Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania
Shawnee State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania, United States
- Sites
- 200
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,168 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Shawnee Lake
- Nearest town
- Schellsburg
- Address
- 132 State Park Road, Schellsburg, PA 15559
- Phone
- (814) 733-4218
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
206 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Shawnee State Park's campground offers approximately 200 tent and trailer sites along Shawnee Lake, many with electric hookups and some with full water and sewer service. Shower houses with flush toilets and a sanitary dump station are on site. Four organized group tenting sites are also available.
Fees
Base rate $16/night for PA residents or $21/night for non-residents, plus $7/night for an electric site, or $14/night for a full-hookup site with water and sewer, plus $4/night for sites near showers. A $4/night premium applies Fri/Sat/holidays. A $6.50 reservation fee applies per booking. Pets allowed at designated sites for $2/night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 22° | -12° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 26° | 3° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 32° | 10° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 42° | 24° | 83° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 54° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 58° | 48° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 67° | 56° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 66° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 61° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 44° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 34° | 22° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 28° | 7° | 66° | 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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