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Ausable Pines

76 RV Sites, 14 Tent Sites

Ausable Pines in Peru, New York, offers 76 full-hookup RV sites and 14 tent sites on the Adirondack Park's northeastern edge, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A single standard full-hookup category means every guest gets the same spec, with an outdoor pool, disc golf course, walking trails, and dog park. Seventy-six back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 45 feet. Two things to check before booking: service is 30-amp throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management, and RVs are required to be in good condition — generally within a 10-year model range, with older rigs cleared in advance. Fourteen tent sites round out the lodging. Firewood and a dog park handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a disc golf course, walking trails, and river frontage filling the grounds. Fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, biking, and picnicking round it out, with a lake nearby. Pets are welcome. Peru sits in Clinton County where the Ausable River's meandering lower valley meets the Lake Champlain shoreline and the eastern Adirondack foothills. This is the Champlain Valley's western shore — apple country and resort towns rather than High Peaks wilderness, though Whiteface, Lake Placid, and Ausable Chasm are all within a short drive, and Burlington sits across the lake by ferry. Summer is the season in the Adirondacks, with foliage drawing a strong September and early October. Reserve well ahead for July and August, and clear RV approval early if your coach is older.

from $48/night

Ausable Chasm Campground

83 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 35 Tent Sites

Ausable Chasm Campground in Keeseville, New York, offers 83 RV sites, two cabins, and 35 tent sites directly across from the Ausable Chasm entrance, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup categories at both amperages join a water-and-electric tier, with an outdoor pool, disc golf course, and recreation center. Eighty-three sites span 30-amp full hookup, 50-amp full hookup, and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier before booking, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Two cabins and 35 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a disc golf course, recreation center, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, mountain biking, a playground, and dog park filling the rest. Boating, swimming, picnicking, and productive birding round it out. The chasm is the reason to stay here and it justifies the trip. The AuSable River has carved 500-million-year-old Potsdam sandstone into one of the most dramatic geological features in the Northeast, and the entrance is directly across the road. Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, and the Adirondack High Peaks are all close. Summer is the season on the Adirondack Park's northeastern edge, with foliage drawing a strong September. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $35/night

Ausable River Campsite

67 RV Sites, 13 Tent Sites

Ausable River Campsite in Keeseville, New York, offers 67 full-hookup RV sites and 13 tent sites across 130 acres of mature hardwoods along the Ausable River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Standard and deluxe categories sit in the Adirondack Park, minutes from the Northway and Lake Champlain. Sixty-seven sites run in standard and deluxe full-hookup categories carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. One policy to check before booking: RVs are generally required to be within a 10-year model range, with older units needing prior approval. Thirteen tent sites round out the accommodations. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A beach on the river anchors the recreation, with swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking from the water. A recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a playground, dog park, and picnicking areas fill the 130 wooded acres, with wine tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. The Ausable is one of the Northeast's most celebrated wild trout rivers, and the mature hardwood setting delivers the deep-forest quiet that defines the Adirondacks at their best. Keeseville sits in Clinton County just minutes from the Adirondack Northway and the Lake Champlain shoreline, which serves both I-87 travelers and guests who planned specifically for the river and the mountains. Summer and fall foliage drive demand in the Adirondacks. Reserve well ahead, and confirm RV age approval if your unit is over ten years old.

from $35/night

Kings Bay Campground

151 RV Sites

Kings Bay Campground in Champlain, New York, offers 151 deluxe full-hookup RV sites on Lake Champlain with roughly 1,800 feet of waterfront and one of the few sand beaches on the New York shore. Sites carry 20, 30, and 50-amp with water and sewer, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables, and the campground is open all year. One hundred fifty-one deluxe full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Cabins round out the accommodations. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One policy to check before booking: RVs are generally required to be within a 10-year model range, and older units need approval in advance. The lake carries the recreation. A sand beach gives direct swimming access, with boating, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, paddle boats, and fishing from the property. An outdoor pool, clubhouse, recreation center, arcade, billiards, a dog park, hiking, and biking fill the grounds, with picnicking areas and birding along the shoreline. Pets are welcome. Champlain sits at the northern end of the Lake Champlain valley just south of the Canadian border, at the tri-border crossroads of New York, Vermont, and Quebec. Quebec's communities lie north, Vermont's Green Mountains across the lake to the east, and the Adirondacks rise to the west — an unusual range of day trips from one address. Summer lake season drives demand across the Champlain Valley. Reserve well ahead for July and August, and confirm RV age approval if your unit is older than ten years.

