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Best Campgrounds near Port Jefferson Station, NY

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Camping opportunities near Port Jefferson Station on Long Island encompass established campgrounds with varying amenities and natural settings. Suffolk County parks like Blydenburgh County Park and Cathedral Pines County Park offer camping with electric hookups and water access, both within a 15-mile radius of Port Jefferson Station. State-managed sites like Wildwood State Park Campground provide additional options with accommodation for tents, RVs, and cabins. Most campgrounds in the region feature picnic tables, fire rings, and basic amenities, with several parks offering proximity to hiking trails, fishing areas, and scenic waterfronts.

Reservations are essential for most campgrounds in the Long Island region, particularly during the peak summer season from May through September. Many Suffolk County facilities require a Green Key card for resident discounts, while state parks have separate reservation systems. Seasonal variations affect campground availability, with several facilities like Heckscher State Park and Wildwood operating on limited schedules during cooler months. The camping areas near Port Jefferson Station range from open field settings for RVs to more secluded wooded sites for tent camping. A visitor at Blydenburgh County Park noted, "Camping area itself is small, but park is good sized with an excellent lake and hiking."

Campers consistently rate waterfront access as a primary attraction at Long Island campgrounds. Southaven County Park offers proximity to a lake with boat rentals and fishing opportunities, while coastal options like Smith Point County Park provide beach access. Families particularly appreciate the developed campgrounds with playgrounds and protected swimming areas. Cathedral Pines receives positive feedback for its wooded tent sites that create a more secluded camping experience compared to the open RV areas. Site spacing varies significantly between parks, with some campers noting the close proximity of sites at certain facilities. One camper observed of Blydenburgh, "Sites are open and fairly close would be only negative. Lake is great and only a short walk, but no swimming."

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Best Camping Sites Near Port Jefferson Station, New York (47)

    1. Wildwood State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Wading River, NY
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 929-4314

    $20 - $250 / night

    "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."

    "However there are too many loud families and the sites are too close in proximity for me."

    2. Blydenburgh County Park

    11 Reviews
    Hauppauge, NY
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 854-3713

    "just a great place to get away from home"

    "The group camping on the fox sites is accessible by a dirt drive in. I felt like I was suddenly transported upstate when in fact I had only driven 2 towns over, (about 20 minutes from home.)"

    3. Southaven County Park

    7 Reviews
    Shirley, NY
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-1391

    $33 / night

    "Recently went camping in our pull behind, met some old friends and had a great time. Rangers have a hardon for people screwing up tho. Think they're all that and then some..."

    "Great Location Clean Park."

    4. Cathedral Pines County Park

    4 Reviews
    Middle Island, NY
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-5502

    5. Heckscher State Park Campground

    9 Reviews
    Great River, NY
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 581-2100

    $20 / night

    "* cottages far enough away from each other

    • fire ring with Adirondack chairs
    • dumpster and recycling within walking distance
    • lots of bone dry firewood around for campfire
    • walkable beach"

    "Overall my experience was positive. Camping Sites

    Each camping site has a picnic table and barbeque grill."

    6. Smith Point County Park

    9 Reviews
    Mastic Beach, NY
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-1315

    "Literally steps to the beach."

    "A short walk from the ocean to the bay, both accessible by walking from your campsite. No shade so be prepared to wake early if you’re in a sweltering tent. Staff has been great, no complaints."

    7. Watch Hill Fire Island Campground — Fire Island National Seashore

    7 Reviews
    Bayport, NY
    16 miles
    +1 (631) 597-6074

    "Beautiful location steps away from the beach. Listen to the waves crashing as you sleep and stargaze over the clear ocean. Not ready for full on camp-life? No problem!"

    "Camping gets you away from the bustle. It is a little less than a half mile walk from the ferry dock and located behind the dunes which offer some protection. Take a quick walk down to the beach."

    8. Smith's Point

    5 Reviews
    Mastic Beach, NY
    17 miles
    Website

    9. Indian Island County Park

    10 Reviews
    Riverhead, NY
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (631) 852-3232

    "Campsites are located close enough to the beach/marsh. Multiple playgrounds for the kids although they were closed due to Covid."

    "The beach was within walking distance, lots of little trails, and plenty of activities for the whole family. The bathrooms were mostly clean, and the shower was hot."

