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UNPLUGGED!!!!! Two options: 1.) Secluded Tenting or Hanging right on the creek. 50 yards from waterfall. 2.) Fully loaded 32' Cherokee Camper. Sundeck, hammocks and floats. Huge private Swimming hole, waterfall and cave. Adjacent Penfield foundation 1500 acres of creek's, waterfalls, pond for hiking and fishing. 5 ADK lakes within 15 min, ADK hiking trails 20 min. Revolutionary war forts and ruins 15 min. Outhouse and Cape Cod shower not far away.
$35 - $100 / night
Plattsburgh RV Park is located in upstate New York – nestled between the Adirondacks and Green Mountains of Vermont – and is within walking distance to the shores of Lake Champlain. The park’s location is ideal for visitors of all ages, as there are limitless sightseeing attractions and activities nearby. Situated on over 100 acres just north of the City of Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh RV Park has over 200 large sites, including big-rig sites, and is outfitted with many amenities and updated facilities. We are confident that you will be impressed with our beautiful property and enjoy all that Plattsburgh RV Park has to offer. If you are planning to visit or pass through Plattsburgh, NY, we encourage you to stop in and stay with us.
Welcome to the Adirondacks: home of the “46ers” mountain peaks, an abundance of iconic lakes, and the birthplace of great American camping! Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks (formerly Camp Tin Box) combines the sweet nostalgia of classic campground fun with modern amenities and conveniences.
While most of our sites are full hook-up, we have water/electric spots hugging the river for a more rustic camping experience or for our tent campers. Our yurts vary in arrangements, with some geared toward families and some outfitted for the perfect couple getaway. Our cabins are available in a variety of sizes and with differing amenities, ensuring we have the perfect spot that meets each family or group’s needs.
We are proud to announce our partnership with Black Folks Camp Too and are now the first “unity blaze certified” collection of private campgrounds!
Being Unity Blaze Certified confirms that all 15 of our campgrounds and our team are committed to making sure all campers know “You are Invited and Welcomed” — the Unity Blaze motto. While Spacious Skies has always firmly held this belief, we wanted to go one step further in partnering with BFCT to make sure all campground staff completed the Unity Blaze training program.
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$24 - $999 / night
If you enjoy the great outdoors, lake views and the Adirondack Mountains, Iron City RV Park is the campground for you. Our beautiful site is located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The campsite sets on 25 acres of forest, with sites nestled among native trees and wildlife. The local area has trails for atv riding, hiking and mountain biking. Enjoy a serene view of Chateaugay Lake, amazing sunsets and breathtaking night time skies. Each campsite is equipped with 30 AMP power, water and sewer. There are hot showers and bathroom facilities for use on site. We also have a small camp store that will meet all of your needs while camping. $30 per night includes water, sewer and 30 amp electricity.
$30 / night
2 pets allowed. Pets must be on a leash. Pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Rabies shot records are required while camping. CELL PHONE AVAILABILITY and FREE WIFI ACCESS. WE CAN ACCOMMODATE BIG RIGS WITH SLIDE-OUTS. ESCORTED TO SITE. MANAGEMENT ON SITE 24/7. We do not allow bar room parties here. A few drinks around the campfire is fine. Every Camper is here to relax and get a quiet night's sleep. ENTRANCE GATE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 8 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT TO 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. REGISTERED CAMPERS MUST HAVE GATE CODE TO ENTER THE PARK AT NIGHT. Gate opens automatically when leaving the park. SPEED LIMIT OF 5 MILES PER HOUR IS ENFORCE. Located in the northern Adirondack Mountains region only 1/2 mile from Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, Shady Oaks RV Park is a cozy family campground, in a rural setting, nestled among 44 acres of cedar and oak trees. Families and retirees alike can relax and enjoy the beautiful park. The park has large shady and sunny sites, the atmosphere is quiet, and the hosts are friendly and gracious. Whether you spend a day, a weekend, a week, a month, or the entire season at Shady Oaks RV Park, you will leave refreshed and rested. The park is fenced in.. There's always a summer breeze from Lake Champlain to keep your cool. Come and experience the beauty and wonder of the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York. Shady Oaks RV Park offers some fun events during the summer for families. Enjoy swimming in the pool next to the pavilion, play in the playground or play a game of horseshoes. Some celebrations are offered throughout the season, including CHAMP and Bonnie Bear, and a Hawaiian Luau. Some weekend events include corn roasts, a B.B.Qs. at the pavilion and potluck suppers.
Trails to hike, mountain biking and road biking. Indian Lake is known as the whitewater rafting capitol of New York with abundant spring rafting and limited summer rafting. Open mid-May thru mid-October.
$30 - $40 / night
Known across New England and beyond as "Vermont’s Favorite Family Campground", Lone Pine Campsites offers the quintessential Vermont camping experience in one of the most beautiful regions of the state, the Lake Champlain Valley. Located a mere stone's throw from Mallets Bay and 15 minutes from downtown Burlington, our 265 spacious campsites are surrounded by native trees and wildlife. We provide several RV hook-up options, offer RV rentals, and are happy to welcome tent campers.
