Devil's Tombstone Campground

We've visited a few times: two nights in June of 2022 and more recently in June of 2023.

Campsites are on either side of a fairly steep valley, so not a ton of room in each site. They’re also fairly close together. We've had number 17 and 23, and both times we could see our neighbors across the campground road, but not on either side. The site is in a nice forest. State Route 214 divides the campground in half, and you could hear road noises from our site, but they quieted down by 6:00. 

There weren’t a ton of services at the campsite, which was fine. No showers or hookups. The toilets were pit toilets, which could have been cleaner. There was potable water. Each site has a picnic table and a concrete/stone fireplace and grill. The sites themselves were clean and well maintained. You can go to North-South Lake Campground and use their showers. 

We had a VW Westfalia, which we had no trouble pulling into our site. If we had something bigger, it might have been an issue. 

Two things to note: there is NO cell service here. You have to drive about 5 minutes towards Hunter to get service. Also, NY has some strict requirements about proof of rabies vaccination for dogs, so make sure to read the requirements.

If you’re looking for relatively cheap and strictly the necessities, this is a good site for you. $16/night when I went.

The site is a decent size for your car, two tents, lawn chairs, and the site provided picnic table and fireplace. Lots of tree coverage which helped when it rained. Be aware the site is very rocky, so a sleeping pad or air mattress would be ideal.

The bathrooms are a glorified hole in the ground with a toilet seat, but if you need it, it’s there. No sinks. But there is a water source in between every other site for when you need it.

They did advertise for some things they didn’t have. There is swimming but the site provides you a parking pass for the North South Lake 10 miles away. The trails are also a distance away. The comments about being close to the road is true- maybe 20-30 feet, but it’s not too bad with the tree coverage.

About 5-8 miles to town for anything you need. It’s a beautiful area- driving right between the mountains to the site.

The people are very nice and they drive by a couple times a day to check everything and make sure everyone is good.

This was my first camping experience, but it was in no way a bad one. The bathrooms and the distance to the lake are what brought my score down.

The lake and view video were taken at the North South Lake affiliated with Devil’s Campground via the parking pass. It was beautiful! Definitely worth checking out.

Don’t understand how anyone would like to camp here

This is cute small campground. Most of the sites are gravel so being extra pad foe the tent. The rangers were very friendly and helpful.

In my opinion only good thing about this campground was location near hunter and the devils path trail we wanted to do. Management was not friendly or helpful in process, when we arrived site reserved online was too small to fit two cars with being in the road even though the site was listed as fitting two vehicles. Management refused to allow use to change reservation to an open site or to allow me to reserve another site to leave cars at for the night. In addition very busy road runs right through the campground. I would not recommend or stay here again.

This was my first time camping in years and it was the one of best campsites I've been to. It was close to trails and town

This is hands down one of my favorite NYC escapes! A short drive to these rustic tent-only spots, dog friendly, nice rangers and great trees for hammocks! This is my go-to in the summers.

Devils tombstone offers a more simple car camping experience then other campgrounds in the area. Just the basics here. A worthy spot to get some rest between hikes in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness. Be aware that rt 214 separates the campground in half. A lightly to moderately traveled road, the sound of cars and trucks are certainly common. Most sites are situated close to the one-way camp loop road. Site 3 is tucked back, but also in close proximity to pit toilets and the playground.

this is close by to many catskill hiking trails

This site is one of the oldest I've been to. This site has a lot of history and at night is very beautiful. There is tables and a fire ring. For showers you have to head 9 miles to North south lake. There is a playground for kids so you don't have to watch over them while you set up. The firewood here for sell is 5 dollars for a bunch. at night there is a lot of mosquitoes so bring deet and long clothing . At night it is really quiet and you have a lot of privacy. for reservation you have to book 2 days ahead. Do not come during the summer because it is swamped here and it the busiest time.