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    Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday, Cumberland Bay State Park, and Ausable Chasm Campground provide pet-friendly accommodations with a range of site options near Dannemora. These campgrounds welcome pets with designated areas for exercise and waste disposal, offering tent sites, RV hookups, and cabin rentals that accommodate travelers with dogs. Cumberland Bay State Park features spacious grassy sites with shade trees where pets can stay comfortably with their owners. The bathrooms by the beach remain clean even during high-usage periods, an important consideration when camping with animals.

    Several hiking trails surrounding these campgrounds allow dogs on leashes, with access to Lake Champlain's shoreline providing water play opportunities. Macomb Reservation State Park maintains well-kept wooded grounds around a small pond where pets can cool off during summer months. Valcour Island offers boat-access primitive camping for more adventurous pet owners seeking seclusion, though recent visitors note increasing visitor traffic impacts the experience. During peak season, campers should arrive early to secure preferred sites as these pet-friendly locations fill quickly, especially on weekends. The camp host at Taylor Pond receives excellent reviews for maintaining this primitive area to high standards despite its remote location.

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    Best Dog-Friendly Campgrounds near Dannemora (86)

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      1. Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

      4.4(44)24mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "They do not have a dog park and this caused our pup to get a bit hyper."

      "They do have a very nice network of trails, both within the campground property and in the surrounding forest, all of which were leashed dog friendly.  "

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      2. Grand Isle State Park Campground

      4.7(28)21mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Right on Lake Champlain. The only downside is the beach is rocky, so bring water shoes! Dog friendly, and you have the choice between wooded areas and grassy. Close to great road biking and hiking."

      "My first night there the staff was able to accomadate my request to stay one night on the lake front and the next day I had to move to another site farther back."

      from $6 - $28 / night

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      3. Cumberland Bay State Park Campground

      4.5(8)14mi from Dannemora117 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "I'm from this part of Upstate New York State, and we came up for a weekend to go to a baby shower and decided to camp out at Cumberland Head!"

      "The Cumberland Bay State Park in New York is a great place to go and relax. If you like the beach scene, swimming, or having a picnic, then you will enjoy this park."

      from $17 - $24 / night

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      4. AuSable Chasm Campground

      4.3(12)18mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Sites were a medium distance apart but still spacious enough to not be close to neighbors."

      "I didn’t know that this was a biking campground and there were SO MANY trails. Made the most of them with running, but overall, a fantastic campground. Showers were clean, staff was very friendly."

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      5. Macomb Reservation State Park Campground

      5.0(2)9mi from Dannemora96 sitesRVs, Tents

      from $17 - $24 / night

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      6. Ausable Point Campground

      4.2(10)18mi from Dannemora120 sitesRVs, Tents

      "Good birding, water activities, sunsets, geology/gorge, short easy forest hikes, beach walking, all the good stuff you expect from this part of New York."

      "Take a walk up the path next to the chasm. So relaxing listening to the water falls. Great place to watch the sunset! "

      from $22 - $40 / night

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      7. Plattsburgh RV Park

      4.3(4)14mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Great location right near lake Champlain, and only about a 20 minute drive from Canada. The ferry to Burlington VT is also a very short distance away!"

      "Very close to Burlington VT and Canada there are many different hiking and adventuring options. It did seem that many of the sites were seasonal. Clean, and well kept."

      from $30 - $56 / night

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      8. Baker's Acres

      3.0(1)4mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents

      from $30 - $50 / night

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      9. Shady Oaks Camping Resort

      4.0(3)14mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents

      "But pet friendly. Small but clean areas with electric at each site. Has some benches outside, a small pool, playground, and community of seasonal campers. I think there was only a few overnighters."

      from $50 - $60 / night

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      10. North Beach Campground

      4.1(28)28mi from DannemoraRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Sites 1 to 16 are close to each other. Sites 113 to 119 are bad. Very close to each other. No redeeming qualities.

      Sites have 30 amp electric and water but might need a longish cord or hose."

      "A very short and easy drive right outside of Burlington, with direct access to the greenway along the lakefront."

      from $37 - $100 / night

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    • D
      Oct. 3, 2021

      North Beach Campground

      Great Campground “On The Water”

      I have a 24’ RV towing a 30 foot trailer for perspective. I easily fit in site 107 and lots of other sites would have worked. They have a place to drop trailers if you don’t fit.

