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Lakeside Campground

28 RV Sites

Lakeside Campground in Windsor, New York, offers 23 full-hookup RV sites on a lake in the Southern Tier, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Small back-in, standard back-in, and pull-through categories join a beach, boat docks, and kayak rentals. Twenty-three sites run in small 30-amp back-in, 30/50-amp back-in, and 30/50-amp pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. The small back-in category is a useful option for compact trailers that would otherwise pay for space they do not need. Trailer rentals serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The lake carries the recreation. A beach gives swimming access, boat docks and kayak rentals put guests on the water, and fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats all run from the shoreline. An outdoor pool, recreation center, game room, billiards, basketball, a playground, and a pavilion fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Windsor sits in Broome County in the upper Susquehanna valley along the Pennsylvania border, where the rolling hills and clear glacial lakes of the Catskill foothills provide the backdrop. The campground draws families from the Binghamton area and weekend visitors from the New York metro corridor. Directions from I-86/Route 17: take exit 79 (Windsor) and proceed south onto Route 79 — contrary to many GPS directions, do not turn right onto Piper Hill Road after leaving town.

from $45/night

Susquehanna Trail and Campground

5 RV Sites

Susquehanna Trail and Campground in Oneonta, New York, offers full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance in Otsego County. An outdoor pool, playground, and general store serve family and group camping in Leatherstocking Country. Back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 50 feet on a layout that accommodates big rigs. This is a small property, so confirm availability rather than arriving on spec. A general store covers camp basics, firewood is available on site, and a dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical needs. A gated entrance controls access. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a playground for families and volleyball and horseshoes on the grounds. Fishing runs from the area, and planned activities fill the calendar through the season. The amenity set is straightforward and family-oriented, which is what the property has always been — group camping is a substantial part of the business, and the grounds are laid out for it. Oneonta sits at the Susquehanna River's confluence of branches in the rolling Otsego County countryside that James Fenimore Cooper immortalized in the Leatherstocking Tales. The county has one of the most culturally layered visitor offerings in rural New York: the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, the Glimmerglass Opera's lake-view theater, and a substantial agricultural and craft tourism scene. Directions from Albany and the east: take I-90 west to Exit 25A (I-88), I-88 west to Exit 13, turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 205, then left onto Highway 7 at the second traffic light — the campground is half a mile down. Cooperstown's summer season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $50/night

Butternut Grove Campsites

17 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Butternut Grove Campsites in Roscoe, NY, offers 18 full-hookup RV sites, 4 cabins, and 4 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. The site categories are named for where they sit: riverfront back-ins, field back-in 30/50-amp, grove back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, back-in 50-amp water-and-electric, plus Amanda's Trailer for guests arriving without a rig. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and on-site dining cover everything. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. Fly fishing is the reason to book. The Beaverkill — the birthplace of American dry-fly fishing — runs through the property with a quarter mile of frontage, and fishing guides work out of the campground. A pond, hiking, kayaking, and horseshoes fill out the rest. Roscoe sits in the Catskills, reached via State Highway 17, which is being renamed 86; take exit 92 toward Crooks Falls. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Riverfront sites book first once the trout season opens.

from $48/night

Riverbend RV Park

139 RV Sites

Riverbend RV Park sits in Blossvale, New York, on the southwestern shore of Oneida Lake—the largest lake entirely within New York State—where the park's waterfront position, boat dock access, and proximity to Sylvan Beach provide the full complement of inland lake resort camping that central New York's largest body of water sustains for seasonal campers and destination visitors. The campground is the East property of a two-park Riverbend operation in the Blossvale area, offering spacious wooded lakeside sites that accommodate any size RV in a setting where the water and the social infrastructure of the Sylvan Beach strip are both within reach. Full hookup sites with 5-way hookup service—electric, water, sewer, cable, and telephone—serve seasonal and short-term campers in a well-maintained site layout. Wooded sites with water views, cabins for enclosed accommodation, a playground, laundry, showers, walking trails, and boat docks provide the foundational amenities. Planned activities through the season and bird and wildlife watching in the lake corridor fill the recreation calendar, and the campground's Oneida Lake frontage provides swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and boating access from the property's own dock infrastructure. Oneida Lake's fishery is one of the most actively managed in New York State—the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocks the lake annually with walleye, yellow perch, and bass, supporting a sportfishery that draws serious anglers from across the Mohawk Valley and central New York for the walleye population that has made the lake locally famous. The lake's 79 square miles of open water provide habitat for all of these species across a range of depth and structure conditions, and the early ice-out season each spring triggers the walleye activity that signals the opening of the central New York fishing season. Sylvan Beach, about two miles from the campground, provides the entertainment infrastructure that transforms a camping trip on Oneida Lake into a genuinely social destination: a small amusement park, the Lake House Casino at Sylvan Beach, the Crazy Clam, and the waterfront restaurants and ice cream shops that have made Sylvan Beach central New York's classic summer beach town since the late nineteenth century. The town's combination of carnival atmosphere, lake access, and walking-distance bars and restaurants gives it a nostalgic summer resort character that remains largely unchanged by the development that has transformed other Great Lakes tourism communities. Riverbend RV Park operates through the upstate New York camping season, typically May through October, in a lake climate where Oneida Lake's thermal mass moderates the temperature swings that inland central New York experiences and the long summer days provide maximum time on the water. The fall walleye season in September and October drives some of the most dedicated fishing traffic of the year, and the early spring ice-out period begins the season that seasonal campers return to establish for the summer. Rome and Utica are within easy reach for urban amenity access when needed, and the Erie Canal corridor to the south provides historical cycling and boating context for the broader Mohawk Valley region.

