Sebago Cabin Camp — Harriman State Park
No RV sites a step up from tent camping.
They have rustic cabins. Theae do not have plumbing or heat. It is a step up from cabin camping. They also have a beach behind it.
Cabin accommodations across several New York state parks provide rustic and modernized lodging options with lake views and easy trail access. Croton Point Park on the Hudson River offers cabins with electric hookups and shared bathroom facilities nearby. The Stephen & Betsy Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center features platform cabins providing campers with cozy shelters while maintaining an outdoor experience. "We were able to rent a cabin which was equipped with an outside grill and picnic area. It is great if you are going with a group/family and people want to sleep inside a cabin as oppose to a tent outside," noted one visitor about Sebago Cabin Camp.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Sebago Cabin Camp in Harriman State Park provides basic accommodations with refrigerators and outdoor cooking areas. Many cabins in the region accept pets, though specific policies vary by location. West Point FMWR facilities at Round Pond and Lake Frederick offer military-only cabin rentals with upgraded amenities. One camper described Sebago's accommodations as "VERY rustic, four walls, a cot, and a fridge. You still feel like you are 'roughing it' but with the convenience of a fridge." Reservations are essential during summer months, particularly at popular locations like Croton Point Park.
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen setups vary widely, from basic refrigerators and outdoor grills at Sebago to more equipped cooking facilities at other locations. Camp Glen Gray in New Jersey and Peace and Carrots Farm Bluebird Tiny Home offer alternative cabin experiences within driving distance of Montrose. Several campgrounds maintain small markets for basic provisions, though selection is limited. Firewood is available for purchase at most locations, enabling guests to enjoy campfires outside their cabins when fire restrictions allow.
$30 - $60 / night
"Tent sites are very private with some dirt roads to exit out but thats what make it unique experience! Bathrooms with shower is near by and has plenty porta potties all around."
"Peaceful and gorgeous campsite, with plenty of space between sites. Great view of the Hudson, and playground within sight of our camper."
"They offer cabins and campsites. We spent 4 nights in the campsite area and this is a first class facility. Very clean. "
"Beautiful lakes all over the place. The AMC camp in Harriman is fantastic too! Those are reserved and paid cabins and platforms."
$25 - $40 / night
"Fire pits, electric and water hook ups only. Will return! Staff is friendly and helpful. Military families should check it out!"
"We were very impressed with the playground on site!"
$130 / night
"They have rustic cabins. Theae do not have plumbing or heat. It is a step up from cabin camping. They also have a beach behind it."
"Near lake Welch- which is phenomenal for easy nearly- beach like camping. The cabins are "rustic" - but there's what you need: cots, electricity, a fridge."
$20 - $150 / night
"Yes, this is a military-only campground but, that doesn't take away from how incredible it is and that is properly advertised.
This place is incredible. "
"This is a HUGE Jellystone park in upstate NY. There are literally hundreds of cabins and RV sites. We are in site 136, which is a back in spot. Plenty of room between campers."
"Site#22 included a large concrete pad, picnic table, charcoal grill, and large fire ring. Everything was in great condition. It was nice having plenty of space to not be on top of our neighbors."
$5 - $200 / night
"One rustic place with many hiking trails to choose from. Camp also provides trucking of gear weather permitting. No vehicles allowed to drive through camp. Trading Post for treats and other items."
"Cabins are always clean and stocked with firewood. Lots of hiking trails. Trading post is well stocked and volunteers are always friendly and able to answer any questions"
$90 / night
"In September my Girlfriend (who has never been camping) and I made the trip to New York."
"There are level padded sites with electric and water (in warmer months). Sites were spaced out with beautiful woods in the background. Hiking trail goes right through the campground."
"Fire pit with grill and picnic table."
$5 - $20 / night
"Camping for summer is pretty limited to Sawmill Lake, as the other locations are for groups or winter camping."
"My first time camping at High Point State Park, Sawmill Area, September 2019. I chose a campsite close to the restrooms and water spigot."












They have rustic cabins. Theae do not have plumbing or heat. It is a step up from cabin camping. They also have a beach behind it.
Rented a cabin in November (#009) and again in December (#008) of 2021. I favored Cabin 8, the kitchen and bathroom were separated from the main room.
The cabins are reasonably priced and well-appointed, if a bit rustic. The interior features are just what you'd expect for getting away for the weekend. THe main room has a bunk bed and two twins, a table with benches, two Adirondack chairs, a wood stove set into a fireplace (some cabins still feature a fireplace only, but these two did not), hot/cold water, electric stove with oven, refrigerator, toilet, bathroom sink, mirror, plenty of hooks to hang jackets and coats, storage cabinets in the kitchen area, overhead lighting, wall outlets, and screened windows.
The doors feature deadbolt locks - so be sure to always take the key or set the lock to be unlocked all the time.
