Decent camping in New York?

[bigjoe]

Originally Posted by jagermeister

New Paltz is pretty good. only about an hour north on the thruway from Harriman State Park.

Where about have you camped in New Paltz?

[Pokeman]

Originally Posted by cmvmarra

Did you ever think about going to Watkins Glen? I hear it's really nice there. I'm from Western NY so I always stick to Letchworth or Allegany. If you feel like making the drive they are both well worth it.

Watkins Glen is a cool tourist town. Plenty of places to camp on the state park. If you are interesting in any of the big town activities check out Italian Fest!

[ksm279]

Yogi bear park is great if you have little ones...its in gardiner just off rt 44

[bigjoe]

Gardiner!? Never heard of it.

[cutter22]

second Catskills. better yet Adirondacks. just did a great loop hike in the canada lake wilderness area, beautiful.

[hlumbard]

Taconic State park is good. Copake falls is where I go all the time.

[campcookie]

I've camped at Lake Taconic many times and I really like it. The fishing is good to if you're into that. You can rent a boat there. And it's an easy drive from NYC up the Taconic Parkway.

Pretty much with any of the NY State parks you can't go wrong. But if you are going to camp in the Catskills be prepared to bear proof the campsite at all times. That means keeping all food and cooking items locked in the car at all times.

Campgrounds and Camping Reservations - New York State Parks
This site has a list of all the parks and you can make a reservation on line.

[Warden]

Lucky enough to have 18 acres in the Adirondacks where my family camps. I have a pop-up trailer which is now buried under 2 feet of snow. Wasn't able to get up there and get it out before the snows came this year.

[bwomp313]

North Lake is pretty cool, lots of hiking trails.

[ingchr1]

This is a good thread, I was unaware of all these spots so close to home.