Allegany State Park - Quaker Area

Rented a cottage for a couple days early November. Mostly had the park to ourselves. Spent the first night listening to a pack of coyotes howling. Watched the stars. Listened to the quiet. No cellphone service so that’s a distraction you don’t have to worry about.

One of my favorite places to camp. Can get very full and busy. Sights are nice, some are tent sights only. Fire places are garbage, pile of rocks. If your lucky, the people ahead of you built a pit for you. Great scenery.

So, we've stayed in both the Red House and Quaker areas, in both campsites and cabins, and I think I prefer the Red House area overall. That said, Quaker has some steeper hills/ridges, so the feel is different than around Red House Lake. The bulk of the camping sites at Quaker are near the Lake, and the cabins, store, amphitheater, etc.are over a mile away. Most of the cabins are in a linear layout along ASP 1, but they are updating several of the bathroom/shower facilities, making the cabin experiences much nicer. Over the last few years, they have also put in a nice biking/walking trail that actually connects the cabin areas to the distant camping sites at Quaker Hollow.

Even on a rainy weekend, it's my favorite place in the world. Always something new to explore, or learn.

Amazing place to hike and bike and so much more. Accommodations vary based on how you want to camp including rustic & electric tent sites, full hookups, non electric and electric cabins with either wood stove or propane heat, new bathhouses, group camps, and more luxurious cabins with bathrooms and full kitchens. Natures playground! There are various hiking challenges you can participate in, check at the Red House lodge for the Centennial 7 & Allegany 18 currently running. Fantastic trail maps come with these challenges and a reward at the end. Beautiful place, we try to go at least twice per year!

Rowdy behavior not patrolled in this beautiful park, in wee hours of morning. Also bathroom supplies were not kept supplied.

Guess they got a new park manager and things have been changing for the worse. No large garbage cans in the bathroom to put your doggie bag while walking the loops. Poorly maintained showers etc.

Beautiful scenery with first rate facilities. The campsites are gravel but some have quite a slope. Fire pits are all stone.

So much to do here between hikes and canoeing etc. It's always a great place to visit

Had a fantastic weekend here! We were happy we could bring the pup. Our cabin was clean and lucky conveniently near the new bathroom, which was perfect. The new bathrooms were clean and well maintained. They have family bathrooms and a place to wash your dishes. The area was beautiful, lots of wild life. Lots of hiking. Love the new bike path! Lakes not far and only 20 mins from Bradford.

Edit: Bathrooms could use more attending too! Toilet paper out of stock, poop on the walls, everything’s dirty quickly. These bathrooms are beautiful! And going up quickly! But they should have someone staffed for all three around the clock maintenance to avoid these beautiful bathrooms turning into the out houses. By the way. Toxic! The bathroom near Hamlin was so bad I couldn’t breath to pee, there is no way to squat. The sanitation in disgusting.

Stayed at Barton cabins with a group of friends. We all had a blast even through a torrential rainstorm for the first night! No issues checking in. All staff was friendly. All in all a great friends and family trip!

Please see my other review of this park.
I did not realize until after, that there would be a specific Quaker Area review opportunity

This is my favorite side of the park! I've been going here since before I was born and I consider it my home away from home. Nature is always needed. Whether a day trip, long weekend, or for a week or two, you can't go wrong. In the off season, it's so peaceful and quiet. Sometimes too quiet

My second trip to the park this year so far. There is just so much to do there it will take a few trips experience it all

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the beautiful, scenic bike path! We have talked for years that it would be nice to have one here. It will be great for families to ride safely. I can't say enough about the bike trail. We are in our 60's now so we're glad to be able to use it. Thank you again to all that made this happen. We have always liked kayaking in this lake also! Such beautiful scenery! I have been coming here for @ 55 years.