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RV campgrounds near Hempstead offer limited but workable options across Nassau County and the surrounding region. Battle Row Campground in Old Bethpage offers tent and RV sites with water hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings, though electric hookups are not available. Nickerson Beach Park Campground in Lido Beach features full hookups including 50-amp electrical service, water, and sewer connections for RVs with a season running April through November. Liberty Harbor RV Park in Jersey City offers 90 RV sites with water and electrical hookups, providing the closest RV access to New York City despite being essentially "a parking lot with a dump station," according to one visitor.
Access to these parks can be challenging for larger rigs, particularly when navigating the region's parkway system. Parkways in New York have height restrictions that prevent RVs from using these routes, requiring careful planning and alternative routing. Several reviews mention the high cost of staying near New York City, with Liberty Harbor charging around $120 per night despite minimal amenities. Most parks in the area require reservations, especially during peak season. Skyline RV Camp has relocated from its original waterfront location to 50 Noble Street in Brooklyn, with one visitor noting "the campground was pretty hard to find" and that "views of the city are spectacular, but the place itself is what I would call very rustic/primitive."
"If you want to visit NYC and surrounding areas, this is the place. Expensive but... When you look at local hotel rates, not so much."
"Basicly a parking lot, but the location can't be beat. 2 ferries that run to Manhattan. Path train is a 12 minute walk away that will take you yyo manhatten."
from $145 - $180 / night
Check Availability"A little intimidating driving in to a nondescript gate at the end of a narrow street but the overall experience exceeded expectation."
from $130 / night
Check Availabilityfrom $85 - $120 / night
Check Availability"Small campground W/ 8 spaces in the main area and 7 in an adjacent area. All spaces are level concrete With fill hookups and attached concrete patio."
"We stayed in site #1 with our 21' travel trailer. In our opinion this is the best site because you have an unobstructed view of Stockton Lake & the horizon over the ocean."
from $45 / night
Check Availability"Very nice family oriented, places the beach, which is great except for the birds watch out they come at you. They have a dog park basketball courts playground swimming just about everything."
"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."
"The campground was clean and quiet. RV hook-ups, tent platforms, and rustic tent sites were available."
"The grounds are just steps away from Welch Lake, offering a lifeguard monitored sandy beach which is open during the summer season for swimming, fishing, and small boat craft further out."
from $21 - $24 / night
Check Availability"This must be one of the most breathtaking camp grounds (family friendly) right on the Hudson. Tent sites are very private with some dirt roads to exit out but thats what make it unique experience!"
"Peaceful and gorgeous campsite, with plenty of space between sites. Great view of the Hudson, and playground within sight of our camper."
from $30 - $60 / night
Check Availability"Family friendly. Lots of long haulers it seemed around the sites. Ranger drove around a few times to say hi. Trails were awesome. Row boat for fishing was great."
"Hiking trails are beautiful. Dog friendly. Clean bathrooms"
ScoutWe have a 42 ft 5th wheel toy hauler. A few Big Rig spots are available, but this is a Suffock Co Campground that is not well maintained. 2 miles of the Road have many areas of missing blacktop making a very rough ride with low branches. The dump station is basically not accessible to a big rig. Most of the longer sites were very difficult to level.
LegendWe stayed in site #1 with our 21' travel trailer. In our opinion this is the best site because you have an unobstructed view of Stockton Lake & the horizon over the ocean. Big rig spots are further back (around site 6-9 or so). 9 sites total & they are often booked, so need to do so in advance. Free beach just a few moments' walk down the road. Close to shore towns & many restaurants. Plenty of space for kids to play in the field/grass area. TONS of geese everywhere though. Pets are NOT allowed (but they'd probably help w the geese problem). You get access to the showers with a key card and when you check in, but I don't have anything to report as I used the bathroom/shower in our trailer. Price is great at $45/night. FULL hookups as well. Only annoying thing was the sewer hookup is about 18 inches off the ground so you need to lift the hose when emptying the tanks to ensure it actually fully drains.
RangerThis was a last-minute booking for us and we were delighted with the beachside cottage, with enough amenities that mom and dad did not worry we had their cutie with us for "camping". She's too little for backpacking into the woods but finally got to stay overnight and help with the campfire!
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GuideWe stayed here on a Thursday night in September prior to taking off backpacking. The campground was clean and quiet. RV hook-ups, tent platforms, and rustic tent sites were available. Our rustic tent site had a few good options for pitching a tent, as well as picnic table and fire ring.
Ranger said that during summer weekends the grounds fill up and can be quite noisy, but mid-week during the off-season it was great. Expect to purchase firewood, although scrounging for kindling was possible. Facilities were clean and what you'd expect from a campground.
Would definitely return!!
