South Shore Recreation Area is a national park campground at Cowanesque Lake in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Reservations are managed through Recreation.gov. When a booked site here is cancelled it can vanish within minutes, so Campsite Tonight monitors it 24/7 and auto-adds the opening to your Recreation.gov cart before anyone else.
South Shore Recreation Area is in very high demand — sites here routinely sell out well in advance. Cancellations are often the best way in, which is exactly what Campsite Tonight watches for.
Sites here are tent or walk-in (no RV access).
Other campgrounds at Cowanesque Lake include Tompkins and Lawrence Recreation Area.
Total reservations in May — 2023: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 5
Address
Tioga, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
41.9744, -77.2089
Very high demand - sites typically fill up immediately when the booking window opens. Plan to book the moment reservations open.
Cowanesque Lake
Cowanesque Lake
Tioga-Hammond Lakes
Tioga-Hammond Lakes
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
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