Best Tent Camping near Keene, NY

Recent Tent Reviews near Keene, New York

641 Reviews of 42 Keene Campgrounds

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  Karolina

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 28, 2021

  Draper’s Acres

  Good location to hike ADK

  Tent camped here several times in past few summers. Good location for major trailheads and near by lake placid keene. Tent sites are not very big. Although weconfortavly fit with one vehicle. Free hot showers.

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  Natalie N.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 25, 2018

  Draper’s Acres

  Campground with options

  Great campground with secluded sites most with woods behind each site, especially the tent area. The RV and tent camping is well separated and there are different kinds of RV space available as well. The showers are a bit gross, but free. The cabins look nice but a little close together. They don’t pick up the phone right away so call a few times to get ahold of someone. We had water/electric for a trailer at $35 a night in perfect location between Keene Valley and Lake Placid. Sites were clean and the fire pits were beautiful! We camped in site 45 and were pleasantly left alone.

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  Raj T.

  Guide

  

  May. 30, 2021

  Camel's Hump State Park — Camels Hump State Park

  Hump Brook Tent Site

  Great tent site, site 1 can have 3 platform and fire pit

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  annette M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 7, 2021

  Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

  Reliable KOA

  Another KOA that’s reliably good. Very big, very full campground, but the tent sites are nicely dispersed

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  Alex R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 21, 2023

  Bushnelle Falls Campsite

  Great campsite near the river and falls.

  Great campsite!

  Lots of tent sites and 2 lean-to.

  2 privy.

  Near the river and a huge falls too.

  Campsite is FREE (but entry is 10$ day)

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  John P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 16, 2021

  Blue Haven Camp Ground

  Cramped, but nice

  Cramped sites, lots of year round RV and trailers. Had a tent site, close to others. Not bad, people friendly and staff was very nice.

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  Ali B.

  Traveler

  

  May. 16, 2018

  North Beach Campground

  Lakeside Convenience

  Smaller tent sites. One centrally located bathroom. Nice mix of sun and shade. Convenient to down town and waterfront. Beach is beautiful and conveniently close to sites.

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  Michelle R.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 30, 2018

  Lake Bomoseen KOA

  family camping on Lake Bomoseen

  family camping Kabins, rv, and tent sites, arcade, store, ice cream, and Lake Bomoseen. Easy to get to, close to Castleton, Rutland, and Hubbarton Battlefield. Great spot for a family get-a-way.

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  Melisa A.

  Guide

  

  May. 10, 2017

  Ausable Point Campground

  Beautiful falls, decent campground

  Beautiful destination! Take a walk up the path next to the chasm. So relaxing listening to the water falls. Great place to watch the sunset! Make sure you bring a light jacket in the summer, the evenings can still get chilly from time to time. If you are camping here in the fall, check out Rulfs orchard for some apple picking. Fillion's diner is amazing and super reasonable pricing. 

  You can rent a cabin if you don't want to camp in a tent. Nice way to stay away from mosquitoes and black flies. Tons of activities to do here: hiking, biking, walking, disc golf, etc.

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  Harry H.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 30, 2017

  Paradox Lake Campground

  What’s the paradox? If you find out let me know.

  Adirondacks scenery, camping along the lake. Trail access from campground. Swim & boat on site. Modern but basic state park. Some tent sites nicely private. Close to rt 87, convenient stop on the way to or from Canada from NYC.

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  Harry H.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 1, 2017

  Putnam Pond Adirondack Preserve

  Perfect backpacking basecamp

  Beautiful views over the lake with sunset views. Canoe rentals on site. Very clean, truly hot showers, large tent sites, shady & wooded campground. Try to book the site on the little island, but the others are all nice too.

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  Eric M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 14, 2020

  Draper’s Acres

  Nice areas for tents, plus private cabins

  This site has good tent sites that are separate from RV area and rental cabins. Very reasonable rates and friendly staff, also showers on site tho they're a bit rustic. Great experience; if you tent, try to grab a spot on the outer ring for a quieter time, larger space and better views

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  Maggie F.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 9, 2021

  ADK Mountain View Campground

  Great Private Campsite in the ADKS

  I rarely stay at private campsites but decided to splurge and book this one for a last-minute Memorial Day Weekend adventure.

