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Ricketts Glen State Park


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 5 attractions in Benton
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Attraction type: State park, Waterfall
Activities: Hiking
Address: Benton, PA 17814
Tel: (570) 477-5675

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Charming
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5 of 5 stars
Wappingers Falls
7 Oct 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The Falls Trail is absolutely delightful! Kids and adults alike will love it. You see 18 small waterfalls in about 3 miles; 21 in less than 5 miles. With so many breaks for photos, you will hardly notice you're hiking. The trail is well maintained and well-traveled. But it can be crowded on nice weekends. We also hiked the Grand... more

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5 of 5 stars
Philadelphia
28 Sep 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Ricketts Glen State Park is a wonderful place for nature lovers who just hapen to enjoy hiking and photography. Ricketts Glen is one of our favorite state parks to visit. If you have the time, try renting one of the modern cabins for a weekend. more

Awesome!
20 Aug 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

This is a very clean, very beautiful park. We hiked many of the trails, and we found them to be well marked and wide. The paths were often covered with a fine gravel. The falls were also marked by their names. The bridges and steps were made of wood and stone, blending into the environment beautifully. We will be back.... more

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5 of 5 stars
New Jersey
3 Aug 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

We visited Ricketts Glen for the first time during the last weekend of July for a getaway from New Jersey. The lake was beautiful and the park was extremely well kept. The park is big and many of the hikes are challenging. We have young kids and so stayed on the easier trails. The kids loved swimming in the lake... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bucks County,Pa
19 Jul 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Camp sites- We are experienced campers who only stay at state parks. This is by far the best camp ground we've been to. The map doesn't do this one justice. The sites, closest to the lake were small and not very private, but ours, in the #70's was fabuloous! We called ahead of time and the ranger gave us a... more

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5 of 5 stars
Az. transplant from Pa.
30 Mar 2008

Ricketts Glen will always be one of my all-time favorites. I used to get up at the crack of dawn while my family was asleep and run down to the intersection of 118 and back. It's one heck of a 10 mile run. Try not to walk on the climb back up. For a balloon tire/ mountain bike ride, make... more

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4 of 5 stars
Central PA
12 Jul 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Stayed July 2006 for two nights in the campground. We are tent campers but all sites are for either RV or tent. We were in #14 and despite being next to restrooms, at this campground, this was not a problem at all. Had plenty of trees to give privacy from the facilities and a nice rock area behind the pad... more

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4 of 5 stars
Raleigh
4 Apr 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

Just returned from spending four days at Ricketts Glen State Park. We rented one of the cabins. CABIN: Much bigger and cleaner than I expected. It didn't look like much from the outside, but the wood walls and ceilings inside are quite nice. The cabin has a well-equiped kitchen (for a cabin). There's even a microwave oven. The bathroom has... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mechanicsburg Pa
28 May 2004
10/12 found this review helpful

This is more than a state park!!! We went to Ricketts Glen State Park May 21-23 2004. I'm not into camping as much as my husband but would return in a heartbeat!!! The campground is really nice and the lots are mostly wooded with privacy between you and the campers next door (a few are small and not very private).... more

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Ricketts Glen State Park Address

Benton, PA 17814
Tel: (570) 477-5675