Accommodations                                 

Cabins
Overnight guests at Seneca State Forest may select from among eight completely furnished pioneer cabins.  Designed to provide a glimpse of pioneer life, these cabins feature fireplaces, gas lights and woodburning cookstoves.  Although they do not have running water or electricity, they have gas refrigerator/freezers, water from hand-pumped wells and vault toilets. One recently constructed accessible cabin includes supplementary gas heat.

Pioneer Cabin #7. Representative of Cabin 5 and 6.

All cabins are fully equipped for housekeeping, including:

Cooking, eating, and fireplace utensils

Firewood, kindling, and matches

Outdoor charcoal grill, picnic table, and porch swing

Pots, pans, and dinnerware

Beds, linens, blankets and towel sets

Toilet paper, soap, dish detergent, and other cleaning supplies.

River Cabin #8. New Accessible Cabin Photo courtesy of: D. Jonathan Paul

There are coin operated showers (two private units with full modern bathrooms, one of which is wheelchair accessible), and a coin operated laundry, all located at the forest office.

Cots are available for an additional charge and may be reserved in advance to avoid a handling fee.

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Camping

Campsite #5. Photo courtesy of: D. Jonathan Paul

Another option for overnight visitors at the forest is the beautiful rustic camping area.  This well designed campground consists of 10 large, secluded sites (one of which is wheelchair accessible) in a wooded setting, with picnic tables, level tent/trailer pads, and fireplaces.   Virtually any size or type of camping unit can be accommodated, but the campground is especially well suited to tents.
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Seneca's campground is often mentioned by tenters as being one of the best they've seen.   A handpumped well for drinking water and vault toilets are centrally located in the campground.  Firewood is available for sale, and campers may use the coin operated shower and laundry facilities described under the cabins heading and which are ½ mile from the campground.

Campsites are cleaned after each use by forest personnel.
There is no RV dumping facility at Seneca.

The campground is open from April 1st to early December.  Reservations are not accepted for the campground, but it does not often fill to capacity anyway.  Guests planning on arriving late on a summer weekend, particularly a holiday weekend, may wish to call ahead to check on availability and inquire about alternate campgrounds (there are several in the area) should Seneca fill up.   Rest assured that there are always campsites available somewhere close by.

Group Camping

Groups may prefer to camp in the group campground/picnic area. This area consists of a dozen sites very similar to our regular campsites, as well as a picnic shelter, with a fireplace and grills, where you can gather for meals. A vault toilet and hand-pumped well are centrally located, and a small playground, field, and volleyball court are adjacent. The forest office and showers are 500 feet away. The group campground must be reserved in advance, and can accommodate upwards of 50 people.

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