Best Cabin Camping near Pawling, NY

Several cabin options exist within an hour's drive of Pawling, New York, including Lake Waramaug State Park Campground and Kettletown State Park Campground in Connecticut. Most cabins provide basic amenities such as electricity, refrigerators, and cots or beds, though bathroom facilities are typically shared in central locations. "These cabins are VERY rustic, four walls, a cot, and a fridge. You still feel like you are 'roughing it' but with the convenience of a fridge," noted one visitor about Sebago Cabin Camp. Jellystone Park in Gardiner offers more upscale cabin accommodations with concrete pads, picnic tables, and full hookups, while state park cabins tend toward minimal furnishings.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Mills Norrie State Park Campground features cabins with river views, while Black Rock State Park Campground provides more wooded settings. Reservations are essential, particularly during summer months when most parks operate at capacity. According to a review, "Sebago cabins the way to get away and relax... most cabins have 2 rooms with 4 cots but some are larger inside has a full fridge and double hot plate." Pet policies vary by location, with some parks like Black Rock State Park not permitting pets in cabin areas, while others like Jellystone Park Gardiner welcome them.

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities range from simple hot plates to full refrigerators, though cooking equipment is rarely provided. Firewood is available for purchase at many locations, including Sebago Cabin Camp and Black Rock State Park. On-site camp stores stock basic provisions at Jellystone Park and Cozy Hills Campground, though selection is limited. A visitor to Sebago noted they "have rustic cabins. These do not have plumbing or heat. It is a step up from cabin camping." For extended stays, nearby towns offer more comprehensive shopping options.

Best Cabin Sites Near Pawling, New York (41)

    1. Lake Waramaug State Park Campground

    9 Reviews
    New Preston, CT
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 868-0220

    $17 - $50 / night

    "The lake is great for kayaking, paddle boarding, canoes and for fishing. Bring your own gear but kayak and canoe rentals are available. The swim area is marginal- best for little ones. "

    "One of my favorite so far , went with family , to comply w covid and social distancing, the camp only rent your site and no one on your left or right or across ! Amazing !"

    2. Kettletown State Park Campground

    13 Reviews
    Stevenson, CT
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (203) 264-5678

    $17 - $50 / night

    "Kettletown State Park isn't just for camping. There are also hiking trails , a fishing area and a swimming hole, but the week I was there there was a high bacteria count, so no swimming was allowed."

    "Stayed in a cabin on the lower loop. Went hiking all day. Kinda close together sites, but the trails make up for it."

    3. Cozy Hills Campground

    8 Reviews
    Bantam, CT
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 567-2119

    $72 - $122 / night

    "The only downside was the real lack of privacy at almost all the sites we saw.  it was more like staying in a summer cottage colony. "

    "Great camp store and grill and hot food"

    4. Jellystone Park Gardiner

    32 Reviews
    Gardiner, NY
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 255-5193

    "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. Mills Norrie State Park Campground

    14 Reviews
    Staatsburg, NY
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 889-4646

    $17 - $102 / night

    "Only 6 sites with electric. 50 & 51 are nice & private. Lots of large tent sites, some in an open area & others fairly private. 4 tent pads with obstructed river views."

    "There are great hiking trails on the Hudson River right outside your campsite. Amenities are the great outdoors and an ancient bath house built during the New Deal in the 1930's."

    6. Housatonic Meadows State Park Campground

    3 Reviews
    Cornwall Bridge, CT
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 672-6772

    $17 - $50 / night

    "Being from extremely overcrowded and Long Island- we decided to take a week long trip and stay at site 14 at Housatonic Meadows State Park Campground in CT."

    7. Sylvan Lake Beach Park

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    Stormville, NY
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 221-9889

    8. Interlake RV Park & Campground

    5 Reviews
    Rhinebeck, NY
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 584-3729

    $46 - $60 / night

    "This year the most basic site with water costs $46; add electric on up to sewer and cable tv and you'll pay as much as $60/night."