from $18/night

Blue Haven Campground and Resort

16 RV Sites

The Adirondacks is a name that carries enormous weight among outdoor enthusiasts — six million acres of protected wilderness, 2,000 miles of hiking trails, 3,000 lakes and ponds, and a cultural tradition of wilderness appreciation dating back to the Gilded Age. The trick is finding a base that provides genuine lake access, comfortable facilities, and an easy gateway into the surrounding park without requiring a drive deep into the interior. Blue Haven Campground and Resort on Lake Roxanne in Ellenburg Depot sits in the Adirondack foothills near Lake Champlain, offering 110 acres of natural beauty that gives you the lake life and the mountain access together. Blue Haven is a large campground in the best sense — 366 spacious grassy sites with room to breathe, full electric and sewer hookup availability, back-in and pull-through configurations, and personal fire pits and picnic tables at every site. The scale means there's always a social energy at camp without the packed-in feeling that smaller parks produce. A dump station, laundry facilities, and a recreation center handle the practical and community sides of a longer stay. The sports courts, ball field, and playground round out the active recreation options on the property itself. Lake Roxanne is the campground's beating heart. Direct lake access lets guests swim, fish, and boat from the property, and the boat ramp accommodates those who arrive with their own watercraft. The gentle fishing on Lake Roxanne pairs with more ambitious pursuits available on Lake Champlain to the east. A sparkling swimming pool provides an alternative for families with younger swimmers. Weekly organized activities — bingo nights have a long tradition here — give the campground a community character that rewards guests who settle in for more than a night or two. Adirondack Park's northern reaches are directly accessible from Ellenburg Depot, with hiking trails, canoe routes, and fire tower climbs available within a short drive. Lake Champlain lies to the east, offering some of the best freshwater fishing in the Northeast and a rich history extending back to the Revolutionary War. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont, is reachable across the bridge. Montreal, Quebec — with all the cultural richness of a major French-Canadian city — is about 45 miles north, making Blue Haven one of the few campgrounds in the US within realistic day-trip range of an international city. Blue Haven Campground and Resort operates seasonally through the warmer months, and the Adirondack and Lake Champlain seasons align well with prime camping weather. Summer fills the campground with families making the most of the lake. Fall brings foliage season — one of the most dramatic in the entire Northeast — and the quieter pace that lets the surroundings come into their own. Reserve your site well in advance for July and August, when the northern New York lake country campground supply is stretched thin by demand. Come for the lake, stay for the mountains.

