Frequently Asked Questions

We open for the 2024 season on Friday, April 19th and close on Sunday, November 3rd.

Lake Raystown Resort has a full pre-payment policy at the time of reservation. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. You may also send a money order or Cashier’s Check. Unfortunately, we do not accept personal checks.

Cancellations received more than 90 days prior to your scheduled arrival, receive an 80% refund. Cancellations received 89-31 days prior to your scheduled arrival, receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than 30 days prior to scheduled arrival, no refund will be given. Guests can always reschedule their stay with us at Lake Raystown Resort without losing any of their deposit for just a $25 rebooking fee. Also, please inquire about our Trip Protection Guarantee!

The cost of our Trip Protection Guarantee is an additional 10% of your accommodation total. For instance, if the total amount of your campsite reservation is $100.00, then the cost of the trip protection is an additional $10.00. Or if your cabin reservation total is $750.00, then the cost of the Trip Protection Guarantee is an additional $75.00. If you purchase the Trip Protection Guarantee you can cancel at any time, up to and including the day of your arrival, for any reason excluding weather, and receive a full refund for the total of your accommodation deposit, less what you paid for the Trip Protection Guarantee.

• Campsite: 6 persons max
• All Pine Cabins: 6 persons max
• Yurts: 6 persons max
• Maple Cabins: 8 persons max
• Oak Park Cottages: 7 persons max
• Beachfront Bungalows: 6 persons max
• All Villas: 6 persons max
• Standard Lodge Rooms: 4 persons max
• Adirondack Lodge Rooms: 6 persons max
• Premium Double Lodge Rooms: 6 persons max
• Premium King Lodge Rooms: 4 persons max
• Lodge Suites:  4 persons max

All our campsites are pet friendly (dogs and cats only), as well as four cabins in the Pine Camping Cabin area. Pets are welcome in the campground if monitored, cleaned up after, and kept on a leash.

Pets are not permitted inside or around the Cabins, Cottages, Bungalows, Villas, or Lodge Rooms except for our “Dog Friendly” Pine Cabins (#21, #22, #23, and #24). We do not permit pets to be tied or kenneled on the porch or left in vehicles or in boats. Guests with pets inside or in the area surrounding their Cabins, Cottages, Bungalows, Villas, or Lodge Rooms will be evicted without further notice or refund.

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• Dogwood Dog Lodge – 10945 R Dream Drive Huntingdon, PA 16652 – (814) 643-3979
• May’s Kennel – 220 Old Rt. 36 Duncansville, PA 16635 – (814) 695-9206
• Stone Valley Pet Lodge – 11114 Red Rose Road Petersburg, PA 16669 – (814) 667-3000

Guests cannot check-in to their overnight accommodations prior to their designated check-in time listed below.

• Lodge Rooms: 2pm
• Pine Cabins #1-12: 2pm
• Pine Cabins #13-25: 3:30pm
• Villas: 3:30pm
• Cottages: 3:30pm
• Appalachian Maple Cabins: 3:30pm
• Oak Park Cottages: 3:30pm
• Yurts: 3:30pm
• Campgrounds: 12pm

Guests can arrive anytime on their day of arrival to use our amenities, but guests’ belongings cannot be placed on the porch or inside of their Cabin, Campsite, Lodge Room, Cottage, Bungalow, Yurt, or Villa. Keys to overnight accommodations will not be distributed until designated check-in time.

AT&T and Sprint/T-Mobile provide good service in the Raystown Lake area. Verizon service remains spotty/intermittent around Lake Raystown Resort. Lodge Standard Rooms, Lodge Adirondack Rooms, Lodge Suites, Lodge Premium Double Rooms, and Lodge Premium King Rooms are all equipped with “House Phones” and all incoming and outgoing calls are complimentary in these accommodations only.

Raystown Lake, with over 118 miles of shoreline and 8300 acres of water, is the largest lake in Pennsylvania and one of the largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.

Between the dates of 5/29 – 8/31/2023*, we require a 2-night minimum stay on the weekends of Friday and Saturday nights. Saturday check-ins and check-outs are not available during our peak season. Prior to Memorial Day Weekend and after Labor Day Weekend, we accept reservations of any length.