    "Stayed in cabin #1. Clean & had all the amenities but very dated & dark. Could use brighter light bulbs!! Beautiful & quiet. Enjoyed my stay."

    9. Black Rock State Park Campground

    5 Reviews
    Thomaston, CT
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 283-8088

    $17 - $50 / night

    "There are a variety of sites available, from open field sites to more wooded and private areas. The campground also has a lake for swimming,trails for hiking, and some nice quiet areas for fishing."

    "Beautiful state park, very clean .. fishing, lake swimming, hiking trails. Bathrooms, free showers .. stores within a 5 minute drive. Most of the camp ground site are not secluded .."

    10. West Point FMWR Round Pond Outdoor Recreation Area

    5 Reviews
    Highland Falls, NY
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (315) 774-9524

    $25 - $40 / night

    "We were very impressed with the playground on site!"

    "Love the proximity to NYC - I always look for areas that are not too far, but not too close to NY. Beautiful but small-ish tent sites."

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Cabin Reviews near Pawling, NY

267 Reviews of 41 Pawling Campgrounds


  • A
    Apr. 22, 2021

    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.

  • M
    Mar. 18, 2017

    Black Rock State Park Campground

    A nice family friendly campground

    This is a nice family friendly campground that makes for easy trips. There are a variety of sites available, from open field sites to more wooded and private areas. The campground also has a lake for swimming,trails for hiking, and some nice quiet areas for fishing. Well maintained bathrooms, with available showers, are also spread throughout the grounds. Not pet friendly unfortunately.

  • Kari M.
    Sep. 28, 2016

    Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park

    Great spot for your whole family

    This campground overall was pretty good. It is a larger campground, with large sites. Within the campground there are also restrooms available, showers and water. I would advise to bring your own water, because the running water they provide doesn't taste the best and smells like rotten eggs. Just my opinion. The campsites also have a fire ring pit and a picnic table, which was nice for my large family. It wasn't too busy when we went- we got there on a Friday night around 6pm and were able to get a spot. There are also some fun activities within the campground, and things nearby. There are some good hiking and biking trails. My family and I went on a hike one morning, and my brothers enjoyed riding their bikes along the path. There is a restaurant near by that plays live music. The night we went, it was country music. Not sure how often they do this, or if the music changes. They do also have cabins you can rent, but we enjoyed the camping experience. We were in section C, spot 85. It was a pretty good, private spot. The campground was pretty clean, although we did see some trash throughout the campground that we picked up as we walked by it.

  • Cat R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 10, 2022

    Jellystone Park Gardiner

    FAMILY HEAVEN

    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.

  • Paul K.
    Aug. 26, 2025

    Croton Point Park

    Not the Best Place to Go in the Northeast By a Longshot

    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.

  • Becca Z.
    Aug. 29, 2020

    White Pines Campsites

    Clean Campsites

    We stayed at site 85 in Sunny Crest and liked having some privacy. The sites nearby had some trees providing space between each site. A lot of the sites we drove by were pretty sloped- I would recommend a drive though if you can beforehand.

    The picnic table was chained down so there weren’t many options to set up having the fire pit and picnic table where they were.

    Hiking trails were nice, good variety of easier and more difficult terrain.

  • Matt S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 24, 2021

    Jellystone Park Gardiner

    Chillaxing Getaway

    We stayed at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort along the Walllkill River in Gardiner, NY, for a four-night chill-out vacation. We’re so glad we did! 

    Our site was called Riverfront Red Carpet. It was spacious, level, waterfront, and partially shaded thanks to some mature trees. 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. We had full hookups with 50-amp electrical service- which all worked fine. 

    The entire park seemed to be well maintained and clean. There’s a small waterpark which seemed good for younger kids, an eatery, and ice cream shop. The camp store was well-stocked with food, camping supplies, and souvenirs. There is a game room and multiple bath houses(which we didn’t use). The park’s roadways are all paved and easy to navigate. Despite being nearly filled to capacity including tons of young children, the park was quiet each night with no noisy ‘bad campers.’ 

