Buzzard Swamp (FR 157) in PA -- Camping Rules & Access in Pennsylvania
Buzzard Swamp (FR 157) in PA
Why
U.S. Forest Service opens most of its land to dispersed camping unless a local order restricts it. Check the unit's current orders before you commit.All 2.3 miles in are maintained for passenger-car comfort, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of graded dirt. Level ground alongside most of its length. Dead-end road with no mapped turnaround, so expect to back out or unhitch. A gate 2.4 miles in, signed private.
Exposed here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off. Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles. Trout Run runs 1.2 mi off. Night skies are Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Allegheny National Forest, Marienville Ranger District: Camping or otherwise occupying Allegheny National Forest lands by any individual(s) for a period longer than fourteen days within a thirty day period.
| Fire restrictions | Set by Allegheny National Forest, Marienville Ranger District. Check current orders |
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September normals 48–72°F, 4.0″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.