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Great location and campground
Spaces were easy in/out. Mature trees between sites. Pool, office, pickleball, k9kamp, bathrooms were all nice.
Cabin Camping near Sloansville, NY
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Several state parks and private campgrounds near Sloansville, New York provide rustic cabins with varying amenities. Glimmerglass State Park Campground offers cabins with electric hookups and proximity to Otsego Lake, while Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park features well-appointed camper cabins in secluded settings. DevilDoc Campsites provides a small cabin with loft accommodations in a more private setting. Most cabins include basic furnishings such as beds, tables, and seating areas, with some offering full kitchens, refrigerators, and indoor plumbing. "Spacious cabin was clean and comfortable. Two bedrooms, one with bunk beds and another with a full. There were dressers in each room. Also in the main room with a fireplace, futon, and table with benches," notes one visitor to Gilbert Lake State Park Campground.
Cabin styles range from rustic one-room structures to multi-room family accommodations with separate bedrooms. West Canada Creek Campground and Country Roads Campground maintain clean cabin facilities with access to shared bathrooms and showers. Winterized cabins are available at select locations like Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park, where visitors can enjoy cross-country skiing directly from their doorstep. Most campgrounds operate seasonally from May through October, though some private facilities remain open year-round. Pet policies vary significantly between properties, with many state park cabins prohibiting pets indoors while private campgrounds like Frosty Acres and DevilDoc Campsites welcome them. Advance reservations are essential, particularly during summer weekends and fall foliage season.
Cabin amenities differ widely across properties, requiring guests to check specific provisions before arrival. Most furnished cabins include beds with mattresses but require visitors to bring their own linens, pillows, and towels. Kitchen facilities range from basic fire rings with outdoor grills to full kitchens with refrigerators, stoves, and sinks. Wilder Woods and A Promise to Gaia/Garden of One offer more secluded cabin experiences with limited amenities. Nearby towns provide grocery options for supplies, with convenience stores available in Fultonham and larger shopping in Cooperstown and Schenectady. Firewood is typically available for purchase at campgrounds, though some like DevilDoc Campsites allow collection of downed wood on the property. Most cabin sites include outdoor picnic tables and fire rings for cooking and evening relaxation.
Best Cabin Campgrounds near Sloansville (48)
1. Frosty Acres Campground
"Dumpsters, laundry with coin machine. Very remote. Windy as all get out. Elevation about 1409 feet. View of the sunrise over the entire valley are awesome. Very very cool place."
2. Glimmerglass State Park Campground
"It is pet friendly. We stayed with our 3 small children. Enjoyed bike riding through the park. water was beautiful. Lots of waterfront access."
"Both the Glimmerglass State Park and the Glimmerglass Festival Opera House list their location as Cooperstown, but in actuality the Park is 8 miles outside of Cooperstown on the northeast side of Otsego"
Check Availabilityfrom $14 - $26 / night
3. DevilDoc Campsites
"Rustic camping with all the amenities awaits you at Devil Doc campsites. You will find three tent sites and a small cabin with loft on the property presently."
"He and his buddy, Rick, live on acres and acres of forested property, with my favorite campsites located at a seemingly magical pond surrounded by beautiful pine and birch trees."
Check AvailabilityAvailable this weekend
from $15 - $25 / night
4. A Promise to Gaia/Garden of One
"Book your stay in this sweet cabin and come back here to leave them some love."
Check Availabilityfrom $75 - $239 / night
5. Wilder Woods
Check Availabilityfrom $60 - $200 / night
6. Royal Mountain Campsites
"The ice cream shop at the entrance was a huge bonus. We both ordered a small and it was near enough to consider a full meal! A very pleasant stay!"
"I’m sorry but I gotta start by saying that we ate ice cream every night!!!"
7. Country Roads Campground
"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"
Check Availabilityfrom $34 - $55 / night
8. Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground
"Along with staying at this peaceful wooded campground, one can “mine” Herkimer Diamond quartz crystals adjacent to the campground via a bridge over the stream. I enjoyed a site next to the stream."