    We found our interactions with the staff to be helpful and attentive. We really appreciate friendly staff. 

    Overall, this was a great stay at a great RV park. I’d only mention two negatives, neither was a big deal. It took 45-minutes to check-in. In fairness, we arrived at check-in time(3:00 PM) on a Sunday. There were a dozen other RVs checking in at the same time and they just weren’t equipped for that. Also, our Verizon cell service was practically non-existent and the park’s wifi service was just as horrible. If we needed connectivity, this would have been a major problem. I reduced a star in my review simply because it’s 2021 and wifi has become an expectation. 

    We booked on campspot.com and paid$196 per night+$35 to lock our site+$2 booking fee less a 20% promo discount.

  • Derek W.
    Sep. 15, 2020

    Blue Mountain Reservation

    Great campground in the Eastern Catskills

    This was my first time staying at this campground. I went here with my friend and we were using it as our base camp as we went out in trails in the eastern Catskills notably the Devils Path, echo lake, etc. It’s proximity to those trail heads was great and we had perfect weather. The campsites are nothing special here, they come with a picnic table, fire ring, and charcoal grill. I used the charcoal grill every night to cook our meals so that worked out perfectly. They have a camp store at the front of the property and it’s stocked with basically anything you could think of needing including charcoal, ice, firewood among other camp items. They had private bathroom/ showers which was a really nice luxury. As someone who typically goes backpacking it was nice to go hiking, shower, cook, and then relax by the fire. They have a pool which I did not use but it looked nice. The staff here was very friendly and helpful. If you ordered firewood they would deliver it right to your site which was appreciated. My only complaint would be that the campsites felt like they were somewhat on top of each other. Despite that I would still recommend staying here 4.5/5 stars. Pictures are from our campsite, and the places we hiked while staying here which were echo lake, the Eastern Devils Path, and huckleberry point.

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 13, 2019

    Lake Taghkanic State Park Campground

    Great Spot!

    Big and spacious state park with many camping options. Has options for trailers, tent sites, platforms for tents and even some cabins. Small store in park that sells firewood and ice and a few other things you may need. Big lake with swimming and boating as well as many hiking trails. Bathrooms on site as well as showers. Some sites are close together, but there are a few a little more secluded and set back. Fire pits are great. Can’t wait to camp here again!


Guide to Pawling

Cabin camping near Pawling, New York, offers a perfect blend of nature and comfort, allowing visitors to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the conveniences of home.

Enjoy Water Activities at Nearby Lakes

  • Lake Waramaug State Park Campground features a beautiful lake ideal for kayaking and paddleboarding, making it a great spot for water enthusiasts.
  • Housatonic Meadows State Park Campground provides easy access to the Housatonic River, perfect for fishing and floating, ensuring a fun-filled day on the water.
  • Black Rock State Park Campground offers swimming and fishing opportunities, along with scenic views that enhance your cabin camping experience.

Cabin Campers Appreciate These Amenities

  • Cozy Hills Campground is well-maintained and offers a variety of family-friendly activities, including arts and crafts, ensuring a fun atmosphere for all ages.
  • Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative provides electric hookups and a market, making it convenient for those looking to enjoy a comfortable stay.
  • Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Gardiner features a water park and numerous activities, making it an excellent choice for families seeking entertainment right at their cabin.

Explore Scenic Hiking Trails

  • Mills Norrie State Park Campground boasts a network of hiking trails that connect to the campground, perfect for those looking to immerse themselves in nature.
  • Lake Frederick Outdoor Recreation Area offers beautiful trails and stunning views, ideal for hiking enthusiasts wanting to explore the great outdoors.
  • Croton Point Park provides walking paths within the park, allowing visitors to enjoy leisurely strolls while taking in the natural beauty of the Hudson River.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Pawling, NY is Lake Waramaug State Park Campground with a 3.1-star rating from 9 reviews.

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