Best Cabin Camping near Albany, NY

The Catskills and Berkshire mountains provide several cabin camping options within a two-hour drive of Albany. Frosty Acres Campground in Schenectady features cabins with electric hookups, while Dingman's Family Campground in Nassau offers riverside accommodations suitable for families. Moreau Lake State Park Campground provides both rustic and electric cabins in a forested setting. At Copake Falls Area in Taconic State Park, cabins come equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. The newly renovated bathhouses at Max V. Shaul State Park Campground support cabin guests with modern facilities. A camper noted that "the cabin I stayed in was awesome...could have stayed for a week and next year I plan to do just that!"

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Adventure Bound Camping Resort at Deer Run provides family-oriented cabin options with proximity to water attractions. Max V. Shaul State Park offers more secluded cabin experiences in a wooded setting that one reviewer described as "a perfect quiet hideaway." Most cabins require advance reservations, particularly during peak season from May through October. Pet policies vary by location, with Dingman's Family Campground, Frosty Acres, and several state parks allowing pets in designated cabins. Camp Catskills RV Park maintains a selection of cabins that accommodate pets with specific restrictions.

Most cabins include beds and basic furniture but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary significantly between properties, with some offering only outdoor cooking options while others provide refrigerators and microwaves. Several campgrounds, including Bonnie Brae Cabins and Frosty Acres, maintain on-site stores for basic provisions. At Bonnie Brae, visitors can add firewood purchases to their reservation for delivery directly to their cabin site. Winter cabin options are limited but available at select locations like Frosty Acres, which maintains a small winter section where, according to one visitor, "you'll have the entire mountain side all to yourself" for activities like snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Best Cabin Sites Near Albany, New York (54)

    1. Dingman's Family Campground

    3 Reviews
    Nassau, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 766-2310

    "Absolutely loved this campground, sites are well spaced and the surrounding area is gorgeous! We had a tent site right on the river and couldn’t have been happier with our stay."

    "Great walking access to the river where you can launch your kayak/go tubbing or just go for a swim. Would return."

    2. Adventure Bound Camping Resort at Deer Run

    3 Reviews
    Mechanicville, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (866) 333-7462

    "At the office/store the employees were very nice and helpful. The public bathrooms were very clean but the toilets didn’t flush very well in the 2 different bathrooms we went to."

    "The draw back is where you need to park the camper is about 7 inches out of level. If we stay in the same site again we would come better prepared."

    3. Frosty Acres Campground

    3 Reviews
    Duanesburg, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 864-5352

    "Dumpsters, laundry with coin machine. Very remote. Windy as all get out. Elevation about 1409 feet. View of the sunrise over the entire valley are awesome. Very very cool place."

    4. A Promise to Gaia/Garden of One

    1 Review
    Rensselaerville, NY
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 797-3373

    $75 - $239 / night

    "Book your stay in this sweet cabin and come back here to leave them some love."

    5. Moreau Lake State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Gansevoort, NY
    39 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 793-0511

    $20 - $75 / night

    "Great thing about this park is the hiking trails and lake so you don’t even have to leave to the park to enjoy great outdoor recreation."

    "Nicely treed sites and cabins with a pretty lake. Hiking, biking, swimming, boat/canoe/paddleboard rentals. No hookups but does have dump station. Pets allowed. We really like it here"

    6. Woodford State Park Campground

    23 Reviews
    Bennington, VT
    42 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 447-7169

    "Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use."

    "We have camped at Woodford State Park in the summer and fall. It's a small park, but it never feels crowded. Most park activities are based around a small, 25-acre lake."

    7. Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park

    20 Reviews
    Copake Falls, NY
    41 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 329-3993

    $17 - $175 / night

    "Within the campground there are also restrooms available, showers and water."

    "We stayed at a platform tent site and were able to park two vehicles on site but the grounds had plenty of parking not too far from the sites."

    8. Max V. Shaul State Park Campground

    7 Reviews
    Fultonham, NY
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 827-4711

    $17 - $50 / night

    "Shaul State Park is small and quiet - only 30 sites here, which are large, flat and sited well apart from each other. The park is currently undergoing construction on 2 new bathhouses."

    "No hook ups, but there are water spigots nearby. There is a children's playground and pavilion. Firewood is available to purchase. The bathrooms and showers are clean and well-kept."

    9. October Mountain State Forest Campground

    16 Reviews
    Lenox Dale, MA
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 243-1778

    $17 - $55 / night

    "Pooping in relative comfort basically makes this glamping."

    "Quiet off the beaten path. There are 3 yurts available May-October (no dogs allowed in the yurts☹️. There are several tent sits available. Dogs are welcomed here!"

    10. Camp Catskills

    1 Review
    Athens, NY
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 517-4632

    $275 - $395 / night

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Cabin Reviews near Albany, NY

268 Reviews of 54 Albany Campgrounds


  • Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure
    Jul. 6, 2022

    Treetopia Campground

    Amazing camping/Glamping!