GuideStayed here for two nights with my popup and was surrounded by large motor homes/RVs. sites had zero privacy and were all pull through. There was water, electric and sewer hookups at each site, but this was an expensive place to ‘camp’. Bathrooms and showers were not really clean, which was surprising because most people used their personal bathroom/shower in their RV. It is close to the beach, but a very small and rocky beach. Overall, I don’t think this was the best place for us.
LegendIf I could review this with a negative star, I would... We spoke to personnel when we made reservations, and were promised a pull through, full hook up that would fit my truck and 34' trailer. Far from that, we could not open our awnings, and site was far from level. Let alone we can not pull through fully. Worst site we have ever been on. Dirty, holes in road, mud everywhere, tree limbs falling on my new truck and new trailer. Garbage in fire pit that they would not clean and dog poop on our site. To make it worse I am disabled with lung disease, and I had truck squeezed on our site, hanging over on empty site next door. Owner called threatening to have me arrested, charge me for 2nd site and demanded we leave campground immediately. What a joke! I would never ever stay here again. BTW, WiFi and cable don't work at all. $62.50 a night is ridiculous.
TravelerThis is a popular site in the peak season. 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.
GuideA quick 40 minutes north of NYC, Harriman State Park has an eclectic little campground called Beaver Pond. The grounds are just steps away from Welch Lake, offering a lifeguard monitored sandy beach which is open during the summer season for swimming, fishing, and small boat craft further out.
“Welcome to Bear Mountain” grumbles the park ranger as he sits in complete darkness! He is in his ranger hut, checking in the late evening arrivals to the campground. It’s totally dark inside, lit only by the glow of the outside lamps. The atmosphere is complete with spider webs covering the walk up window, and I swear I saw a black widow doppelgänger . He’s nice, but you can tell he’s given this welcome speech too many times to get overly excited about it. He offers us a highlighted map to our site, wishes us a good stay, and gives us the run down on bear activity in the area. I mean, we are in Bear Mountain, what do you expect?!?
The campground offers several different sties, from platform tent spaces to those for 25’ trailers. All sites have a standard picnic table and fire ring. Our site is a trailer site, it’s perfect for the trusty old pop-up, and feels nice and roomy. Although no site offers electric or water hook up, camp amenities include: a moderately stocked store, public bath houses, a laundry facility, playground for the kids and camp-sinks with access to water.
Offering the peaceful tranquility of sitting under the changing oak, sumacs, maples, and poplars, I wouldn’t recommend this site for the quiet hearted. There is a constant buzz in the air of conversation, music, laughter and shrieking toddlers. Quiet time at night is laughable as the enjoyment of being in nature rages on into the early morning. I myself could go either way; I’m not overly bothered by the late nights and chorus of noise, but living in the megalopolis that I call home, it would be nice to not have the ruckus constantly follow you to the great outdoors.
We didn’t visit Welch Lake beach but for a quick walk to the area for a few pictures; it’s past season at this point, and I still have to do some fishing pole shopping. A quick 15 minute drive from Beaver Pond, is Bear Mountain State Park. Here you can find some of the Appalachian Trail, with various smaller trail heads for this historic (Revolutionary Times 1770s) part of the region including the one to Doodle Town. Long since the last resident left, the area is a ruins with markers showing where a house was, but most of the area has been taken back by nature leaving only a stone stair case here or a partial foundation wall there. It terminates at Iona Island Bird Sanctuary, a lovely long grassed marshland. The trails in the area are friendly to hikers, bikers, and the non arthritic kneers, as most are rated moderate to challenging. Don’t fret, trails that are rated easy and accessible to disabled are equally enjoyable and beautiful. They offer stunning views of the changing foliage, quick glances at the Hudson River and the rolling hills of the area. We didn’t take the Perkins Memorial Tower trail, but heard it was amazing. Next Time!!!
GuideCamp Gateway in Brooklyn New York is one of my favorite places to visit. I went to college in New York, and loved to get out of the busy city and go camping and be outdoors. Camp Gateway was always a place that I loved to go. It is pretty close to town-which is crazy because you feel like you are miles away. Camp Gateway does offer a lot of different activities for everyone. One thing I love to do is go kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. My girlfriends and I tried to do this once a month to get away from the city and school. Because you are so close to the city, you can plan outdoor activities as well as some activities in the city. My friends and I stayed 1 night in the campground, and the next day went to a recital show that took us 10 minutes to get to. You can also walk, hike or ride your bike along multiple paths- I have done the Fort Tilden trail (I just walked, but there were multiple people that passed us on their bikes). Within the campground they do have some fire pits- which my friends and I always use because we love cooking smores and hot dogs for dinner. A little further away from the campground, about 10-15 miles there is a place where you can do horseback riding, see the Statue of Liberty (which is gorgeous!), and there is a little beach area. This beach area is where I do my kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. Again, its not very far away...you can either drive there, walk or ride your bike. The road is paved, which is nice. I stayed here also with my parents, and I know my dad went golfing one day (I didn't go, but he said it was awesome)- and again that was only a 10 minute drive from our camping spot. This campground like I said, does offer quite a bit. Sometimes it doesn't really feel like you are "camping" because things are pretty close by, but it definitely is worth going to and trying.
