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Darien Lakes State Park Campground

18 Reviews

About

State Park

Darien Lakes State Park's terrain is hilly with woodlands, ravines, streams and 12-acre Harlow Lake. Darien Lake Campground has a total of 154 campsites, 141 with electricity and 13 primitive sites without. Also available are heated comfort stations and showers, a beach, playgrounds, fishing, hiking and horseback riding trails, picnic areas and a rustic bridge over the lake channel to Picnic Island. In winter, multiple-use trails are open for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Darien also has two picnic shelters available for a fee by reservation only.

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Location

Darien Lakes State Park Campground is located in New York

Address

10289 Harlow Rd
Darien Center, NY 14040

Coordinates

42.90320215 N
78.43303682 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Available
Verizon
Available
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

RaD_Travels

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 1, 2022

Clean/Quiet Campground

9/25-9/29/22- The park was nearly empty, perhaps 6 or 8 other campers widely spread out. It was immaculate and the sites well spaced apart. All site have a picnic table and fire pit. Ours had both 30A and 50A power, was pretty level left/right but about 6” high in front before we leveled our 34’ fifth wheel. The park has drinking water faucets at a variety of places throughout, but site#15 has a faucet directly next to it, so we had water available too. Both AT&T 4G and Verizon 5G had 3 bars reception. The dump station was clean and convenient. It looked like a great place for kids that included at least one (probably more) playground.

Site15

Month of VisitOctober

Amanda K.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 1, 2022

Decent local state park campground

We visited in the fall as the leaves were changing color. Very pretty.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Lake Swimming area

Large field to fly kites

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: Darien Lakes Theme Park

Month of VisitOctober

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Jody L.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 12, 2021

Retired campers

This is a beautiful place! Monday thru Friday the campground is quite and mostly empty. Friday brings the weekend families and their dogs, still very enjoyable and definitely entertaining!

Month of VisitJuly

Artie C.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 21, 2021

Very beautiful place highly recommend

Definitely a family friendly place to camp

Month of VisitAugust

Howie U.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 10, 2019

Relaxing

Great place to relax and have fun with the family , lots of pets , kids loved the beach and it's only minutes from 6 flags

Sara H.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019

Great fun

The laser show was great. Some of the rides were down so that was annoying. But we all had fun!

Benjamin C.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 1, 2019

Great sites, be prepared for fireworks on weekends

I didn’t see a review mentioning that the park has a fireworks and laser light show from 10-11:30PM every Friday and Saturday. The show is right next to the campground. We had just gotten our two kids down to sleep when it started and of course everyone was back up again until Midnight. Other than that the campground was great, well maintained, and there are security trucks enforcing quiet hours, no one around us made a peep after 10, and we saw the guards snuff out a couple partys quickly and quietly. There was a HUGE line for the dump station on Sunday morning, definitely worth the couple extra bucks for full hookup so you can bypass that.

Wesley J.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 10, 2019

kids paradise

kids and parents will love this place as has lots of entertainment for all ages

ashley B.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2018

love

usually pretty crowded but still such a fun place to camp!

Brett A.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 13, 2018

great weekend spot!

Short drive from Buffalo for a great weekend spot!

Adam R.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 13, 2018

Good park

if you like a park that is near an amusement park and not that quiet this is for you. You are still out in nature and have those aspects but you dont get that lost into nature here to me. All the facilities were nice and clean which is always a plus and you are not far from shopping or groceries if needed

Dawn T.

Guide

Reviewed May. 30, 2018

close to Niagara

We stayed at this campground when we went to Niagara falls. It's a small campground but has clean bath houses an a relaxing atmosphere. Not much to do but fish or walk trails but that's how we like it. Nice park to go to after a long day at the falls. Just relax by the fire.

Month of VisitJuly

Jim S.

Scout

Reviewed May. 22, 2018

Clean and quiet.

I've camped here since I was a little kid. Always clean and well maintained. Also has a nice beach and all newly remodeled bathrooms.

Harry H.

Ranger

Reviewed Oct. 1, 2017

New York State Park, not amusement park

Pretty little site, lots of green and water. Close enough to Darien Lake theme/amusement Park and concerts that you can combine them for a weekend. Choice of shady or sunny loops, most not too private. Clean and well cared for, some extra activities on site (don’t remember details, we just hiked). Small beach but we didn’t go in. FYI the nearby theme/amusement park also has a camping area but this one is 1000x better.

Robert D.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017

A great getawey Darieb lake

Good swimming I only used Tent Camping wonderful hiking trails last time I went hiking Great place to take a family. amusement park around the corner to

Month of VisitAugust

Kari M.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 30, 2016

Loved the lake, super relaxing!

This is a great place to come and relax with your family and friends. The lake is awesome, and great for all water activities. I really enjoyed stand up paddle boarding as well as fishing with my parents! My brothers really enjoyed riding their bikes on a small trail that was located nearby. The campground and surrounding areas is pretty big, with lots of trees and shaded area. The shade definitely saved us because it was very hot outside! I would also recommend bring bug spray, because the mosquitos ate me alive. My family forgot to bring spray, so needless to say we all had quite a few nasty bites. There are also a lot of other amenities and fun things that the park has to offer. There is a small basketball court, and you can also take horseback riding lessons. My family didn't venture off too much from our campsite, but definitely enjoyed the lake and making a fire at night and eating dinner and smores for dessert. There are also some picnic areas that you can use- we didn't have a table in our campsite, but my family did bring their own table which we used. They do have some great walking trails, which my mom and I used for our morning walks. The path was great, well marked and maintained and shaded the whole time. I would love to come back and stay here again, and maybe venture out and do more next time. Someone told us there was a theme park close by, and also a golfing range and mini golf nearby.

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Leah W.

Legend

Reviewed Sep. 24, 2016

Backpacked into the Lean To

We did some winter camping here. We backpacked into the lean to along the Conservation Trail. It was in good condition and we had a large clearing for activities. No issues with animals.

Jeremy H.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 11, 2016

Quiet Escape

This park is a nicely kept, clean and quiet gem. I live local to the area and still find a time to setup the tent and enjoy some peace and quiet away from the noise of daily life. There are miles of hiking trails, nice "lakes" to fish and swim in. There is a fairly new Frisbee golf course as well. This campground would be a good alternative to paying the high prices to stay at the theme park down the road.