Philadelphia advice

2nd on Timberlane in NJ. It's away from any towns (a plus), not far from rapid transit rail into downtown Philly, and not far from a shopping center. Was there in 2015.

If possible try to find some sites in Lancaster county. This is Amish/Mennonite country. There are several places that have hookups and will provide breakfast. I forget the names of them (because they are Amish type names). You could go on Mennonite forums (yes they exist) and ask.

Just for the sake of being complete, The Campus Park & RideThe Campus Park & Ride is literally 12 minutes from Philly. As they say on their website, they are not a traditional campground... no grass, no trees... nothing but a retired trucking terminal with lots of open, level concrete with good 30 and 50 amp hookups and water. The sewer... well... it was not the plumber's finest hour when the end of the run is a couple of feet off the ground. What I do is park well away from everyone and, every week to ten days, pull up to the dedicated dump station (which is close to ground level) and do my business before returning to my spot out on the other end.

So... this is in an urban/industrial area. Gated access, barbed wire fences all around, staffed 24/7 and more cameras watching the property than you could possibly count. As this is primarily a Park & Ride that caters mostly to UPenn and the hospitals, there are shuttle buses that run on a very frequent schedule (every 5 or 10 minutes) during drive times all the way down to the middle of the night (if you really wanted to) when there is a driver here and ready to go when you want. Bottom line, you have a shuttle service 24/7/365 that goes to the hospitals and bus line from UPenn. That point is also just four blocks from the a subway station and one block from a regional train station.

If you're a train enthusiast, you'll love the 15 (or so) train track switching yard that is just beyond the far end of the property. If you're a light sleeper and an occasional horn toot will drive you nuts... this place is NOT for you. Personally, I kinda like the trains.

By the way... Philly International airport is 10 minutes down the road.

If you're looking for convenient location to Philly City Center, UPenn, the Airport... there is no better location.

Full disclosure: I have no connection to this facility other than I've been here for a few months and decided to take the time to answer those who seem to, often, ask how to best access Philadelphia.

Safe Travels!

prstlk wrote:
We are full time from the north west and currently working our way up the east coast. We try to keep our itinerary flexible and not plan so far out as to limit our time in an area we enjoy.
We will be heading into the Philadelphia area end of may and our not finding any spots close buy.
For those who live near or have been there any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Jw

we stayed a bit west of philly in Lancaster county. it's an ez drive from there into philly. we stayed at the Brandywine Creek Campground in our 35' Class A.

Been to Philly many times. Still have relatives in South Philly. We stay at Timberlane in Jersey. Side trip to A.C. from here. This is the closest and easiest to and from for us. We have also stayed at the K.O.A. in West Chester if we want to visit Lancaster and Gettysburg also.