that they got our chocolate bars, took them up into a tree and were dropping them half eaten onto the ground. Wildlife is nothing to mess with, they will cut you.

The lake and property are quite beautiful but the inhumane restrooms/showers are unacceptable.read more