Thompsons Lake Campground (OPRHP)
Season 2025 Dates: Fri May 2 to Sun Oct 12, 2025
Season 2025 Dates: Fri May 2 to Sun Oct 12, 2025
9 Month Booking Window: Mon Dec 8, 2025
Campground Overview
Thompson's Lake Campground at Thacher State Park, is a popular campground and recreation area along the Helderberg Escarpment just west of Albany, NY and provides a marvelous panaroma of the Hudson-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondack and Green Mountains.
In addition to its wooded campsites, the campground features a sandy beach, mixed hardwood and conifer forests, limestone outcroppings, and open fields. Recreational opportunities include a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a playing field, swing sets, carry-in boat access, rental rowboats, fishing areas, and nature trails. Interpretive and recreational programs are offered for campers throughout the summer.
Status: CLOSED but opens in 54 days on Fri May 2
Season 2025 Dates: Fri May 2 to Sun Oct 12, 2025
9 Month Booking Window: Mon Dec 8, 2025
Campground Phone: (518) 872-1674
Region: Catskills / Taconic
Weekend Occupancy: n/a
Minimum Nights Reservation: 2 nights
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Reservations (Reserve America)
| Base Fee | $15 |
| Out of State Surcharge | $5 |
| Showers | |
| Washrooms | |
| Dump Station | |
| Recycling Station | |
| Cell Coverage | Verizon: Excellent service. |
| Lakeside Rating | 2 out of 5 lakeside stars. Offers a partial lake view camping experience with a some sites close, but not directly by the water. Located on a small sized lake for enjoying water activities including swimming, paddling, and fishing. |
| Total Campsites | 142 |
| Reservable Sites | 138 |
| Non Reservable Sites | 4 |
| Lakeside Sites | 0 |
| 20ft Trailer Sites | 16 |
| 30ft Trailer Sites | 113 |
| 40ft Trailer Sites | 3 |
| Tent Sites | 10 |
| Pull thru sites | none |
| Hookups | no hookups, dry camping only |
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