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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

Back-Achers Campsites

12 RV Sites, 13 Tent Sites

Back-Achers Campsites in Himrod, NY, offers 12 RV sites and 13 tent sites, with 30-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites are standard back-ins carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Note the electrical: this is a 30-amp campground throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management, and the 40-foot maximum keeps it to mid-size rigs. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a snack bar, and a pavilion cover the essentials, and pets are welcome with a playground on the grounds. Walking trails, horseshoes, picnicking, swimming, and boating on the lake fill the days, with the tent sites outnumbering the RV sites — this is a campground first and an RV park second. Himrod sits on the secluded western shore of Seneca Lake, the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes at 36 miles long, in the heart of Finger Lakes wine country. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Summer weekends on Seneca book early.

from $45/night

Stetson's Tumble Hill Campground

17 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Stetson's Tumble Hill Campground in Cohocton, New York, offers 18 full-hookup RV sites, five cabins, and five tent sites across roughly 45 wooded acres in Steuben County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Back-in, pull-in, and pull-through sites are all available, along with a deluxe trailer rental that sleeps six. Eighteen full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, in back-in, pull-in, and pull-through configurations sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Five cabins and a deluxe trailer rental sleeping six serve guests without an RV, and five tent sites cover simpler camping. A general store, firewood, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The wooded acreage is the draw. Walking trails run the property, and a clubhouse, playground, dog park, community fire pit, and sports courts fill the on-site calendar with volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, shuffleboard, and corn hole. Picnicking areas spread through the trees, and the 45 acres give the campground a genuine sense of remove from the summer crowds on the Finger Lakes proper. Pets are welcome. Cohocton sits in the Cohocton River valley in the Southern Tier, within reach of the Keuka Lake wine district, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the waterfalls at Watkins Glen. State park access is close by. The campground runs the upstate New York season, with summer families and fall foliage driving demand. Reserve ahead for summer weekends and for October, when Finger Lakes lodging fills across the region.

from $35/night

Hickory Hill Camping Resort

130 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 6 Cottages, 5 Lodges

Hickory Hill Camping Resort in Bath, New York, offers 130 RV sites, 20 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and four tent sites in the Finger Lakes Southern Tier, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A dedicated Big Rig back-in category joins premium sites, alongside a splash pad, mini-golf, and fitness center. One hundred thirty sites span 30/50-amp back-in, 50-amp back-in, premium back-in, and Big Rig back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The dedicated Big Rig category removes the guesswork for large coaches. Twenty cabins, cottages, and lodges and four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a concierge handle the practical side. Reach the resort at [email protected] or 607-776-4345. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with mini-golf, a disc golf course, fitness center, recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a jumping pillow filling the grounds. A lake, pond, and creek support fishing, with walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, a pavilion, and community fire pit besides. Live music and planned activities run through the season, and the resort operates as a wedding venue. Watkins Glen, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Finger Lakes wine trails are all close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $55 $48/night

Lake Bluff RV Park

53 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 2 Tent Sites, 2 Cottages

Lake Bluff RV Park in Wolcott, NY, offers 53 RV sites, 3 cabin and cottage rentals, and 2 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in four categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in water-and-electric, and pull-thru 30-amp — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a snack bar, firewood, propane fills, a dump station, and a recreation center cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, a jumping pillow, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a playground, walking trails, a lake, a pond, and creek frontage fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, hiking, birding, and planned activities. Wolcott sits one mile from Chimney Bluffs State Park on the south shore of Lake Ontario in Wayne County, where the geological spectacle of the bluffs meets Finger Lakes agricultural country. The Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area, Huckleberry Swamp, and the Sterling Renaissance Festival are all close. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Renaissance Festival weekends fill quickly.

from $43/night

Woodstream Campsite

Woodstream Campsite in Gainesville, New York, offers full-hookup RV sites, tent camping, and cabins alongside a fishing creek in Wyoming County's Western New York farmland. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, and a game room serve a classic, no-fuss family campground south of Letchworth State Park. Full-hookup RV sites serve guests with rigs, with tent camping and cabins covering the rest. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout. One important planning note: the campground closes for the season over winter and reopens each spring, so confirm dates before booking a shoulder-season stay. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a game room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, and horseshoes across the grounds, plus a playground and pavilion. A creek, pond, and lake on the property support fishing, and biking and swimming run from camp. Food trucks visit and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Gainesville sits in Wyoming County's agricultural hill country in the Genesee River valley, and the wooded campsite privacy and rural character are the appeal. Letchworth State Park is the headline attraction close by — one of the most spectacular gorge landscapes in the eastern United States, and remarkable natural scenery at short-drive distance from a quiet farmland campground. The season runs spring through fall. Summer families and October foliage at Letchworth drive the heaviest demand — reserve ahead for fall color weekends, when the gorge draws visitors from across the Northeast.

