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From East or West: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Bedford, Exit 146. Go north on I-99 to Exit 7. Follow PA 869 west to Pavia, then follow signs through Pavia to the park. From North: Take I-99 south to Exit 23. Follow Old US 220 south. Turn right onto PA 164 west, follow to the town of Blue Knob. Turn left onto Blue Knob Road (LR 4035) follow five miles to northern entrance of the park. From South: Take I-70 west to Breezewood, then US 30 west to Bedford, then north on I-99 to Exit 7. Follow PA 869 west to Pavia, then follow signs through Pavia to the park.
We camped at Blue Knob State Park in June 2020. Very nice, quiet, and clean. Wooded with good space and privacy between most spots. Sites on the exterior of the loop are wooded... the interior ones are exposed and not private. A few hiking trails right from the campground. NO CELL SERVICE for many miles. We enjoyed our time and relaxed, but felt like there wasn’t a whole lot to do in the area and did everything in 2 days. We were a bit unprepared and hoped to drive to a restaurant to avoid cooking one night... nearest place was a pizza place that was about an hour away. Enjoyed our time, but wouldn’t spend more than 2 nights.
Nice summer camping getaway in the gorgeous Appalachian mountains. The campground has some electric sites and hiking and biking trails.
A lovely park, even off season. A few cute trails (Lost Turkey trail, and Chappells Field trails are recommended), a campground, a regional pool, picnic areas, and much nature. Could use a bit more parking close to the trails, but overall a great place to hike, camp, walk or run.
