Top Horse Camping near West Fulton, NY

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Best Equestrian Sites Near West Fulton, NY (6)

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    North-South Lake Campground

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    Palenville, New York

    North South Lake Campground is the biggest and most popular state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve, offering extraordinary scenic beauty, and historical sites, such as: Alligator Rock, Kaaterskill Falls, and the former site of the Catskill Mountain House. An abrupt change in elevation occurs from about 540 feet above sea level at the base of the escarpment to approximately 2,250 feet at the site of the former Catskill Mountain House. The provinces around the lakes have long provided visitors with exceptional views of the surrounding countryside. It is said that on a clear day, five states can be viewed from the escarpment.

    7 camping loops; 219 tent and trailer sites; 2 lakes; 2 beaches; Two picnic areas: one on North Lake with two picnic pavilion rentals a 20' X 32' and a 44' X 24' (the larger of the two with electricity) and one on South Lake with a 40' X 60' picnic pavilion rental (with electricity).; 2 picnic areas with tables and fireplaces or charcoal grills; playground; flush toilets; hot showers; boat launch (no motorized vessels); rowboat, canoe, kayak and paddle boat rentals; firewood sales; volleyball; horseshoes; fishing; playing field; trailer dump station; recycling center; solar cell phone charging station; ADA fishing platform.

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    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

    $22 - $27 / night

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      Arcadian Pastures Equine

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      Sloansville, New York
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      • Equestrian

      $25 - $150 / night

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      Artisan Hill Farm & Studio

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      Stamford, New York

      Come spend the night(s) under a crystal-clear sky, nestled between a babbling creek and mirror-still pond at a working farm. Your Coggins-negative horses are welcome with current certificate, as we are located along the Catskill Scenic Trail and look forward to hosting others with a passion for trail riding. Ducks, geese and chickens free-range on the property, and a sweet donkey will likely bray to greet you. Enjoy our mixed-dozen eggs for breakfast and take some with you. The water source at the farm is from the same natural spring since 1890, and we encourage our guests to fill bottles with delicious mountain water, UV-filtered to guarantee purity.

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      $20 - $40 / night

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      Country Campsites

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      Cairo, New York
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      $50 - $195 / night

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      Charles E. Baker State Forest

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      Hubbardsville, New York

      This 9,400-acre forested property, located in southeast Madison County, makes up the core of the Brookfield Trail System. Charles E. Baker, combined with Brookfield Railroad and Beaver Creek State Forests, contain 100 miles of connected trails. These recreational trails are open for hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and mountain biking. Several trails are open for ATV use by permit only for people with disabilities.

      Primitive campsites are located at the Moscow Hill Assembly and Camping Areas, the Cherry Ridge Camping area, and other camping areas noted on the map. In these areas, camping is at designated sites only, except in the Moscow Hill Assembly area where there is room for RVs and trailers. Campsites feature picnic tables and fire pits. The Cherry Ridge camping area has potable water. Campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis. Lean-tos are also available for camping. See the map for locations.

      At large primitive camping is also allowed. Campsites must be at least 150 feet away from the nearest road, trail, or body of water. Camping for more than three nights or in groups of ten or more requires a permit from a Forest Ranger.

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    Recent Equestrian Reviews In West Fulton

    50 Reviews of 6 West Fulton Campgrounds


    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      August 29, 2024

      North-South Lake Campground

      New York

      We were on a 5 state East Coast camping trip. Our first campground was in New York Aug 8th. Unfortunately, Debbie was socking New York hard. North South Lake Campground in the Catskills was our camping home. Thursday & Friday it was Neverending rain & wind. Saturday was the nice day.

      North South Lake has no electricity. The sites are almost all beautiful, tucked in under shady trees. Not a good way to try out our solar panel! Some are by a stream. A few are by the lake. This is a tent campers paradise. New York tent campers are hard core camping during Tropical Storm Debbie!

       There are 7 loops. We were in loop 2. Site 85. There are some sites with an incline down to the site. That might give some rvs trouble. It did for us & I had to be driven out of the campground to call 911. Thank you Mary!! It all ended well & we got a different site.

       There are bears that visit the campground & one came one of the nights & visited our camping neighbor's site. They showed us a picture- it was a large black bear. 

      Generators are allowed for 5 hours & they tell you when you can use them. 

      The bathrooms/showers are state park clean- which means not very.

       There is NO cell service & just forget about WiFi. You are unplugged.

