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Best Campgrounds near Fort Salonga, NY

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Long Island's north shore near Fort Salonga, New York features a variety of camping options within a 30-minute drive. Blydenburgh County Park in nearby Smithtown provides year-round camping with both tent and RV accommodations, complete with electric hookups and shower facilities. Wildwood State Park Campground in Wading River, approximately 15 miles east, offers a more extensive camping experience with tent sites, RV spaces, cabins, and glamping options from April through October. Cathedral Pines County Park and Southaven County Park provide additional year-round camping alternatives with varying levels of amenities and natural settings. Most campgrounds in this coastal region balance accessibility with natural surroundings.

Reservations are essential during summer months when beach-adjacent campgrounds fill quickly, particularly on weekends. Many Suffolk County parks require permits obtained in advance, with different fee structures for county residents versus non-residents. RV travelers should note that parkway restrictions on Long Island can complicate travel routes, as one camper reported: "There are height restrictions on the parkways so RVs cannot travel on them without risk of crashing into bridges. Google Maps doesn't have an option for large vehicles so I made my way manually and the trip took an extra hour." Weather conditions remain mild through most of the camping season, though coastal storms can affect fall camping plans.

Waterfront access represents a significant draw for many campgrounds in the region. Fire Island National Seashore's Watch Hill Campground provides a distinctive coastal camping experience, with one visitor noting: "Beautiful location steps away from the beach. Listen to the waves crashing as you sleep and stargaze over the clear ocean." Heckscher State Park in East Islip offers both basic tent camping and premium beachside cottages. Site privacy varies considerably between campgrounds, with some featuring well-defined, spacious sites while others have minimal separation between camping areas. Wildlife encounters include deer, rabbits, and various shorebirds, though campers should be aware that some areas have significant tick populations, particularly in grassy coastal areas.

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Best Camping Sites Near Fort Salonga, New York (46)

    1. Blydenburgh County Park

    11 Reviews
    Hauppauge, NY
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 854-3713

    "just a great place to get away from home"

    "The group camping on the fox sites is accessible by a dirt drive in. I felt like I was suddenly transported upstate when in fact I had only driven 2 towns over, (about 20 minutes from home.)"

    2. Heckscher State Park Campground

    9 Reviews
    Great River, NY
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 581-2100

    $24 - $285 / night

    ".

    • cottages far enough away from each other
    • fire ring with Adirondack chairs
    • dumpster and recycling within walking distance
    • lots of bone dry firewood around for campfire
    • walkable beach"

    "Overall my experience was positive.

    Camping Sites

    Each camping site has a picnic table and barbeque grill."

    3. Battle Row Campground

    4 Reviews
    Old Bethpage, NY
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (516) 572-8690

    $5 - $60 / night

    "You can take bike rides , and relax outside with a nice amount of space to yourself ."

    4. Wildwood State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Wading River, NY
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 929-4314

    $24 - $250 / night

    "The beach is in a walking distance. You can swim or fish there. This camp site has a relatively new and clean facility.

    There are many farms near by where you can get fresh veggies and fruits."

    "However there are too many loud families and the sites are too close in proximity for me."

    5. Cathedral Pines County Park

    4 Reviews
    Middle Island, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-5502

    6. Watch Hill Fire Island Campground — Fire Island National Seashore

    7 Reviews
    Bayport, NY
    22 miles
    +1 (631) 597-6074

    $25 - $229 / night

    "Beautiful location steps away from the beach. Listen to the waves crashing as you sleep and stargaze over the clear ocean. Not ready for full on camp-life? No problem!"

    "Camping gets you away from the bustle. It is a little less than a half mile walk from the ferry dock and located behind the dunes which offer some protection. Take a quick walk down to the beach."

    7. Southaven County Park

    7 Reviews
    Shirley, NY
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-1391

    $33 / night

    "Recently went camping in our pull behind, met some old friends and had a great time. Rangers have a hardon for people screwing up tho. Think they're all that and then some..."

