Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania
Trough Creek State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania, United States
- Sites
- 29
- Hookups
- 29 electric
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 991 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- James Creek
- Address
- 16362 Little Valley Road, James Creek, PA 16657
- Phone
- (814) 658-3847
- Activities
- Camping
30 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Trough Creek State Park's campground offers 29 sites, all with electric hookups, near the scenic Trough Creek gorge and its swinging bridge. The campground has a non-flush restroom and a sanitary dump station, though no showers are available.
Fees
Base rate $16/night for PA residents or $21/night for non-residents, plus $7/night for an electric site. 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° | 21° | -7° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 26° | 4° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 32° | 7° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 41° | 25° | 84° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 59° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 59° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 58° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 61° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 45° | 37° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 34° | 23° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 29° | 9° | 65° | 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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