Campgrounds and RV parks near York Haven, PA

York Haven is a small borough in York County on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, roughly 12 miles south of Harrisburg. The York Haven Dam sits at Conewago Falls, where the river drops through a series of rapids just west of Three Mile Island. The location puts RV travelers within easy reach of the Susquehanna water corridor, the Hershey and Harrisburg attractions to the north, and Lancaster County farmland to the east. Campgrounds in the area lean private and family-oriented rather than backcountry. Hershey Road Campground and Bainbridge Rock Quarry Campground sit closest to York Haven itself, while Harrisburg East Campground offers a quick interstate hop north of the river. Elizabethtown / Hershey KOA Holiday and Hersheypark Camping Resort add larger, resort-style operations a short drive up the Susquehanna toward Hershey. For state park camping, the closest developed options are outside the borough. Gifford Pinchot State Park, a 2,338-acre full-service park in northern York County along PA 177 between Rossville and Lewisberry, features reverting farm fields and wooded hillsides with the 340-acre Pinchot Lake as its prime attraction.

Reservation systems split cleanly between public and private. Pennsylvania state parks offer a mix of primitive and full-and-partial hookup campsites, with reservations available up to 11 months in advance on most campsites and a limited number of first-come, first-served sites. A two-night minimum applies to weekend reservations during the summer, and stays are capped at 14 consecutive nights in season. Bookings are made through the Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests reservation website or by calling 888-727-2757, and the 11-month window opens at noon Eastern Time, which is unusual among state park systems. Private campgrounds each run their own booking channels. Elizabethtown / Hershey KOA Holiday and Hersheypark Camping Resort take reservations directly through their own websites, and both sell out summer weekends well ahead of arrival. Bainbridge Rock Quarry Campground, Hershey Road Campground, and Harrisburg East Campground can typically be booked by phone or through their operator sites.