Recreational vehicles enable campers to literally carry their home away from home. But according to a new ranking of RV-accessible parks, Pennsylvania RV owners don't have to travel far from home to find world-class accommodations.

In a survey recently conducted by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, seven of 31 independent, privately owned U.S. campgrounds given an overall A-rating are located in Pennsylvania.

The high-ranking Keystone State campgrounds were Dogwood Acres Campground, Newville; Gettysburg Campground, Gettysburg; Keen Lake Camping and Cottage Resort, Waymart; Kozy Rest Kampground, Harrisville; Mountain Vista Campground, East Stroudsburg; Pioneer Campground, Laporte and Buttonwood Campground, Mexico, Pa.

A-rated private campgrounds in neighboring states included Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground in Cooperstown, New York; Lake George RV Park in Lake George, New York.; and Hocking Hills KOA, Logan, Ohio.

Nearly 17,000 campers and RVers took part in the Internet survey, which evaluated guest experiences at 1,840 independent campgrounds and RV resorts across the country.

"Sixteen of the nation's 31 top parks in our survey also received A ratings last year, but we also had 15 parks that received A ratings for the first time," said Bob MacKinnon, president and CEO of GuestRated.com, which conducted the online survey for the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.

GuestRated.com provides Internet survey tools to some 3,600 parks affiliated with the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.

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