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Best Campgrounds near Wallkill, NY

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Camping options around Wallkill, New York include a variety of established campgrounds that accommodate different camping styles. Jellystone Park in Gardiner provides family-oriented camping with tent sites, RV hookups, cabins, and glamping options. The New York City North-Newburgh KOA in nearby Plattekill offers similar amenities with both tent and RV camping available. Winding Hills Park in Montgomery and Beaver Pond Campground in Harriman State Park round out the developed camping facilities in the region, all within 30 miles of Wallkill.

Most campgrounds in the area operate seasonally, typically from April or May through October or early November, reflecting the Northeast's camping season. Hookup availability varies significantly between facilities, with places like Jellystone and KOA offering full hookups while others like Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground provide more primitive tent-only accommodations. Weather considerations affect camping experiences throughout the season, with spring bringing occasional rain and fall offering cooler temperatures and colorful foliage. Several campgrounds require reservations, especially during summer weekends and holidays. As one camper noted about the KOA, "This was a nice, clean, well spaced and maintained campground with lots of amenities and friendly staff."

The region's campgrounds receive consistently positive reviews for their family-friendly environments and recreational amenities. Pools, playgrounds, and organized activities are common at the larger commercial campgrounds like Jellystone and KOA. The natural setting also draws campers to the area, with proximity to hiking trails in places like Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve. A visitor to the Newburgh KOA mentioned, "Around the area, there is tons to do if you're an outdoors person. They have an awesome path called the rail trail that you can ride your bike or walk down, it goes for 22 miles, and you can stop on the way in little towns." Many campgrounds balance convenient access to local attractions with enough amenities to keep families entertained on-site, making the Wallkill area popular for weekend getaways from New York City.

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Best Camping Sites Near Wallkill, New York (180)

    1. Jellystone Park Gardiner

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

    "With a new check in area, Gardiner has really stepped up. They expanded the pool area to include another pool plus splash area and water slides."

    "We got a red carpet site by the Gaga pit and near the water park (Cindy bear lane) and it was a convenient yet noisy site. Kids were at the playground 8 am or before and the noise woke us up."

    2. New York City North-Newburgh KOA

    13 Reviews
    Plattekill, NY
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 564-2836

    "They have the best staff and they are everywhere, if you need someone they are always around and super friendly also."

    "Location- 4 stars- close to NYC but kinda just in the woods and close to homes, not much around.

    Sites- 4 stars- a real mixed bag- the rv/trailer only section is really nice, wooded."

    3. Winding Hills Park

    8 Reviews
    Montgomery, NY
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 457-4918

    $25 - $30 / night

    "We have stayed here multiple times since it’s so close to home. Reservations are needed only for major holidays during camping season; Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day."

    "The trails to walk on are perfect to get out of the campsite for a few hours. There are no spots with sewer hookup but they have a dumping area."

    4. Clarence Fahnestock State Park Campground

    34 Reviews
    Fishkill, NY
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 225-7207

    $17 / night

    "This park has a nice open beach on Canopus Lake with a concession area and bathhouse, which we found to be quite clean! They even have boat rentals - or you can bring your own boat to launch!"

    "When you are camping with a large group of friends and don't all have access to a car, this is the perfect spot."

    5. Thousand Trails Rondout Valley

    13 Reviews
    Accord, NY
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "Great place situated in a great area with lots to do all within an hour's drive. Even camping during a pandemic was peaceful & fun!"

    "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."

    6. Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground

    8 Reviews
    Accord, NY
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (303) 951-4571

    "I definitely recommend trying to get the walk-in (meaning you can't drive to them) sites (8-15) because they're just a little bit more set back and kind of wonderfully wooded all around. 8 & 9 seemed"

    "There are drive-up sites and also walk-in sites. No fire pits at individual campsites, though. Only a group fire pit."

    7. Beaver Pond Campground — Harriman State Park

    41 Reviews
    Pomona, NY
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 947-2792

    $17 - $20 / night

    "$15 dolares la noche para los que viven en el Estado de New York o New York city .. si es fuera del estado son $5 dolares mas!!"

    "Drive-in tent campgrounds. Adequate restroom facilities sprinkled amongst tent sites. Some campsites have raised platforms. All sites have picnic tables and fire ring with flip-top grill."

