Established Camping
Woodland Valley Campground - DEC
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 10, 2023 through May 18, 2024.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 10, 2023 through May 18, 2024.
About
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Nestled at the foot of Slide Mountain, the tallest peak in the Catskills, and surrounded by Panther, Cornell, and Wittenberg Mountains is Woodland Valley Campground. The campground offers 70 tent and trailer sites, a picnic area with tables and grills, flush toilets, hot showers, a trailer dump station and a recycling center. Woodland Valley Campground serves as the trailhead for both Slide-Wittenberg Trail and Woodland Valley-Denning Trail. Area attractions include the Village of Phoenicia which offers tubing on the Esopus Creek (famous for its trout fishing), a railroad museum, train rides on the Catskill Mountain Railroad, fine shops, antiques and restaurants.
70 tent and trailer sites, picnic area with tables and grills, flush toilets, hot showers, trailer dump station, recycling center, mobility impaired accessibility, pay phone.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Reservable
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
Not for me 🤷🏻‍♀️
No firewood for sale. No cell service anywhere close so you may be stuck driving around for awhile looking for some. The campsites are super close together and very very small spaces. No privacy or much quiet time. There are definitely a lot of spots that are better than others so I would suggest looking at the map and see where everything is. Front desk is pretty curt but I have heard they are consistently racist so that didn’t surprise me. No charcoal grill. Numerous bathrooms don’t work. Bottom line : it’s not terrible but it definitely feels like city camping and being in the Catskills with so many other sights I don’t ever see myself coming back. I’d recommend looking at YouTube videos there are a bunch of vlogs and filmed walking tours so you can easily see exactly the layout
Nice campground, but campsites not very secluded
Spent two nights here in late August of 2021. The campsites all have fire pits with grills and picnic tables. There's a full time campsite host, showers, bathrooms, and a trash room.Â
Pros:
- some of the sites are right by a stream, and all of them have plenty of shade
- campsite was clean and well maintained
- campsite hosts were friendly and helpful
- tons of nice hiking trails nearby
- restrooms were cleanÂ
Cons:
- some of the sites are pretty close together. Our"neighbors" both nights were pretty quiet, but if they weren't, it could have been noisy.
- while the bathrooms were clean, the showers definitely weren't. Bring you shower sandals!
- It can get a little busy on the weekends, so worth reserving in advance.Â
We were camping in a VW Westfalia, so we had no trouble getting in and out. Something bigger might have a problem with some of these sites. They're definitely intended to be tent sites.
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Peaceful and quiet
Clean facilities and friendly staff. Also our site was right next to bathroom and the water which was a plus for us. Hike was a bit intense since it was going up the hill. The only thing to consider is that about half an hour to the campground we lost phone signals.
Location
Woodland Valley Campground - DEC is located in New York
Directions
From Thruway Exit 19, Kingston - bear right after leaving the exit, on to Route 28 West. Proceed 20-25 miles to the village of Phoenicia, which will be on your right. Proceed on Rte. 28 across the bridge over the Esopus Creek In Phoenicia. Turn left at the small yellow "Woodland Valley Campground" sign onto Woodland Valley Road. Follow Woodland Valley Road back over the Esopus Creek. Turn right at the "T" after the bridge. Stay left at the first sharp bend and follow Woodland Valley Road approximately six miles to the campground.
Address
1319 Woodland Valley Road
Phoenicia, NY 12464
Coordinates
42.03300011 N
74.37000067 W