Closed
This is a day-use pavilion rental facility, not an overnight campground. The pavilions are currently closed for the season. Overnight camping is available at the separate Crooked Creek Lake Campground listing.
About
Crooked Creek Lake Pavilions is a day-use facility operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, consisting of six group picnic shelters available for reservation. This is not an overnight camping facility. The pavilions are rented in half-day AM and PM time slots for picnics, special events, and group gatherings.
Three pavilion areas serve distinct purposes: Independence Pavilion sits on the beach road with a ball field and horseshoe pits; Heritage Pavilion on Overlook Road offers views of the dam and control tower; Justice Pavilion behind the park office provides a private setting near a small pond and the 9-hole disc golf course. Independence and Heritage have flush restrooms nearby, while Justice has a vault toilet.
Crooked Creek Lake itself offers extensive recreation including swimming at the sandy beach, fishing for bass, muskie, sunfish, and crappie, boating with a public launch, and hiking on trails including the 141-mile Baker Trail. Campers seeking overnight stays should book the separate Crooked Creek Lake Campground, which has 45-46 family sites.
Directions
From Pittsburgh: Head northeast on Grant St toward Sixth Avenue. Turn right onto Seventh Ave. Use the left lane to keep right at the fork, follow signs for PA-380 E/Bigelow Boulevard/Interstate 579 N and merge onto Bigelow Blvd. Take the ramp onto I-579 N/Veterans Bridge. Follow PA-28 N to PA-66 S in Manor Township. Take exit A from PA-28 N/US-422 E. Continue on PA-66 S. Turn left onto Crooked Creek Dam Rd. Address: 114 Park Main Rd, Ford City, PA 16226.
