Clear Creek Park is like a paradise. While we live just 70 miles northwest a friend from farther away found this park about 15 years ago. We have tent camped along the river and also in cabins numerous times, and there is no park as beautiful I have ever been in be it PA or otherwise. As soon as you turn in from the road you get the idea and that is even before you see that it sits on the Clarion River, on which you can also raft or canoe. It's a well kept- secret around where I live, so don't go there!!
All PA State Parks are worth a visit. Scenery just to get there is worth entire trip. Trails, swimming lake, creek. Take in Cook forest state park on same trip. Timber and Lumber industry claim to fame with great history info.
A very pretty and nice place to visit. Great for fishing, camping, or just hiking and taking a walk. Beautiful scenery, great for picture taking.
Clear Creek State Park is a lovely Pa. state park with a trout steam flowing through it and the Clarion River on one side of it. The swimming pool is an impoundment of the trout stream...so even in July it can be a tad on the "cool" side ha ha Nice RV and camping area.BUT the place we like most there is a place right up a side road a couple miles... called "Beartown Rocks". The parking area is almost next to the beginning of the rocks !Talk about huge rocks to enjoy looking at and climbing on ! Some are larger than a house !! View from the top of some of them is fantastic...especially when the fall leaves are putting on their color show :)
Best kept secret in the forest's of PA. Whether you are camping, tubing or canoeing. But don't tell anyone I told you so. :/
We have camped here in our travel trailer four times in the past two years. We just love it. The bathrooms are always clean. The camp hosts we've encountered have always been friendly. The park rangers have always been friendly. And the weekend activities have been greatly enjoyed by our kids... it's not candy bingo... but it's fun and educational too.There are so many things for the kids (in a natural way)... the roads are paved, so the kids can ride their bikes even when it's wet. The playground is very nice and is a great place for the kids to gather. There's a river where you can canoe or tube. There's another smaller creek (about mid-shin deep) that the kids like to play in and cool off. There's a swimming hole with a little beach in the park, but you'll probably have to drive there from the campground. The sites are big and private for the most part. They almost all back up to the river, stream, or playground. Most sites are generally level but you'll want to bring some levelers. Sites 2-9 and 17-19 are pretty level. If you're in a camper, stay away from Sites 44 & 45... very hard to level your rig. Also... I've seen some bigger rigs (30ft+) try to squeeze into sites 14 & 15... my opinion is that they're too small for those rigs. Sites 31 through 38 are great for looking out over the river but are a little close. They'd be good for a group using multiple sites. Sites 21-26 are good if you want heavy shade.We camp about 30 nights a year... and this is our favorite campground without question.
We camped at Clear Creek Park the second weekend of September for the first time and it was great! We had a site right on the river and some great neighbors. There were a lot of retired couples there who gave us some great info on the area. There was even a bear sighted near the cabin shower house one day. It was never seen again, but once again we were well informed thanks to our neighbors. The park was extremely clean, including the shower and restrooms. We had a problem starting our truck one morning and the park staff was there to help us in just a few minutes. There were several walking trails in the park, but we never got around to walking but one of them. There were many beautiful areas on the way into the campground to picnic at along Clear Creek. Bear Town Rocks is a short but beautiful walk. Clear Creek is a great location to visit the Alleghany National Forest and Cook State Park also. I recommend this park for camping, hiking and picnicking for anyone of any age. We had a great vacation!
It is perfect for river lovers and hikers. Biggest downfall for us is no pets allowed and being a State Park no alcohol is allowed either. But if you keep it undercover and don't get out of hand you can get by but you have to leave your pets with a sitter.
We were looking for a quick weekend trip near Pittsburgh, and found this state park fit the bill. The restrooms are CLEAN and very well maintained. They can't be more than a few years old, and the showers are warm and refreshing. We don't have an RV and didn't require electricity, so we were able to camp at one of the few "rustic" sites that are a little bit more secluded than the canoe and RV sites. Those are VERY close to each other--basically a parking spot right on top of your neighbor--and even at the rustic sites you can still hear the hum of generators from the RVs, which will go all night. The hiking in the area is excellent, and we didn't see a single other person on our 3-hour hike.
Nothing special, busy for campers, nice playground for kids and they can play in the creek (its always cold but not deep) catch some crayfish and kick back. Take a short trip up the dirt road to bear Town rocks a fun interlude