      Sites 90 to 108 are best. Spaced out under trees.

      Sites 1 to 16 are close to each other.

      Sites 113 to 119 are bad. Very close to each other. No redeeming qualities.

      Sites have 30 amp electric and water but might need a longish cord or hose. Clean easy to use dump with water.

      Tent sites looked nice.

      Short walk to nice beach or you can drive a car. Short tunnel so no campers or bikes on the roof.

      Right next to rails to trails path that goes onto a causeway over the lake. There is a bike ferry to keep going. Nice ride.

      Nice dog park 3/4 miles to the South on the trail.

      Far away from noise. Can’t comment on loud campers.

    • Erin J.
      Sep. 24, 2022

      Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

      Great Area

      We visited this campground twice this summer after the switchover to KOA. They had lots of activities to take back to the campsite for rainy days. They do not have a dog park and this caused our pup to get a bit hyper.

    • Shari G.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 28, 2018

      Meadowbrook Campground

      Conveniently Located, but a bit Noisy

      This is a very basic campground situated in a small village in the Adirondacks – situated between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Every site has a picnic table and an open fire grill and most of the sites on the outer ring have a lot of privacy as they are lined with trees and shrubs. Lots of spaces for larger RV’s, but we saw mostly tent campers.

      Bathrooms are mostly clean and the showers are nice. There is a quality dishwashing sink by the bathrooms. Overall, the campground is ok, but needs a bit of a facelift, repainting, etc. Also, you can hear the sounds of the city (cars, leaf blowers, and other things that remind you that you are not truly in the woods).

      The best part about this campground is that it is conveniently located between two awesome places and is relatively inexpensive, so if you don’t plan to spend much time in the campground itself, it’s perfect.

      We used this campground as a basecamp to mountain bike on an awesome trail just outside of Saranac Lake, the Bloomingdale Bog trail. The following day, we did a quadrathlon that involved kayaking the length of Lake Placid, hiking to the summit of Whiteface Mountain, kayaking back, and then finished the day at Lake Placid Pub and Brewery for dinner. Highly recommended, but plan on a 9-10 hour day on the lake/trail!

      With its central location, this campground is close to everything you may need, most even within walking distance.

    • Amy M.
      Aug. 30, 2018

      Cumberland Bay State Park Campground

      We had a fantastic time!

      I'm from this part of Upstate New York State, and we came up for a weekend to go to a baby shower and decided to camp out at Cumberland Head! Lots of shadey spots, very nice camping spots on Lake Champlain and the morning sunrise is beautiful!! Do yourself a favor, and visit Cumberland Head State Park!!!

    • Kyle I.
      Jun. 22, 2019

      Pine Ridge Park Campsite

      Family with kids get away location

      This campground has the best staff you can find in northern New York. The whole time they are open they have activities planned for the kids all summer long. The staff is always smiling and welcoming you into the campground. Quiet and comfortable place to stay. If your kids like to read. There is place they can find a book and read a book.

    • Brandon L.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jul. 12, 2024

      Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

      This is a good place to sleep, but not much more to it

      To start off, we are avid KOA campers. So when we looked at this campground, we expected the typical layout which had a swimming pool and other stuff for the kids, however, this campground lacked all of the above. When we arrived here, check-in was easy we did drive along ways to get to our campsite which was nice to be wooded, but I did miss the typical activities and KOA usually has which when I booked the site, I usually expect them since the prices usually, fairly high compared to state parks. Our main reason for seeing KA versus state parks for these extra activities. With that said the bathrooms were clean, which we barely use since we have a full hook up camper. The dog park was very small and it looked like they did the very minimum to check the block. If you’re looking for a place to run your little guy around, he might be disappointed at this place. However, there are plenty hikes nearby to wear them out if you desire. As far as location, there is a lot of stuff to do in the area as we went and hike, the mountain, which was amazing.