      This is a hiking park & for this middle aged overweight flatlander they are pretty strenuous. Kaaterskill Falls is an exception - short, easy trail, but the parking fills up quickly. Then they close it! You'll have to take a shuttle to get in.

      The trail to the Mountain House Site is also pretty easy, with more of an incline.

      There's 2 nice lakes with beaches. 

      The Catskills are very scenic& we enjoyed our time there!

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      August 16, 2024

      North-South Lake Campground

      Nice sites

      I really love this campground each of the campsites in our loop which was in the lower 100s, has a lot of foliage around it, creating privacy between you and the site next to you. There is a lake with swimming, clean bathrooms, clean, clean showers. Picnic table and fire pit with grill top. There’s a lot of bear activity here, so constantly cleaning up your food is very important. Definitely love it here for woodsy feel.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Betty Brook Camp
      March 24, 2024

      Betty Brook Camp

      One of my favorite

      Love to camp here all year long have been coming to the area for a couple of decades now. Remote. Sometimes you never see anyone. Sometimes you see some people. You camp on the stream. There is a couple of spots

    • Camper-submitted photo from Betty Brook Camp
      December 17, 2023

      Betty Brook Camp

      Pretty good place

      I live near this campground. I'm about a mile away and I pass it every day. It is rather remote, but it is right along West kill road. There's a stream alongside it, a fire pit, and a town about 8 mi away. It's a small town, with just a gas station store. I would not recommend this for large trailers. The site is fairly small, but it's in state park, and there's tons of walking that can be done.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      July 30, 2022

      North-South Lake Campground

      Great place for certain campers

      This place is all in all a fantastic place for camping. The sites are nice, the facilities are ok, the staff FANTASTIC, and most people camping want to be out in nature. Saw some bears up close. Great hiking. Especially for someone with limited mobility at the time. Also some challenging hikes. What I also experienced was a LOT of people having loud parties, playing all kinds of music very loudly and leaving trash everywhere. Not my style of camping. I have to add no one was breaking any rules and maybe I am the old codger my wife says I’m turning into but that’s mt 2 cents.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      June 24, 2022

      North-South Lake Campground

      Lake, creek and waterfalls!

      Beautiful. Our site had a creek close behind it and only a short walk to the lake. We were there in middle of the week and it was very quiet. Most sites a shady and private. Loved it, hope to visit again sometime.

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      October 28, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      Camping with a view

      It’s incredibly difficult to bag a site here and now I understand why. Walking around the lakes provided Incredibly scenic views during the fall when the leaves change colors. The site was spacious and flat although some of the sites closer to the lake are rocky and smaller.

      The only complaint is the set up of the fire pits which are enclosed on three sides.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      October 22, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      Beautiful grounds but…

      Gorgeous campgrounds, friendly staff, and spectacular facilities. Loved that trailheads are walking distance from the sites. But we felt very close to campers next to us, not a lot of shrubbery between sites to feel somewhat private. Fire pits are very nice but more catered to cooking instead of being able to sit around in a circle. Also, we picked a site hoping we’d have a nice view of the lake but it’s hard to see from the site and a good walk away. Overall, beautiful grounds but I’d take less facilities to have a more “woodsy” vibe but that’s just my preference!

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      October 19, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      Beautiful well spaced drive-in sites

      Very well run, well spaced, drive-in sites suitable for tent camping as well as rvs. Spotless clean showers, wash areas, toilets. Excellent hiking of all classifications.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      September 26, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      Quiet, wooded campground with clean bathrooms and showers

      Staff was professional, bathrooms and showers were clean, reasonable stay prices, beautiful tree canopy. Beach areas look family friendly. We had our 26ft travel trailer boondocked at 049. Tight squeeze, but we made it. Close hiking to Kaaterskills Falls. Can't wait to visit next year!