    Treetopia is a unique and truly amazing camping/Glamping experience in the Catskills, New York! We were able to meet Betty, Treetopia’s manager, who toured us around the campground and took us into each type of rental they provide for that special camping trip. They have RV sites, yurts, custom furnished treehouses with electricity, beautiful tiny homes with outdoor living spaces, completely remodeled vintage airstreams, and gorgeous private cabins! Every unit was more beautiful and comfortable than the next. The backdrop for the campground is the wonderful Catskill Mountains and all of the nature that includes. A wonderfully inspiring place! 😊👍🏻

    If you have an RV, they have 30/50 amp with electric and water. There is no sewer, but they have a dump-station and on-site Honeywagon truck that you can schedule. They staff was wonderful and went out of their way to make our stay perfect! 💗

    For videos on this campground and others, check out our YouTube channel: Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure.

  • Y
    Jul. 5, 2021

    Caroga Lake Campground

    Good facility, lacks much to do

    We were there 4th of July weekend, and the park was fully booked. Very friendly rangers, electricity in bathrooms, hot showers, and a nice dishwashing and recycling center.

    The campsite connects to the beach area and there is boat rental, but no pets allowed in the beach area.

    For us, a drawback was a lack of any hikes connecting to the campsite.

  • Kari M.
    Sep. 28, 2016

    Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park

    Great spot for your whole family

    This campground overall was pretty good. It is a larger campground, with large sites. Within the campground there are also restrooms available, showers and water. I would advise to bring your own water, because the running water they provide doesn't taste the best and smells like rotten eggs. Just my opinion. The campsites also have a fire ring pit and a picnic table, which was nice for my large family. It wasn't too busy when we went- we got there on a Friday night around 6pm and were able to get a spot. There are also some fun activities within the campground, and things nearby. There are some good hiking and biking trails. My family and I went on a hike one morning, and my brothers enjoyed riding their bikes along the path. There is a restaurant near by that plays live music. The night we went, it was country music. Not sure how often they do this, or if the music changes. They do also have cabins you can rent, but we enjoyed the camping experience. We were in section C, spot 85. It was a pretty good, private spot. The campground was pretty clean, although we did see some trash throughout the campground that we picked up as we walked by it.

  • Jean C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 29, 2020

    Bonnie Brae Cabins and Campsites

    Small quiet campground near a lake & Mt Greylock

    Finally ventured out for a camping trip in this curious season and was delighted to find Bonnie Brae Campground in the Berkshires. It's a compact,clean campground tucked at the end of a quiet neighborhood street, within walking distance to a lake. Many of the RV site are occupied by seasonal campers, and the sites are well-kept. Some of the sites have platforms. This side of the campground was quiet most of the time. The tent and cabin loop circle around the pool area and although you could hear more conversation and noise from this section, everyone was respectful of quiet hours. They also offer a number of cabins for rent with AC and small refrigerator, but no bathrooms. The bathrooms are small, but very clean. They wouldn't meet ADA standards, but there are no drips, stains, or dirt and they seem to check in a couple of times a day to clean up if needed. The pool is now open (delayed this year due to COVID-19) and the kids in particular enjoyed it. You can add a firewood purchase to your reservation and they'll deliver it to your site. 

    I was in site 28 with a teardrop camper. I could have used leveling blocks because it was hard to find a great spot that was level side to side. Sites 27 & 29 each seemed a little more level and 29 was larger.

    Pontoosuc Lake is a short walk away; there are boat rentals available and I saw a number of people fishing from Pontoosuc Park just above the dam. There's a rail trail nearby and Mt Greylock State Reservation offers numerous hiking opportunities 11 miles to the north.

  • Danielle S.
    Oct. 15, 2020

    Caroga Lake Campground

    Overall, nice.

    We spent a relatively quiet long weekend here on loop F 97, which is a bit removed from the main campground. It was a bit noisy on Saturday night but nothing disturbing.  This site also is bordered by a small stream so expect mosquitoes and the occasional visit from wildlife (we had raccoons at our site each night, so kept food in the car). Each site has a fire pit and a picnic table.

    There is a store just outside the entrance that sells ice, wood, groceries.  There are quite a few roadside firewood sellers that are reasonably priced.  The fire pit does not have a narrow grilling grate so bringing something to ensure your food won't fall through the widely spaced bars is helpful.  

    As I said, our site was out of the main population, but it was a bit of a hike to the restroom which is something to keep in mind if you've really got to get to a bathroom first thing in the morning.  

    There is a Walmart about 10 miles away in Gloverville, so keep this in mind if you are planning on picking up essentials when you arrive.  

    There are no sites with electric.

