Allegheny National Forest · Pennsylvania
Overview Buckaloons Campground sits at the confluence of the Allegheny River, Brokenstraw Creek and Irvine Run in northwestern Pennsylvania. This 61-site campground offers access to the Allegheny Wild & Scenic River and opportunities for boating, fishing, wildlife watching, and relaxing in a quiet, country atmosphere. Recreation Water activities are a big draw to Buckaloons Recreation Area, including canoing, kayaying, rafting, and boating.
Sites at Buckaloons are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 101 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Buckaloons around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Tracy Ridge | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Kiasutha | Cancellation alerts available |
| Willow Bay | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Bridge (Pa) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dewdrop | Cancellation alerts available |
| Twin Lakes (Pa) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Loleta Recreation | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hearts Content Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kelly Pines Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Handsome Lake Boat Access Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hooks Brook Boat Access Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hopewell Boat Access Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Minister Creek Campground and Trailhead | Cancellation alerts available |
| Morrison Boat Access Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pine Grove Boat Access Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Farnsworth Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Buckaloons; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.