2016 - Lake In Wood Campground - June 2016

Lake In Wood is located east of Lancaster PA, just a few minutes north of the Shady Maple Restaurant that many of us PA people know so well.  I'd advise following their directions, as following the GPS put us going along a road of the state park which was quite bumpy and hilly, but we made it there!  Try to stagger your time of arrival from the main check in hour though, as there isn't much room before the gate to have 3 or 4 campers lined up or side by side at the check in area without being on the road.  The road isn't busy though, so I guess it is fine for a short time.


Our overall impression of Lake in Wood is very good.  Everyone really liked it and for the cost and travel time, it may become a more frequent camping location for us rather than heading east to Colonial Woods that you often see us post about.  The sites were comfortable in size and most have full hookup, making it nice to take care of the tanks and use the restroom in the camper.  Bath houses were spread out pretty far, but were very clean and taken care of with nice shower facilities.

Our Campsite all set up

Ally riding her scooter

Paved roads throughout the campground make it nice for bikes and scooters, but none can be out after dark.  We rented a golf cart as well for the few days there but that too has the night restriction since there are not lights on them.  People that are seasonal there though that have lights on theirs were running around, so I'd imagine some bright LED flashlights and some way to mount them to the rental could get you back from BINGO night easily without any trouble.

Madison on the Paddle Boat

We took some time one day to get out on the paddle boats and explore the lake.  For only $6 and hour, they were a lot of fun and gave us a good workout.  The kids seemed to have a good time even as it warmed up and was getting hot in the sun.

Oh No,.. its the Loser Float!

Some relaxing craft time at the campsite

Some of the open fields and flowers in the middle, with the lake in the distance

They have some neat activities for the kids throughout the weekend.  This weekend was not a themed weekend, so it was good for our first outing to get to know the campground and area.  they did have Mini-Golf, Boating, BINGO, and also Ceramics.  For a small price, we each painted a ceramic.  Lake in Wood has Gnomes as a theme throughout the campground, so we opted to paint our own which actually turned out to be cheaper than the ones in the store.  Took me a while, but I'm quite happy with it.  Not sure if my kids and wife will let me do ceramics again though, as I am too Particular.... :-)

Norman the Gnome

Sister Photo time!

one of the unique climbing structures there

I don't have any photos of the pools, but they are very nice and the kids had a great time swimming and making friends.  There is a kids pool with fountains and things, as well as a diving pool and spa.  We spent the afternoon there one day and had a lot of fun relaxing and refreshing ourselves from the heat of the day.

I highly recommend Lake in Wood if you are looking for a place to stay while exploring Lancaster area or just need a nice local destination for a weekend away.  We will definitely be returning in the near future.