  • T
    Jun. 13, 2019

    DevilDoc Campsites

    Rustic camping in the foothills of the Adirondacks

    Rustic camping with all the amenities awaits you at Devil Doc campsites. You will find three tent sites and a small cabin with loft on the property presently. There are plans to expand into another cabin for the bathhouse. A RV trailer is currently being used as the bathrooms as well as a common room for hanging out. Future expansion will see a group site near the upper pond get developed, and a leanto with a glass face. (!) firewood is also available on the premises.  Free to roam around the property, you will inevitably end up hanging around Rich up near his house. The patio is always alive with music, people, and chipmunks who horde peanuts. Basketball is always an option (Rich is a big fan), as well as chilling near the ponds and creeks. The local store is a short 3 mile ride away, if there is anything you forgot, or Rich doesn’t have. Rich could be the most hospitable host we’ve had so far. Music, libations, fire wood and coffee. All were offered and shared. We had a great time there, and will be back. 

    The Devil Doc Campsite are just inside the Adirondack Park foothills. With close proximity to Northville and Gloversville, the world is never that far away. Or a good restaurant. The PeckHill state forest is close by for mountain biking. You can park at the trailhead on CR 101, or at Stump City brewing, to ride the trails. Lots of hiking and great fishing are found in the area, along with plenty of water sport opportunities.

    My son and I had a great weekend there, and will surely be back. Soon!

  • Carol S.
    Oct. 6, 2024

    Privacy Campground

    Private but needs updates

    I thought I read someplace that there is new ownership, at any rate the folks there were very nice. And the place lives up to its name. We’re not fond of RV parking lots and the sites were well spaced which gets it many extra points. We had a popup in a drive-through site at the bottom of the hill which was fine, though pretty muddy after a day of rain. With that hill there’s no place for larger RVs here unless they were to decide to use the field at the bottom. As far as infrastructure a lot of what is here is very old and dated, sometimes to the point of being comical, but it does appear some updates are happening. Bathroom building is decent and kept very clean (though it would be nice if any of the door latches on the women’s toilets worked.) It appears they have built or rebuilt some cabins. Hiking up and down the hill to the bathroom does get old and there is really no place to park there like most places have without blocking the road. Can squeeze in one car near the (ancient and yucky cold water) dishwashing station. There is a tiny campsite with cabin on the road below it, with a firepit and table like a foot away from the road. Maybe they should eliminate that site to make parking for a couple cars at least, as its a terrible campsite probably the only bad one there. (One night that site had 2 cars, with one blocking the road when we tried to drive past - they should have made the extra car stay down in the lot.) People moved their car a bit, but still had to drive very close to their bonfire. Like much of the area, there is essentially no cell coverage here. An area with wifi would be an excellent upgrade. I know, you’re camping, but sometimes you just need to do something, make a restaurant reservation, or check the weather.

    Update- I just found and read an article about the change of ownership. Showed a picture of a recreation room. Where the heck was that? In the building labeled “the Barn?” Which I thought was an actual barn and off limits. The dyrt says there is wifi, maybe it was there? Would have been nice to know about.

  • Oscar G.
    Oct. 11, 2021

    Woodford State Park Campground

    Beautiful for fall foliage

    This campground was great. Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use. Close to hiking trails and the city of Bennington.

  • James  S.
    Jan. 23, 2021

    Frosty Acres Campground

    Best kept secret. Tucked away

    Awesome camping resort. Seasonal rates are excellent. We stayed from April until October then decided to stay over winter. They have a small winter section. You'll have the entire mountain side all to yourself! Snowshoe, cross country ski. Winter campfires. Owners Mike and Sherri are great. Dumpsters, laundry with coin machine. Very remote. Windy as all get out. Elevation about 1409 feet. View of the sunrise over the entire valley are awesome. Very very cool place. Some summer residents are a bit into their music, mostly on weekends. Bring your golf cart and beer cooler 🙄. Cov... I'm not saying that word, reduced activities here but it was still awesome. Two ponds to fish in, one you can swim in, kid friendly small pool, horseshoes and huge field to hit golf balls in with 3 holes. Pet friendly. Kid friendly. Huge club house and store that was closed for the big. Arcade, grill, pool table and small store. Lp gas. Wifi is so so. Backed up to state forest land. Enjoy!!!


Guide to Albany

Cabin camping near Albany, New York, offers a perfect blend of nature and comfort, allowing you to escape the hustle and bustle while enjoying the great outdoors.

Cabin campers like these nearby activities

  • Enjoy fishing and swimming at the scenic Dingman's Family Campground, where you can set up your tent or RV right by the river.
  • Experience the beauty of the Catskills while glamping in a unique treehouse at Treetopia Campground, offering a memorable stay surrounded by nature.
  • Explore the winter wonderland at Frosty Acres Campground, where you can snowshoe and cross-country ski during the colder months.

Relaxation and recreation at local campgrounds

Cabins are available at these top spots

  • Experience the charm of A Tiny House Resort, where you can stay in beautifully designed tiny homes that offer a unique camping experience.
  • Stay in a cabin at Sowilo Retreat, which provides a serene setting for relaxation and connection with nature.
  • Enjoy the rustic feel of Wilder Woods, where you can immerse yourself in the tranquility of the woods while staying in a cozy cabin.

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Which is the most popular cabin campsite near Albany, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Albany, NY is Dingman's Family Campground with a 4-star rating from 3 reviews.

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