  This campsite was so nice and clean complete with a picnic table, fire ring, solar lights, and a composting toilet. Unlike most private campsites that I've stayed at before, this one allowed for a truly secluded experience. We couldn't see any of the neighboring campsites, making it feel fully secluded.

  This camp was on a small farm so you passed a couple of cows and horses on the way in. The sites themselves were off a dirt road looking over sprawling green fields. This area was about 15 minutes' driving from Keene Valley making it the perfect basecamp for all of my ADK hiking and climbing needs.

  My only complaint is that they didn't have running water so we needed to keep going out and buying more, prepare ahead by bringing a few gallons if you stay here.

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  stephen S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 19, 2021

  Forked Lake Campground

  Primative camping on lakefront

  Primative, badly maintained, tent sites. Widely spaced. All sites on lake front. Canoe rentals available for paddling to sites. Some sites having their own docks. Very heavy bugs. Primative old pit toilets at each site. Be advised, this is bear country. Campground managent very poor, uncaring.

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  Dina S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 29, 2019

  Lincoln Pond Campground

  Peaceful

  Tent camping at its best. Quiet and nestled in the trees. Not much is nearby in the way of attractions but there is amazing hiking trails all throughout this area. If you are new to hiking in real mountains like the ones near this campground (I’m from Jersey so...) be sure to have a personal beacon since your cell phone won’t work on the hikes. The campground does get 1 bar.

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  Alex R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 21, 2023

  Sno-Bird

  Tiny remote campsite

  very tiny and remote.

  5-6 tent sites and a small box privy.

  But great when you hike the HaBaSa trail (haystack, basin, saddleback).

  Since it's right after Haystack and not too far from Basin.

  No need to walk more...it's on the way.

  It's a very high campsite...So it's windy and colder at night.

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  Miccal M.

  Legend

  

  Jan. 18, 2024

  Crown Point State Historic Site

  great place to stop for a night - very little privacy

  If you like history this is a great spot to camp, when exploring.  Just don't expect privacy. That said the views are wonderful.  The sites all have fire rings, tent sites don't have anything else.  RV sites do offer full hookups.  The access into the site is paved.  There is a trash house and bathhouse on the grounds.

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  Heather M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Peaceful, Clean, Fun

  3 night stay, tent camping on a site with water and electric. The site we had was quite large, I had booked an end site (#73) hoping it would be big! The campground staff was friendly, and worked hard to keep the bathrooms and showers clean. The camp ground is within minutes of Ausable Chasm, which offers great hiking trails and rafting/tubing. We had a great time on this camping trip!

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  Francesca L.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 27, 2018

  Rollins Pond Adirondack Preserve

  Peaceful, spacious, wooded sites on the lake

  Rollins Pond was the perfect tent-camping campground for our first trip to the Adirondacks. It was generally quiet Memorial Day weekend, and we were able to snag a lakeside site with plenty of trees and space for our tent, SUV, and more. The campground is hilly, so we drove to the nearby showers and garbage. The only drawbacks were the campground’s boathouse doesn’t open until June/July, which was not mentioned on the website, so we weren’t able to rent kayaks to use on the pond. There are no dishwashing sinks at the bathrooms.

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  Sarah C.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 29, 2022

  Baker's Acres

  Sub-par

  This is clearly a residential RV seasonal place. Some of the RVs here look as though they've had houses added onto them over the years. Seeing as it caters to RVs over anything else, other services/amenities were lack luster. Showers were a bit dirty and there were only 4 tent sites in the campground. It worked for a stop over on a thru paddle of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, but as a regular tent camper, I would not recommend this spot if you can avoid it.

  There is a lovely country store a quarter of a mile away!

