itOpened Guides · Tioga-Hammond Lakes
How to actually get a site at Ives Run — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Ives RunFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview Ives Run Campground sits on the eastern shore of Hammond Lake in north-central Pennsylvania. Surrounded by lush forested ridges, the lake offers recreation for the entire family, including picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting and wildlife watching. Ives Run, with its beach and grassy sunning area, is a great place for kids of any age. The facility has campsites as well as group picnic shelters that can be reserved for family reunions, company picnics, neighborhood gatherings and other group events. Recreation Tioga-Hammond Lakes offer a variety of outdoor activities. With a boat ramp and overnight mooring, campers can easily spend time on the water.
| Total sites | 189 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Shelter |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 181 · Group 5 |
| Area | Tioga-Hammond Lakes |
| Managed by | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Nearest community | Tioga, PA |
| Activities | Boating, Camping, Day Use Area, Disc Golf, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Swimming Site, Visitor Center |
| Directory phone | 570-835-5281 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Ives Run is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Ives Run around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Lambs Creek Recreation Area | 1 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Recreation Area | 1 sites · nearby alternative |
| South Shore Recreation Area | 3 sites · nearby alternative |
| Tompkins | 122 sites · nearby alternative |
| Backbone Horse Campground | 1 sites · nearby alternative |
| Blueberry Patch Campground | 1 sites · nearby alternative |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Ives Run campground page · Tioga-Hammond Lakes park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Ives RunFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.