
Hearts Content Recreation Area
Warren, Pennsylvania(View other Warren area campgrounds)
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Ownership: US Forest ServiceOfficial website: fs.fed.us
Posted by: MountainMan on January 2, 2006
Description
Civilian Conservation Corps workers (CCC) constructed the campground, picnic area, and pavilion in 1936. An exhibit of a hand-hewn log is adjacent to the picnic area.Directions
Hearts Content Recreation Area is located 15 miles southwest of Warren, PA. From the Mohawk exit of U.S. Route 6, take Pleasant Drive south for 11 miles. At the hard curve, turn left onto a gravel road; go south for four miles to Hearts Content.Activities
Hearts Content National Scenic Area, a lovely, old growth, remnant timber stand, is located next to the picnic area. Here stand 300 to 400 year old white pine, hemlock, and beech. Hearts Content Scenic Interpretive Trail winds about one mile through this timber stand and returns to the picnic area. All facilities in the day use area are universally accessible to people with disabilities.Hickory Creek Wilderness is adjacent to the campground. This 8,663-acre area is replete with solitude, serenity, and wildlife; no motorized equipment of any kind is permitted. A 11-mile loop hiking trail weaves its way through the rolling terrain, climbing in and out of the valleys.Guidebooks
- Moon Pennsylvania Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping
- The Best in Tent Camping: Pennsylvania
Services
Each of the 26 family campsites contains a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Two sites also have lean-to shelters and charcoal grills. Vault toilets and pressurized water are available. The kids will enjoy the small playground with its log cabin, sandbox, and other attractions. There's lots of open area, too. Campsites are available on a first-come, first served basis only, no reservations.Reservation info
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Reviews of Hearts Content Recreation Area
Reviewed by Guest on May 21, 2007
(0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)thjs is a fabulous, out-of-the-way, quiet, private, serene, and gorgeous little campground. my husband and i have gone several times and have enjoyed the peaceful, quiet time we've spent hiking and bird watching. by the way, the bird watching is amazing: we never would have guessed that we'd add so many species of warblers to our book of finds. this campground is definitely for those people who want to just get away from EVERYTHING.
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