Willow Bay Recreation Area
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 60 ft
- Sites
- 109
- Electric hookups
- Yes
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 21
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Willow Bay Recreation Area
Willow Bay Recreation Area was built in the early 1960s by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. When completed, it was transferred to the USDA, Forest Service. Willow Bay Recreation Area is located 15 miles west of Bradford, PA, on State Route (SR) 346, just south of the New York State line. The area overlooks the south shore of Willow Bay, a small arm on the eastern side of the Allegheny Reservoir. There are four camping loops - Oak, Aspen, Hemlock and Deer Grove. Campsites in Hemlock and Deer Grove Loops overlook Willow Bay while sites in Oak and Aspen loops back onto Willow Creek. The North Country National Scenic Trail crosses near this campground and visitors can access the trail from State Route 346. View/Print Trail Brochure - pdf
Before you go
Season
January – December
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
Daily camping fee - $20.00 to $39.00/per site • Daily cabin fee - $60.00 to $100.00/per site • Daily launching fee - $5.00/per vehicle - $1.00/per person • Season vehicle launching/swimming pass - $65.00 (Covers all day-use boat launches)
Hours
Campground & Picnic Area - Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am Boat Launch open 24 hours.
Restrictions
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Allegheny National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forest. Applicable Orders for this Site: • Allegheny Reservoir • Developed Camping • Boating Regulations
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.