Best Cabin Camping near Lake Clear, NY

Furnished cabins near Lake Clear provide access to the Adirondack region with several options for overnight accommodations. Fish Creek Pond Campground offers cabin rentals with waterfront views, while Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday features cabins with electric hookups and heating systems. Meadowbrook Campground and Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake both maintain cabin facilities within short driving distance of Lake Clear. Cabins typically include beds, basic furniture, and fire rings for outdoor cooking. A visitor commented, "We stayed in site 37, which was a bit more private and surrounded by trees. The bathroom was actually one of the nicest I've seen in a DEC campsite; it looked like it had recently been rebuilt."

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. The KOA Holiday property offers more amenities in their cabin units, including electricity and proximity to shower facilities. Draper's Acres maintains cabins that are described as "nice but a little close together" according to one camper review. Most cabins require advance reservations, especially during summer months from May through October when the region experiences peak visitation. Pet policies vary by property—Fish Creek Pond Campground allows pets with proof of vaccinations, while other properties may charge additional fees for pets in cabin accommodations.

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities range from basic to non-existent, with some cabins offering only outdoor cooking options via fire rings or grills. The trading post near Fish Creek Pond sells necessities, sandwiches, pizza, and barbecue items. According to one visitor, "There's a trading post just over the bridge from the campground where you can buy gas, necessities, order a sandwich, pizza, or barbecue." Firewood is available for purchase at most properties, with some campgrounds featuring vendors who drive through selling wood and other supplies directly to cabin guests.

Best Cabin Sites Near Lake Clear, New York (23)

    1. Fish Creek Pond Campground

    33 Reviews
    Tupper Lake, NY
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 891-4560

    $22 - $40 / night

    "There are restrooms located convieniently throughout the park so you never have to walk more than a few sites no matter where you are."

    "Most of the campsites at Fish Creek Pond are along the waterfront, offering easy access to the pond. Some campers even build temporary docks that they leave behind for subsequent campers."

    2. Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

    44 Reviews
    Wilmington, NY
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 946-7878

    "The KOA was recently moved from a different location, so some pictures see on a Google search are no longer the location."

    "I have done tent, cabin and t.v. camping here. a lot of family activity in my favorite place. the outdoor choices are plenty, but the campground is slipping trying to be too much and seems to let the infrastructure"

    3. Meadowbrook Campground

    10 Reviews
    Ray Brook, NY
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 891-4351

    $18 / night

    "It's an average campground, but has a really good location between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. 

    Our site had the standard DEC picnic table and fire pit."

    "This is a very basic campground situated in a small village in the Adirondacks – situated between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. "

    4. Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake

    9 Reviews
    Lake Placid, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 523-3441

    $25 - $55 / night

    "We stayed at the Heart Lake Campground for a week and a half utilizing it as our home base for adventures into the High Peaks Wilderness and the greater Adirondack region."

    "There’s no explaining the views around here. The mountains are beautiful, Lake Placid is beautiful, and this campsite is amazing."

    5. Draper’s Acres

    10 Reviews
    Lake Placid, NY
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 523-9322

    $30 - $40 / night

    "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."

    "Each site includes a fire ring and picnic table. The office sells firewood. Both bath houses were adequate, even containing shampoo and body wash. Staff was friendly."

    6. Cranberry Lake Campground

    20 Reviews
    Cranberry Lake, NY
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (315) 848-2315

    $20 / night

    "They are just as great in a library as they are outside.

    • Compact: While they don’t fold down as small as a pair of traditional headphones, they are pocket-sized and can easily be stored in a jacket"

    "First thing about Cranberry Lake: the staff are wonderful. We arrived when the check in staff had the day off."

    7. Deer River Campsite

    1 Review
    Owls Head, NY
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 483-0060

    8. Adirondack Adventure Base

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    Paul Smiths, NY
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 327-5030

    $65 - $295 / night

    9. North Beach Campground

    28 Reviews
    Burlington, VT
    50 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 862-0942

    $37 - $100 / night

    "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."

    "The camp office is small, but has information on area attractions, Ice, and fire wood. The bathhouse/restrooms were well kept during our stay even with the volume of campers at the site."

    10. Golden Beach Campground

    13 Reviews
    Raquette Lake, NY
    42 miles
    Website
    +1 (315) 354-4230

    $20 / night

    "The campsites inside the park are very crowded so make sure you get one on the road. They are roomier and spaced apart."

    "It’s the standard weird-ass New York thing where you have a site and you can park wherever the hell you want within it (so foreign to me), but you should spend some time with the map."