    "Great Location Clean Park."

    8. Smith Point County Park

    9 Reviews
    Mastic Beach, NY
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-1315

    "Literally steps to the beach."

    "A short walk from the ocean to the bay, both accessible by walking from your campsite. No shade so be prepared to wake early if you’re in a sweltering tent. Staff has been great, no complaints."

    9. Nickerson Beach Park Campground

    8 Reviews
    Long Beach, NY
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (516) 571-7700

    "It’s basically a parking lot, but it’s steps away from some of the greatest waves on the east coast. Showers are clean, there’s a dog park nearby, and the island is very bikable to get around."

    "Very close to everything."

    10. Smith's Point

    5 Reviews
    Mastic Beach, NY
    25 miles
    Website
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  • Paul K.
    Aug. 26, 2025

    Croton Point Park

    Not the Best Place to Go in the Northeast By a Longshot

    Croton Point Campground is a modest little campground, located along the Hudson River within Croton Point Park in NY. In addition to camping, the park itself offers many of its own attractions, including swimming, hiking, kayaking, cabin rentals, and a host of other family-oriented activities just along the Hudson. 

    The park, which is honestly probably the largest attraction here, is located just an hour and a half outside of the city. This proximity is both its perk and its downfall, as the park itself, but particularly the campground, has become laden with all sorts of inexplicable and burdensome rules, endless guidelines, and restrictions only a New York State-run bureaucracy could ever make sense of, let alone hope to justify. 

    This includes all manner of restrictions on how you can camp, where you can camp, what equipment can be used, and use in relation to what particular site you may have been lucky enough to reserve. Much of this you can understand while imagining what may have taken place here to bring them to such measures, but it doesn't make it any easier to contend with. 

    In terms of the actual camping conditions Both the tenting section and RV sites are each very clustered together, and quite crowded, with regular patrols🚓(actual patrols) being made day and night, by both the Park Rangers and what appears to be general park staff members, all looking to see if you or your family might be doing something that they might consider outside of the guidelines or not in compliance with the many restrictions. 

    This is not to say you can't possibly have a good time here. It just might mean being a bit more diligent toward reviewing the potential legitimacy of your normal camping routine to ensure it meets with many restrictions and guidelines imposed, while also making yourself comfortable with some fairly regular surveillance during your stay here. These all being things we hoped to get away from while camping ourselves It just turned out to be a bit much for our particular liking.

  • J
    Aug. 8, 2025

    Wildwood State Park Campground

    Our go-to spot

    My wife and I love this campground. It is right at the entrance to wine country on Long Island and has a beach on the Long Island Sound. (A little rocky on the north shore)

  • H
    Jun. 28, 2025

    Hammonasset State Park Campground

    Worst Camp Hosts

    Absolute worst Camp Hosts. They cancel every event they schedule while receiving free beach camping all summer. They’re an embarassment and a constant disappointment for young children. Shame on you and shame on Hammonasset.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 8, 2025

    Wildwood State Park Campground

    Nice campground with lots of sites

    I've been going to this campground every summer for at least 5 years. Recently they became very stringent about parking to vehicles at the site making it very difficult to visit with a family and 2 vehicles. I usually host group camping trips and the single vehicle rule makes that very difficult.

    That aside, this is a very nice campground with various kinds of sites. You can find sites that are less wooded and better suited to group camping, as well as sites that are a little more secluded. This is one of my favorite campgrounds solely because there are platform sites so I can place my tent on a concrete or wooden platform. There is a separate area for RVs vs tents. There is also a store where you can get a cup of coffee in the morning and lots of goodies throughout the day.

    There are hiking trails and you can walk to the beach. Note - it is a downhill walk to the beach. The beach is fairly clean and has a small boardwalk.

    There are lots of stores nearby as well as orchards to pick your own fruits. I stayed there one weekend and went to Splish Splash waterpark that's not far away. There is also a Tanger Outlet nearby. I've been there during a full on thunderstorm and watched as the trees swayed in the wind.