    10. Hammonasset State Park Campground

    39 Reviews
    Clinton, CT
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (203) 245-1817

    $20 - $70 / night

    "Beautiful Connecticut beach sits just steps away from your campsite. Well kept showers and bathrooms are abundant and the camp store has the majority of what you need."

    "This campsite is near the shore in my home state of CT. It took a little over an hour to get here. Our spot was near a large salt marsh."

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  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 29, 2025

    Gentiles Campground

    Nice place to stay

    Quiet CG near Waterbury CT. Close to major stores for resupply. CG has lots of friendly seasonal campers and lots of other sites. Most sites seem pretty level, but there are some steep roads in the CG. There is an airport next to CG, but it is for single engine private planes only so not a problem. Not by a major road so little traffic noise. I would stay here again.

  • 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.

  • J
    Aug. 8, 2025

    Wildwood State Park Campground

    Our go-to spot

    My wife and I love this campground. It is right at the entrance to wine country on Long Island and has a beach on the Long Island Sound. (A little rocky on the north shore)

  • H
    Jun. 28, 2025

    Hammonasset State Park Campground

    Worst Camp Hosts

    Absolute worst Camp Hosts. They cancel every event they schedule while receiving free beach camping all summer. They’re an embarassment and a constant disappointment for young children. Shame on you and shame on Hammonasset.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 8, 2025

    Wildwood State Park Campground

    Nice campground with lots of sites

    I've been going to this campground every summer for at least 5 years. Recently they became very stringent about parking to vehicles at the site making it very difficult to visit with a family and 2 vehicles. I usually host group camping trips and the single vehicle rule makes that very difficult.

    That aside, this is a very nice campground with various kinds of sites. You can find sites that are less wooded and better suited to group camping, as well as sites that are a little more secluded. This is one of my favorite campgrounds solely because there are platform sites so I can place my tent on a concrete or wooden platform. There is a separate area for RVs vs tents. There is also a store where you can get a cup of coffee in the morning and lots of goodies throughout the day.

    There are hiking trails and you can walk to the beach. Note - it is a downhill walk to the beach. The beach is fairly clean and has a small boardwalk.

    There are lots of stores nearby as well as orchards to pick your own fruits. I stayed there one weekend and went to Splish Splash waterpark that's not far away. There is also a Tanger Outlet nearby. I've been there during a full on thunderstorm and watched as the trees swayed in the wind.

    Lovely campground with lots of activities to entertain you.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 8, 2025

    Heckscher State Park Campground

    My favorite place for group camping

    This place is the best around for group and family camping. 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. I've been going here every summer since 2019 after it re-opened. Each site has a picnic table and grill. Water is also available near the sites.

    You can come here in tents as well as RVs and the staff is very nice. They toilets are cleaned constantly, though they are not immaculate. There is a shop at the entrance to get supplies if you need it and you can rent firepits and buy firewood. The ice cream trucks comes by as well. There is a playground just for the campground.

    Bring a bicycle or scooper and you can ride the loop around to the beach; you can also drive to the beach. There is a pool, but it has not been open for many years. There are also hiking trails and a place where you can rent a kayak.

    On one visit there was a magician performing for the camp goers. I've even been there while there was a philharmonic concert near the campground.

    Park staff and rangers regularly patrol the campground and are diligent about cleaning up.

  • M
    May. 3, 2025

    Blydenburgh County Park

    Great stay

    If your going to be on Long Island ,Suffolk county is really only RV friendly place.Worth buying green key card for resident access.200 but you’d spend that 4 nights regardless.Very clean campgrounds lots of space.Not much to do inside the grounds.

  • B
    Apr. 24, 2025

    Chapman Pond Preserve

    Middle of no where site

    Good tent platforms, picnic tables and outhouse. CT river within view. Good site

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 18, 2024

    Croton Point Park

    Not too much to offer

    General: A county park with a mix of w/e (6 sites) and FHU sites plus about a dozen tent sites near a capped dump! There is a lodge and cabins close to the end of the point, but they appeared to be part of a group camp experience. They all appeared to be closed for the season (or because no one was renting at the time; they reminded me of places I used to take youth groups for weekend camps). The reservation process is a bit wonky. You need to call (no online reservations) and then wait for an e-mail, but the e-mail does not tell you your assigned site; you have to wait until you check in to find out your site.