    8. Sam Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground — Minnewaska State Park Preserve

    3 Reviews
    Gardiner, NY
    9 miles
    Website

    $20 - $42 / night

    "Most acidic lake in New York but completely safe."

    "It’s got good access to Lake Minnewaska (driving), staff was nice and polite. But I thought the sites were on the smaller side and no fire is allowed."

    9. Boulder Point Campground

    2 Reviews
    Pine Bush, NY
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (845) 649-0611

    $78 - $400 / night

    "This property has several sites for you to setup your tent, camper, van, or RV (only small tow behinds or popups, no large RVs) Nearby are wineries to explore. Nice bathrooms and showers!"

    10. Historic Hudson Valley Riverside Hemp Farm

    1 Review
    Wallkill, NY
    3 miles

    $99 / night

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  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 10, 2025

    Skyway Camping Resort

    One night stoo

    Nice well maintained park, full hookups with cable and wifi. Office forgot to give us wifi info and had closed early. Very nice staff.

  • Damia F.
    Aug. 29, 2025

    High Point State Park Campground

    Relaxing and Well-Maintained

    Stayed 2 nights and it was really nice. Camping for summer is pretty limited to Sawmill Lake, as the other locations are for groups or winter camping. Camps are secluded from each other and most if not all have an elevated space to put tents or chairs. Each place comes with a lamp hang, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Bathrooms are spaced out. No running water except for pump founded outside of the bathrooms. Toilets are pump flushed. Showers are only located INSIDE High Point State Park, not throughout the campsites, but entry is free for campers. One hiking trail is accessible in Sawmill campground, 3 others are accessible on the road outside of the campground and the rest are located inside the park. When you arrive you have to check in with the park office for your campsite tag. Hours are 8-4. Park officials come through the campsites pretty regularly, a few times a day which is nice. Areas are clean and well maintained.

  • 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.

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Little Pond Campground

    Small sites and no service

    I didn’t hate this campground, but I won’t be going back.

    It’s a nice campground and perfect for single/family camping. I would not choose this location if I were taking a group of people. The sites are on the smaller side and many have slanted entrances.

    The campground is kept clean and the bathrooms were tidy. The campground is in bear country so you have to be mindful about leaving food out when you’re not at the site or asleep.

    There is a pond and there’s kayaks, canoes, etc for rent. The beach area is clean and the water is clear. I was there middle of August and the water was not cold and quite comfortable. There are some water front sites that you can use to access the water with a boat or paddle board.

    Cell service is non existent and they have a pay phone near the entrance booth where you can use to make/receive phone calls. It’s a 20 min drive back into town to get cell service. That’s a non- starter for me. It would be beneficial if they had service near the entrance at least for people to check in with Family.

  • Mike W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 16, 2025

    Cozy Hills Campground

    First time here

    Nice facility, friendly staff. They pack us in pretty tight in some sites.

  • Janine D.
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Kittatinny Campground

    Not worth the money or time

    If we could rate this a 0 we would.  We were expecting a weekend of kayaking and relaxation when in fact we got an overcrowded, noisy and dirty weekend that was overpriced.  I will give the river a 10, it was beautiful, welcoming and refreshing in the warm sun.  We arrived at about 8:00 in the evening with several camps blaring different genre of music, not a problem, considering we still like it as loud as possible sometimes, but it didn't end at quiet time, it continue until well over midnight.  The campsites are so close together it was like being packed into a sardine can.  The campsite across the pathway didn't have their dog on a lead and we woke up with a pile of dog excrement next to our trailer, that was a howdy-do morning for ya.  We were super excited to take our kayaks out on the river, paddle up stream and float down with our pup, but we were told that we couldn't launch from this location.  (What kind of crap is that)  This location was a receiving location only and "absolutely no launching" was allowed.  If you are looking for a party spot to come with your friends, this is definitely the place for you!  If your looking for a chill place to camp next to the river where you can tube, kayak and enjoy your peaceful weekend, this is NOT the place.  The amount of money we spent for 2 nights was outrageous for such a sucky weekend, will not be going back!

  • Bob F.
    Aug. 10, 2025

    Moon Valley Campground

    Very unique smaller private campground

    This was a great campsite nestled in the foothills of Northern NJ on the NY border. Small, clean with great views and great location for hiking , cruising etc. Bring your tent or use the existing glamping tents. Headed back for a fall weekend in the "dome" which has incredible views. Try it you won't be sorry.

