Campground: Ricketts Glen State Park
At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Robert Bruce Ricketts enlisted as a private in the U. S. Army. Fighting for the Army of the Potomac, Ricketts led Battery F during the Battle of Gettysburg. Ricketts swiftly moved up in the ranks & when the war ended, was discharged a colonel. Colonel Ricketts at one time owned outright or controlled over 80,000 acres of land in this area. His heirs, through the Central Penn Lumber Company, sold 48,000 acres to the Pennsylvania Game Commission from 1920-24. This left them with over 12,000 acres surrounding the Ganoga Lake, Lake Jean & Glens area. ...

Ricketts Glen State Park Campground Web Site

Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
41.171316 -76.383071

Campground Address:
695 State Route 487
Benton, PA
17814

Campground Phone Numbers:
Phone: (570) 477-5675

Toll Free: 888-727-2757

Campground Has Tenting? Y