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These are the campgrounds of choice for those who love lakeside camping and wish to spend their time paddling on small to medium sized lakes and ponds in the Adirondacks. Each provides some great waterways to paddle to your hearts content. All have at least great paddling directly from your site, but usually other great options within a short drive.
These are the campgrounds of choice for those who love lakeside camping and wish to spend their time paddling on small to medium sized lakes and ponds in the Adirondacks. Each provides some great waterways to paddle to your hearts content. All have at least great paddling directly from your site, but usually other great options within a short drive.
Adirondack Paddlers Dream : 22 campgrounds to choose from...
Adirondack Paddlers Dream
22 campgrounds to choose from...

1. Fish Creek

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
352 campsites
323 sites on the water, no hookups
Offers the largest variety of paddling directly from your site as well as many many options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Fish Creek Ponds, Fish Creek, Floodwood Pond, Rollins Pond, Lower Fish Creek Pond, Follensby Clear Pond, Upper Saranac Lake all directly from your campsite

2. Rollins Pond

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
285 campsites
223 sites on the water, no hookups
Offers the largest variety of paddling directly from your site as well as many many options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Rollins Pond, Floodwood Pond, Fish Creek, Fish Creek Ponds, Lower Fish Creek Pond, Lower Fish Creek Pond, Follensby Clear Pond, Upper Saranac Lake all directly from your campsite

3. Brown Tract Pond

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
90 campsites
38 sites on the water, no hookups
Offers a variety of interconnected paddling directly from your site
Paddle right from your site: Lower Brown Tract Pond, Upper Brown Tract Pond, Raquette Lake, Marion River, Sagamore Lake

4. Buck Pond

Onchiota, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
115 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle several smaller lakes directly from your site as well as many other bodies of water within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Buck Pond, Lake Kushaqua, Rainbow Lake and several smaller connected ponds

5. Lewey Lake

Indian Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
207 campsites
71 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle smaller Lewey Lake or larger Indian Lake directly from your site
Paddle right from your site: Lewey Lake, Indian Lake, Lake Abanakee, Indian River

6. Moffitt Beach

Speculator, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
262 campsites
62 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle larger Sacandaga Lake directly from your site or drive a short distance to Lake Pleasant, Oxbow Lake, Piseco Lake...
Paddle right from your site: Sacandaga Lake, Mud Lake

7. Lake Harris

Newcomb, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
89 campsites
54 sites on the water, no hookups
Offers a great variety of paddling directly from your site as well as other options with a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Harris Lake, Hudson River, Goodnow Flowage, Belden Lake, and Rich Lake

8. Lake Eaton

Long Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
135 campsites
51 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle beatiuful Lake Eaton right from your site or drive down the road to paddle Long Lake
Paddle right from your site: Lake Eaton

9. Meacham Lake

Malone, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
223 campsites
45 sites on the water, no hookups
Open water paddling directly from your site as well as a few other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: St. Regis River, Osgood River

10. Limekiln Lake

Old Forge, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
270 campsites
43 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle smaller Limekiln directly from your site or drive a short distance to Fourth Lake, Seventh Lake, Raquette Lake...
Paddle right from your site: Limekiln Lake

11. Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
172 campsites
39 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle a larger size lake directly from your site
Paddle right from your site: Cranberry Lake, Oswegatchie River

12. Golden Beach

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
206 campsites
31 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle medium sized Raquette Lake directly from your site, other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Raquette Lake, Marion River, Brown Tract Pond, Sagamore Lake

13. Lake Durant

Indian Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
65 campsites
31 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle the length of Lake Durant right from your site or drive to additonal waterways nearby
Paddle right from your site: Lake Durant, Rock Pond. Nearby: Blue Mountain Lake, Eagle Lake, Utowana Lake

14. Eighth Lake

Inlet, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
126 campsites
21 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle Seventh Lake or Eighth Lake directly from your site with other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Seventh Lake or Eighth Lake. Portaging will allow paddling additional lakes on the Fulton Chain including Sixth Lake, Fifth Lake, Fourth Lake etc

15. Higley Flow

Colton, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
135 campsites
12 sites on the water, 63 sites with electric
Paddle smaller lake and connected waterways directly from your site, other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Warm Brook Flow, South Colton Reservoir, Raquette River

16. Northampton Beach

Northville, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
224 campsites
62 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle the open waters of the Great Sacandaga Lake directly from your site
Paddle right from your site: Great Sacandaga Lake

17. Delta Lake

Rome, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
101 campsites
20 sites on the water, all sites are electric
Paddling on the Delta Reservoir right from your site
Paddle right from your site: Delta Reservoir

18. Lincoln Pond

Elizabethtown, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
34 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle Lincoln Pond right from your site
Paddle right from your site: Lincoln Pond

19. Nicks Lake

Old Forge, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
111 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
Small pond paddling directly from your site, other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: Nicks Lake

20. Caroga Lake

Amsterdam, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
105 campsites
1 sites on the water, no hookups
Paddle East Caroga Lake and Caroga Lake directly from your site, other options within a short drive
Paddle right from your site: East Caroga Lake, Caroga Lake

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