Lake Glory (Knoebels), Elysburg, PA

A Fathers Day tradition for our family for the past 3 years. We enjoy camping by the creek in the T7-T4 sites. The kids have access to the water to fish or swim. Although I believe swimming is prohibited in the creek it is extremely difficult to keep them out. Someone always "accidentally" falls in.

The campground is small but clean and the sites are spacious. The bathrooms have an interesting set up with the sinks outdoors, which I don't mind, and each toilet is in an individual stall which is accessed from the outside. Lake Glory Campground is a great alternative to the very crowded camping at Knoebels and its just a 10 minute ride away.

The campground offers a shuttle bus to Knoebels Grove. Knoebels is a fantastic old fashioned amusement park that offers pay as you go rides instead of an entrance fee. They also allow dogs at the park and you may bring in your own food. We love this because it saves us a ton of $$. We pack a lunch in the am and bring lots of waters and snacks.

We love Lake Glory and Knoebels.

Happy Camping,
The Stefanelli Family

Yogi Bears Jellystone Park, Quarreyville, PA

July 17th-19th. We very much enjoyed our weekend getaway to Yogi Bear. The waterpark is the main attraction but the kids also enjoyed the craft activities, jumping pillow, outdoor movie theater and go carts. The campground is expensive ($88 per night for a water/electric site for pop-up) but that price includes the waterpark. All craft activities cost extra $$. We also had BooBoo Bear come to our campsite for extra $$ to help us celebrate my husbands birthday. The kids loved that and it was a great photo opp.

The campground is very clean. Bathrooms were clean, staff was friendly and helpful. Our site (#65) wasn't large but was perfectly located to the playground, pavillion, lake and water park. Check in is at 3:00pm but for an extra $10.00 you can check in at 1:00pm.

We used the water park all weekend and even opted to pay an extra $10.00 to use it after check out. We parked our camper in their parking lot but then realized that we had no where to go with our dog. (Animals are not allowed in the waterpark). Problem solved, we found an empty cabin next to the water park and put our dog on the covered porch with a bowl of water. He was only a few feet away from us and we could sit in the water park and comfortably keep an eye on him. When the dog was discovered by the owner of the campground he was not happy to see the dog there, but reluctantly agreed to let him stay and saw the need for a dog sitting service. So, when you visit Yogi Bear Campground next year and they have a new dog sitting service it was inspired by our dog, Chase.

Tips: If you are visiting during a busy weekend, make sure you go to the waterpark when it opens (11:00am) and save a table and chairs for yourself by putting your towels and bags down otherwise you will have a hard time finding a place to sit.

Happy Camping,
The Stefanelli Family

Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA

Well, we have been loyally going to Granite Hill for 3 years on Memorial Day Weekend. I'm sorry to say we will no longer be back because the campground consistently overbooks and bathroom plumbing problems overshadow what otherwise would be an enjoyable camping experience. A group of us camp in the tent section. Only two in our group have pop-ups the rest are tenters (for now). The activities are great for the kids. The evening we arrive they have a reenactor come and tell ghost stories and tour around the campground. One evening they offer a karoakee/dance party. The pool is adequate but when the campground is over-booked the pool quickly becomes too small.

Gettysburg is wonderful place to visit especially on Memorial day weekend. What better way to honor our soldiers. The kids enjoy learning about our past history and watching the reenactments around the park. We love to have have lunch at Spanglers Spring and watch the Confederate soldires fire their muskets. If your up for a hike Big Round Top is a manageable hike with the kids with monuments and a view when you reach the top. The town is quaint filled with great restaurants and shops. The nearby Adamstown Winery is worth a visit. I'm happy to say my son is very much interested in the Civil War and I owe his interest to our camping trips to Gettysburg.

Next Memorial Day Weekend we are thinking about Williamsburg, VA. but I have no doubt we will visit Gettysburg again in the future.

Happy Camping,
The Stefanelli Family

Cape Henlopen State Park

One of our favorite places to go camping. The State Park is located in Lewes, DE near the coast. We stayed July 3rd - July 6th for the Fourth of July weekend. Check out is 12 noon.


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Bathrooms
Bath House number 2 is nicer and cleaner the number 1

Sites
Nice size. Sand and pine trees. Campers must park on the road in front of the site. Some have full sun. We enjoyed 116 and or friends stayed on 110. Very nice. Partial shade.

Biking
Good family biking. Paved trail runs about 3 miles around the campground. Good for kids.

GEOCaching
This visit to the cape we found geocaching really taking off from previous years. Lots of treasures to find.

Take advantage of the park activities. The kids loved Seining the Bay where they participated in throwing a net into the bay and discovering the creatures that live there. We even found a sea cucumber! Other years we coordinated our trip to the living history programs at Fort Miles. The kids enjoyed seeing the soldiers and hearing their stories. My son especially loved seeing and hearing about the weapons.

Happy Camping,
The Stefanelli Family