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Cabin Reviews near Lake Clear, NY

241 Reviews of 23 Lake Clear Campgrounds


  • Jane B.
    Jun. 20, 2018

    Fish Creek Pond Campground

    A little slice of heaven

    I have stayed here many times over the years, usually for a 10-18 day stretch at a time. This is one of my favorite places. Most sites are right on the water. Square pond is a lovely little lake that connects to a larger lake (Upper Saranac I believe) by passing through a canal. This campground has great facilities. There are restrooms located convieniently throughout the park so you never have to walk more than a few sites no matter where you are. There are hot showers located at one end of the park and a dump station for RVs. The restrooms and showers are cleaned daily. There is a great little general store just outside the park that sells pretty much anything you could want. Sites are equipped with a table and fireplace (most have grates). There are vendors that drive through the park daily selling wood, ice cream (from an old fashioned wagon, get the moose tracks!), and ice. There is a boat supplier that travels the lake every morning and evening dropping off and picking up kayak and canoe rentals. If you love water front camping this is for you! The park is pet friendly but you need to show proof of vaccines. There are great things to do nearby like the Adirondack Museum, Lake Placid, and beautiful hiking spots. You can have power boats and jets skis on the lake as well as non motorized boats. Some of the best sunsets I have ever viewed happened right here. Quiet hours are taken very seriously and rangers walk the park at night warning rowdy fireside folks to quiet down. However, as dusk turns to night, you can always count on the chorus of yodels going back and forth across the lake. This is a wonderful spot! Check it out! You won’t be sorry! Oh, but sites go on sale nine months in advance through reserve America and the best spots wind up booked for the season pretty quickly.

  • Tara S.
    Sep. 27, 2017

    Button Bay State Park Campground

    One of our favorite spots for sunsets and crisp fall days

    We've been camping at Button Bay for years, and while it can be hot and buggy in the summer months, there is no place we'd rather be in September! There are two campground loops to choose from. The first is where you'll find the lean-tos and the dog trail/beach. This area is super quiet, offers a bit of shade, and plenty of privacy. We almost always get the Catalpa or Willow lean-to because we bring dogs and it's easy for them to run to the lake and cool off.

    The second camping loop has a few waterfront camping cabins, which we are dying to check out, but haven't yet. The main camping area is essentially a huge field, so not much shade or privacy. The benefit of this area is that it's closer to everything - the playground, pool, nature center, kayak and canoe rentals, and the trail out to the point. There are also amazing views of the lake and the mountains right from the camping area.

    I think this is one of the best state parks in Vermont for families with kids, and for dogs. There isn't a great place to swim in the lake here, although plenty of people swim off the point. There is a nice pool, but it closes after Labor Day weekend. If you want to swim in Lake Champlain, I highly recommend Kingsland Bay State Park, just a few miles north.

    Definitely hike the short nature trail out to Button Bay Point. It's especially lovely in the evening as the sun is setting. Enjoy!

  • Sam L.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 27, 2024

    Meadowbrook Campground

    Average campground great location

    We stayed at Meadowbrook over Memorial Day weekend in 2024. It's an average campground, but has a really good location between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. 

    Our site had the standard DEC picnic table and fire pit. There are showers (the hot water was broken the day we were there, but the attendant said we could go to nearby campgrounds to use theirs), toilets, and water spigots. I had decent Verizon signal. 

    The sites were clean, but the fire pit was showing its age. We stayed in site 37, which was a bit more private and surrounded by trees. The sites in the two loops closest to Rte 86 (#1-13, 27-34, and 51-62) were much closer together, and some didn't have trees between sites. Even at our more "isolated" site, we could still see our neighbors. 

    The bathroom was actually one of the nicest I've seen in a DEC campsite; it looked like it had recently been rebuilt. 

    There are positives and negatives about the location. On the plus side, there's ice cream and places to eat within walking distance. We also forgot lunch for our hike the next day and were able to walk to a convenience store to grab supplies. And if you're doing things in Lake Placid and Saranac, the location is tough to beat. On the minus side, there's a bit of road noise and some of the campsites looked like they had great views of a parking lot.

  • Jean C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 1, 2020

    Fish Creek Pond Campground

    Busy, but that lake and the loons!

    Most of the campsites at Fish Creek Pond are along the waterfront, offering easy access to the pond. Some campers even build temporary docks that they leave behind for subsequent campers. Most of these sites are huge and provide areas that are relatively flat, even if some parts slope toward the pond. Sites in the low 130s tend to be narrower. The sites ring the pond; at night you can see the lights of campers on the opposite bank and listen to the call of the loons. At 10pm, Taps will ring out to mark the beginning of quiet hours. The firepits are deteriorating and do not have grates. Mine was half filled with debris, ash, and the previous campers discarded food.

    Bathrooms throughout the campground provide toilets and running water in old CCC constructed buildings that have been renovated somewhat and are clean, but small with a single sink. They also come with a warning not to leave items plugged in because of risk of fire or theft. A newer, large, centrally located bathroom provides showers. 

    The day use area and beach were closed for the summer of’20 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

    There are two entrances to the campground, but one of them is closed in the evening. Depending on the direction of your arrival, you may need to continue past the first entrance you reach. Signs will direct you even if Google doesn't!

