The best camping near Southwick Beach State Park

Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Southwick Beach State Park adventure.

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Happy Camper Bus & Camp Site

2 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents4 acres · Taberg, NY

Since 2020 The Happy Camper Bus has been creating memorable times for hundreds of guests at a prior location. Hi ! I'm Jessica and in 2023 I purchased this charming skoolie with the intent to add a few changes and eventually run my skoolie entirely off-grid. Guests can expect an affordable, peaceful, family oriented stay in my 37 ft International Bus/Skoolie. You'll find custom woodwork design inside with modern touches and full electric capabilities until I convert to solar.

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Absolute Serenity

1 site · RV, Tent100 acres · Lyons Falls, NY

Learn more about this land:100 acres of wooded land to enjoy with trails and a creek. Large open area for RV parking or find a secure area and pitch a tent. Well water & generator available upon request (no electricity). Located across the street to miles of maintained ATV trails. Nights can be enjoyed with large campfires. Wake up to the roaming deer and wild turkeys. Plenty of firewood to be burned. Enjoy the Moose river 1/4 mile down the road or Brantingham Lake 6 miles away. Mountains can be climbed just 30 minutes away. Old Forge offers many attractions.

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Little brookie lodge

1 site · Lodging1 acre · Lowville, NY

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Kasoag Lake

79 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents23 acres · Williamstown, NY

Located on 25 acres in Northern New York. Kasoag lake is a spring fed lake and feels like the Adirondacks. Minutes away from Salmon River Falls and connected to the local Oswego Countu ATV and Kasoag Trailblazerz trails. Come relax with us and make some memories here at beautiful Kasoag Lake……..

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Black Creek RV Site

3 sites · RVs8 acres · Chittenango, NY

Camper pad on private rural eight acre property with 30amp electric hookup. Enjoy peace and quiet with no neighbors other than the one home closer to the road. Plenty of room for larger campers and a vehicle if needed. Circle driveway joins camper pad for easy backing. Only 10 minutes from Green Lakes State Park with beautiful trails and swimming.

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Willows On The Lake Campground

100 sites · RVs, Tents10 acres · Adams, NY

The Willows on the Lake RV Park is located 45 minutes from the gorgeous Thousand Islands region. We are less than 5 minutes away from Westcott Beach State Park or Sackets Harbor and a short twenty minutes from Watertown NY. If you think you would like to visit Canada while you stay with us at the Willows, you’ll be delighted to know it’s less than forty five minutes away. So bring your pets and family and come see why The Willows on the Lake RV Park is the perfect setting for your next vacation getaway. We are confident you will enjoy your stay here with us.

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Milk & Honey Homestead

4 sites · Lodging10 acres · Camden, NY

We are a small homestead with some goats, ducks and chickens, we live in an off grid Tiny cabin and rent out another tiny cabin. We are nestled comfortably in the woods. Road that goes through the woods and opens into picturesque meadow. Close to nature hikes, lakes and rivers for fishing. Perfect spot to unwind, enjoy some quiet time

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Spring lake retreat on the farm

2 sites · RVs, Tents50 acres · Wolcott, NY

Learn more about this land:Enjoy yourselves on this quiet Iittle farm with beautiful views. Bring a saw and cut your own firewood. Hike the mowed trails and enjoy the wildlife! There's water available if needed and one bathroom with just a sink and toilet accessible from outside. If we are here you are more than welcome to interact with the farm animals..Bonnie Blue the horse, Gater Goat luke, and the cow's. Just minutes from Port Bay , Fairhaven State Park and Chimney Bluffs State park to the North and the Montezuma wildlife refuge to the south.

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Better Farm

14 sites · Lodging, Tents62 acres · Redwood, NY

Better Farm is a 65-acre organic farm, animal sanctuary, artist colony, and retreat space. The property features forests, rolling hills, open fields, a pond, sauna, various paddocks for the rescued farm animals, organic gardens, a two-story Art Barn with local FM radio station, gallery, studio and recording space, and a second barn used for events. This second-generation property began as a 1970s commune that since 2009 has been revived and renovated to provide overnight lodging, event space, residencies, and educational opportunities for the curious and creative. The farm is 10 short miles from the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands of Northern New York. The area is a naturalist's paradise, with countless outdoor opportunities to enjoy from boating and swimming to snowshoeing and hiking. There are more than a dozen lakes within 10 minutes of the property, with cute towns to explore including Sackets Harbor, Clayton, Alexandria Bay, and Wellesley Island.

