Best Glamping near Shandaken, NY

Whispering Timbers Glamping houses boutique safari tents and canvas accommodations just 5 miles from Shandaken in the heart of the Catskill mountains. This newer glamping destination offers a serene retreat with fully-furnished accommodations featuring comfortable beds with premium linens, electricity, and private outdoor spaces. At Osa Trail, guests find a single exclusive glamping site with drinking water, picnic tables, and firewood provided, perfect for those seeking a more secluded experience. Other luxury camping options in the region include Rondout Valley RV Campground with yurts and Jellystone Park Gardiner featuring family-friendly glamping accommodations complete with modern amenities like showers, electricity, and on-site market access. A recent visitor noted, "We had a great time staying here. It's a very beautiful campsite. There's lots of great hiking and activities in the area."

The surrounding Catskills region provides glamping guests with abundant recreational opportunities, including hiking trails at nearby Alder Lake and multiple state parks within a 30-minute drive. Most glamping sites in the area operate seasonally, with Rondout Valley open April through November and others like Nickerson Park Campground operating May through Columbus Day. On-site amenities at the larger glamping resorts include swimming pools, organized activities, and picnic facilities. Several locations like Blue Mountain Campground remain open year-round, offering heated accommodations for winter glamping experiences. The region's proximity to towns like Woodstock (15 minutes from some sites) allows glampers to enjoy local dining and shopping. One camper shared, "Beautiful scenery and nice place to camp," highlighting the natural setting that makes the Shandaken area particularly appealing for upscale outdoor stays.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Shandaken, New York (41)

1. Alder lake
7 Reviews
Margaretville, NY
15 miles
Website
+1 (845) 256-3076
"We arrived here early afternoon, which ended up being perfect timing as we could set up everything and catch sunset by the fire."

"There are several beautiful, secluded hike-in sites along the lake which I would love to return to someday. The hike around the lake is a lovely, easy walk."
2. Thousand Trails Rondout Valley
13 Reviews
Accord, NY
24 miles
Website
+1 (888) 707-1477
"As part of the Thousand Trails group, this campground has many amenities. It offers a pool, playground, and activities that include bocce ball, shuffleboard, and horseshoes."

"This is a Thousand trails campground so it was free. I think the regular price is $64. Full hookups, tents and cabins to rent. Pleanty to do in and around campground."

3. Nickerson Park Campground
8 Reviews
Gilboa, NY
21 miles
Website
+1 (607) 588-7327
"We had reservations about being side by side with other RVs but the site we were in was so big and being in a valley with huge trees all around a large open grassy area in the middle made everything feel"

"Groups of sites sit on level terraces stepped down toward the river. The center area of each grouping of sites had a common use area with tether ball, playgrounds, privies, or additional parking."
4. Jellystone Park Gardiner
32 Reviews
Gardiner, NY
33 miles
Website
+1 (845) 255-5193
"The camp is set up in a “blank slate, parking lot” type style, with a big field, center for tent camping or to be used for sports or other activities."

"We had full hookups with 50-amp electrical service- which all worked fine.

The entire park seemed to be well maintained and clean."

5. Whispering Timbers Glamping
1 Review
Hensonville, NY
17 miles
+1 (516) 729-6558
$125 - $160 / night
6. Osa Trail
1 Review
Kerhonkson, NY
17 miles
+1 (845) 626-8787
$135 - $155 / night

7. Brookside Campground
5 Reviews
Palenville, NY
22 miles
Website
+1 (518) 678-9729
"The bathroom and bathhouse were a bit run down looking from the outside, but inside they were updated and clean."

"Nice and clean restrooms very friendly staff I would come back here again and recommended."
8. Country Roads Campground
3 Reviews
North Blenheim, NY
22 miles
Website
+1 (518) 827-6397
$34 - $55 / night
"There are water spigots near all the tent sites and they are nice and spread out. They have special events in a pavilion near the RVs including bingo"

"We were escorted to our site upon arrival and I certainly appreciated that as we were very tired after a long day of travel"

9. Blue Mountain Campground
3 Reviews
Palenville, NY
20 miles
Website
+1 (845) 246-7564
10. Max V. Shaul State Park Campground
7 Reviews
Fultonham, NY
30 miles
Website
+1 (518) 827-4711
$17 - $50 / night
"No hook ups, but there are water spigots nearby. There is a children's playground and pavilion. Firewood is available to purchase. The bathrooms and showers are clean and well-kept."

"They have new bathrooms/showers and family bathrooms. There's a playground, a pavilion, they do fireside jams. I wish they'd bring back open mic!"