The mattresses are vinyl covered, so you can wipe them down with your own sanitizing wipes. There was hand sanitizer in each cabin as well.
Outside is a picnic table, fire ring, and grill. There are hooks near the door to hang a lantern.
The park office is not nearby, about 2(?) miles away. They sell wood, and there are a few road stands near the campground, but that wood is wet. You'll need to find some birch to get your fire going if, like me, you didn't buy wood on the way (plenty of signs for wood as you approach the park office) and the office was closed upon arrival. I bought wood from a house across the street from the entrance to the cabins and it was damp, but in November, I wasn't complaining, it took awhile but I got a nice blaze going. You need that wood stove to heat up the cabin. Turning on the oven is a help, but not a good solution. The wood stove definitely heats the room up nicely. I went through two bundles of wood in one night, and could have used more in the morning. (There's plenty of fallen wood around but it was damp/raining both times I visited). The second time I took six bundles of wood and used them all from Friday to Sunday morning, and 7 would've have been better.
The trails nearby are varied, read the maps (especially NY NJ Trail Conference Maps) to get an idea of difficulty/elevation. We went in November when there was a light rain that turned into a thunderstorm with hail and sleet! It was certainly an adventure. The area was incredibly peaceful in December with many cabin reservations abandoned due to rain in the forecast. It did rain, but was still a great trip. The photos of the tent sites were taken in December.
Stayed 2 nights and it was really nice. Camping for summer is pretty limited to Sawmill Lake, as the other locations are for groups or winter camping. Camps are secluded from each other and most if not all have an elevated space to put tents or chairs. Each place comes with a lamp hang, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Bathrooms are spaced out. No running water except for pump founded outside of the bathrooms. Toilets are pump flushed. Showers are only located INSIDE High Point State Park, not throughout the campsites, but entry is free for campers. One hiking trail is accessible in Sawmill campground, 3 others are accessible on the road outside of the campground and the rest are located inside the park. When you arrive you have to check in with the park office for your campsite tag. Hours are 8-4. Park officials come through the campsites pretty regularly, a few times a day which is nice. Areas are clean and well maintained.
This is a HUGE Jellystone park in upstate NY. There are literally hundreds of cabins and RV sites. We are in site 136, which is a back in spot. Plenty of room between campers. Gravel spot which is pretty level. Full hookups. Picnic table, cable, fire ring, large camp store, showers, toilets, and full laundry area. Also has playgrounds, pillow jump, fishing pond, golf carts, game room, Waterpark, pool, and tennis courts. All of this nestled into the mountains. Nice and family friendly.
Our 21 month old had the time of his life here! We stayed for 3 nights in June in a rustic cabin. There are no bathrooms in the cabin but there are public restrooms nearby. The resorts is decked out with 2 playgrounds, a splash park, kiddie pool, family pool and hot tub. They have activities on the weekends with Yogi the mascot such as wagon rides, dance parties, arts n crafts. It was a little expensive to stay here but was so worth it! Make sure you reserve a golf cart if you stay during the weekend- it's a must have to get from place to place and our little guy loved it!
It is important to note that there is only RV and cabin rentals offered at Pleasant Acre. The grounds are up on top of a mountain and is quite beautiful and quiet. This is a great place to get away and bring your family and dogs. They offer several planned activities for kids and they have nice facilities like a great swimming pool and ping pong. Important to not miss: the amazingly beautiful miniature horse that wonders around its huge pin located in the middle of the campground.
It is a nice campground with lots of shady RV sites. Fire rings and picnic tables provided at each site and cabin. Lots of family activities on the weekend. Enjoyed the pool and hot tub, Hiking trails and paved roads to ride bike. Staff is friendly and helpful. WiFi only around office and bad cell service with Verizon.
Stokes State Forest is a beautiful park with a lot of different trails to check out, though some of them are difficult to access due to parking. The camping areas are split between two different entrances. If you’re in Lake Ocquitunk, like I was, you don’t enter at the main entrance, you have to go past the main entrance about another mile on rt. 15 N. and enter by the YMCA. All the other camping areas are near the main entrance by the forest office. The campsites themselves are a little too close together in some spots with little coverage or privacy. There is a day parking area which is only accessible going through the main entrance by the forest office— if you visit during the week park entrance is free, but on the weekend fees can be a bit steep. I wasn’t super happy with my campsite as I wasn’t able to physically have my car on the site like I thought. I had to park in a small lot above my campsite and carry my belongings down a short slope to the site. I like to car-camp so this was a bit of a let down having my car separate from my actual campsite.
The bathrooms were nice and had flush toilets, but the showers were out of service during my time. Bathrooms are extremely spaced out so you will have to walk a far distance unless you strategically choose a site next to one. I drove through the other campsite and only saw 1 set of bathrooms that had toilets and showers per campground, not including the outhouses I saw for those in the small cabins.
