Jim Thorpe Camping Resort

I recently tent camped at Jim Thorpe over the weekend. The staff was helpful and friendly and allowed us to check-​in early since our site was free. The camp store has EVERYTHING you need which was good for those oops, I forgot… moments. Our site was conveniently next to the restrooms, however, they were out of use the first morning we were there. I will say I enjoyed that they are single restrooms complete with a toilet, shower, and sink so it makes using the bathroom and showering much more easier and private. The sites were very close to each other, which I did not like, but overall I enjoyed my experience at Jim Thorpe and would go back to this campground.

I stayed here with 6 other friends for a bonding night and it was one of the best experiences in a public campground I’ve ever had! The roads are a little hard to navigate but the plot of land allocated to us was the perfect space and great accommodations. The bathrooms were surprisingly very clean and it was nice to have showers on premise as well! I will say the ground could be maintained a little better as there was many roots and tree stubs sticking through the ground and could easily penetrate a tent. Otherwise, I loved my stay at Jim Thorpe and would highly suggest it for a small gathering trip for a weekend!

Stayed here over the weekend. The bathrooms were super clean and very closely located to our tent site which was a plus. We did wake up one morning with the facilities being out of service, but it was fixed in no time. Things happen, we understand. We didn’t use the campground more than just the site itself and purchasing bundles of wood from the store (no pool, lake, trails, etc). My only complaint regarding the campground is that the tent sites are right on top of each other. Not a whole lot of room to spread out and finding parking can be a nightmare. And there is absolutely no cell service what so ever. I didn’t even try the wifi as free wifi can be just as bad as no service. So forcing to disconnect was a plus for the relaxing weekend. Definitely would come back, but I was expecting a little bit more space between campsites.

Very mixed feelings on this place. We had a good time but mostly because we were in good company. I checked in, got our camper situated (super tight spots). Had s «pull though» site but there was no way we could pull through people behind us had multople cars and we could swing it. Husband managed to back it into the spot. friends of our checked in about an hour after us. After they paid they were followed out by the owners saying their camper was entirely too big for the spot. They reserved online and you had to enter in the campers size or it wouldn’t let you go further, so they were informed of the size, but said they never got that info. My husband went up to meet them and tried to tell the owner they could back it in. Husband also slipped the f bomb in there and owner freaked out (after reading past reviews I thought we were getting kicked out.) 40 Mins later they finally let him back it in. His excuse was tbat there were too many kids around to do that, but there were plenty of us around to make sure that didn’t happen. First night finally making dinner about 8 and I heard what I thought was a fire cracker, looked out and realized one of the electric poles. Blew a few sites up. About an hr later we got our power back. Woke up that next morning, went to take a shower had no water, turns out the well pump blew. The owner joked with my husband saying nothing but issues since we got there. Pool wad freezing but refreshing, wish we took time to swim at the lake. We took bike trails to the lake (it’s a rough trail) and kayaked. Overall a good time. Would I stay there again? No, but it worked to hang out at. The man who collected the garbage was the friendliest. He stopped to talk with us a few times.

I recently acquired a pop up camper and wanted to put it to good use. Jim Thorpe Camp Ground is where we chose to go. Upon arrival, check in was fast and done efficiently. i really appreciated that, after a long drive, who wants to wait to check in.
As advertised my site had running water, electric, and cable, which I didn’t use the cable. our site was very large and clean. it had a fire ring plus an over sided picnic table. The true test of a good campsite is the public restrooms. I was impressed, the bathrooms were clean which is a direct result of staff’s commitment to it’s customers. Bathroom and showers are located throughout the camp grounds which is convenient.
Due to the location of the camp ground cell phones work with no internet service. The camp ground offers free wifi. Unfortunately, the wifi is spotty at best. I attempted to get help a few times only to hear that is how it is. For this reason i give Jim Thorpe a 4 out of 5.
I will be back for sure!

Loved it here ! They were so great to me and my family ! We had a drive camper and the car that came with us had to leave in emergency so we were left with no car. The owner pulled our trailers to the lake with 4 kayaks and picked us up. They are very accommodating and will return to camp here again !

Adults, and Groups stay far away. No privacy. Camp grounds (if you want to call it that) are too close and on top of each other. This is a very quiet camp ground. The photos are not accurate and makes the place look a lot bigger than what it really is. The lake is not part of the campsite. The owner is ridiculously rude, obnoxious, and very annoying. He’s too involved in your activities and wants absolute quiet. You can hear someone open a can of soda 100 yards away… He hears this and comes driving around in his cart to investigate. Ridiculous. Those individuals who give this place 5 stars are either family, friends, or just never experienced any other camp sites. I camp often and for many years. This place is an absolute atrocity and no one should put their hard earned money into this place. Stay at home or camp in your own backyard.