Campers seeking overnight stays near Hempstead, New York have options within a 60-minute drive radius. Located on the western portion of Long Island in Nassau County, the area sits at elevations generally below 100 feet above sea level with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Heavy summer precipitation creates damp ground conditions at many campgrounds, particularly at locations like Battle Row where tent platforms provide protection from soggy terrain.
Beach access: 5-minute drive at Nickerson Beach Park Campground, where one camper noted, "Campsite allows dogs, however, the beach does not. They have a small dog run on the other side of the large beach parking lot."
Outdoor play: Centralized playground at Battle Row Campground, which offers "a playground just for the campground" according to Michael M., who found the park "clean" with "the bathrooms well maintained."
Water activities: Swimming and fishing at Beaver Pond Campground, located about 40 minutes north of NYC. "The grounds are just steps away from Welch Lake, offering a lifeguard monitored sandy beach which is open during the summer season for swimming, fishing, and small boat craft further out," writes Steve W.
Biking opportunities: Rails-to-trails access at Allaire State Park, where Dan X. experienced "a really nice bike ride to Ocean Grove and other beach towns" during a weekend trip, making this location suitable for bikepacking enthusiasts.
Affordable camping options: Beaver Pond Campground offers economical sites at $15, with Adaly noting, "This is an off-grid camping experience. You can use your generator at certain hours. They have a beach. Their staff is friendly."
Tent platforms: Battle Row provides raised camping surfaces, which Katrina M. found beneficial: "There are 5-7 tent sites. Ours was #59, well shaded and spacious." She also mentioned that "all sites have a table and raised BBQ 'pit' for cooking only."
Heated cottages: Heckscher State Park offers waterfront accommodations with amenities. W.L. highlighted the "modern facility with full kitchen accessories" and "fire ring with Adirondack chairs" among the pros of staying in these cottages, which offer comfort for less rugged campers.
Wildlife encounters: Multiple campgrounds feature active wildlife, with Steve W. noting bear awareness at Beaver Pond: "'Welcome to Bear Mountain' grumbles the park ranger as he sits in complete darkness! He is in his ranger hut, checking in the late evening arrivals to the campground."
Challenging site boundaries: At Heckscher State Park, "the sites are designated by printing on the roads and do not have clear boundaries between them," reports Thorin J., adding that "there aren't clear paths to the restroom building so it's not uncommon for people to cut through the edges of sites to get there."
Noise concerns: Traffic noise impacts several campgrounds. Allaire State Park campers experience "highway traffic" according to Justin S., who found the campground "clean and cozy" but "noisy with highway traffic."
Fire pit requirements: Several campgrounds have specific fire rules. At Battle Row, "There are NO fire pits, you must bring your own. Fires are allowed but you must have a fire container or bucket for your fire off of the ground," notes Katrina M.
Seasonal variations: Most campgrounds operate on limited schedules. NWS Earle RV Park operates "April 1 to November 15" while Military Park at NJ National Guard Training Center runs only from "Memorial Day to Labor Day."
Spacious group setup: Heckscher State Park Campground offers accommodations for larger parties. Giselle P. calls it "the best around for group and family camping" where "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."
Kid-friendly amenities: Beaver Pond Campground receives high marks from families, with Zorina N. appreciating that it's a "short distance from NYC, very organized, clean pond, has a playground, showers, bathroom. Your phone will have signal."
Structured activities: Some parks offer organized events. Giselle P. mentions that "on one visit there was a magician performing for the camp goers" at Heckscher State Park, providing entertainment options beyond self-directed activities.
Weather preparedness: Sites like Battle Row Campground provide shade coverage important for summer camping with children. Lexis N. found it "so clean and quiet" with sites that "have provided electric and water," essential amenities when camping with families.
Military discount options: For eligible campers, NWS Earle RV Park offers economical full-service sites. Jeffrey described it as "cheap, clean & quiet" with "level concrete with full hookups and attached concrete patio," though noted that "power is at the far back & sewage is in the middle (left to right). A longer camper will be parked over the sewage connection."
Parking limitations: When evaluating rv parks near Hempstead, New York, note the limited parking capacity. At Military Park NJ National Guard Training Center RV Sites, Jessica D. reported that "big rig spots are further back (around site 6-9 or so)" out of only 9 total sites.
Hookup quirks: Campground sewage connections can present challenges. At Military Park, Jessica D. found that "the sewer hookup is about 18 inches off the ground so you need to lift the hose when emptying the tanks to ensure it actually fully drains."
Beach proximity value: For RVers prioritizing ocean access, Nickerson Beach Park Campground provides nearby shore options. Mackenzie B. explains that while "it's basically a parking lot, 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."
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