Beltzville State Park

Beautiful lake and very kids friendly. You could rent canoes, kayak or paddle boats here. My family really had a great time riding those boats. I will totally come back here the next time I visit PA.

If your looking for a place to enjoy a beautiful summer day, this is the park for you…
I came here with my family to spend a nice day together, picnic, and do some swimming. We had an amazing time. We mainly stayed near the lake, which offers a man-​made beach, showers/​restrooms/​changing area and a snack station. I noticed lots of picnic tables on the lawns behind the restrooms, although I did not go back there.
The park is swim at your own risk, meaning there are no lifeguards on duty. The water is pretty calm (being that it is a lake). They designate an area in the lake for people to swim. The rest of the lake is occupied by water toys; ie speedboats, jetskies, rafts, etc.
Parking is free and plenty of it. The parking is not far from the water. The place is kept clean and the people were calm and very considerate to the others around them.
I only wish it was closer to where I live, it’s about 2 hours from NYC.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this place to others if your up for the drive.
Happy Unilocaling :)

Very nice place. Had a good time. Lots of people here but the space is large enough so that every party has it’s own comfort space. The beach is nice also.

The park itself is average, crowded with lots of people, decently clean, and plenty of parking space. I have been here twice in my life. Beach is nice, clean and there are grills available.
They have an area where you can rent boats — boats are really crappy, and the ‘speed boat’ does not live up to its name. However, my experience with the boat rental office was horrible. The workers/​employees were nice and were explaining the situation calmly when we had reserved boats for a certain time but we could not rent it since the printer was broken and we cant sign waivers which is totally understandable…
BUT the manager/​head person in the office was RACIST and hot-​headed to asians. He specifically blamed us for «taking up all the boats» (which was SO not true since it looks like the majority of people renting boats were non-​asians) and basically YELLED at us for asking the same questions, STARED out of the window at us from the office to make sure we wouldn’t come back inside. Yes I understand, we are a large bunch of people and many of us want to go on the boats. Each family wanted to get a boat and I know we all had the same questions but there was NO NEED to show attitude and YELL at people. Yes, I know the printer is broken now and you cant print waivers. Just because you told something to one person, doesn’t mean everyone heard it. If you can’t handle customers, you should not be in that position. Absolutely disgusted by him.
Advice to management — GET new boats, and fire the ass-​manager.

I recently came here for a birthday Party and i was really surprised by this park. I was under the impression it was just like any ordinary park. Boy, was i wrong.
This state park is one of the few out in Pennsylvania, but the lesser known and a apparently a best kept secret.
When you drive in you may get lost because it’s huge, there are many parking lots. Green space is plenty. We had no problem finding a picnic table, although you should get here early.
This place has a beautiful but small beach, a playground for the kids, a volleyball section and a lake just to name a few. You may also rent boat, canoes or even fish. The best part is you can have a bbq, but bring your own because its hard to find an available one not in use.
The bathrooms are semi clean but it’s a bit of a walk to find it so try to settle in close by.
The park hours are strictly enforced by the park police, but they are very friendly and helpful.
The trip from nyc was long but so worth it, a slice of heaven away from the daily grind. I highly recommend you come with your family, they’ll love it. Oh bbq