Shady Shores RV Resort & Campground

6 RV Sites

Shady Shores RV Resort and Campground in Sterling, New York, offers 6 RV sites on the south shore of Lake Ontario, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A single back-in category joins an outdoor pool, mini-golf, clubhouse, game room, fitness center, and boat rentals. Six back-in sites carry sewer and electric on 30-amp with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm water service with the resort when you book, and note that service is 30-amp throughout. One consistent category means no guesswork. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, dump station, and RV storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with boat rentals opening the water for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. Mini-golf, a clubhouse, game room, arcade, fitness center, pavilion, playground, dog park, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and walking trails fill the rest, with live music, hiking, and productive birding. Wine tasting is nearby. The resort sits where the Blind Sodus Bay inlet meets Lake Ontario in Cayuga County, which gives it Great Lake views and protected bay water at the same address — a combination that makes both open-water fishing and calm paddling available without moving the boat. The Sterling Nature Center's trails are close, and the Sterling Renaissance Festival draws crowds each summer. Fair Haven Beach State Park is minutes away, with the Finger Lakes wine country and Syracuse within reach. Summer is the season on Lake Ontario. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $39/night

Fair Point Marina

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.

Skyline RV Resort

45 RV Sites

Skyline RV Resort in Darien Center, New York, offers 45 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Letter Streets deluxe pull-through and premium back-in 50-amp categories, some with patios, join an outdoor pool, recreation center, clubhouse, and lake. Forty-five sites span Letter Streets deluxe pull-thru 50-amp, Letter Streets deluxe pull-thru 50-amp with patio, and Letter Streets premium back-in 50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The patio option adds outdoor living space. A propane fills station, dump station, restrooms, RV storage, boat storage, and a snack bar handle the practical side. The resort actively courts RV groups and rallies — worth a call if you are a wagon master looking for a host site. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake supporting canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, and swimming. A recreation center, clubhouse, pavilion, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, horseshoes, corn hole, and a playground fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. A casino, golf course, water park, and state park are nearby. Six Flags Darien Lake is directly adjacent, with Niagara Falls to the northwest and Letchworth State Park's Genesee River gorge — the Grand Canyon of the East — to the south. Buffalo and Rochester are both within an easy drive. Summer drives demand hard, tracking the theme park calendar. Reserve well ahead.

from $49/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

Cherry Hill Campground

12 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 33 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Cherry Hill Campground in Darien Center, New York, offers 12 RV sites without hookups, a cabin, 33 tent sites, and four glamping sites directly across from Darien Lake Theme Park, with rigs accepted to 40 feet. A single no-hookup RV category joins shaded tent and cabin sites a half mile from the park entrance. Twelve sites are RV no-hookup throughout, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan accordingly — these are self-contained sites without utilities, so arrive with full water and empty tanks. One consistent category means no guesswork, and the pricing reflects what you are getting. A cabin, 33 tent sites, and four glamping sites make this predominantly a tent property. A general store, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. Walking trails, hiking, horseshoes, volleyball, and picnicking fill the grounds, with live music and planned activities through the season. Wine and beer tasting and a golf course are nearby. Pets are welcome. The position is the entire proposition and it is a strong one. Darien Lake Theme Park and its concert amphitheater sit about a half mile from the campground on Sumner Road, with a good view of the park from the property — close enough that families can come and go through the day without paying resort parking, and close enough to hear the show. Letchworth State Park's Genesee River gorge is a short drive south, with Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls all within an hour. Summer drives demand entirely, tracking the theme park and concert calendar. Reserve well ahead for June through August and for show dates.

from $30/night

Route 6 Campground

Route 6 Campground in Gaines, Pennsylvania, offers full-hookup RV sites, cabin rentals, and tent spaces along a peaceful pond on the historic Route 6 corridor in Tioga County. A general store, boutique shop, on-site dining, and a pavilion serve guests exploring the Pennsylvania Wilds. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric on well-maintained grounds, with cabin rentals and tent spaces rounding out the accommodations. A general store, boutique shop, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and on-site dining for meals. Pets are welcome. The pond anchors the setting, with fishing from the water and walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and a pavilion across the grounds. A golf course and state park are nearby. The property is deliberately unhurried, which suits the corridor it sits on. Pennsylvania Route 6 is often called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway and is recognized as one of the state's most scenic byways, running through a landscape of ridges, valleys, and the deeply forested terrain of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon — the Pine Creek Gorge — is the region's headline attraction, with state forest wilderness and genuinely unspoiled rural country throughout. The campground serves the northern tier season. Summer hiking and paddling on Pine Creek and October foliage in the Wilds drive the heaviest demand, with the Grand Canyon overlooks drawing visitors from across the Northeast in fall. Reserve well ahead for foliage weekends.

from $35/night