Loleta Rec Area
Loleta Rec Area is a national forest campground in Pennsylvania.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Coordinates
- 41.40195, -79.08111
- Map
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- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232005
About Loleta Rec Area
Loleta Campground sits along the east branch of Millstone Creek in the southwestern corner of the Allegheny National Forest, offering a peaceful getaway that is popular with families. The recreation area consists of two camping loops, a shower house, a swim beach, group camping sites, and a 2.7 mile loop trail. The Trail is marked with off-white diamonds, starts and ends at Loleta, from the parking lot near the group camping site through the woods around the upper camping loop and comes back in between the upper loop and the group site. This area has been recently nominated and accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places. The area was once a bustling logging town, established in 1889, with over 600 inhabitants. The town had a large sawmill, shingle mill, broom handle factory and a rail connection for shipping products to Sheffield, PA. Once the timber supply was exhausted in 1913, the mills shut down and the town was deserted. The Federal Government purchased the site in 1925, adding it to the newly formed Allegheny National Forest. In the 1930s, the Forest Service (using CCC labor) reconstructed the mill pond, added a bathhouse, swimming area, picnic shelters, and landscaping. The distinctive quality of CCC workmanship is evident today in the dam stonework and the log construction of the old bathhouse. The camping loops were added in the 1960s. Nearby, trout fishing is popular in Millstone Creek. About 4 miles south of Loleta, the picturesque Wild and Scenic Clar
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Country Fair · 21 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 113 designated routes (128 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loleta Recreation Area | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Loleta Recreation | National forest campground | 0.1 mi | — | Electric |
| Forest Ridge Cabins and Campgrounds | Private campground | 3.2 mi | — | — |
| Loleta Bear Claw Campground | Private campground | 3.5 mi | — | — |
| Clarion River Campsites | National forest campground | 4.8 mi | — | — |
| Camper's Paradise | Private campground | 6.4 mi | — | — |
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