  • Olivia K.
    Aug. 1, 2025

    Never Sink Hideaway

    Full of Trash

    I just arrived at this location and it is filled with trash. Do NOT book here. There are houses right behind and it’s just off the side of a dirt road. The river isn’t even visible.

  • Elizabeth M.
    Jul. 20, 2025

    Jellystone Park Gardiner

    Dirty bathrooms

    This is my second time I visited the park, the first time was 4 years ago and we stayed in a cabin, but a few weeks ago we decided to stay in a tent side and it was a nice experience except for some things, the campers don't respect the quiet time at night and morning too. A lot noises until 2 am and early from 6 am. But the worst experience was bathrooms, very few for the number of sites and people it covers. They need to add more bathrooms. They rarely cleaned the bathroom in all the 6 days that I stayed. The showers didn't have enough water pressure, 2 out of 6 had only hot water, some had no paper, hairs everywhere, the toilets didn't work, and super dirty, the truth was a disgusting thing that didn't encourage to use them but there was no other option. For the price you pay is not for having the bathrooms under those conditions. I hope you get better because the truth is a park that has many things to have a good time but with the bathrooms with that condition, is not encouraged to reserve again. And please add more shadows in the areas of the tents and MORE BATHROOMS, is not enough to cover all the tents area.

Guide to Wallkill

Camping near Wallkill, New York, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a fun family adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do

  • Hiking: The area is known for its scenic trails. Campers have enjoyed the nearby hiking options, with one reviewer mentioning, "The Catskills are very scenic & we enjoyed our time there!" at North-South Lake Campground.
  • Swimming: Many campgrounds have access to lakes for swimming. One camper at Pickerel Point Campground noted, "There’s a small unguarded beach that allows swimming which was very nice."
  • Fishing: If you enjoy fishing, the lakes around Wallkill provide great opportunities. A visitor at Beaver Pond Campground mentioned, "This is also an ideal place to relax and explore."

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. One reviewer at Kenneth L Wilson Campground said, "The bathrooms were very clean and new and the showers were free and temperature controlled to perfectly warm!!"
  • Privacy: Many sites offer a sense of seclusion. A camper at Clarence Fahnestock State Park remarked, "Some sites are grouped in open areas. These lack privacy."
  • Friendly Staff: Campers often mention helpful staff. A visitor at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation shared, "The campground is clean, paved nicely and well run."

What you should know

  • Limited Cell Service: Many campgrounds have poor cell reception. A reviewer at Woodland Valley Campground noted, "You are unplugged," which can be a nice break from technology.
  • Bear Activity: Some campgrounds have bear warnings. A camper at North-South Lake Campground mentioned, "There are bears that visit the campground."
  • Noise Levels: Be mindful of noise, especially during busy weekends. A visitor at High Point State Park expressed frustration over noise complaints during their stay.

Tips for camping with families

  • Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and organized activities. One parent at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Gardiner said, "This place is so much fun. My whole family loved the activities."
  • Choose Weekdays: If possible, plan your trip during the week to avoid crowds. A camper at Beaver Pond Campground mentioned, "It was really peaceful when we visited in the middle of the week."
  • Pack Snacks: With limited amenities, having snacks on hand is a good idea. A visitor at Pickerel Point Campground noted, "The rod into the campground was full of pot holes."

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Clarence Fahnestock State Park advised, "Careful which site you choose."
  • Bring Extra Supplies: Some campgrounds may not have firewood for sale. A camper at Woodland Valley Campground mentioned, "No firewood for sale."
  • Plan for Dump Stations: Know where the nearest dump station is located. A visitor at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation appreciated the convenience of having one on-site.

Camping near Wallkill, New York, has something for everyone. Whether you're in an RV or tent, you'll find plenty of options to enjoy the great outdoors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What camping is available near Wallkill, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, Wallkill, NY offers a wide range of camping options, with 180 campgrounds and RV parks near Wallkill, NY and 9 free dispersed camping spots.

Which is the most popular campground near Wallkill, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Wallkill, NY is Jellystone Park Gardiner with a 4.3-star rating from 32 reviews.

Where can I find free dispersed camping near Wallkill, NY?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 9 free dispersed camping spots near Wallkill, NY.

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