"A fine campground with it's own Herkimer Diamond Mine walking distance (or you can drive up your vehicle) to the mining area. A fairly small, nicely wooded campground."
9. Little Lake Campground
"Great place that’s about 50/50 permanent sites and rentals."
10. Caroga Lake Campground
"We were there 4th of July weekend, and the park was fully booked. Very friendly rangers, electricity in bathrooms, hot showers, and a nice dishwashing and recycling center."
"This site also is bordered by a small stream so expect mosquitoes and the occasional visit from wildlife (we had raccoons at our site each night, so kept food in the car)."
Check AvailabilityCampground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $20 / night
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- 31 min from Albany, NY
- 1 hr 1 min from Utica, NY
- 1 hr 8 min from Glens Falls, NY
- 1 hr 17 min from Pittsfield, MA
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Cabin Reviews near Sloansville, NY
189 Reviews of 48 Sloansville Campgrounds
Joshua G.
ScoutLake Chalet Motel and Campground
One of my favorite campgrounds
Always have a good time, staff is always friendly. Ive been coming here since i was a kid my grandparents always had a seasonal here.
Rae B.ScoutRip Van Winkle Campgrounds
Owners are rude
Rip Van Winkle Campground
Catskills NY
The Good:
1. The location
2. The actual campground itself. There are roomy sites with trees.
The Bad:
1. If you are lucky enough to get an assigned campsite away from the busy road, it is a HALF MILE walk to the only showers in the ENTIRE campground. They have nearly 200 campsites and ONE set of showers.
2. The speed bumps are beyond ridiculous. Two humpers and high as Bob Marley.
3. If you call the office for help (our electrical post was out) they record you without your knowledge.
The Ugly:
1. The campground lost power on my electrical post and tried to blame ME for it. I own a Bulldog surge protector, yeah, so it wasn't me. How it was handled was unbelievable. I have never been treated so rudely. A simple apology would have gone a long way.
What E.TravelerLake Chalet Motel and Campground
Clean, Quiet & Beautiful!!
This campground is beautiful. The lake is good sized and clean. The property has beautiful fields and a creek that runs along the back. This is not a party campground and people are not packed in on top of each other. The little store is cute & affordable and the owners are on site 24/7.
- AAimee K.Traveler
Camp Catskills
Nice
People are super friendly and helpful. Campground is well maintained and very secure. RV site was very large and mostly level. Good location. Close to Hudson River and Albany.
Howard S.ScoutGilbert Lake State Park Campground
Staff is great as well as the campgrounds
Gilbert Lake State Park is located about 11 miles north of Oneonta, New York. I have camped here for a number of summers at their Hilltop Section, never dissapointed. There are a few trails that traverse the park for a few miles that are always green and shady. The lake offers swimming and kayaking. There is a concession stand and even a small museum that chronicles the efforts of the national CCC program under Roosevelt that constructed the park in the 1930's. After a long day of hiking, the campgrounds hot showers offer a great reprieve.
- Howard S.Scout
Deer Haven Campground and Cabins
New management is awful.
Now that All Star Baseball purchased this Oneonta campground this year, don't expect to stay here if you are not a baseball family. I went there in person yesterday for two nights at their"primitive" tent sites. After Hanna checked her computer, my dates were all cleared...great, then let me pay the $70... but no... she had to check with management first. I thought that was strange since that never happened to me before when getting any campsites elsewhere. I was told I'd be called later that day but nobody called me. I went back the next day only to be told all sites for the summer were rented out. Clearly that was not true based on her computer check the day before. BOTTOMLINE: if you are not a baseball family spending $1000's here, don't expect to even get the time of day. Therefore, they do not deserve anyone's business.
- MMark M.
GuideHerkimer Diamond Mine KOA
Interesting things to do at this campground
We've stayed here half a dozen times, usually for an evening along our camping trips. We did stay an extra day once to do some of the activities available.
It's a bit of a haul to get to the campground and the first time we were sure that we had missed a turn as we left Herkimer and headed up smaller and more winding roads to the campground. The turn off to the campground comes up fast and is quite sharp so be on the lookout for it.