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.
Cabin camping options around Montrose, New York range from rustic to semi-modern accommodations within 90 minutes of NYC. Located in the Hudson Valley, this region sits at elevations between 200-1300 feet, creating varied terrain for hikers and nature enthusiasts. Winter temperatures can drop below freezing, making cabins a practical alternative to tent camping during colder months.
Lake activities: lake swimming: West Point FMWR Round Pond Outdoor Recreation Area offers swimming in a designated beach area with lifeguards on duty during summer months. "They have a beach behind it," reports one visitor about the recreation facilities.
Monument visit: 30-minute drive: High Point State Park provides access to the monument standing 1,803 feet above sea level. "You can drive to High Point monument that is 1803 feet above sea level and you get a spectacular panorama view," notes one camper about this nearby attraction.
Family activities: scheduled events: Jellystone Park Gardiner schedules numerous family-oriented activities throughout the camping season. "This campground has a lot of activities and has kids of all ages galore. I was worried my 12 year old would be too old for it but he enjoyed making friends there," shares a visitor.
Hiking trails: lake loop: The Stephen & Betsy Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center provides walking paths around their lake. "You are able to do a hike around the lake," notes one visitor about the accessible trail options surrounding the water.
Platform camping: elevated tent spaces: The Stephen & Betsy Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center provides wooden platforms for tents. "We camped on one of the platforms, which was very nice and did not feel crowded even with other people on neighboring platforms," explains one reviewer about their experience.
Meal services: dining hall options: Some locations offer meal plans for visitors who prefer not to cook. "One highlight was having meals cooked by the stellar chef. The lake is very peaceful, and home to beavers we watched from the dining hall patio," reports a visitor to the AMC Harriman Center.
Wildlife viewing: early mornings: Croton Point Park offers opportunities to observe local wildlife including rabbits. "On the bright side, there are lots of bunnies!" mentions one reviewer about the animal sightings at this location.
Water amenities: child-friendly areas: Jellystone Park Gardiner features water play areas specifically designed for younger visitors. "Nice pool that is shallow so you can relax and let the little ones go in the water park section alone or they have a 3 ft pool also," reports one camper.
Military access: ID required: West Point FMWR Round Pond Outdoor Recreation Area restricts access to current and former military personnel. "Unfortunately for me, Round Pond is camping reserved for active and retired military personnel only," explains one visitor who was unable to camp at this location.
Bathroom conditions: variable facilities: Bathroom cleanliness and availability varies significantly between locations. "The bathrooms needed updating and people at the tent area made a comment that it took a while to get a turn at the showers," reports a visitor to Jellystone Park.
Noise levels: check quiet hours: Several campgrounds experience noise issues during busy periods. "The site was very loud (dance music) until after 11pm. Quiet time at 10pm," notes a visitor to Croton Point Park about sound management.
Reservation requirements: phone booking: Some locations require telephone reservations rather than online booking. "The reservation process is a bit wonky. You need to call (no online reservations) and then wait for an e-mail," explains one camper about their experience.
First-time campers: start small: Croton Point Park offers an approachable introduction to camping for inexperienced families. "I took my 5 year-old-son and wife, all of us first time campers. this place was great. The site was very nice, all the people friendly and area beautiful," shares a first-time visitor.
Holiday events: seasonal activities: Some campgrounds offer special themed activities during holiday periods. "We came in October to celebrate Halloween in sleepy hollow! This is a great campsite and reasonably priced. Was close to bear mountains state part and the train station is right there!" reports one seasonal visitor.
Playground access: close monitoring: Many locations feature playgrounds for younger visitors. "Great view of the Hudson, and playground within sight of our camper," notes a visitor about the convenient layout at Croton Point Park.
Wildlife awareness: food storage: Animal encounters require proper preparation, particularly in areas with raccoons. "Keep your food in the dry bag and away from the tent or benches provided or face the packs of fearless racoons at night," warns one camper about nighttime visitors.
Hookup locations: water access: Mahlon Dickerson Reservation provides water connections with assistance for reaching campsites. "Website lists water hook ups at long distances but they have hose reels to help with that. Our site (15) said 75' however the 50' hose reel made it to our rv connection," explains one RV camper.
Dump station facilities: flush hoses: Some locations provide full services for RV sanitation needs. "Trash dumpster is an easy walk and the dump station has a flush hose point. Nice and easy little campground," notes a visitor about the maintenance amenities.
Site leveling: pad preparation: Campsite levelness varies significantly between locations. "We had a loosely defined gravel pad that was level. All sites appeared level," reports a visitor to Croton Point Park about their RV experience.
Navigation considerations: larger vehicles: Some camping areas accommodate larger RVs despite forested settings. "Easy to navigate our 38 ft. RV. Easy to dump and fill," explains one visitor to Mahlon Dickerson Reservation about accessing the facilities.
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