from $48/night

10 Acres Campground

15 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

Lake Champlain is one of the Northeast's great freshwater inland seas — 120 miles long, studded with islands, lined with the Green Mountains of Vermont on one shore and the Adirondacks of New York on the other. The fishing is legendary. The scenery is the kind that makes people pull over on the road and just stare. And 10 Acres Campground in Addison, Vermont is sitting directly on 650 feet of that legendary lakeshore, one mile south of the historic Chimney Point bridge crossing, waiting to become your home base for everything the Champlain Valley has to offer. Grassy sites here run the full spectrum from 50/30-amp hookups to screened lean-to sites that offer a bit of weather protection for tent campers who want character with their camping. The campground is genuinely lakefront — not a half-mile walk to the water, but right there on the shore, where morning mist rises off the lake and the fishing action begins at first light. Hot showers, a coin-operated laundry room, and high-speed Wi-Fi keep the practical side of the stay comfortable, while a dedicated swimming pool gives families an additional water option alongside the lake. Fishing is the campground's primary identity and its greatest strength. Lake Champlain supports some of the best warmwater and coldwater fishing in the Northeast, with walleye, bass, pike, and lake trout all present in fishable numbers. The campground offers direct lake access, and boat launches nearby make getting out on the water straightforward. A dedicated fishing pond on the property provides a close-range option for younger anglers. Throughout the season, the campground hosts fishing derbies, chicken barbecues, pig roasts, and themed camping weekends that give the property a community-gathering energy that goes well beyond simple overnight parking. The Chimney Point State Historic Site, just a mile north on the bridge road, preserves the archaeology and history of one of Lake Champlain's most significant colonial crossings. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes is within easy driving range, housing an extraordinary collection of underwater archaeology and maritime heritage. Middlebury, Vermont — fifteen miles east — offers a beautiful college town with excellent restaurants, bookshops, and the Robert Frost Stone House Museum. The Burlington waterfront is a longer but rewarding day trip north. 10 Acres operates seasonally, opening in the warmer months when Lake Champlain campground conditions are at their best. Early summer is ideal for bass fishing, while the fall walleye run draws dedicated anglers who time their trips accordingly. Weekend reservations fill early throughout the season, particularly around planned events and the long summer holiday weekends. If fishing on a legendary lake is on your bucket list, Addison, Vermont in midsummer makes a compelling case. Reserve your site and bring your rod — Lake Champlain is right there waiting, and it's one of the finest freshwater fishing destinations in the entire Northeast.

from $35/night

Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks

126 RV Sites, 24 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites, 3 Yurts

Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks in North Hudson, New York, offers 126 RV sites, 24 cabins, seven tent sites, and three yurts in Essex County's High Peaks country, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront and buddy pull-through categories join full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in tiers, with a pool, beach, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. One hundred twenty-six sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, pull-thru 30/50-amp, pull-thru buddy, and waterfront categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The buddy sites suit two rigs traveling together, and waterfront is worth requesting. Twenty-four cabins, seven tent sites, and three yurts round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. All guests check in at the main office and sign the terms — e-signature in advance is encouraged. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a lake and river supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. Mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, craft room, gaga ball, sports courts, volleyball, gem mining, bike rentals, golf cart rentals, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest. Mount Marcy, Lake Placid, and the Boquet River are all close. Summer and foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Lake George Riverview Campground

114 RV Sites

Lake George Riverview Campground in New York offers 114 full-hookup RV sites on a Schroon River peninsula four miles north of Lake George Village, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Riverside and deluxe 50-amp categories join pull-through sites, with an outdoor pool, beach, and game room. One hundred fourteen sites span 30-amp riverside full hookup, 50-amp riverside full hookup, 50-amp deluxe riverside, 50-amp deluxe, and 50-amp deluxe pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The riverside categories put you on the water and are worth requesting early. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and river beach anchor the summer, with canoeing, kayaking, boating, fishing, and swimming from the Schroon. A game room, arcade, sports courts, volleyball, bocce ball, horseshoes, a playground, pavilion, and picnicking fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The peninsula setting is the property's defining feature. Lake George sits at the southern gateway of the Adirondacks, where glacially carved ridges and forested peaks frame what is arguably the most classically beautiful mountain lake landscape in the eastern United States, and the campground has water on three sides. Summer is decisively the season in the Adirondacks, with fall foliage drawing a strong second wave. Reserve well ahead for July and August, and for peak color in late September and early October.

from $67/night

King Phillip's Campground

106 RV Sites, 1 Tent Site

King Phillip's Campground in Lake George, New York, offers 106 RV sites and a tent site 1.5 miles from Lake George Village, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup deluxe categories at both amperages join a 30-amp water-and-electric tier and a tent/pop-up site, with a pool, beach, and recreation center. One hundred six sites span full hookup deluxe 30-amp, full hookup deluxe 50-amp, water-and-electric 30-amp, and tent/pop-up water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with the lake supporting boating, fishing, and swimming. A recreation center, game room, playground, pavilion, and hiking fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and mountains in every direction. Pets are welcome. The campground sits 200 feet from the Warren County Bikeway, which is a genuine advantage for anyone traveling with bicycles — the paved trail runs into the village and on toward Glens Falls. Lake George itself is 32 miles of glacier-carved water inside the Adirondack Park's six-million-acre preserve, with the village's 19th-century hotel and steamship heritage still visible. Summer is decisively the season at Lake George, with foliage drawing a strong September. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $47/night

