FAQ

Check-In: 3pm

Check-Out: 10am

All rentals require an adult 21 years or older. Adults may not reserve for younger adults.

Need to Cancel? If you need to cancel your reservation, please call 814-789-3251 before the deadlines listed below to receive your deposit refund, minus a $10 /$30 if you used select your site cancellation fee. Text and email notifications of cancellations are not acceptable.

RV/Tent/Water & Electric ALL reservations will be charged a minimum fee of $10.00 (Plus the select your site fee) Cancellation Fee, if cancelled 15 days prior to 3 pm on check in day. 14-8 Days can be moved once at the same rate and amount of days. Subsequent cancellations will result in forfeited deposits. Reservations cancelled 7 or less days will forfeit deposit. Reservations made in the cancellation window will still follow the cancellation rule. No email cancellations will be accepted.                                                                                                                     

CABIN cancellations will be charged $50.00 cancellation fee if cancelled 30 days prior to 3 pm check in. Cancellations made 14 days or more can be moved once at the same rate and stay. Cancellations made 7 days or less will result in a deposit forfeiture. Reservations made in the cancellation window will still follow the cancellation rule. No email cancellations will be accepted.

***** ALL HOLIDAY OR SPECAIL EVENTS CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR A RUFUND MINUS THE $10.00/$50.00  (ADD $20 IF YOU USED SELECT YOUR SITE ) CANCELLATION FEES *********RESERVATIONS CANCELLED REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE WITHIN 30 WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND *****

Please see our website for Holiday and special events weekends.

Events

We do not allow more than 10 people on a campsite including visitors. Each visiting guest must register at the store/office, pay the prevailing visitor’s rate, and then park  in the Guest Parking Area.  Should a registered camper invite someone in without checking in the store both may be asked to leave without refund.

The Meadville Campground no longer charges a fee for guests. 

Guests must be added to the reservation or registered at the Campground Office prior to their visit.

We only allow 1 camping unit per site. If you would like to add a tent to the site you MUST use a tent site or water and electric site. This policy is in effect for all cabins as well.

Yes, Meadville Campground is a pet-friendly campground, as long as you abide by our pet policies in our Campground Policies and you are camping in your own RV or tent.  We have added a dog park for our furry-friends. At this time, select cabins are pet friendly with a signed pet waiver and pet fee. We have several pet stations through out the park for cleaning up after your pet.

We have electric and water campsites in a wooded, pine area near our bath house where you care allowed to tent camp, if you desire water and/or electric hookups.  You may tent camp on any of our water and electric sites or our primitive sites. Our full hook up sites are reserved for camping units other than tents.

Sorry, but we do not allow boats or trailers  on your campsite.  We do have a boat/trailer parking area, that you may use at no additional charge. Our staff will direct you to the proper parking space.

Yes we have 30/50 amp service pull through campsites. We have larger pull thru sites with 50 amp service including our over sized 30/50 amp premium sites.

Tents may not be put on full hook up sites. Pop-Ups with showers and toilets may rent a site with full hook ups.

We do not require that you use a full hook-up campsite.  However, the discharging of gray (sink or tub waste water) is illegal in Pennsylvania.  If you are not on a full hook-up campsite, you are by PA law, required to collect and properly dispose of the waste water from your sink.  Please use the dump station located down near the main building, at no additional charge to dispose of that waste water.

Yes, some brands do. AT&T works well. Unfortunately, our Verizon cell service here is marginal. You can get and send texts in most places, but phone service is marginal. There is a bench out between the playground and Wagon Lake where there is some service. You may also turn on wifi calling and make calls if your phone is capable of this type of calling.

We’re sorry, but we only allow swimming in our pool.  Because of the number of campers fishing, the bottom of the ponds are unfortunately littered with fishing hooks, tangled line, etc. and it would present a safety hazard to swimmers. In addition, lakes require testing and approval for public swimming areas.  You are allowed to play in the creek. Only during our Cardboard boat Regatta, are people allowed in the lake.

Sorry, but we do not allow canoes and kayaks on our lakes .We do have a local canoe/kayak livery service that rents canoes and kayaks at French Creek Canoes.  Please contact them directly for prices and to reserve equipment for an outing.

No license is required to fish at Meadville Campground Journey.  However, all fishing is catch and release.  We pay a sport fishing fee to the state of PA, and stock the ponds, so you can enjoy catch and release fishing at our park without the expense of buying a PA fishing license. Please return all fish to the body of water caught from. Please do not catch minnows for fishing. We sell live bait in the campstore.

You can bring pre-cut, split firewood from within Crawford County Pennsylvania, or you may purchase firewood from us at the store.  It is against the law to transport firewood from other states.  Transporting firewood even between counties within Pennsylvania is discouraged because it spreads pests, which damage woodlots.

 Once you are checked in you may request a gate key it is a $10.00 refundable CASH deposit , should you forget to leave your key with us when you check out, we will give you a courtesy call. If we fail to contact you we will charge the card on file $30.00 replacement fee. This will be charged to the card used to make the reservation. Your card is good for 1 vehicle only, sharing your card could result in you and your guest being asked to leave without refund.

We have had, from time to time, bears visit our park.  Using good hiking, tenting, and camping practices is generally all that is required to protect yourself from unwanted furry friends looking to score an easy meal.  By taking your garbage to the dumpster (located near the propane station) at the end of each day, never keeping or storing food in the open, nor in or near your tent, you help to discourage our furry friends from looking for easy meals.

Should there be a weather emergency, we will come around to each site to advise.  In the event of a tornado, a long continuous siren can be heard from the fire station you may seek shelter at the East Mead Volunteer Fire Station located one mile West (towards Meadville) of the campground on Route 27.

Yes, we allow bicycling on our roadways, but we require all children under 12 to wear a helmet (PA Law), We ask that all children have bikes back on their site at dusk and do not permit nighttime bike riding. We strongly recommend that all bicyclists wear helmets.

Call or come to the office and report them if it is during store/operating operating hours.  If it is after hours, call our the campground number listed  on your bulletin  We will respond to your need regardless of the hour.  If we don’t answer, we may be in the park.  Try again.

The Meadville Campground no longer offers onsite cable. We have campground wifi for non-streaming browsing. Starlink, T-Mobile AWAY, and TravlFi work great for streaming applications.

As of June of 2025, the Meadville pool is not heated. We are looking to add this capability within the next year.

We will not share or sell subscriber information with 3rd parties for their direct marketing purposes.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.
All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
By selecting the Check Box on The Bookings Check Out Page Guests Agree to Receive Marketing SMS.
Guests may receive an SMS before/during/after their stay with us. Reply STOP to Opt Out. Reply HELP for assistance. Standard message and data rates may apply

The Meadville Campground does permit the use of Electric Golf Carts onsite.

• All golf carts must be registered with the campground office and display a valid registration decal.
• A $150 annual registration fee is required.
• Proof of current liability insurance is required at time of registration.
• Golf carts must stay on campground roads and designated driving paths only – no driving on grass, trails, or through campsites or other guests’ lots.
• Speed limit is 5 MPH throughout the park.
• All drivers must have a valid driver’s license.
• Underage or unlicensed drivers are not permitted under any circumstance.