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Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure
Guide
Jul. 6, 2022
Treetopia Campground
Amazing camping/Glamping!
Treetopia is a unique and truly amazing camping/Glamping experience in the Catskills, New York! We were able to meet Betty, Treetopia’s manager, who toured us around the campground and took us into each type of rental they provide for that special camping trip. They have RV sites, yurts, custom furnished treehouses with electricity, beautiful tiny homes with outdoor living spaces, completely remodeled vintage airstreams, and gorgeous private cabins! Every unit was more beautiful and comfortable than the next. The backdrop for the campground is the wonderful Catskill Mountains and all of the nature that includes. A wonderfully inspiring place! 😊👍🏻

If you have an RV, they have 30/50 amp with electric and water. There is no sewer, but they have a dump-station and on-site Honeywagon truck that you can schedule. They staff was wonderful and went out of their way to make our stay perfect! 💗

For videos on this campground and others, check out our YouTube channel: Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure.
Nora S.
Legend
Apr. 24, 2021
Alder lake
One of our favorites!!
We arrived here early afternoon, which ended up being perfect timing as we could set up everything and catch sunset by the fire. The place is pretty easy to access with paved road the whole way there except for the last 1/2 mile where it is very bumpy. Some might say 4*4 but we made it just fine in our little Camry. There are two campsites located right outside of the park where you can park your car next to your tent but we opted to hike in. The first spot is less than 1/2 mile down the path, with the next three in the next mile. The campsites are very spacious with lots of room between you and other campers, and have a fire pit and some have picnic tables. We had a stellar time just hiking down the path and relaxing by the water. There’s no noise at night apart from the running water of the stream and we had a very peaceful weekend. We’re most definitely returning!
J
Jeanne-Marie P.
Scout
Sep. 14, 2018
Oakland Valley Campground
Family friendly campground
Nice, family friendly campground with 3 levels to camp at. Top level has a pool, showers and bathrooms with laundry area and game room. Middle level has open field with bathrooms with sinks and running water. There is water and electric on the sites at the middle level. River level has more primitive bathrooms and some bathrooms with running water. You can camp right next to the river and it has a great view.
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Mary-Kate L.
Traveler
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!
Heather L.
Scout
Jul. 1, 2018
Neversink River Resort
run down but decent-
Not a whole lot for children to do. There’s a bounce pillow to jump on and a really old and rickity swing set and an old metal slide. also, there’s a pool, but that is in a state of disrepair. The concrete around Is all cracked and damaged, and one of the ladders to get out was missing, but the water was clean (most Important!). They Inflate these slides, but charge a ridiculous amount to use them. They have a snack snack shop with Ice cream. The campground itself is large, and our site was right on the river and of an ample size. We had the place to ourselves on Friday, and then Saturday they stacked people right on top of us, even though there were ample other sites to spread other campers out.. Sadly, there is trash, beer bottle caps, and broken glass everywhere. I did my best to clean up, but there was still stuff all over the place. You can bring rafts and tubes and float on the river, which looked fun.. they do not monitor nor enforce quiet hours, so we had to listen to latin music blasted until well past midnight (we finally gave up on the grounds to do their job and tell them to turn music down/off so we had to) and then they were loud/wasted drunk until the early hours of the morning.. the price was high for what was here... you would think for the cost you would get more—especially better service of the grounds (keeping it clean and keeping it at a respectable noise level during quiet hours.) Not impressed with this place. I’m sure there are better places nearby—
Christina M.
Guide
Jul. 28, 2017
Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park
Great Place for First Timers
I went here with two of my coworkers for a relaxing weekend getaway. I'm use to the rough and tough it of backpacking the AT Trail so this place had quite a few amenities I am not use to! Haha. We stayed at a platform tent site and were able to park two vehicles on site but the grounds had plenty of parking not too far from the sites. Each of the sites had a large platform (enough room for one very large tent or 2-3 smaller tents), a fire pit, and picnic table. You are very close to your neighbor in this area but when we were there everyone was very respectful. There was potable water a short walking distance away as well as flushing toilets. There was a very large open grassy field for play/sports, a playground and life guarded portion of the lake for swimming. This location was very accesible to the Bish Bash Falls trail and even had a few side trails to explore. This place is very good for easing on first timers and there were quite a few children so those who are parents should consider this a great place to get kids involved in the outdoors as well. There were other accommodations such as RV hook ups, events, and rentals but we weren't there long enough to take adavatage of those. Overall a great experience and relatively cheap for what you get. I believe it was around $30 for two nights which was the minimum.
Eugene T.
Traveler
Aug. 15, 2019
Jellystone Park Gardiner
Great for beginners
The camp is set up in a “blank slate, parking lot” type style, with a big field, center for tent camping or to be used for sports or other activities. There’s a “lazy river” at one side and a small RV village on the other, and tent sites with water or dry tent camping. Restrooms are available with hot and cold running water, showers and toilets.
Kasey M.
Ranger
Sep. 13, 2020
Thousand Trails Rondout Valley
Beautiful campground
As part of the Thousand Trails group, this campground has many amenities. It offers a pool, playground, and activities that include bocce ball, shuffleboard, and horseshoes. We loved our full hookup site minus the neighbors’ weekend ragers. (At least they turned off the music at quiet hours).

The creek that runs by the campground is gorgeous, and my kids had fun finding Crayfish.

The nearby towns are adorable and offer shopping, hiking, farms, and more.
Kari M.
Guide
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.