Mascoma Lake Campground

3 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites, 1 House, 2 Tiny Houses

On the eastern shore of Mascoma Lake in Lebanon, New Hampshire's Upper Valley region, Mascoma Lake Campground delivers a private sandy beach, full hookup RV sites, cabins, tiny homes, an A-Frame house, and the exceptional recreational access of a five-mile lake that provides swimming, boating, fishing, and paddling in a natural setting minutes from Dartmouth College and the vibrant commercial and cultural character of the Lebanon-Hanover corridor. For travelers who want genuine lake access, a sandy beach, and the intellectual energy of a college town within reach of the campground—all in the context of New Hampshire's spectacular summer landscape—Mascoma Lake provides an unusual convergence of natural and cultural amenities. RV sites include 30 and 50-amp electric service with water and sewer hookups, and every site has a fire ring and picnic table for the campfire experience that defines quality summer camping. A jumping pillow, gaga ball court, basketball court, and horseshoes extend the on-site recreation beyond the lake, and the campground's sports facilities provide activity options for days when the weather doesn't cooperate with swimming or paddling plans. Cabins, tiny homes, and the A-Frame house provide fully equipped alternative accommodations with air conditioning, full kitchens, bathrooms, and WiFi for guests who want the lake setting without tent or RV camping. Laundry facilities and clean shower and restroom infrastructure support the full range of staying styles the property offers. Mascoma Lake occupies a glacially carved basin in Grafton and Sullivan Counties along the Route 4 corridor between Lebanon and Enfield, where the lake's five-mile length and relatively undeveloped shoreline create a recreational experience that stands in contrast to the busy lakeside communities of the Lakes Region further east. The Northern Rail Trail, a multi-use recreational path converted from a former Boston and Maine Railroad corridor, runs along the lake's eastern shore and connects to an extended network through Grafton County—providing cycling and walking access to the surrounding Upper Valley landscape without requiring any additional drive. The lake's clear water supports excellent bass and perch fishing alongside the swimming and paddling activities. Lebanon and Hanover form the commercial and academic heart of the Upper Valley, the bi-state region spanning the Connecticut River on the Vermont-New Hampshire border. Dartmouth College in Hanover, just minutes from the campground, contributes the intellectual vitality, outstanding Hopkins Center for the Arts programming, and the Baker-Berry Library's Hood Museum of Art to a region that punches well above its population weight in cultural and educational resources. The Lebanon-Hanover commercial area provides excellent independent restaurants, the Lebanon Opera House, and the full range of services that support a quality extended-stay experience in this part of northern New England. Mascoma Lake Campground operates seasonally from late spring through early fall, with the lake swimming, boating, and paddling season at its prime from late June through August. The jumping pillow and gaga ball are particular draws for families with children between six and twelve who need additional activity beyond the beach. Fall foliage in the Upper Valley typically peaks in early to mid-October, when the sugar maples, birches, and aspens on the surrounding hillsides produce the color display that draws leaf-peepers from throughout the Northeast. Reserve your site, cabin, or A-Frame at Mascoma Lake Campground and let Lebanon's Upper Valley geography deliver one of New Hampshire's finest summer lake experiences.

from $58/night

HTR Adirondacks Campground

51 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 20 Tent Sites, 1 Glamping Site

