Codorus State Park

This review is for the general atmosphere and the Disc Golf courses ONLY. Several of my friends and I made the drive from Harrisburg on ¹⁰⁄₂₄ to play a couple rounds of disc golf. They have two 18 hole courses (red tee and blue tee). Overall, we had an awesome time at two very nice courses situated within a beautiful State Park.
Blue Tees: These were challenging, but in a very good way. Several tight and bending drives, narrow alley ways, and some punishing terrain if you miss your spot. Overall, I can’t necessarily think back at a hole that I would consider a ‘signature hole’ on the blue tees, but every hole was fun and challenging enough where I felt like I needed to be on my A-​game to bring home a ‘win’. I had a string of awesome birdies around hole 12 – 14 which lifted what was otherwise a pretty average first round. I would say that the first nine holes are pretty punishing, then as you ease into the back 9, you get a little relief if you have a solid putter shot from the tee box, or even a mid-​range shot from the tee box. If your approach game is solid, you will pick up strokes on the back 9. I shot a 56 (⁴⁄₅)
Red Tees: On a calm day, these tees are definitely much easier than the blues. On a blustery day such as the when I was there, this is a very challenging course. Because there are so many wide-​open drives, you need to have excellent command of your discs in the wind to prevent them from going a million miles in the wrong direction. Additionally, with the water on your left for a hole or two, and the water behind the tea on a pretty short drive, you can very easily and accidentally plop one in the water in a high-​wind situation.
Besides the wind, the course plays pretty straight forward. Not too much elevation, not too many mandatories, and only one quirky signature-​hole — the island hole. Which to say, is not an island in the sense that there is water, but it is surrounded by a stone circle in which you must land your disc to not be considered Out of Bounds. The shot is an easy shot… but almost too easy if you know what I mean. I hit it solid and was within 15 feet of the basket (then completely threw-​up on myself and missed a simple putt). Overall, I like the red tees and would love to check it out when the winds are not so brutal. I shot a 56 (⁴⁄₅)
The Park Atmosphere: Absolutely beautiful. One of the most picturesque fall landscapes I have seen in recent memory. Playing this course was way more soothing and calming because of it – even after jacking-​up some very easy putts. Between the water, the mountains, and the overall foliage, this park is a gorgeous park to come and visit in the fall (⁵⁄₅)
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed this park on a variety of levels and cannot wait to come back. I am hoping that it is equally as beautiful in other parts of the seasons as well, and that some of the other reviewers are incorrect in their assessment that it gets over-​run with kids in the summer. I will most certainly come back and check it out, and will update my review should I find a similar issue; but for now, this park is an awesome disc golf park with beautiful scenery.

My son and I come here every year. The rental cabins were in nice condition and clean. Bathroom and shower areas were functional and well kept. Plenty of opportunity to go fishing, hiking, and kayaking.

Great place to hike your dogs! The lake is beautiful, 5 stars if swimming were legal.

This review is specifically for the Splash Park inside of the Codorus. Its average at best. There’s only one slide and one pool. I drove up from Baltimore expecting something less then six flags but more than my local pool and I did not get that. It also had limited cookout tables and grills and the one’s that I did see was hidden within the wood with no path to get there inside of a mosquito ran lagoon.
Overall my experience was just ok and I wouldn’t recommend taking the drive for the pool if you live more than 30 minutes always unless your going for fishing and enjoying the park too. You’d be better off going south to Great waves water park for 3 dollars more you get a much better waterpark and batting cage and mini golf included.

If you’re into «swimming» in a sea of human bodies and excrement, this is the pool for you! They should change the description to reflect that you’re not actually going to be swimming, but rather entering a watery mosh pit with several bus loads of poorly behaved, unbathed, completely unsupervised kids. The repeated 90 minute long pool closures due to the aforementioned hordes of bussed in kids choosing to poop and puke in the water are just one of the perks of coming here. $ 48 for a family of four to enjoy staring at an empty pool is a steal! Best part? No refunds, no rain checks. Thanks for your money, suckers!
Another perk is their «no outside food or drink» policy that leaves people with any kind of dietary restrictions in a hungry lurch. Their concession stand is great if overpaying for junk food is your idea of a good time.
I’m looking forward to never coming back. I cannot fathom how anyone would be a repeat visitor to this place. It’s been 20 years since I had been here before today, and that clearly wasn’t long enough.

