USDA Forest Service · Pennsylvania
Clarion River Campsites
USDA Forest Service · Pennsylvania, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,286 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Ridgway, PA
About
US Forest Service campground. Twenty-six primitive, numbered campsites are dotted along the Clarion Wild and Scenic River from Irwin Run up to and along Millstone Creek. Campsites can be reached via River Road and FR 132. In this area, dispersed camping is only allowed at the numbered sites. You will find 17 campsites along the Clarion River and 9 campsites along Millstone Creek. Each campsite has a hardened parking spot and a rock fire ring. Information signs and vault toilets are located at Irwin Run, Robin Island, and Millstone Creek Canoe Launches. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: January. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 18° | -7° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 21° | -6° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 29° | 8° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 39° | 17° | 81° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 52° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 57° | 47° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 65° | 54° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 64° | 53° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 59° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 43° | 33° | 76° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 32° | 15° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 28° | 4° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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