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      September 13, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      A perfect visit

      The campground was active but not crowded. There is a variety of water sources with multiple camp sites abutting them. Each site is spacious and is tucked nicely into the woods giving optimal privacy. The sites do not have water or electricity but there’s a water tap nearby the sites. The sky is open and brilliant at night.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      March 14, 2021

      North-South Lake Campground

      Great Location to Fall Foliage and Hiking

      Have wanted to come here for years and finally decided to snag the last weekend that they're open for the season. End of October the leaves are still incredible and there are great hikes in the area, including right from the site! (You aren't going to want to drive out of the campground because parking at all of those trailheads are insane). We did the Newman's Ledge hike and it was crowded at the ledge, but otherwise amazing. The campground is really nice, sites were relatively private, bathrooms clean. Will be back this season! When you're hungry head down to get fresh-made donuts in Tannersville.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      October 31, 2020

      North-South Lake Campground

      Fantastic, spacious campground

      This is an amazing campground! We had plenty of space and easy access to the lake. We went on a busy weekend and they are currently only operating at 50% capacity. I would recommend reserving a spot well in advance. This is a very large campground with multiple different areas. It has a good water pump and the bathrooms were well maintained and had a nice sink washing area.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Charles E. Baker State Forest
      October 2, 2020

      Charles E. Baker State Forest

      Free Primitive Campsite

      Camped here on a Thursday night in late September. Only found one designated campsite, which was available, but there’s a lot of good space for dispersed camping right nearby. Access at the end of a long, but well maintained, dirt road. Campsite consists of a fire pit and picnic table. Some litter, not too bad. No toilets. Bugs aren’t an issue. Water access at a lovely nearby pond. Highly recommended. Only giving 4 stars because the best free sites have water pumps and vault toilets, but this is a great camping experience

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      September 21, 2020

      North-South Lake Campground

      Better than I expected

      I had to make a last-minute reservation for a campsite on my drive back from Maine to DC on a Friday night in September, so was a bit worried about finding anywhere decent at all.  This campground was one of the few with any sites available, and I got the second last spot.  So I had pretty low expectations.

      Actually this campground is pretty nice--the campsites are of a normal size, with enough rocks and trees between sites to provide a decent amount of privacy.  Again, my campsite was one of the worst, right on the road, but still not too bad.  It would have been pretty decent if every campsite around me hadn't been full, generally with families with a bunch of shrieking kids.  But that's a weekend in September...

      There are also a limited number of campsites right on the water.  The lake is nice enough, although much of it is covered in lily pads.

      Bathrooms are fine.

      No wood for sale on-site, but there are several places nearby to get wood, and any other supplies you need.  The campsite is not exactly remote, I think it was about a 5 minute drive to a gas station with firewood and all manner of supplies.

      I would definitely stay here during the week when it might be a bit quieter.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      September 2, 2020

      North-South Lake Campground

      Nice grounds

      Great grounds. Pet friendly. Boat launch. Check out the easy Catskill Mountain house hike (super easy). Only drag is the sites are a bit close together. Bathrooms are super clean. Recycling center super clean

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      September 1, 2020

      North-South Lake Campground

      Great for kids wish we stayed longer

      There weren’t any boat rentals due to COVID, which was a big disappointment. The staff is super friendly, bathrooms clean. Awesome dishwashing stations. Hot high pressure showers. No WiFi or any cell service, but that made for a better trip with the kids. They gave us junior naturalist workbooks for the kids, and they turned them into the ranger station for review and got super cool patches. They cannot wait to return!

    • Camper-submitted photo from Charles E. Baker State Forest
      July 27, 2020

      Charles E. Baker State Forest

      Free primitive camping

      Beautiful forest with miles of trails. I found this spot passing through on my bike and had no problem pitching a tent in a secluded spot in the woods. There are official camp spots with water access which are also free to use. Highly recommend!

    • Camper-submitted photo from Uncle Pete's Campground - CLOSED
      June 4, 2020

      Uncle Pete's Campground - CLOSED

      Prime Catskill Camping

      I’ve been coming to Uncle Pete’s for the last 15 years. Very reasonably priced and a 2 minute drive from the center of town. Car camping so you can park right next to where you sleep, makes dining and sleeping comfortable very easy. Plenty of creekside tent sites that offer a large section of riverfront. Large baseball field and playgrounds for kids. Each site comes with an electric hookup, fire pit and picnic tables. Cheap firewood can be bought up front at the bathrooms. Becky and Danny are super accommodating!!

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      July 3, 2019

      North-South Lake Campground

      Our FAVORITE!

      Truly one of the best spots for Westchester/ Putnam campers! Clean, private, and tons of things to do! Hiking and fishing are great, and campers are incredibly friendly! We’ve been there 4 out of our last 6 trips.... never disappointed!

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      July 3, 2019

      North-South Lake Campground

      Great family campground

      This place is enormous. This is a NYS park run by DEC. They are very strict with quite hours which are from 10pm to 7am. The had a truck come around many times after 10pm to make sure everyone was quite. This is a great spot for young kids. I was warned about high black bear activity in the region and even had to sign a waiver acknowledging their presence and all the rules associated.