Beautiful park has a ton of activities for the family. The pool is great and has fair pricing. The water isn’t too deep for kids but is enough for adults to enjoy as well. Lots of grills and picnic space

This park has more rules than a juvenile detention center. If you can think of an activity, there’s a rule for it. Rules for how many cars each campsite can have. Where they can be parked. How many people can be at the campsite. How many tents can be at a campsite. God forbid you have 6 people and only 5 people on the permit. You need a permit for your campsite and each car. All of them must be displayed in specific places. Park police drive around checking permits.
Pets are allowed. Except where they aren’t. How will you know where they are allowed? Not by looking online, because (as the park attendant admitted to me) the pet policies posted online do not reflect the actual rules. We were told after we set up camp that we had to relocate to another site 1000 yards away because the particular piece of dirt we were on was not a dog-​friendly site.
All of the campsites are so close together that no matter where you camp, you will be able to see at least 4 other campsites, most of which are occupied by large trailers. So you’re basically camping in a trailer park.
They’ve taken what I call the American Airlines approach to state parks, which means removing whatever stands in the way of cramming more people in. In this case: Trees. Trees have been removed around much of the park so that more RVs can fit.
The hiking trails are a joke. We managed to hike for an hour, only because the trail led us out of the park and onto some private farmland. When we relocated the trail, we realized that the entire loop was about 2 miles and consisted of almost nothing interesting.
If you like the outdoors, but hate dogs, hiking, privacy, and trees, then you will love this park.

The pool, splash pad, and grounds are clean and modern. There are concessions available and restrooms are convenient and tidy. Bring a blanket or chair as there are not chairs surrounding the pool. Truly a beautiful setting for a fun day with the family!

This part is really nice. My family planned to have a mini reunion in the park and it really was the perfect back drop for a family get together. We rented a Pavillion, made use of the grills, the swimming pool, bike trails and canoes. The Pavilion had very close access to the restrooms and was in walking distance to a small boat house and swimming pool. The park is huge and there so much space to stretch out in. It really exceeded my expectations.

We camped here this past weekend. If you are tent camping, this is nice place. If you have anything camper related, good luck finding a spot that is nice and level. The paved pad is OK, but the sites don’t have any other level spot in them for picnic tables to NOT lean. The layout for RV’s of any shape and size is tedious, too. I had to back in to a spot, on a curve, uphill, at a less than 90 degree angle. Oh, and you aren’t supposed to get on the grass. Right! That would have been difficult with a Smart Car and a Radio Flyer! Advice: Take levelers for outdoor cookstoves, table, etc.

This park is quite nice. They’ve got barbecue grills all over the place, and they even have frisbee golf equipment all around (you throw frisbees at these metal poles. Pretty much golf with frisbees.)
The lake itself is beautiful and huge, and it seems like there are a good deal of boats that harbor out on the marina during the warmer months since there are so many slots for boats.
The bathroom facilities were closed during my visit, but they had port-​a-​potties to save the day.
A nice place to relax and eat food with friends and family!
It is, however, a bit hard to locate. There are a bunch of entrances to the park, and I initially got pretty lost. Just make sure you know exactly where you’re going. If you get lost, try looking around the bridge (which is on the main road that gets you to the park) and finding a different entrance. I would drive a mile or two in each direction to find the different park entrances.

This park has it all. Beautiful views, boat rentals, pool, camping, disk golf, hiking, biking, geocaching and tons more. I’ve hiked this park, biked it, and just today tried my hand at kayaking. It’s spread out around a 1200+ acre lake, with several different parking areas and spots to check out. Love it here.

This is a large park with the main attraction being a large body of water, the 1,275-acre Lake Marburg. The lake has 26 miles of shoreline so that are a number of different spots to check out. There is a marina, and boat rentals, a swimming area etc. It is a pretty spot even if you are just passing through as the main road passes over the water. The only thing I didn’t like was it was alittle noisy from boats and planes overhead. I give it three stars, however, I have only been once and only rate this brief experience. I heard that you can camp here too. It may be nicer than I was able to experience during my visit.