from $60/night

Junius Ponds Cabins & Campground

44 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 4 Cottages

Junius Ponds Cabins & Campground in Phelps, NY, offers 45 RV sites, 8 cabin and cottage rentals, and 4 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in five categories — back-in, back-in water-and-electric, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, pull-in water-and-electric 30/50-amp, and pull-thru — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric. The campground is rated big rig friendly within its 40-foot limit. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, and a pavilion cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, an arcade, a pond, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, a playground, and planned activities fill the grounds, with swimming and fishing on the property. Phelps sits in Ontario County between Canandaigua Lake and Seneca Lake, in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine country. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Finger Lakes summer and harvest season both book early.

from $39/night

West Canada Creek Campground

57 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

West Canada Creek Campground in Poland, New York, offers 57 RV sites, two cabins, and three tent sites directly on the creek in the Adirondack foothills, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 57 feet. Deluxe waterfront and premium waterfront back-in categories join premium and standard water-and-electric tiers, with an outdoor pool and general store. Fifty-seven sites span standard back-in, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, premium back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, deluxe waterfront back-in, and premium waterfront back-in categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV, sized to 57 feet, with fire pits. The waterfront categories put you on the creek and are worth requesting early; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Two cabins, including a four-person unit, and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with the creek supporting swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. A pond, playground, basketball, and biking fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season, productive birding, and a casino nearby. Pets are welcome. West Canada Creek is a fast-moving Adirondack stream, and the property occupies a forested stretch where hemlocks and northern hardwoods line the water. Poland sits midway between Syracuse and Albany, 12 minutes north of Utica. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $58/night

Bass Lake Resort

14 RV Sites

Bass Lake Resort in Parish, NY, offers 14 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites are sorted precisely: back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp with a concrete patio, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 50-amp, and back-in 50-amp water-and-electric. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric. The resort is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, a business center, and personal mailboxes — the last two say a lot about the long-stay clientele. Cabins are available for guests without a rig, and pets are welcome with a dog park. For 14 sites the recreation list is remarkable: an outdoor pool, mini-golf, a clubhouse, a bar, on-site dining, a ball field, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a pavilion, a playground, walking trails, and boat docks on a private lake for boating, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. Parish sits in Oswego County on the Great Lakes agricultural fringe, near Salmon River Falls and Fort Rickey. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Concrete patio sites are limited and book first.

from $66/night

Country Charm Campground

9 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Country Charm Campground in Potter, NY, offers 9 full-hookup RV sites, 2 cabins, and 3 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 30 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 30-amp and back-in 30/50-amp, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. Check the 30-foot maximum against your rig before booking — this is a small-rig campground. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, and a recreation center cover the essentials, with portable restrooms available on request. Pets are welcome. Extended dates may be possible after the park's closing date if the weather holds; call to ask. A disc golf course, a fishing pier, boat rentals, a pond and lake, walking trails, sport courts, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a playground fill the grounds, with fishing guides available and hiking, biking, boating, paddling, and paddle boats on the water. Potter sits in Ontario County between Canandaigua Lake and Keuka Lake, in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine country. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Confirm your rig length before reserving.