    Site Quality: We had a loosely defined gravel pad that was level. All sites appeared level. The FHU sites were back-to-back and although there were trees separating the sites, they were close together. No one was in the tent sites, but they did have new picnic tables.

    Activities/Amenities: Other than a playground and a basketball court, there did not seem to be any activities to partake in. There used to be a pool but from the looks of it, it hasn’t been in use for many years. There are walking paths outside of the campground that are located within the park, but we did not have time to explore them. 

    Bath/Shower house: Clean but a bit dated. No shelves or hooks for toiletries. I was surprised the door was left open all night long. There was a sign warning that the toilets were slow flushing, but I think this may have been fixed because the flush was so powerful that the water splashed over the top of the seat! 

    Because it was on a point on the Hudson, I had hoped for views from the campground but there were too many trees to see the water. I was perplexed by the signs throughout saying no trespassing/fishing prohibited. I get the no fishing part but the trespassing? When we checked in, we had to write down our credit card number on a slip of paper before we were given a key that opened the gate to the campground. When we checked out, we asked for the paper or to watch it get shredded but were told they had to keep it on file which concerned us.

Guide to Port Jefferson Station

Camping near Port Jefferson Station, New York, offers a mix of beautiful nature and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are several campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

  • Hiking: Enjoy the scenic trails at Harriman State Park - Beaver Pond. One camper mentioned, "I enjoy the beach/lakefront, option for platform sites, and regularly cleaned bathroom and shower facilities."
  • Beach Activities: Head to Hammonasset State Park Campground for a day at the beach. A visitor shared, "The beach was popular... kids were playing in the stream running from a pond."
  • Fishing: Try your luck at Wildwood State Park Campground. One reviewer noted, "Nice beach with no waves. A lot of fishermen."

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness at Lake Compounce Campground. A happy camper said, "Friendly staff and really clean bathrooms and shower area."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Many families enjoy the activities at Riverdale Farm Campsites. One reviewer mentioned, "They had great prizes for cheap cost... bingo was a blast."
  • Convenient Location: Campers love the proximity of Liberty Harbor RV Park to NYC. A visitor stated, "This campground is like a parking lot, with absolutely nothing but a spot to park. It’s pricy, but if you’re planning on seeing everything NYC has to offer, you can’t get a better base camp."

What you should know:

  • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds can get noisy, especially on weekends. A camper at Kettletown State Park Campground noted, "Overall, folks seemed to be there in larger groups for celebrations so things were loud well past midnight."
  • Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have extensive facilities. A visitor at Sandy Hook - Gateway National Recreation Area mentioned, "Bathrooms are serviceable overall (no showers as others have noted)."
  • Site Proximity: Some sites are close together, which can affect privacy. A camper at Clarence Fahnestock State Park remarked, "Some sites are grouped in open areas. These lack privacy."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Plan Activities: Make sure to have a list of activities for kids. One parent at Bear Creek Campground said, "They had some activities like bingo and corn hole the weekend we were there."
  • Choose the Right Site: Look for sites that offer some space. A camper at Riverdale Farm Campsites mentioned, "Sites are very close to one another, but it’s a nice family-owned business."
  • Pack Snacks: Bring plenty of snacks and drinks. A visitor at Hammonasset State Park Campground noted, "You need to either bring your own fire pit or rent one from the store."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site. A camper at Liberty Harbor RV Park advised, "Getting in and out is not for someone in a brand new 45' travel trailer."
  • Use Public Transport: Take advantage of nearby public transport options. A visitor shared, "There’s a ferry 100-yards away that takes you to Wall Street M-F."
  • Be Prepared for Tight Spaces: Maneuvering can be tricky. One RV traveler mentioned, "This is not for the timid RV driver."

Camping near Port Jefferson Station, New York, has something for everyone, whether you're a family looking for fun or an RV enthusiast seeking adventure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What camping is available near Port Jefferson Station, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, Port Jefferson Station, NY offers a wide range of camping options, with 47 campgrounds and RV parks near Port Jefferson Station, NY and 1 free dispersed camping spot.

Which is the most popular campground near Port Jefferson Station, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Port Jefferson Station, NY is Wildwood State Park Campground with a 4.2-star rating from 24 reviews.

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What parks are near Port Jefferson Station, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 12 parks near Port Jefferson Station, NY that allow camping, notably Fire Island National Seashore and Hop Brook Lake.

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