Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Gowanda, NY

Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Gowanda, NY

458 Reviews of 84 Gowanda Campgrounds

• S

  Sheila P.

  Traveler

  Aug. 1, 2020

  Red Bridge Recreation Area - Allegheny National Forest

  Love this place!

  This is my favorite campground so far in PA.

  For the most part, there isn’t a bad site (although we didn’t see any of the walk up sites, and I recommend not booking a site immediately next to the bathrooms since the ones without showers are more like “outhouse” toilets and can stink). The sites are private, flat, surrounded by trees, and have plenty of space. The ground is quite rocky though, so bring plenty of heavy duty tent steaks.

  Highlights include: the reservoir (beautiful and clean! You can swim with your dog from the access points at the campground), quiet, friendly staff (a kind older gentleman helped us jump my car and refused to take any money as a thank you), updated/very clean showers, not buggy, reception is great (we have Verizon), plenty of room to social distance, and 2 trading posts about 1 mile away with milk, eggs, basic supplies, etc.

  Cons: the bathrooms without showers aren’t flush toilets, and there is no campground office so you must see the hosts for any issues.

  Things to do nearby (last 5 pictures): the Kinzua Skywalk Bridge free- an old train bridge that was partially destroyed by a tornado in the early 2000’s. The bridge is handicap/stroller accessible, pets are allowed. There is a small indoor museum & gift shop, and a hiking trail along the wreckage. If you hike, wear good sneakers, the path is rocky and VERY steep. The hiking path is not recommended for small children). Bathrooms on site.

  The Kinzua Dam free - beautiful. Handicap/stroller accessible, pets permitted. Bathrooms were closed due to social distancing.

  Rimmrock overlook free- just a small distance from the parking lot. NOT stroller/handicap accessible, and there are rock steps, however we saw numerous families with small children go through the path with no issues. Pets permitted. Bathrooms on site.

  Nearby towns of Kane and Ridgway looked cute, but we didn’t spend time there due to our efforts to social distance.

  Read More
• 

  Sara H.

  Guide

  Aug. 7, 2019

  Jellystone Park™ of Western New York

  Great time

  Really nice staff! Free putt putt. Clean! So much to do. There is a dog park as well!

• M

  Monique C.

  Guide

  Jul. 22, 2023

  Westfield-Lake Erie KOA

  1st stop across country

  This campground is very clean on the smaller side but very nice. There is highway noise but in your camper you really can’t here it. Beautiful temp and lots of things for the kids to do. Pool, playground, game room. They do have a dog park if you bring your pups. Overall very nice. I would come back.

• 

  Greg D.

  Ranger

  Aug. 27, 2025

  Westfield-Lake Erie KOA

  Overnighter

  We only stayed for an overnighter on a long trip west. The restrooms and showers are some of the best we’ve seen during our trip. Very well maintained facilities and grounds and the staff are friendly and helpful. We were able to change our site for one that was more level without a problem. The only thing that might bother some people is the road noise. However we were able to sleep well despite it. There is also a dog “park”/fenced area.

• 

  angie S.

  Guide

  Jun. 23, 2018

  Quaker Area — Allegany State Park State Park

  awesome park

  great New York state park. stayed here for 2 nights and I will be back. the park is so big I only got to do some of the hiking. very nice.

• 

  Jake C.

  Legend

  Nov. 16, 2023

  Quiet Valley

  Country Glamping

  Jake from the Dyrt here! Quiet Valley is a glamping campground with canvas tents in a slowed down country setting in New York.  Check them out and leave a review about your stay on the Dyrt!

• D

  Douglas

  Traveler

  Sep. 9, 2023

  Shamrock Pines Campground

  Clean and friendly

  Called up on Friday afternoon of Labor Day weekend and they accommodated us for two nights.  John and his staff were friendly and welcoming.  Very clean campground with mostly seasonal sites.  Several overnight sites with electric and water.  These sites were mostly gravel and cut into a bank so that there is some separation.  Surrounded by trees but grounds are well kept.  Fully fenced dog park that was great for our pup.  A couple of ponds for kids to fish and what looks like a nice pool.  Quiet hours observed.  On Saturday night there was a band in an outdoor stage that was great.

  Close enough to Ellicottville to enjoy the shops, brewery and restaurants there.

  Only thing I would mention is the dump station is simply just a pipe off one of the driveways with a water hose.  Not a problem and it works, just not typical of dump stations.

  Read More
• 

  Jessica M.

  Scout

  Mar. 6, 2023

  Cherry Hill Campground

  vacation

  Last year I vacationed at this campsite with my husband. We really liked it there, the nature is very beautiful. We got there by renting a car on Rental24h.com and took a tent with us and had a great time

• 

  Jen W.

  Scout

  Jul. 9, 2022

  Buckaloons

  Roomy and wooded

  We come here at least once per summer. It is very family friendly, pet friendly and just beautiful. If you kayak, you can drop in up in Warren and come in right at the campground. Ice and wood available on site. Dollar general close by just in case.