The campground has many sites including back in and pull through. Not the largest of sites, but lots of green space to give the campground a park like feel. Some camp sites are right along the West Canada Creek. You can swim/wade in it, in addition to riding rafts along it.
There is a working "diamond" mine at the campground where you can try your hand at mining, or just buy some of the crystals that someone else did the work to get. There is a nice restaurant open most days (we have always managed to miss the days that it's open) in addition to stands near the mine that sell hot dogs and burgers.
There is a nice, large pool. In the park like area around it they have stands that sell mixed drinks, and others that sell ice cream and other deserts. The camp store is medium-large and has supplies, food, souvenirs (including Herkimer Diamond), etc.
Abby H.ScoutHerkimer Diamond Mine KOA
Disrespect & Discrimination
Long read, but so worth it! Below is the review that I posted last August after our vacation. Mind you, the vacation for my immediate family has been 10 years in a row and when I was a kid the same! The incident that happened was with our friends and therefore when I wrote the review, it stated what I witnessed! I was hoping that management changed and/ or they fixed the problems so I was willing to give it another try, I mean, this has been apart of my childhood and my children’s so why not! I called today, lady was super nice and helping me look through all the campsites because we come with so many people! I paid and then friends of ours called. After they called, our friends said that my reservation was cancelled. What??? So I called back thinking it was something on my end. I then had to wait for management to call back. Called back, and whoever I spoke with was extremely rude! She basically told me I was never welcome back and that the owners said so! Now mind you through this whole thing, I never talked to the owners. So do the owners only take one side of the story? I’m not even someone that this incident directly happened to! I said, well can I please speak to your manager or the owner. No, i am the manager, you are not welcome back. I told her that everyone in our party will probably cancel as well and her response was“I’m just waiting for 1 person to call me”! I said a few choice words and I hung up. CRYING. WHAT????? Are you discriminating me because of an issue you had with another camper???? I can’t believe what this has amounted to. So instead of dealing with your issues you just don’t allow people back? Instead of having the owner or management actually call and have a respectful, which was not had, conversation with someone you just brush it off! I have come to Herkimer longer than some of these people have worked there! I really don’t have words for how I feel. And to make matters worse I always go over my dad’s anniversary of his death, August 5, because this was his favorite place and now I can’t go and neither can my children. Great job herkimer diamond mines koa! I applaud you on your discrimination, disrespect and the lack of empathy you have for your campers! Especially the ones who have been a constant! I’m assuming Phil and his wife are still management, good luck! And to the campers that wish to go there, I really hope you enjoy yourselves because it truly is an amazing place. Unfortunately, my memories had to stop here! August 2025 This review is extremely hard for me to write, but what I had witnessed for a week of being there is disgusting& just simply not right. My family has been coming to Herkimer KOA for decades. Throughout the years, we have shown many other families this"gem"... or so we thought. This year was a bit different, there are new camp managers... This week I have witnessed human waste being sprayed all over campsites, management that discredits everything you say, management that thinks its okay to have charges on your bill that they cant even explain, ice cream cart that closes right before the last kid orders& leaves in tears, bathrooms that are disgusting! This is NOT THE HERKIMER I REMEMBER AS A KID! If you look on google, the owners of this campground is a family that has owned it for 50 years! That's amazing& kudos to them! But Phil, Phil is going to ruin every ounce of what they have worked so hard for!& being a business owner, you want management there representing YOU! Doing what YOU would do if you were there. Those owners should not be receiving mine& my friends reviews today if management did their job! Unfortunately, again very hard to say, we will not be returning if Phil is there.& I can honestly say, that the 14-20 families we bring every time, that spend thousands of dollars, will not be as well! Thank you Phil for ruining a vacation I personally held so close to my heart.& because you don't care about how you treat people& how you manage, you have lost years& years& years of loyalty.
Guide to Sloansville
Cabin camping near Sloansville, New York provides access to the southern edge of the Adirondack Park foothills at elevations averaging 1,000-1,400 feet. Summer temperatures typically range from 50-80°F, with fall nights often dropping below freezing by mid-October. Most cabins in this area sit on heavily wooded sites with mixed hardwood and pine forests creating natural privacy barriers.
