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First-Time Camper Program

There has never been a better time to try camping for the first time! Award-winning Pennsylvania State Parks has teamed up with Gander Mountain to offer camping to first-time campers at participating parks.

For just $20, a weekend’s worth of fresh air, family memories and fun are yours to be had.

Campers get two nights of camping, equipment rental and hands-on instruction on how to camp by state park expert campers. You won't be able to keep the gear, but you'll receive great discounts on everything you're trying out, plus more!

Call the following participating Pennsylvania state parks to make a reservation.

Black Moshannon	814-342-5960
Caledonia	717-352-2161
Chapman	814-723-0250
Colonel Denning	717-776-5272
Gifford Pinchot	717-432-5011
Hills Creek	570-724-4246
Keystone	724-668-2939
Lackawanna	570-945-3239
Little Pine	570-753-6000
Locust Lake	570-467-2404
Ole Bull	814-435-5000
Parker Dam	814-765-0630
Promised Land	570-676-3428
Raymond B. Winter	570-966-1455
Ryerson Station	724-428-4254
Sinnemahoning	814-647-8401