    Lovely campground with lots of activities to entertain you.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 8, 2025

    Heckscher State Park Campground

    My favorite place for group camping

    This place is the best around for group and family camping. The entire campground is one flat open space where some sites are full in the shade and other sites (lower numbers) have lots of sun. I've been going here every summer since 2019 after it re-opened. Each site has a picnic table and grill. Water is also available near the sites.

    You can come here in tents as well as RVs and the staff is very nice. They toilets are cleaned constantly, though they are not immaculate. There is a shop at the entrance to get supplies if you need it and you can rent firepits and buy firewood. The ice cream trucks comes by as well. There is a playground just for the campground.

    Bring a bicycle or scooper and you can ride the loop around to the beach; you can also drive to the beach. There is a pool, but it has not been open for many years. There are also hiking trails and a place where you can rent a kayak.

    On one visit there was a magician performing for the camp goers. I've even been there while there was a philharmonic concert near the campground.

    Park staff and rangers regularly patrol the campground and are diligent about cleaning up.

  • M
    May. 3, 2025

    Blydenburgh County Park

    Great stay

    If your going to be on Long Island ,Suffolk county is really only RV friendly place.Worth buying green key card for resident access.200 but you’d spend that 4 nights regardless.Very clean campgrounds lots of space.Not much to do inside the grounds.

  • Joe R.
    Mar. 23, 2025

    Liberty Harbor RV Park

    Worth it

    This is a pricey park, but options are limited. As in almost non existent. This is a prime location for visiting the city or heading down the shore. The light rail is a block away, and the path train is about 8.

    Staff is average, as this is not meant to be high end. They are nice but a bit rough. We had some issues with our converter and they wanted to extort a 20% commission to allow our repair man in. A bit of logical conversation put that idea to sleep. Sites kind of level and very close. Power and water, and convenient dump station if staying and needing to dump. The bath house was above average and heated. The laundry was helpful and was acceptable. Having a view of Lady Liberty out your window is priceless.

    Getting in and out of the city is an adventure. Stay right off the highway to avoid the $30 tunnel toll. Follow RV life pro and not Waze.

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 18, 2024

    Croton Point Park

    Not too much to offer

    General: A county park with a mix of w/e (6 sites) and FHU sites plus about a dozen tent sites near a capped dump! There is a lodge and cabins close to the end of the point, but they appeared to be part of a group camp experience. They all appeared to be closed for the season (or because no one was renting at the time; they reminded me of places I used to take youth groups for weekend camps). The reservation process is a bit wonky. You need to call (no online reservations) and then wait for an e-mail, but the e-mail does not tell you your assigned site; you have to wait until you check in to find out your site.

    Site Quality: We had a loosely defined gravel pad that was level. All sites appeared level. The FHU sites were back-to-back and although there were trees separating the sites, they were close together. No one was in the tent sites, but they did have new picnic tables.

    Activities/Amenities: Other than a playground and a basketball court, there did not seem to be any activities to partake in. There used to be a pool but from the looks of it, it hasn’t been in use for many years. There are walking paths outside of the campground that are located within the park, but we did not have time to explore them. 

    Bath/Shower house: Clean but a bit dated. No shelves or hooks for toiletries. I was surprised the door was left open all night long. There was a sign warning that the toilets were slow flushing, but I think this may have been fixed because the flush was so powerful that the water splashed over the top of the seat! 

    Because it was on a point on the Hudson, I had hoped for views from the campground but there were too many trees to see the water. I was perplexed by the signs throughout saying no trespassing/fishing prohibited. I get the no fishing part but the trespassing? When we checked in, we had to write down our credit card number on a slip of paper before we were given a key that opened the gate to the campground. When we checked out, we asked for the paper or to watch it get shredded but were told they had to keep it on file which concerned us.