    There’s a trading post just over the bridge from the campground where you can buy gas, necessities, order a sandwich, pizza, or barbecue(daily menu posted in back by the deli). In the parking lot out front, there’s an ice cream truck that’s open in the afternoon. If you’re looking for paddling maps, check behind the counter at the trading post or at nearby Hickock Livery.

    There's a bike trail in the campground and you'll see lots of kids on bikes. In addition to the numerous paddling opportunities in the area, several of the surrounding towns have created hiking challenges featuring 3-9 easy to moderate peaks in their vicinity. Tupper Lake offers not only a hiking triad, but a paddling triad. The reward for completing each series is a patch. Occasionally a single bar of coverage on Verizon, very spotty and random, so I left my phone on airplane mode most of the time.

    On my last morning, I finally spotted through the mist the loons that had entertained me with their calls throughout my stay - 6 of them!

  • Nicole S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 26, 2025

    Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

    The Great Outdoors!!!

    The KOA was recently moved from a different location, so some pictures see on a Google search are no longer the location. This newly acquired property has 2 sides, the mountain side and river side you can choose when booking they are about 1/4 mile away from one another. This campground is very maintained. The campground on the mountain side has a playground, huge store, gem mining, arcade (which needs some love), hiking trails and a common area with some games. They have cabins, tent site areas, and huge wooded camper sites. The mountain side in general is my ideal campground full of trees and nature. The bathrooms were always clean and shower areas had great water pressure. The river side is new and on the side of the river but has you baking in the sun 🌞 there is no trees at all for shade. And there is no separation between you and the next person. There is only camper sites on that side. On the river they have a small place to put in kayaks and wade in water. They have a jumping pad on that side also. Both sides have the tractor driving around, pulling the kids around. The area is awesome with beach access along the river with a huge playground. Your at the bottom of whiteface mountain which is full of hikes and watering holes to swim in, lake placid downtown area is 20 mins away. Its a beautiful area. The girl working in the store Kyla rocked and her gf Jess who drove around on the golfcart and helping out everywhere were so fun. They lived on site and were such great people who made the trip more fun!!

  • 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.

  • Natalie N.
    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.

  • Andrea T.
    Aug. 7, 2018

    Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday

    was great, slipping some.

    I have done tent, cabin and t.v. camping here. a lot of family activity in my favorite place. the outdoor choices are plenty, but the campground is slipping trying to be too much and seems to let the infrastructure slip. it is owned by corporate KOA and it shows that the making money is more important than making it a home away from home that I use to love.. still will come back

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 8, 2019

    AuSable Chasm Campground

    Closest campground to Ausable Chasm

    We travel in a 17-foot camper van, but no one ever believes that we are no bigger than a standard cargo van and can easily fit in a regular size parking space. Upon arrival at Ausable Chasm, we were told we had to take a site with water and electric since we had a camper van. These sites were $13 more per night and we really did not need the hookups. We were finally able to convince the staff that we could take a standard tent site, which was more than big enough. 

    The road through the campground is dirt and rutted but the speed limit is 5 mph, so it wasn’t that bad, but it would be a mess if it was raining. 

    Bathrooms and shower rooms are individual rooms, but the doors are not labeled so it’s a game of “what’s behind door number 1?”  There was no light in the shower room that I looked at so a night shower would be out of the question. The bathrooms were clean and had soap, paper towels, a garbage receptacle, and a mirror in each. 

    Lots of ant hills throughout the campground so be cautious where you set up a tent. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. Large and nice-looking playground, pool, volleyball net, disc golf and mountain biking/hiking trails. It also looked like there were cross country ski trails but not sure if the campground or cabins would be open in the winter. 

    Biggest advantage is that Ausable Chasm(a separate business) is directly across the street from the campground and it is very close to the ferry that will take you to Burlington, VT, our next destination.


Guide to Lake Clear

Cabin camping near Lake Clear, New York, offers a serene escape into nature, with a variety of well-reviewed options that cater to outdoor enthusiasts and families alike.

Cabin campers appreciate these amenities

  • The Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday features cabins equipped with electric hookups and access to clean showers, making it a comfortable choice for families.
  • At Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake, guests can enjoy well-maintained cabins with hot showers and flush toilets, perfect for a cozy stay after a day of hiking.
  • Draper’s Acres offers cabin accommodations with essential amenities like drinking water and picnic tables, ensuring a pleasant camping experience.

Cabin campers like these nearby activities

  • Enjoy hiking the stunning trails around Fish Creek Pond Campground, where every site has water access, making it ideal for kayaking and fishing.
  • The Meacham Lake Adirondack Preserve provides a peaceful setting for swimming and canoeing, with beautiful views and plenty of space for outdoor activities.
  • Explore the scenic beauty of the Adirondacks from Magic Pines, where you can enjoy hiking, fishing, and relaxing by the water.

Some prices for cabin camping range from $40 to $100

Frequently Asked Questions

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Lake Clear, NY is Fish Creek Pond Campground with a 4.6-star rating from 33 reviews.

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