Philly to Niagara - routes?
A weeks trip coming up. We are in Philly and want to go to Niagara. What route should we go and where to stay? First time RVers. 12 year old and Small dog in tow so interested in fun activities and do...
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Watkins Glen and Letchworth State Park are both fabulous. Letchworth is much larger; more than one full day would not in any way be too much there. Watkins Glen can be comfortably "seen" in a day, at least the major highlights.
Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg is a fun and (relatively) affordable stop, too. They have two campgrounds directly associated with it: Lake Glory is a couple miles away from the amusement park, with shuttle service a few times a day. The Knoebels campground is directly adjacent to the amusement park, such that you walk back and forth. The Lake Glory campground is overall the nicer campground, with bigger sites and a more campground-like atmosphere, but I prefer the convenience of walking to and from my site and being able to (for instance) take a quick nap in the afternoon.
If you stretch your timetable, you could see all these in a nice loop (Philly to Knoebels to Letchworth to Niagara Falls to Watkins Glen to Philly, or the same in reverse), but for a week trip it's probably too much to do comfortably.
Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg is a fun and (relatively) affordable stop, too. They have two campgrounds directly associated with it: Lake Glory is a couple miles away from the amusement park, with shuttle service a few times a day. The Knoebels campground is directly adjacent to the amusement park, such that you walk back and forth. The Lake Glory campground is overall the nicer campground, with bigger sites and a more campground-like atmosphere, but I prefer the convenience of walking to and from my site and being able to (for instance) take a quick nap in the afternoon.
If you stretch your timetable, you could see all these in a nice loop (Philly to Knoebels to Letchworth to Niagara Falls to Watkins Glen to Philly, or the same in reverse), but for a week trip it's probably too much to do comfortably.