    • Shanna M.
      Jun. 12, 2025

      Valcour Island

      Valcour Island

      I've camped on Valcour all my life since I was 7. It was amazing. So beautiful. Now it's covered in cockroaches and the water is murky and everything is covered in Zebra muscles. Other campers are rude and have no respect for your property. Has been all Canadians from my experience. They let their pets on the island to defecate and we've had one let their two large dogs swim ashore from their yacht and urinate on all our tents and destroyed our campsite and stole our food off from the picnic table all while the owners watched and laughed it off from their boat. The dogs then swam back and boarded the boat and they left. It's not like it used to be. We were yelling at them the whole time, trying to get the dogs away from our campsite and the owners didn't even apologize. One of the dogs defecated on my son's clothing that has fallen off the line.

    • Kari M.
      Sep. 20, 2016

      Cumberland Bay State Park Campground

      Great beach area, lots to do!

      The Cumberland Bay State Park in New York is a great place to go and relax. If you like the beach scene, swimming, or having a picnic, then you will enjoy this park. I come here quite often to kayak, and my friends and I also like to get a game of volleyball going on the court they have within the park. During the summer months (and especially on hot days), you will find that this park is pretty busy. You can always find a little spot to put your stuff, though. Kayaking is probably one of my favorite things to do, and the lake is perfect for this. The park itself is located on Lake Champlain. You also have the option to camp overnight if you wish...I have only done this once because I wanted to get up and kayak for the sunrise! The park does provide picnic tables, restrooms and showers. I find that the restrooms and showers and pretty clean....there have been a few times that the stall I am using doesn't have toilet paper. So I would suggest checking your stall first before you sit down on the toilet :). One of my favorite parts about this park, is in the distance you can see the beautiful mountains, Adirondacks and other gorgeous views. There are also some good hiking trails nearby that you can get to by car. I would say there are trails within 5-10 miles away. All in all, a great place to come and relax!

    • Meag F.
      Sep. 1, 2016

      Shady Oaks Camping Resort

      Great Place for Big Rigs

      Mostly Seasonal area with some overnight spots. No tents allowed. But pet friendly. Small but clean areas with electric at each site. Has some benches outside, a small pool, playground, and community of seasonal campers. I think there was only a few overnighters.

    Guide to Dannemora

    Dannemora camping options range from lakefront sites along Lake Champlain to woodland settings in the Adirondack foothills. Sites in this northern New York region typically sit at elevations between 500-1,500 feet with summer temperatures averaging 75-85°F during peak camping season. Winter camping remains available at select locations where temperatures can drop below freezing from November through April.

    What to do

    Hiking trails with lake views: The surrounding area offers multiple trail options for all skill levels. At Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday, campers can access trails that lead directly to Whiteface Mountain. "Behind the 100-Acre section are trails that lead to Whiteface Mountain so you don't have to get in the car to start a hike," notes Nancy W.

    Swimming in natural settings: Cool off during summer months at various swimming locations throughout the region. At Ausable Point Campground, visitors appreciate the natural beach area. "Near the larger campground at the entrance is a private little beach with plenty of parking," shares a recent visitor.

    Mountain biking: The region provides various terrain options for cycling enthusiasts. The Ausable Chasm Campground offers "mountain biking/hiking trails" according to Lee D., who notes the campground has trails that appear suitable for cross-country skiing in winter months as well.

    Disc golf courses: Several campgrounds offer disc golf as a recreational option. Ausable Chasm Campground includes disc golf among its amenities, providing an alternative outdoor activity when taking a break from hiking or water activities.

    What campers like

    Spacious, shaded sites: Many campgrounds in the region feature wooded areas with ample space between sites. At Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday, campers appreciate the natural setting. One visitor reports, "The mountain side in general is my ideal campground full of trees and nature."

    Clean facilities: Well-maintained bathrooms and showers rank high on camper satisfaction. At Grand Isle State Park Campground, visitors consistently mention facility cleanliness. "The facilities are well maintained and clean. There are several camp hosts on the property and they are attentive to the needs of all the guests coming and going," notes Sarah C.

    Waterfront access: Direct access to lakes and rivers represents a major draw. At Ausable Point Campground, Kimberly R. recommends selecting "a river site or beach site" noting that they "spent 3 nights at Ausable Point in August 2020. Had site 98 on the river, highly recommend a river site or beach site."

    Adult-only options: For those seeking quieter environments, Champlain Resort Adult Campground provides a child-free setting. "It is child free which means it is super quiet and so relaxed. We spent about 11 days in absolute paradise at this campground," shares Anthony I.

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