Ronks, Pennsylvania
Imagine a long journey west in a Conestoga wagon, transporting corn to be ground at a nearby trade work. Your wagon approaches its destination — 1738 Herr’s Grist Mill.
Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort is home to this registered historic landmark.
If you've ever dreamed of camping right next to a real-life working Amish Farm, there is no better place to do it than at Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort!
At our Park, the Amish locals will frequently stop by in their buggies to sell homemade goods direct to our campers. The Park's footbridge is also often used by the local Amish who are just travelling through on their day-to-day basis.
We are located amongst the Amish countrysides of Ronks, Pennsylvania; offering our Guests easy access to all the local attractions, events, & shopping in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Come stay with us, where the sights & sounds of Pennsylvania Dutch Country are right at your doorstep!
Our Amenities
1738 Grist Mill Self-Guided Tours
Humble yourself beneath the walls & roof, of a place that helped build a nation.
Pool Complex
Beautifully maintained Pool Complex, complete with lounge chairs & umbrellas.
Playground
Our Playground is centrally located, making it easy to watch your kids right from your site!
Gazebo
Relax & listen to the sounds of a small river flowing.
Fully-Stocked Store
We sell firewood, ice, & a ton of camping supplies!
Recreation Hall
Recreation Hall can be rented for group use.
Pequea Creek Boating & Fishing Access
Cast your line into the waters of Lancaster County.
RV Dump Station
Easily Pump-Out at the conclusion of your stay for those booking just Electric & Water sites. Open also for public use at a small cost.
Dumpsters
Easily dispose of your garbage.
Bathhouse with Tiled Showers
Enjoy convenient access to clean showers.
Laundry Room
Our machines accept quarters only.
Wi-Fi Network
Enjoy fast Wi-Fi with our Mesh Tower System installed throughout the park!
Do you run Activities & Events at your Campground?
In short - no.
We typically do not have scheduled & run 'Campground-Sponsered' Activities, Events, or Games on a regular basis. On, or around, our Park's grounds.
There are, however, more permanent forms of entertainment around the Park available to Guests on a more consistent basis; such as our Rec Hall, Pool, and much more.
So please; do not book at our Park expecting a regiment, scheduled, & all-encompassing 'Resort' entertainment package. There are other Parks out there which may offer this type of camp, (and we're sure with it comes their increased Rates!) We encourage you to seek them out & instead go there if that's what you're looking for.
We believe it's best to set this expectation upfront, so that nobody who freely chooses to book with us at our Campground, can then complain further down the road about this topic.
For us, we are largely a laid-back & 'no-frills' Campground. Centered around what we call the 'vanilla family camping experience'.
A focus on the freedom to explore & walk the lovely Park Grounds, relax by your campfire, listen to the birds chirping, star-gaze on a nice warm clear-sky night, play a nice game of cornhole, & finishing it all off by roasting some marshmallows & eating smores.
If you want to come to our Park, & you're looking for more thrills & excitement, (and there certainly is plenty of that around Pennsylvania Dutch Country), we do offer our Guests a large listing of places for them to browse in our Local Area Tab on our Website so that those Guests who are interested in that sort of thing may be helped!
With all that said, on another note regarding this topic; we do on occasion have what we call our 'off-the-cuff' Special Events.
These Events are not scheduled & nor are they publicly posted (pre-meditated).
They will be, for lack of better terms, 100% spontaneous & 'passion-driven' on the moment. Because time & workload allowed them to occur.
They will indeed be your typical 'Campground-Spondered' Events, & they will indeed occur on the Park's Grounds, & we will ineed notify the current Guest List staying at the Park about the Event, at the specific time at which it would be occurring.
We will choose to use our Park's Text Messaging Feature to notify the current Checked-In Guest List at the Park to see if they wish to attend.
These Special & Spontaneous Events will primarily occur around our Holiday Weekends such as Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, & Columbus Day.
As well as, around our 'ancillary pseudo-Holiday Weekends' like Easter, Mother's Day, Flag Day, Father's Day, 'Fall Harvest Day'; & Veteran's Day.
Sometimes though, they will not occur! Do expect nothing from us in this realm please, due to potential unforeseen circumstances at the current time. We thank you for your understanding!
In conclusion, in order to potentially receive these important Text Messaging Updates regarding your Reservation (which would include the notification of these Special Events when they would be happening where & when around the Park grounds!), you would first need to make sure you 'opt-in' to receive Text Messaging Updates about your Reservation on your Reservation Detail Page.
In the early 18th century, Herr’s Mill was an important neighborhood center. Not only was it a place to stop between trips, but it was also a place to purchase supplies and exchange news for locals and visitors alike. The Grist Mill and the Village functioned throughout the 1800s and into the turn of the century. 1929 was the last year the Grist Mill operated.
The roots of Mill Bridge Village trace back centuries ago, to a time when the coastal settlements of the New English-Claimed Frontier in North America existed in isolated packs.
Back in the early 1700s... Little communication existed among the colonies, and many of these new civilizations appealed to immigrants from Mother England. It wasn't until William Penn came and invited all different kinds of people from any nation, offering land ownership, and religious freedom to them.
Against this grand backdrop, we find the foundation, and rationales for the development of Lancaster County and Mill Bridge Village. Fleeing persecution in Germany, Bishop Hans Herr brought the Mennonite faith to North America in 1710. He settled his family not far from what we know today as Mill Bridge Village. Mill Bridge Village would then later be founded by Hans' son, John Herr.
John Herr, a miller by trade, possessed a true pioneer spirit. By 1738, John had built his 'Gryst' Mill to serve the Strasburg community. The mill was much more than a place to grind grains, over the years it became a trading hub for the public! And eventually, a blacksmith's shop. At one point, it was even a wagon shed.
Today, Mill Bridge Village is a full-service 21st century RV Park, welcoming everyone to her beautiful property, so they may relax and enjoy themselves, all while adoring her historical charm.