Campground: Shawnee State Park
Shawnee State Park is named for American Indians who lived for a short time in the vicinity of the park during their westward migration from the Potomac in the early 1700s. General Forbes camped his army within the boundaries of the park while building the Forbes Road in the campaign of 1758 against the French at Fort Duquesne, Pittsburgh. One can still walk remnants of the Forbes Trail within the park. The white barn, buildings & houses now surrounded by a lake of H2O were once surrounded by a sea of grass. These buildings belonged to John Bowman’s “Water Brooks Farm.” John Bowman was president & chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh & was the driving force behind the building of the Cathedral of Learning.

Shawnee State Park Campground Web Site

Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
40.034362, -78.635770

Campground Address:
132 State Park Road
Schellsburg, PA
15559-7300

Campground Phone Numbers:
Phone: (814) 733-4218


Campground Has Tenting? Y