Camping Reservation
All campers must visit the Registration Area Tend located inside Gate 3 to receive camp site information. Camper Registration Hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 AM to 8 PM
Registration deadline:
July 17, 2026
Exhibitor camping fee:
$200.00
Camping fee must accompany registration.
Register Online Here:
Fair Entry Registration (Department 55 : Camping)
Registration Coming SOON
Camping coordinator:
Jeff Dahl
(814) 720-0558 Call or text
Camping Rules
- Camping is limited to animal exhibitors and concessionaires.
- Camping fees shall be $200 for exhibitors. Department Chairs and Co-chairs ONLY camping fee will be $100.
- Camper registration and fees are due by July 17, 2026. REGISTER ONLINE ONLY
- Only one camper may be registered per form. Use additional forms for additional campers.
- No campers, except for Fair Officials, will be admitted prior to 8 AM on the Thursday before Fair—except for special permission from the
Camping Coordinators. - All campers must enter GATE 6 and check-in upon arrival. Non-registered campers are not permitted.
- All campers must park where designated and prominently display their camping permit.
- Camper Registration Hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 AM to 8 PM. The Registration Tent is located inside Gate 3. No campers will be admitted at any other time without special permission from the Camping Coordinators.
- The camping permit is valid from Thursday prior to the Fair through the Sunday after the Fair. Campers parked at the Fairgrounds will be
charged $50 per day for time not covered under the camping permit. - Camping spaces will be assigned at the discretion of the Camping Committee. Space and amenities are limited.
- The Fair Board reserves the right to park multiple campers on each site.
- Assignment of a camper space does not guarantee a vehicle parking space. Barricades are not permitted.
- Trailers not used for camping will not be allowed in the camping area.
- No awnings or slide-outs are allowed to extend into the next camping space.
- Holding tanks will be pumped at no charge on Monday and Thursday between 8 AM and 3 PM, only. Pumping at any other time will be subject to the regular charge of pumping. It is the duty of the exhibitor to determine if the camper’s holding tank has been pumped out. Claims of missed service must be reported to the Camping Coordinators by 5 PM on the same day as service.
- No dumping of sewage or gray water onto the ground will be permitted.
- No open flames or campfires are permitted on the fairgrounds.
- No portable generators are permitted.
- All electrical cords must be 10 gauge or larger.