      Each site had a fire pit with a grill on top of it and a picnic table. Sites are very close together but that didn’t bother me. There are bathrooms and showers, both very clean in every loop. Attached to the bathroom area is a large sink to wash dishes.

      The north lake is under construction so there is not beach front there. Beware of staying in Loop 6 as you will probably hear the construction noises.

      The north lake does however have a nice path alongside it and a spot to deploy a non motorized boat.

      No cell service anywhere in the park or close by.

      I highly recommend staying here.

    • Camper-submitted photo from North-South Lake Campground
      May 31, 2019

      North-South Lake Campground

      My favorite place in NY

      Campground is big and staff are very friendly and helpful, I have stayed a various sites and they where all spacious slate floor so having something soft if sleep in a tent is recommended. The park offers plenty of hiking trails with great views, Overlook mountain hotel site, you can also hike to katterskills falls it’s a long hike but worth it when you get to the falls if not you can drive down and park at the trail head parking mid way down the road to get to the katterskill falls trail. Make sure to stop at the general store on the corner they have everything you need and souvenirs to bring home..



    Guide to West Fulton

    Camping near West Fulton, New York, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

    What to do

    • Hiking: The area is known for its scenic trails. Many campers enjoy the nearby hiking options, like Kaaterskill Falls, which is described as a "short, easy trail" that can get busy but is worth the visit.
    • Swimming: Campgrounds like North-South Lake Campground feature lakes with swimming areas. One reviewer mentioned, "There are two nice lakes with beaches," making it a great spot for a refreshing dip.
    • Fishing: Many campgrounds have lakes or streams where fishing is popular. Campers have noted the peacefulness of fishing at places like Glimmerglass State Park Campground, where one visitor said, "You can also hike, or take a day trip into Cooperstown."

    What campers like

    • Natural beauty: Campers rave about the stunning scenery. One visitor at Woodland Valley Campground said, "The Catskills are very scenic, and we enjoyed our time there!"
    • Privacy: Many sites are well-spaced, providing a sense of seclusion. A reviewer at Nickerson Park Campground mentioned, "The sites were very spacious and clean," which is a big plus for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle.
    • Friendly staff: Campers appreciate helpful staff at various campgrounds. One visitor at Schodack Island State Park Campground noted, "The staff and CAPs were very friendly," making for a welcoming atmosphere.

    What you should know

    • Limited services: Some campgrounds, like Devil's Tombstone Campground, have minimal facilities. A reviewer pointed out, "There weren’t a ton of services at the campsite, which was fine," but it's good to be prepared for a more rustic experience.
    • Wildlife encounters: Bears are known to visit some campgrounds, so campers should be cautious. One camper at North-South Lake Campground shared, "There are bears that visit the campground," highlighting the need for food safety.
    • Cell service: Many campgrounds have poor or no cell service. A visitor at Devil's Tombstone Campground mentioned, "There is NO cell service here," so plan to unplug during your stay.

    Tips for camping with families

    • Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with kid-friendly amenities. Whip O Will Campsites has a playground, which is a hit with families. One parent said, "The campground has lots to do with a rec center, playground, and pool."
    • Clean facilities: Families appreciate well-maintained bathrooms. A reviewer at Gilbert Lake State Park Campground noted, "The shower/bathroom buildings are a bit dated but well maintained," which is reassuring for parents.
    • Quiet times: Choose weekdays for a quieter experience. A camper at Woodland Valley Campground mentioned, "It was really peaceful when we visited in the middle of the week."

    Tips from RVers

    • Spacious sites: RVers often look for roomy campsites. A visitor at Schodack Island State Park Campground said, "The sites are amongst the most spacious I’ve ever seen," making it a great choice for larger vehicles.
    • Electric hookups: Check for campgrounds with electric hookups. One reviewer at Max V Shaul State Park mentioned, "The bath house is clean and modern," which is a plus for RVers needing facilities.
    • Dump stations: Look for campgrounds with dump stations for convenience. A camper at Glimmerglass State Park Campground appreciated the "clean, modern bathrooms and showers," which adds to the overall experience.

    Camping near West Fulton, New York, offers a variety of experiences for everyone. Whether you're hiking, swimming, or just enjoying nature, there's something for every type of camper.

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      According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near West Fulton, NY is North-South Lake Campground with a 4.6-star rating from 43 reviews.

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