Everything you'll need is on site, from sports courts and a fully stocked camp store, to Wifi access, two giant swimming pools, laundry facilities, and free weekly rides on a real 1952 fire truck!
Ranger
My husband and I really enjoyed our stay here 5 years ago due to the hiking along the river that was available. Sometime between then and now, the KOA moved down the road a couple miles, so when we arrived, we were really disappointed--now we just paid for overpriced "camping". Despite that, the staff was very friendly and the showers were warm.
Legend
This place is a paradise. Located near river.
Traveler
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Scout
Nothing fancy but great location. The campground is right on the bike path and very close to Burlington.
Guide
Stayed here one night and it was super quiet and dark 8pm until we woke up. I hammocked right next to the water of Cranberry Lake. It has showers with hot water, which is timed and high pressure. Checkout was at 10am
Traveler
I didn’t expect too much from a campground but this site was super clean, spacious and very quiet. Even though some of the sites are close to each other, it feels like your a mile apart with the sounds. The bathrooms are impressively clean and even have extra toilet paper if need be. Will definitely stay here again in the future!
Guide
We stayed for two nights to visit Burlington and lake Champlain.
It was not our favorite campground. The site are open, so no privacy and the sites are fairly small.
Toilets and showers are ok but nothing fancy. A bit worn.
Scout
Near the larger campground at the entrance is a"private little beach" with plenty of parking. I wish I had been here longer with geometry dash online!
Scout
We were with RV. Mostly permanent places, showers and toilets are full with mould and not clean as is said on the website. Rates are not transparant. The pool was nice for the kids.
Scout
We stayed in the Venus yurt from Saturday August 3rd thru Thursday August 8th 2024. We were going to stay until the 10th, but we had an incoming hurricane and decided to leave before the exit flooded.
Overall, their website pictures are NOT current and I believe the reviews on their website to either be inaccurate or very old.
Day 1: the yurt smelled heavily of febreeze and was smaller than the pictures showed. The mattress, which had no cover on it, had been turned over(the bottom had nubs on it so it wouldn’t slide- this was face up). When we flipped it over, there were obvious fresh red fluid stains and other stains on the top of the mattress. For the price we paid, we would have expected either a waterproof cover enclosing the mattress or that the owners would have swapped out this mattress. The fact that the cleaning staff felt it was ok to turn it over expecting nobody to check was a bit revolting. We went to the office to get it removed, but the best they could do was provide 2 comforters to place between the mattress and our sheets.
When we left to meet up with friends, we found the door lock was broken. We could only lock it from the inside. Our friends were in RVs and apparently the site was digging for new sewer lines, so when the wind shifted, we got a fresh scent of raw sewage.
When we went to take showers at the facility nearest the yurts, we found there was no hot water, the showers had to be pumped to run(no continuous water flow in either the showers or the sinks), and only 1 of the 4 stalls had lockable doors. Both of these were reported to the office the following morning.
Day 2: found that by the store were 6 showers with hot, continuously running water. 3 were out of service and only 1 locked. This was reported to the store/office multiple times.
The lifeguard on duty at the smaller pool across from the store was sitting down in a regular chair with a table with an umbrella between her and the pool, face down in her phone with one hand, holding her sunglasses up with her other hand, while 3 small children(~8 years old) were sliding and playing unsupervised. As a former life guard/ wave pool certified lifeguard, I would have fired her on the spot. That is an unacceptably dangerous situation.
The mini golf course was in disrepair, the arcade was empty of machines, and the activities touted on their website were nonexistent.
The charcoal grill, which we would have used, had a large rusted hole in the bottom right side taking out~25% of the usable bottom, making it basically useless. Thank goodness for butane camp stoves.
Day 3: shower lock situation had not improved(did not improve during our stay despite the office being made aware) Our neighbors left the yurt to our left and the person cleaning the yurt did a cursory cleaning at best. No sign of COVID cleaning discipline whatsoever. We spent the majority of the day offsite
Day 4: lawn mowing started at 8:15 am. The grass absolutely did not need to be mowed. Very loud stand behind rider mower that kicked up dust more than anything as it had been very dry. Took them~3 hours. As a person on vacation, this clearly woke me up early. Very disappointing.
Day 5: got a bit cold in the early morning, so we turned on the heat. It blew dust, filled the entire yurt with a burning smell and caused my partner to use her rescue inhaler. We turned it off quickly, opened the door and 2 windows to clear the air, and found the heater had not been cleaned.
Day 6: decided to leave due to the pending hurricane. As I was checking out, a gentleman checking in was told he had been moved further into the campsite in case the river flooded and was told that, if the river did flood, they had a plan and to not be surprised to see RVs in the road. That was their plan?!?!?
Overall, we will not be returning and will not be recommending this to anyone. If anything, we will encourage anyone looking to camp in the Adirondacks to avoid this campground.
