I've only done a 1 night tent stop there last summer, so I can't really say one loop is better than the other. I seem to remember that all have trees & shade, but since the Red Oak loop has 22 electric sites & the Beech loop has 8, I would tend to go with the Red Oak loop for rally purposes. Also, the electric sites in the Beech loop back to the water & when we were there last year, you were permitted to leave your boat in the water tied to a tree as long as the tie line was wrapped in rubber, so as not to damage the tree trunk. Meaning, I would think those 8 sites could go quickly for boaters who are familiar with the park. There were many little paths leading from sites directly down to the lake.

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weekend poll is activated closing in four days that way we can start booking sites  as close to a 11 month window as possible.    looking on dcnr web page  it looks like the beech and red oak section are pet freindly and the rest of ther cg is not.  never stayed at this cg before so open for suggestions for the best loop

The entire campground is nice, and you're correct about pets in Beech and Red Oak. I think you'll find that for a rally it may be impossible to get everyone in a group depending on how large the group is.

Gallitzin books really really fast, its not just the sites close to the water either, its the entire campground. A few years ago we tried to book 4 sites together for a  family trip and gave up out of frustration. Any weekend between Memorial and Labor day will mean you'll need to be sitting with finger on the trigger when the reservation window opens. The electric / pet sites are the first to get reserved. The park is very popular and is prone to people reserving mid week and setting up, then leaving until Friday, to have sites for the weekend.

100 + sites out of 398 are already booked for the off season weekend of May 15 2015, and the window has only been open for two days. That is the problem with Gallitzin. Very nice place but tough to get in.

If it books that fast, do we have a private camprground that we could get a block reserved?

My review from previous visit:  https://canvascampers.com/inde.....pic=1841.0

Thanks. I'm just a good note taker.  I hope we will be able to go.  I won't have a weekend work schedule till feb 2015, so I'll reserve, but may need to change the ressie and just pay the $10 change fee.  Our son spent the ENTIRE weekend on the bike course when we were there.  SO those of you with kids, once your kids know it's there, you will be too.  The CG host does keep an eye on it and insist on helmets and parental presence if your kids are young.  But they will have a blast!