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Lake Taghkanic State Park
Lake Taghkanic State Park (OPRHP)
Ancram, NY (Catskills / Taconic)
Status: CLOSED but opens in 173 days on Fri May 16
Season 2025 Dates: Fri May 16 to Sat Oct 25, 2025
9 Month Booking Window: Sat Aug 23, 2025
Campground Overview
Lake Taghkanic State Park is nestled next to Lake Taghkanic in the rolling hills and lush forests of Columbia County, offers a wonderful variety of recreational activities. The park has 60 non-electric tent and trailer campsites as well as cabin and cottage lodging facilities. Large trucks, RVs and campers can enter from the Route 82 entrance. The park also features a swimming beach, picnic areas, boat launch sites, rowboat, paddleboat and kayak rentals, playgrounds, sports playing fields, a rentable pavilion, as well as a recreation hall and showers. In addition, the park has hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, and hunting.
Status: CLOSED but opens in 173 days on Fri May 16
Season 2025 Dates: Fri May 16 to Sat Oct 25, 2025
9 Month Booking Window: Sat Aug 23, 2025
Campground Phone: (518) 851-3631
Region: Catskills / Taconic
Weekend Occupancy: Low
Minimum Nights Reservation: 2 nights
View 211 Campsite Photos of Lake Taghkanic
Reservations (Reserve America)
Fees
| Base Fee | $15 |
| Out of State Surcharge | $5 |
Facilities
| Showers | showers in washroom building |
| Washrooms | flush toilets |
| Dump Station | no |
| Recycling Station | no |
Campground Summary
| Lakeside Rating | 2 out of 5 lakeside stars. Offers a fine camping experience with sites a distance away from water and without a water view, but does offer a smaller pond to enjoy water activities like swimming, paddling and fishing. No motorboats. |
| Total Campsites | 60 |
| Reservable Sites | 55 |
| Non Reservable Sites | 5 |
| Lakeside Sites | 0 |
Site Details
| 20ft Trailer Sites | 8 |
| Tent Sites | 52 |
| Pull thru sites | 1 |
| Hookups | no hookups, dry camping only |
| Pets Allowed | no |
Featured Activities
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