*3-night minimum stay is required for the holiday weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights). 2023 holiday weekends are 5/26 (Friday) – 5/29/2023 (Monday), 6/30 (Friday) – 7/3/2023 (Monday), and 9/1 (Friday) – 9/4/2023 (Monday).

Between the dates of 5/29 – 8/31/2023*, Pine Cabins, Appalachian Maple Cabins and Oak Park Cottage rentals must be either a 2-night weekend stay (Friday – Sunday), a 5-night weekday stay (Sunday – Friday), or a 7-night stay (Friday – Friday or Sunday – Sunday).

Prior to Memorial Day Weekend and after Labor Day Weekend, we accept reservations of any length.

*3-night stay of Friday – Monday is required for all holiday weekends. 2023 holiday weekends are 5/26 (Friday) – 5/29/2023 (Monday), 6/30 (Friday) – 7/3/2023 (Monday), and 9/1 (Friday) – 9/4/2023 (Monday).

Between the dates of 5/29 – 8/31/2023, Beachfront Bungalows require a 7-night stay of Saturday – Saturday.

Prior to Memorial Day Weekend and after Labor Day Weekend, we accept reservations of any length.

Between the dates of 5/29 – 8/31/2023, Waterfront and Lakeside Villa rentals must be either a 3-night weekend stay (Friday – Monday) or a 4-night weekday stay (Monday – Friday) or a 7-night stay (Friday – Friday or Monday – Monday).

*Prior to Memorial Day Weekend and following Labor Day Weekend, we accept reservations of any length.

Between the dates of 5/29 – 8/31/2023, Waterfront and Premium Waterfront require either a 2-night weekend stay (Friday – Sunday) or a 5-night weekday stay (Sunday – Friday) or a 7-night stay (Friday – Friday or Sunday – Sunday). All other Campsite types require a 2-night weekend stay (Friday – Sunday). No Saturday check-ins or check-outs are permitted.

Prior to Memorial Day Weekend and following Labor Day Weekend, we accept reservations of any length in all campsites.

*3-night stay required for all holiday weekends. 2023 holiday weekends are 5/26 (Friday) – 5/29/2023 (Monday), 6/30 (Friday) – 7/3/2023 (Monday) and 9/1 (Friday) – 9/4/2023 (Monday).

Our Rental Units DO NOT include towels. Guests must bring their own bath, beach, and kitchen towels.

**Pine Cabin and Appalachian Maple Cabin Rentals DO NOT include bed linens or pillows. Lake Raystown Resort does offer Bed Linen Packages that include pillows for $30/length of stay in the Pine Cabins and $40/length of stay in the Appalachian Maple Cabins. We are happy to provide this service with advance notice of no less than 7 days. Guests can always bring their own bed linens for no additional fee. Our Yurts, Oak Park Cottages, Beachfront Bungalows, Waterfront and Lakeside Villas include all bed linens, including pillows.

All registered overnight guests are permitted to bring their boats. Boats can be moored to the shoreline on a first-come-first-served basis – free of charge. If you choose to moor your boat along the shoreline but are not staying in a waterfront accommodation or campsite, we ask that you are courteous to those with waterfront accommodations/campsites when accessing your boat.

Boats can also be stored on their trailers (free of charge) in any of our overflow parking lots.

Overnight boat slips at our Marina are available for $50/weekend night (Friday and Saturday rate) or $40/weekday night (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday rate). Holiday Rates are $55/night. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made on our website by clicking “Marina Reservations” and then clicking “Transient Slip Reservations” or by calling our Marina Services Department at extension 176.

Yes. Group Discounts are available when booking 5 or more Rental Units or Lodge Rooms, 7 or more campsites or a combination of campsites and/or rental units and Lodge Rooms totaling 7 accommodations. In addition, groups that have overnight accommodations that are booked through our Group Sales Department will receive special coupons for discounts at WildRiver Waterpark, Portside Rentals LLC and for Proud Mary Showboat Sightseeing Cruises. Contact Kristen Medellin, Group Sales Director, at (814) 658-3500, extension 166 or via email at kmedellin@raystownresort.com.