HTR Adirondacks Campground in Old Forge, New York, offers 51 RV sites, 18 cabins, 20 tent sites, and a glamping site at the gateway to the Adirondack Park's southwestern wilderness, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Waterfront and waterview back-in categories join 50-amp and water-and-electric tiers, with a pool, beach, and tennis. Fifty-one sites span back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp water-and-electric, waterfront back-in 30-amp, waterfront back-in 50-amp, and waterview categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The waterfront categories are worth requesting early; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric options do not carry sewer. Eighteen cabins, 20 tent sites, and a glamping site round out the lodging. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, recycling, and on-site dining handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing on the water. Sports courts, tennis, pickleball, basketball, walking trails, and a playground fill the grounds, with strong birding and stargazing besides. The Fulton Chain of Lakes' eight interconnected waters make Old Forge one of the Adirondacks' most beloved four-season communities. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $24/night

Pemi Cabins

Along the Pemigewasset River in Lincoln, New Hampshire—at the foot of the White Mountains in Grafton County where the Franconia Notch corridor concentrates the most dramatic granite mountain scenery in New England and where the Pemi's river sound, the mountain air, and the proximity of 800,000 acres of White Mountain National Forest create the outdoor setting that Lincoln's lodging community has built its identity around—Pemi Cabins offers 18 one and two-bedroom cabins with fireplaces, screened porches overlooking the river, kitchens, high-speed WiFi, and flat-screen TVs, alongside an outdoor pizza oven, fire pits, picnic tables, park grills, a shuffleboard court, complimentary morning coffee, and direct snowmobile trail access with trailer parking—pet-friendly and open year-round in a riverside cabin property where 14 of the 18 units sit directly on the Pemigewasset and the White Mountain National Forest's trail network begins within walking distance. The river is under the porch. The mountain is the view. The 18 cabins—14 of which sit directly on the Pemigewasset River—provide the one and two-bedroom configurations with fireplaces for the cool White Mountain nights, screened porches where the river sound creates the sleep environment that Lincoln's lodging competition charges extra for, full kitchens with the equipment for self-catering the week's meals, and the WiFi and flat-screen TVs that the modern cabin guest requires regardless of how completely the mountain setting absorbs the daytime hours. The outdoor pizza oven, communal fire pits, picnic tables, park grills, and shuffleboard court create the shared outdoor social infrastructure that a cabin community needs when the individual units' porches aren't enough space for the evening gathering. Complimentary morning coffee, the pet-friendly policy, and the snowmobile trail access with trailer parking extend the practical hospitality across seasons and travel styles. Lincoln sits in Grafton County at the foot of Franconia Notch on I-93, at the southern gateway to the White Mountain National Forest's most visited corridor. The Pemigewasset Wilderness—the 45,000-acre roadless area south of Franconia Notch that the Wilderness Act protects in one of the largest wilderness designations in the Northeast—creates the backcountry hiking and fishing environment that the Pemi Cabins' location at the wilderness edge makes immediately accessible from the riverside property. The Pemigewasset River's east and west branch confluence in Lincoln creates the main stem that flows south through the Pemi Valley toward Plymouth and the Lakes Region. Franconia Notch State Park, 5 miles north on I-93, concentrates the White Mountains' most iconic attractions in the 8-mile granite notch—the Flume Gorge's 800-foot natural chasm with boardwalks and covered bridges along the Flume Brook, the aerial tramway to Cannon Mountain's 4,080-foot summit, Echo Lake's swimming beach and mountain reflections, and the Basin's pothole-carved granite bowl at the base of a waterfall. Loon Mountain Resort, 3 miles east of Lincoln on the Kancamagus Highway, operates ski lifts from December through March and mountain biking and the gondola scenic ride from May through October. The 34-mile Kancamagus Highway east through the national forest to Conway delivers the most scenic fall foliage drive in New Hampshire during October's peak color weeks. Pemi Cabins operates year-round in the White Mountains' four-season climate—the winter snowmobile season from January through March on the groomed trail network accessed directly from the property, the spring and summer hiking and river season from May through September, and the October foliage peak that makes the Franconia Notch corridor one of New England's most photographed autumn landscapes. Reserve your riverside cabin at Pemi Cabins and let the Pemigewasset River's sound, the Franconia Notch backdrop, and Lincoln's White Mountain National Forest position deliver the four-season New Hampshire mountain experience that the screened porch and the fireplace were built to frame.