Allegany State park is a place that I have visited since I was a kid. It is flat-out beautiful! It is a series of freshwater lakes nestled in about 65,000 acres of preserved woodland among the western foothills of the Allegheny Mountains

it is located about an hour East of Erie, Pa and about an hour South of Buffalo, NY and is adjacent to I-86 "The Southern Tier Expressway." Conveniently, it is a comfortable day's drive from NYC, and Toronto as well as from DC and Baltimore. so if you livein any of these areas and and are looking for a rustic weekend...trust me, you will not be sorry.

Amenities include everything you would want. There are pull-through sites, tent sites, camper sites and even cabins available for rent. Most of the campsites and all of the cabins have electricity. There are even some group cabins for larger get-to-gethers.

As mentioned, the campsites like the rest of the park is rustic. This is not the "Parking... more