  • Prashant M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 17, 2024

    Indian Island County Park

    Very Busy! Close quarters! Can be loud and neighbors are ignorant of rules

    Stayed at this campground this past weekend and yes it was a long weekend so the campground was packed. All the camping spots are pretty much right next to each one with hardly any space, packed like Sardines. Neighbors are loud and some of them are ignorant of the park rules. Staying on the phones in the middle of the night while talking so loud that all camping neighbors can hear their whole story

    Its a pity that they take a nice park and remove the fun out of camping. 

    However the walk to the beach area was very serene, especially early morning before sunrise and didn't feel like we live in dense suburbia and sunrise from the beach was worth the trip

    Camp site itself was pretty flat, had a water station, bathrooms were well kept , no fire ring (BYOFP)

Guide to Fort Salonga

Camping near Fort Salonga, New York, offers a mix of beautiful nature and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Hiking: Explore the scenic trails at Harriman State Park - Beaver Pond. One camper mentioned, "I enjoy the beach/lakefront, option for platform sites, and regularly cleaned bathroom and shower facilities."
  • Beach Access: Spend a day at the beach near Hammonasset State Park Campground. A visitor shared, "The beach was popular, and there was a stream running from a pond that kids were playing in."
  • Wildlife Watching: At Clarence Fahnestock State Park, you can enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. One reviewer noted, "It was so quiet at night—not a sound after 11pm during my visit."

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms at Lake Compounce Campground. A happy camper said, "Friendly staff and really clean bathrooms and shower area."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Many families enjoy the activities available at Rocky Neck State Park Campground. One parent mentioned, "We had a wonderful time camping 4 nights in August at the Osprey Loop."
  • Convenient Location: Campers love the proximity to attractions at Liberty Harbor RV Park. A visitor stated, "This campground is like a parking lot, but the location can't be beat."

What you should know:

  • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds can get noisy, especially during peak seasons. A camper at Hammonasset State Park Campground warned, "It sounded like a rave throughout the night even after calling the ranger station and complaining."
  • Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have extensive amenities. A visitor at Cheesequake State Park Campground noted, "The bathroom/shower facility is old, filthy and needs to be torn down."
  • Wildlife Encounters: Be prepared for wildlife, especially at Bear Creek Campground. One camper shared, "As I am set up for bed I see one other large green tent that looks deserted."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Plan for Activities: Look for campgrounds with activities for kids, like Wildwood State Park Campground. A family shared, "This is a popular site in the peak season. The beach is in walking distance."
  • Pack Essentials: Bring everything you need, as some campgrounds, like Sandy Hook - Gateway National Recreation Area, have limited stores. One camper mentioned, "You need to either bring your own fire pit or rent one from the store."
  • Choose the Right Time: Avoid holiday weekends for a quieter experience. A regular at Clarence Fahnestock State Park advised, "I DO NOT recommend going on holiday weekends or peak summer seasons."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Liberty Harbor RV Park cautioned, "Getting in and out is not for someone in a brand new 45' travel trailer."
  • Use Local Amenities: Take advantage of nearby restaurants and shops. A visitor noted, "There’s cute good food spots all around."
  • Be Prepared for Tight Spaces: Maneuvering can be tricky. One camper said, "The surrounding streets may be hard to maneuver with an RV if you’re a newbie."

Camping near Fort Salonga, New York, offers a variety of experiences, from peaceful nature retreats to family-friendly adventures. Whether you're in a tent or an RV, there's something for everyone!

Frequently Asked Questions

What camping is available near Fort Salonga, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, Fort Salonga, NY offers a wide range of camping options, with 46 campgrounds and RV parks near Fort Salonga, NY and 1 free dispersed camping spot.

Which is the most popular campground near Fort Salonga, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Fort Salonga, NY is Blydenburgh County Park with a 4.1-star rating from 11 reviews.

Where can I find free dispersed camping near Fort Salonga, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Fort Salonga, NY.

What parks are near Fort Salonga, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 13 parks near Fort Salonga, NY that allow camping, notably Fire Island National Seashore and Gateway National Recreation Area.

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