Join BaseCamp Today For Full Access !
Join BaseCamp Today for Full Site and Photo Access !
Sign Up/Login Here
NY STATE CAMPSITE PHOTOS 2.0
EXPLORE - BY THEME

Select a Theme

A selection of New York State parks that offer at minimum 5 tent specific watersites. They tend to be smaller than trailer sites, or have difficult access but they provide a direct by the water camping experience and often offer more privacy that trailer sites. The general order is by the number of tent sites as well as how private they tend to be.
A selection of New York State parks that offer at minimum 5 tent specific watersites. They tend to be smaller than trailer sites, or have difficult access but they provide a direct by the water camping experience and often offer more privacy that trailer sites. The general order is by the number of tent sites as well as how private they tend to be.
Tent Specific Waterside : 18 campgrounds to choose from...
Tent Specific Waterside
18 campgrounds to choose from...

1. Wellesley Island

Clayton, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
431 campsites
75 sites on the water, 56 sites with full hookups
58 tent specific watersites, more than any other campground, many are quite private, many are hike-in

2. Meacham Lake

Malone, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
223 campsites
45 sites on the water, no hookups
25 tent specific watersites, mostly hike-in sites, a mix of sites up off the water somewhat on tent platforms while others are directly by the water

3. Golden Beach

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
206 campsites
31 sites on the water, no hookups
19 tent specific watersites, mostly drive-in or hike-in sites along the highway outside of the main campground, both private and semi-private, a few have good water access others not so much

4. Rollins Pond

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
285 campsites
223 sites on the water, no hookups
15 tent specific watersites, mostly semi-private directly by the water intermingled between trailer sites

5. Lewey Lake

Indian Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
207 campsites
71 sites on the water, no hookups
8 tent specific watersites, most offer excellent privacy and are located off the highway outside the main campground, these will be subject to highway noise

6. Little Pond

Andes, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
75 campsites
14 sites on the water, no hookups
8 tent specific watersites, all are hike-in off the same path, some are private to the hike-in path, others not so much

7. Brown Tract Pond

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
90 campsites
38 sites on the water, no hookups
6 tent specific watersites, mostly offer excellent privacy and some are hike-in only

8. Limekiln Lake

Old Forge, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
270 campsites
43 sites on the water, no hookups
5 tent specific watersites, mostly private and semi-private

9. Lincoln Pond

Elizabethtown, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
34 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
12 tent specific watersites, 2 in the main campground offer little privacy, the other 10 are outside the campground with 5 being drive-in, 5 are hike-in

10. Lake Eaton

Long Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
135 campsites
51 sites on the water, no hookups
5 tent specific watersites, a mix of private and semi-private, a few are hike-in

11. Moffitt Beach

Speculator, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
262 campsites
62 sites on the water, no hookups
7 tent specific watersites, mostly semi-private sites intermingled between trailer sites

12. Woodland Valley

Phoenicia, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
72 campsites
15 sites on the water, no hookups
5 tent specific watersites, a mix of no privacy and private sites adjacent to a small stream not a body of water

13. Fish Creek

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
352 campsites
323 sites on the water, no hookups
23 tent specific watersites, most offer limited privacy however intermingled between trailer sites, those in C section are semi private

14. Beaverkill

Roscoe, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
54 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
12 tent specific watersites, most offer little to no privacy and are adjacent to a small stream not a body of water

15. Kring Point

Redwood, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
107 campsites
56 sites on the water, 31 sites with electric
12 tent specific watersites, most offer little to no privacy and are intermingled between trailer sites

16. Lake Harris

Newcomb, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
89 campsites
54 sites on the water, no hookups
5 tent specific watersites, most offer little privacy from neighbours however

17. Eagle Point

Pottersville, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
72 campsites
17 sites on the water, no hookups
6 tent specific watersites, most offer little to no privacy

NY State Campsite Photos Visitor Comments