Yes. We offer Group Discounts at WildRiver Waterpark for groups of 25 guests or more. Please contact Kristen Medellin, Group Sales Director, at (814) 658-3500, extension 166 or via email at kmedellin@raystownresort.com.

We have 5 Picnic Pavilions available for private events all of which are located in close proximity to WildRiver Waterpark. Full catering service is available. No outside catering is permitted. Please contact Kristen Medellin, Group Sales Director, at (814) 658-3500, extension 166 or via email at kmedellin@raystownresort.com.

Wedding Pointe is located on our Marina peninsula overlooking the lake. Bench seating is available for approximately 70 guests. Additional seating is available at a nominal fee.

Groups do not receive a discount if reserving tickets for regularly scheduled public cruises. However, private charters are available by booking through our Group Sales Department at (814) 658-3500, extension 166 or 370.

A signed contract and a deposit will reserve your space. The amount of the deposit required will vary depending on the size and scale of your event.

We have handled groups of 5 to 500 guests. Please see our room specification sheet for room sizes and occupancy allowances. We offer many different room sets to meet the needs of our groups which include Classroom, Theatre, Banquet, U-Shape, Hollow Square, Reception, and other combinations of the above.

Conference Center room rentals include tables, chairs, table linens, notepads, pens or pencils, pre-set pitchers of water, table stations & table numbers, complimentary signage on 2 flat screen television screens. We are happy to customize room sets to meet your needs – please contact Dan Genditzki, Conference & Events Director, at (814) 658-3500, extension 168 or via email at dan@raystownresort.com.

Yes, we have an ADA accessible elevator, parking spaces, and doorways. We also have ADA accessible overnight accommodations. If you require special assistance, please let us know – we are here to help.

Yes, there is plenty of complimentary parking at the Conference Center.

Yes, we welcome bus groups. We encourage bus groups to explore all our amenities including Proud Mary Showboat Sightseeing Cruises and private charters with extensive dining options. Lake Raystown Resort is also the perfect home base for bus groups to explore the Raystown Region and the Southern Alleghenies Historic Region. Bus drivers will enjoy convenient bus parking and ample room to maneuver their coach around the Resort. Please contact us for more information on our motor coach packages.

We offer dozens of room configurations with movable “fly” walls. Please see room specifications chart for room sizes, occupancy allowances and set up possibilities. Our most popular room set is either U-Shape or Classroom set for meetings while using a Banquet set in a separate meal area for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. We have hosted meetings for business groups that have been for 5-500 guests.

Yes, our Conference Center was built with business in mind. Convenience and technology are a priority, and our rooms were designed to suit specific business needs. All rooms have wall-mounted screens, easy access wireless internet, and many other business-friendly options.

We offer many services including LCD projectors, screens, reader boards, hard wired microphones, wireless microphones, wireless lavalieres, podiums, wireless internet, printing capabilities, laser pointers, Meeting Owl 360° Smart Camera with speaker setup, and several other business center options to suit your needs.

We open for the 2024 season on Friday, April 19th and close Sunday, November 3rd. Conferences and Events can be scheduled at the Conference Center prior to and following those dates (with or without lodging) by special request or inquiry and with approval of Management.

There are plenty of activities offered at Lake Raystown Resort to keep you busy. Below is just a sample of what you and your guests can enjoy:

• Proud Mary Showboat
• Rustic Pavilions & Campsites
• WildRiver Waterpark
• Angry Musky Outfitters Fishing Guide
• Pontoon Boat Rentals
• Fun Ship Rentals
• Hiking, Biking & Running
• Geocaching
• Swimming at our Private Sandy Beach
• Fireside S’mores

We do our best to meet our client’s needs. Groups can choose to have Lodging held on a Group Master Account at Lake Raystown Resort. If a Group Master List is submitted, there is greater flexibility.

Our general cancellation policy for individual reservations is: Cancellations received more than 90 days prior to your scheduled arrival; receive an 80% refund. Cancellations received 89 – 31 days prior to your scheduled arrival; receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than 30 days prior to scheduled arrival; no refund will be given. Guests can always reschedule their stay with us at Lake Raystown Resort without losing any of their deposit for just a $25 rebooking fee. Also, please inquire about our Trip Protection Guarantee.