Hearts Content Recreation Area
Hearts Content Recreation Area is a national forest campground in Pennsylvania. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Coordinates
- 41.69556, -79.25778
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Winter Sports
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 814-368-4158 (ALLEGHENY SITE MANAGEMENT, CAMPGROUND CONCESSIONAIRE)
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Hearts Content Recreation Area
Overview Hearts Content Campground is a semi-primitive family campground bordering the Hickory Creek Wilderness Area and surrounded by native hardwoods and a patch of planted pine forest. There is a large open field and amphitheater that is suitable for other games near the campground entry, and another large field at the back of the campground that serves as both group camping sites and a helispot. Hearts Content Campground is operated under a concession permit by Allegheny Site Management. Recreation Cross-country Ski Trail: This 6.4 mile (10.5 km) trail utilizes old railroad grades, roads and existing trails to form several loops for your skiing pleasure. The Wheeler Loop Trail goes through the campground and connects to the Tom's Run and Ironwood trails in the Hearts Content Scenic Area. These trails are marked with blue plastic diamonds on the trees. Hickory Creek Wilderness: The trailhead is located approximately 1/4 mile north of the campground entrance. This 8,663-acre area provides opportunities for solitude and a primitive and unconfined type of recreation as a refuge from our highly modified and technological world. No motorized equipment of any kind and no mechanical transports are permitted. A 13-mile loop hiking trail weaves its way through the rolling terrain, climbing in and out of the valleys. It is sparsely marked and maintained to promote a feeling of wildness and the unknown. It may not be suitable for novice hikers - please know your limitatons and do
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Country Fair · 32 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 109 designated routes (125 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts Content Rec Area | National forest campground | 0.4 mi | — | — |
| Hearts Content Campground | Private campground | 0.4 mi | — | — |
| Nct-Queen Creek Shelter | National forest campground | 3.0 mi | — | — |
| Coalbed Run Campsite | Free campsite | 4.1 mi | Free | — |
| Farnsworth Cabin | National forest campground | 4.9 mi | — | Water |
| Triple Forks West Campsites | Free campsite | 5.5 mi | Free | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.