Tracy Ridge
Allegheny National Forest
Tracy Ridge Campground is located within the Allegheny National Recreation Area, approximately 15 miles from Bradford, Pennsylvania. Allegheny Reservoir is just minutes away. Hikers enjoy exploring the 33-mile Tracy Ridge Trail System, which inclused 10 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail. Tracy Ridge campground is operated by Allegheny Site Management under a concession permit.
Hand-pumped water is only available in Loop E.
Over 70 spacious, shaded campsites are available, each containing a picnic table, campfire ring, and tent pad. Vault toilets are also available. Hand-pumped water is only available in loop E. Group sites are available by reserving entire camping loops.
Need to Know
- Fee includes two vehicles and one wheeled camping unit; a $5/vehicle fee will be collected for extra vehicles at the campground
- Some sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Parking is limited
- Pets must be on a leash at all times and cannot be left unattended. Pets are not allowed on the beaches or in the water. Please clean-up after your pets.
- Please build fires only in the fire ring or grill provided. Dead material down on the ground can be used for fires but live trees, shrubs, and plants must not be cut or damaged.
- Interagency passes are accepted at most sites and are valid for the pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private vehicle. Pass holder must occupy the site.
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
- It is illegal to discharge weapons, firearms, or fireworks within the Recreation Area.
Please place trash in provided receptacles. Do not burn trash or waste food in the fire ring.
Check out time is 12:00 pm. Camping fees must be paid by 2:00 pm - don't forget to put your site number and license plate number on your fee envelope.
The dump station at Tracy Ridge is closed.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a mature oak stand on top of a hill, surrounded by streams and rock formations, at an elevation of 2,245 feet. The Allegheny Reservoir is approximately 5 miles from Tracy Ridge.
The Allegheny National Forest covers nearly half a million acres and is populated primarily with black cherry, maple, and other hardwoods. The Kinzua Dam, built in 1965, impounds the Allegheny River to form 25-mile-long Allegheny Reservoir.
Recreation
Hiking and backpacking possibilities abound in the Tracy Ridge Recreation Area. The trail system of interconnecting loops begins at the campground, and offers offers excellent day hikes. The main trail in the system is the Tracy Ridge trail, which circles the campground and drops down to the North Country National Scenic trail before climbing up the ridge back to the campground, making an approximate 16-mile loop. On the ridge above Tracy Run, there are two shorter loops for the less intrepid, and a connector to Johnnycake Trail, which goes from the loop around the campground down Johnnycake Run to the North Country Trail along the Reservoir. Connector trails off the North Country and Tracy Ridge trails lead to two primitive campgrounds on the Reservoir's shores: Handsome Lake and Hopewell. These two campgrounds are only accessed by foot or boat, and - with 3 other boat access campgrounds - are the only legal way to camp along the shore of the reservoir. The Bullis Hollow Trail leads east of the Tracy Ridge Recreation Area, heading for the city of Bradford and the Marilla Trail System on the Bradford Water Authority property approximately 8 miles away.
Boat access to the Allegheny Reservoir is nearby at Willow Bay Recreation Area, for developed access, or Sugar Bay for primitive access.
Changes & Cancellations
Cancellations or changes must be made through Recreation.gov
Contact Information
Mailing
PO Box 2395 3451 Rt. 59 Bradford PA 16701
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 814-368-4158
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
Take State Route 321 north off of State Route 59, or south off of State Route 346.
Available Campsites
- Site 107, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 109, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 120, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 112, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 103, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 108, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 114, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 095, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 097, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 115, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 041, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 043, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 113, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 042, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 045, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 102, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 038, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 092, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 116, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 119, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 098, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 117, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 096, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 099, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 039, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 110, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop TRAC, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 100, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 040, Loop BFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 094, Loop EFAM, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 0011, Loop DGRP, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
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