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  Levi M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 4, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Cute and Quaint

  Upon arrival, the front desk clerk was very nice and helpful. We found our way to the tent sites, nestled in the very back corner which for us was exactly what we like. Sites were a medium distance apart but still spacious enough to not be close to neighbors. Showers and restrooms were nearby and it being a weekday, there really wasn’t much traffic of campers or hikers. It was cozy and tucked into the woods with town only being a few miles away!

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  Thomas B.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 5, 2018

  Mount Philo State Park Campground

  Beautiful Vermont

  I only got to stay two nights here but it was veey nice. only seven tent sites and three Leanto so pretty secluded. the best part is every night its only a ten minute hike to the summit from where the sites are and you get to watch the sunset over Vermont and lake champlain as the sun falls behind the adirondack mountains, its quite an amazing site. very highly recommended if y oi u want piece and quiet and that mountain feel with a stunning view.

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  Linsey S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 6, 2021

  Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

  Great Campground, Full Amenities

  Spent 3 days, 2 nights here from a Wednesday-Friday. Very large and busy campground, close to Lake Placid and other cool activities to take in. Pros- hot showers, convenient laundromat, you are guided to your site by staff on golf carts. Cons- tent sites aren’t given much privacy, on the days we stayed we were put very close to the main building when we requested a spot near the back away from the busy area, kids allowed to run and yelling and screaming WELL after quiet hours.

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  Elizabeth H.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 16, 2019

  Country Village Campgrounds

  Family campground

  Owners are very friendly and helpful. Has seasonals, tent sites and RV sites. The swimming pool is very inviting and the bathrooms are always attended to. The one thing we loved the most was that the kids could ride their bikes around safely. We also found out that one weekend each summer they close the campground down to the public and fill all the sites with military families. They treat these families to free camping, activities to keep the kids busy and all of their meals for free!

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  Michelle D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 31, 2016

  Cumberland Bay State Park — Cumberland Bay

  Ranger Review: A2 Shoal Belt at Cumberland Bay State Park

  The grounds: This place looks like the place to be, great facilities (with real flush toilets near the beach), and great grassy sites which met of are in the shade! Very close to many different things (Montreal, Burlington, Lake Placid) and the beach is very clean and beautiful. There is a pump station for RVs but a lot of tent camping as well.

  The Belt: This belt is great, I love croaky belts in general, they are colorful and very sturdy. The design is great and they keep the pants up or give a splash of color to my outfits (when I wear them a little higher up. The colors are so pretty with the blues and are interesting to look at. Love that there are no holes, so it will not rip overtime. 5 out of 5 for sure!

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 28, 2019

  Little Wolf Beach Campground

  Glorious sunsets and an even more beautiful morning view!

  50 sites, full hookup ($40), water& electric ($35) and tent ($??). Has the feel of an RV park with three rows of sites plus some more (I think the tent sites) closer to the road. Not much separation between sites. The lucky ones get beachfront sites with unobstructed views; we were in the second row. The beach was closed for the season when we were there; the campground is open May- September and an on-site caretaker is there the entire five months. Gorgeous sunsets. Coin-operated showers($1 for approximately 15 minutes)– did not use so cannot say how they were. Playground. Clean restroom but the women's only had one operable stall. Although there was a hot water spigot, I was not able to coax any hot(or even warm) water out of it. No defined quiet hours but it was very quiet by 8:30 pm.

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  Devon O.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 7, 2019

  Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

  wonderful but a little pricey

  This campground is lovely! The tent sites are spacious and feel somewhat private considering how large the campground is. The bathrooms are well maintained and kept clean. The showers don’t run out of hot water, which is an issue common to many other campgrounds I’ve stayed at. The staff are responsive and accommodating. There is a small restaurant on-site in the lodge and while their menu is simple they take care to accommodate guests. I have a severe food allergy and they made sure my food was made safely. The only downsides I’d give are the price and the size of the campground - just because it’s so large it does feel a little less private than staying at one of the smaller family owned places around. It’s still wonderful though and I would book again without hesitation.