What to do
Hike to waterfalls: Several waterfalls are within a short drive of Sloansville area cabins. "There's no pond/lake here but there's several waterfalls nearby and vromans nose," notes a visitor to Max V. Shaul State Park Campground.
Mine for Herkimer diamonds: The region offers unique crystal hunting opportunities. A visitor to Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground reports, "Looking for adventure this is a place to find it. Along with staying at this peaceful wooded campground, one can 'mine' Herkimer Diamond quartz crystals adjacent to the campground via a bridge over the stream."
Winter sports: Some cabins remain accessible during winter months for cold-weather activities. A guest at Frosty Acres Campground describes winter options: "You'll have the entire mountain side all to yourself! Snowshoe, cross country ski. Winter campfires. Owners Mike and Sherri are great."
What campers like
Secluded pond settings: Private cabin sites often feature water access. A camper at DevilDoc Campsites describes, "We had the entire camp ground to myself so that was even better. It is definitely off the beaten path but we'll worth it if your just trying to escape a little bit."
Large, wooded sites: Cabins typically sit on spacious plots. "This campground is a secret gem. They have new bathrooms/showers and family bathrooms. There's a playground, a pavilion, they do fireside jams," reports a visitor to Max V. Shaul State Park Campground.
Clean facilities: Well-maintained cabins and bathhouses are frequently mentioned. A camper at Country Roads Campground notes, "Beautiful campground. Stayed in The Pines section. Spacious sites. Super friendly and helpful staff."
Pet-friendly policies: Many cabins welcome pets with specific restrictions. "We had tons of privacy as it is well clear of the host's home and neighbors," mentions a DevilDoc Campsites visitor who brought their dog along.
What you should know
Seasonal operation: Most cabin rentals operate from May through October. At Glimmerglass State Park Campground, the season runs "May 13 to October 9," with limited cabin availability during shoulder seasons.
Water access considerations: Some cabins lack direct water access despite nearby lakes. "Very quiet small campground - friendly staff - large spots/mainly bigger setups. Only downside is there is not a hiking/walking path down to the lake from the campground," reports a Glimmerglass visitor.
Electrical connections: Power availability varies significantly. One camper at Country Roads notes, "Mainly an RV ground, but they have about 10-15 great tent sites back beyond the RV area. There are water spigots near all the tent sites and they are nice and spread out."
Firewood regulations: New York State prohibits moving untreated firewood more than 50 miles. "Purchased firewood that was quite competitive in price compared to local grocery/convenience stores that sell kiln dried wood here in NYS. I'd say about double the amount of wood," mentions a Crystal Grove Diamond Mine visitor.
Tips for camping with families
Kid-friendly swimming options: Many cabin locations offer swimming access. "The beach is great and well kept," notes a Glimmerglass State Park visitor regarding the lake swimming area.
Playgrounds and activities: Some campgrounds provide structured entertainment. "They have special events in a pavilion near the RVs including bingo," reports a visitor to Country Roads Campground.
Educational opportunities: Consider cabins near mining or historical sites. "The grandchildren had a great time and love looking and finding Herkimer Diamonds," writes a visitor to Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground about the kid-friendly mining activity.
Space for bikes: Look for cabin sites with room for cycling. One camper at Royal Mountain Campsites mentioned the "Site was HUGE!" while another campground review specifically noted it was "Great camp ground for kids with bikes."
Tips from RVers
Electric hookup variance: Always verify the actual amperage available. A Royal Mountain Campsites visitor noted: "Website stated sites were 30Amp so very happy to have found 50Amp upon arrival!"
Escort service: Some cabin campgrounds offer arrival guidance. "We were escorted to our site upon arrival and I certainly appreciated that as we were very tired after a long day of travel," reports a Country Roads Campground visitor.
Ice cream proximity: Several cabin campgrounds have treats nearby. "I'm sorry but I gotta start by saying that we ate ice cream every night!!! The 'office' is an ice cream shop off the side of the road that all the locals apparently love based on lines and what we tasted!" mentions a Royal Mountain Campsites visitor.
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