GuideTo start off, we are avid KOA campers. So when we looked at this campground, we expected the typical layout which had a swimming pool and other stuff for the kids, however, this campground lacked all of the above. When we arrived here, check-in was easy we did drive along ways to get to our campsite which was nice to be wooded, but I did miss the typical activities and KOA usually has which when I booked the site, I usually expect them since the prices usually, fairly high compared to state parks. Our main reason for seeing KA versus state parks for these extra activities. With that said the bathrooms were clean, which we barely use since we have a full hook up camper. The dog park was very small and it looked like they did the very minimum to check the block. If you’re looking for a place to run your little guy around, he might be disappointed at this place. However, there are plenty hikes nearby to wear them out if you desire. As far as location, there is a lot of stuff to do in the area as we went and hike, the mountain, which was amazing.
Guide
We recently bought a travel trailer and this was our first camping trip with it. Emma and JC were wonderful from start to finish. They own the property and you can tell they take such great pride in this gem. The grounds are beautifully kept and both were very helpful. We arrived much later than expected because of traffic and this being our first time traveling with the travel trailer. They were very accommodating to our later than expected arrival. Once we got all set up at our site, we were very happy. JC is very helpful with helping guide you in to your spot if you need it. There's a nice bath house with toilets and private showers. It was kept very clean and it was nice to know we could use that if needed. There's a beautiful spot to go down by the lake and watch the sunset over Lake Champlain. We absolutely loved our time there and will be happy to return again. JC has quite the sense of humor and my partner and him had fun conversing. Emma was great at communicating from start to finish and made everything easy and convenient.
ScoutGreat spot near the lake to put up a tent for the night. Very safe and super close to town. Seemed really popular and a little loud until around 11. If you’re a light sleeper then consider bringing some ear plugs.
Guide
This campground is located in a central area between Burlington and north hero. The views of lake Champlain are amazing. Ex check in and plenty of amenities.
Legend
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.
Legend
Jake from the Dyrt here! We're excited to have this campground on the Dyrt and ready for you to book, check them out and make sure to leave a review!
Legend
I haven't camped here, I stopped in a spoke to the host. Drove through and was impressed with the campground, it's well maintained and very nice. The problem for me is it's really two or three connected fields, with hookups in places and lean-tos and fire pits. There was no privacy. But if you're looking for a tent location or a spot to park your camper while you fish on the lake this is the spot.
Legend
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.
Scout
The"road" into the campground is more like a goat trail, with numerous washoutsand uneven rocks and dirt. RV site 8 is so out of level that we couldn't get our Airstream level unless we put 10" of blocking under both axles. And the whole idea of paying a"lock fee" is total BS, especially when we paid for our site, in full, 2 months in advance. The ladies at the front desk and the maintenance guy went out of their way to try and make things right, but the manager, his boss and Campspot are completely incompetent and only care about making money.
GuideReservations 5183900930 Support the Fire Department! Kind of an open lot, but surrounded by Adirondack beauty. Bathroom in Fire Department available , no shower. Close to downtown restaurants and Olympic sights
ScoutFirst time camping solo- great place! Felt safe and campground was quiet and clean. Will definitely be back!
ScoutAn amazing secluded spot overlooking the lake, with extremely helpful hosts. Definitely intend to return at some point.
GuideCould be nice, but my bike was stolen at 3 am (it was locked) and two others the previous night. Needless to say, I have a low opinion of this campground
ScoutHusband and I took a trip with all 3 pups and I couldn't even tell you who had more fun!! The doggos and husband absolutely loved being able to walk the beautiful trail in the cooler weather, especially the husky. And being a fan of gems, I definitely bought an embarrassing amount of dirt for the gem mining(Got some good finds, so worth it!) Views were amazing and so was the staff, we will absolutely be back!!
ScoutSpacious sites close to great amenities! Super staff! Clean and updated facilities. Close to beautiful hiking, lake activities and rail bikes. We can’t wait to come back!
ScoutThis is such a nice campground and a great experience! The kids loved the gem mining and train rides!! We enjoyed the water view and the staff was so nice to us! On our favorites list for sure!
Guide
This is a gorgeous campground on the banks of Fish Creek Pond and Square pond close to Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake.
Very site has water access, and the water is super shallow all along the shoreline. It’s perfect for dogs, kids, and hanging out in the water. The bottom is sandy with some rocks, good to have water shoes but not essential. Sites 65-100 get a great view of the sunset! Our site was level and dry, as were the surrounding sites. There’s not much brush on the sites and there are lots of old, tall trees, so I had tons of places to put up our dogs tie out, my hammock, and the clothes line.
There were clean bath houses everywhere and one shower building on the west side of Square Pond. I was surprised by the number of bathrooms, you’ll never be far from one while camping here.
Over all, one of my favorite camping weekends ever, it was a gorgeous spot for water sports and great for a run or bike ride. Don’t sleep on this spot!
Camping near Rainbow Lake, New York, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.
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