from $35/night

Wake in the Woods Aquapark & Campground

Wake in the Woods Aquapark & Campground in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, offers camping and cabin rentals on a private seven-acre lake with an inflatable aqua park on the water, behind a gated entrance in the Pocono Mountains. Boat docks, boat rentals, a bar, and food trucks serve families and group events on historic Lake Genero. Tent sites and cabin rentals make up the accommodations, with corporate retreat and group event infrastructure on site. A general store, boutique shop, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and a gated entrance controlling access. The inflatable aqua park is the signature. These are large floating structures with water slides, obstacles, and climbing features, designed to give swimmers a safe, genuinely demanding play area on open water — considerably more engaging than a pool, and the reason most families book. Boat docks, boat rentals, swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and boating fill out the water recreation, with sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and community fire pit on land. A bar and visiting food trucks handle evenings, and the property also serves as a wedding venue. Stargazing and birding are strong across the forested acreage. Pets are welcome. Lake Ariel sits in Wayne County in the northeastern Pennsylvania lake district, where private lakes, state forest land, and ridge-and-valley terrain built the Pocono resort region's identity for Philadelphians from the nineteenth century onward. Summer is decisively the season for the aqua park. Reserve well ahead.

Spruce Creek Campground

31 RV Sites

Spruce Creek Campground in Dolgeville, New York, offers 31 full-hookup RV sites along a stocked brown trout stream in the Adirondack foothills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a splash pad, mini-golf, and disc golf course on a family-run property. Thirty-one sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, BBQ pits, and site WiFi. The sites are genuinely large, which is the first thing returning guests mention. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Spruce Creek runs through the property as a stocked brown trout stream, putting fishing directly at your campsite. A splash pad, mini-golf, disc golf course, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, a playground, and a pavilion fill the grounds, with paddle boarding, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, boating, biking, picnicking, and birding besides. Off-roading is nearby. Pets are welcome. The campground is family-run and family-focused, with a full activity calendar and the kind of clean restrooms that get mentioned in reviews. Dolgeville sits in the scenic foothills of the Adirondacks, ten minutes from the East and West Canada Creek rivers — both popular for fly fishing, kayaking, canoeing, and tubing. Adirondack Park's hiking, sightseeing, and wildlife viewing open up from there. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $20/night

Jellystone Park™ PA Wilds

71 RV Sites, 34 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Jellystone Park PA Wilds in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, offers 72 full-hookup back-in RV sites, 31 cabins, and three tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Full-hookup categories at 20/30-amp and 20/30/50-amp join a pool, mini-golf, jumping pillow, and golf cart rentals in Pennsylvania's Wilds. Seventy-two back-in sites run in full hookup 20/30-amp and full hookup 20/30/50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Pick the tier that matches your rig's service, and note that 75 feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Thirty-one cabins — including the six-person Cardinal Inn — and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, restrooms, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. Check-in is 3pm and checkout 11am, and day passes run $10 per person. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a jumping pillow, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a pond, playground, and live music filling the rest. Boating and fishing run nearby, and a state park is close. Pets are welcome. The PA Wilds is a 12,000-square-mile expanse of north-central wilderness where elk graze open meadows at dusk, the Pine Creek Gorge drops 1,000 feet through what is sometimes called Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon, and the night sky is dark enough to have earned one of the most significant dark sky designations in the eastern United States. Cherry Springs State Park is the destination for that. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $31/night

Fair Point Marina

1 Cottage

Fair Point Marina in Fair Haven, New York, offers cottage accommodations and full-hookup sites at a working marina on Little Sodus Bay, with boat docks, boat storage, a beach, on-site dining, and live music. The natural harbor opens onto Lake Ontario's southern shore in one of the region's most protected anchorages. Cottage lodging and full-hookup sites serve guests, with laundry, a dump station, restrooms, showers, and a general store handling the practical side. WiFi reaches the property, and a clubhouse rounds out the facilities. Boat storage is available — genuinely useful at a property where most guests arrive with a boat or intend to spend their days on one. Pets are welcome. The marina is the identity here. Boat docks give direct access to Little Sodus Bay and out to Lake Ontario, with boating, fishing, and swimming from the property and a beach on site. On-site dining and live music create a waterfront resort atmosphere rooted in the boating and lakeside social culture that Fair Haven has sustained since the nineteenth century. Biking runs from the area, with a state park, golf course, wine tasting, and skiing all nearby. Fair Haven sits in Cayuga County, where the natural harbor that has sheltered Great Lakes boaters for generations meets one of the Finger Lakes region's most naturally beautiful freshwater coastal communities. The boating season is short and concentrated on Lake Ontario. Summer is decisively the peak — reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $189/night