Management is insane. The guy is a real *^%$(*#@!!! Extremly rude and borderline racist. I’ve enjoyed the place as a kid and wanted to share the experience with other family as an adult and had to leave after being on site for about 15mins. Worst place, definitely not what it use to be. Wish I was able to give this place (management) less than a star.

The worst experience ever. The owner’s daughter came over to our campsite after getting wasted with the young adults in the cabin next to us and told us they were going to throw us out in the middle of the night for being loud… and singing «campfire songs» a few minutes past quiet hours. We broke up the party respectfully and went to our cabins. At 8 am the next morning the owner’s son banged on all four of our cabins obnoxiously until we woke up, yelling outside our doors and screaming that we needed to leave the property immediately. He called the cops because we asked for refunds since we had booked the next night. The owner’s son then began trying to clean out our cabins while we were still asleep in them, and kept harassing us for keys. They closed down the bathrooms on us and even followed one of our friends into the bathroom stall to watch him pee and accusing him of intent to vandalize the place, even though we were just trying to wake up and get our stuff together. He then began running from cabin to cabin harassing all four couples demanding we return keys, threatening to take us to small claims court if we tried to charge back our cards for unused nights. The cops came and pretended to take all of our info, just to keep the crazy owners from freaking out, while secretly telling us that they were nuts, and that this happened often and thats why there were so many open cabins available. We were grateful the cops were there to protect us from the owners. They made sure we got out alive. DO NOT stay here. You will regret it.

I typically prefer to camp at state parks as I find them to be larger camp grounds and less crowded. This camp site was decent and had individual bathrooms/​showers. It was pretty full and thus fairly densely packed; however, this was not a concern as our intent was to go in to town and see the attractions vs staying at the camp ground and unwinding. There were often lines for the bathrooms. The camp store was well stocked with most amenities, including ice and dry firewood. All-​in-​all, the camp site served it’s purpose, however, if my intent was to have a quiet, get-​away– this would have left a bit to be desired. I was surprised that I saw very few (if any) children there (other than my three.) That may be a benefit to others though…

I always camp at state parks so this would be comparable to a state park. It had a nice clean pool. If you go to the bottom of the camping facility near the tents you will meet up with a bridge that takes you to a great hiking and biking location. Follow the trail to the right and it takes you to the damn and the beach area of Mauch Chunk Lake.
If you follow the damn across to the mountain there is another hiking trail. Be careful, we saw a bear while hiking here.
I like this place for the location. Right next to town. The bathrooms were clean and get cleaned regularly. It was about $ 80 for two nights. Seasonal rates were high $ 1,500 for two adults. The game room could be updated. The playground sites can get noisy with all the kids running around.

We just spent the weekend here. Rented two cabins. Plenty of space for 13 people! Owner and his family are super nice! We loved it! We cannot wait to go back! Cabins are as stated, rustic. But that’s what we wanted! We were able to rent two heaters one for each cabin, through the store! Bathrooms were super clean! I would definitely recommend camping here! The kids and adults had a blast! We are even looking into renting seasonally!

you’ll love it here if you enjoy tiny campsites and surrounding yourself with loud drunks and obnoxious kids.
everyone is on top of each other. sites are so close together that we could clearly hear the guy in the one next to us snoring all night.
never again.

One of the most insulting, outrageous episodes I’ve ever had to suffer through. The management is certifiably insane – rude, deceptive, verbally abusive. When asking for clarification about the bill was asked: «Do you understand English? Did you go to school?»
DO NOT STAY AT THIS CAMPGROUND. It’s very poor reputation precedes it, one that I wish now I had heeded more. 0 out of 5 stars.

If I could give a negative star, I would. This is the worst camping spot I have ever went to. The management is insane. I should have listened to all the negative reviews online, but I didnt. We were kicked out in the middle of the night, threatened, and they claimed to call the police on us. They were the biggest jerks I have ever dealt with and dont even want to waste more time on a review of them. Do not go there ever unless you like a-​holes.

In general a nice campground. Wooded sites are nice but small. Pricing was pretty cheap for our site without sewer. Camp store was ok, sufficient. Bathrooms were clean but I found the shower stalls a little small. The biggest problem I have is that I would judge the management creative. The check out time is 12 noon. We wanted to leave our camper and go into town but they said we had to pay another full day. Perhaps an extended check out time for a reasonable price would make them some more money. 12 noon is too early. I would probably go back location is great. Close to Towne and near msuch chauk state park,