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Luisa Woods

1 site · Lodging5 acres · Camden , NY

built in 2006 lost luisa to cancer in 2013 ....it all about her 💖🪶 Learn more about this land: Tent camping; cabin nearby for emergencies. note that camping inside the cabin is not permitted only on the decks the lower deck and the upper deck this reason is for shelter From the elements.... the Outhouse on the deck is not for public use except for an extreme emergencies I'm try to have yourself some kind of portable toilet or dig a hole.... a porta potty is available at no extra cost but if you feel it you have to empty it and maintain its cleanliness

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Adirondack Waterfall Oasis

1 site · RV, Tent24 acres · Port Leyden, NY

With cobblestone mill ruins, a 200 year old cemetery at the property entrance and a large dam at the top of some of New York's most beautiful waterfalls, this is the former site of one of the Georgia Pacific's many logging mills dating back to the early 1800's and a part of Adirondack history. Surrounded by bedrock, huge boulders, massive pine trees and miles and miles of trails, the Fowlerville Falls offer days of exploration and/or relaxation. There is a large swimming hole at the top of the falls, just off of the South-facing bedrock bank, where you can swim or lay in the sun. The falls, themselves, are almost 500 ft. across (at the widest point) and approximately 150 ft. in length (from top to bottom), ascending at approximately a 40-45 degree angle, making them navigable by foot. In the drier months (and, of course, depending on rain fall), most of the falls are dry, with only 50 - 100 ft. of water flow, making them navigable by foot. There are many little pools and flowing water across the bedrock to explore, along with the rest of the river, the surrounding woods and adjacent miles and miles of atv/hiking trails. If you are kayaker, there river above the falls is calm and fairly shallow, ranging from .5 - several feet in depth. And if you are white water enthusiast, Fowlerville Falls (and the Moose River) is a nationally rated and renowned spot, boasting a class III-IV under normal release conditions, and a dangerous, cold class V under spring runoff conditions. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Learn more about this land: A raw, pine forest lining the bedrock banks of Port Leyden's Fowlerville Falls, just inside of the Adirondack park. The former site of one of Georgia Pacific's old logging mills, the property has private access to beautiful water falls, a large swimming hole just off of a large, South-facing rock bank, untamed, clean pine forests, ATV and hiking trails, trout & small mouth bass fishing, many fire pits and areas to camp throughout the property.

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Nature's Heritage Farm

9 sites · Tents52 acres · Natural Bridge, NY

Nature's Heritage Farm is a beautiful wooded farm in the Adirondack foothills. We consider ourselves stewards of our land, and thus draw from permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and other natural farming methods to rebuild soil and ecosystem health, raise delicious food and happy animals. We have a rabbit colony, a couple horses, a flock of chickens, and a family of miniature donkeys too! We're happy to give you a tour and introduction to them. You'll love seeing our historic bank barn, and Momma Donk is guaranteed to win you over with her love of ear scratches. Nature's Heritage Farm is excited to offer DAY TRIPS to the farm!! Come get a tour, learn about all the animals, enjoy lots of snuggles and pets, and then enjoy the property for the day! We have a great play area for the kids, beautiful hiking, and more. Message us to schedule your day trip & tour! We offer primitive tent campsites. No electric or toilets are available at this time. However, we can offer a number of services and rentals, including all of the camping gear you could need. Want the fun of camping without the half day spent setting up? Let us know, we'll have a tent ready and waiting with cots, camp kitchen and supplies ready to go! Most of the property is woods (pine plantation and natural hard wood forest) crisscrossed by park like trails. You can count on finding some peace and solitude if that is what you desire. Also, there are many state parks, preserves, lakes, rivers and other enjoyable attractions nearby. Our hilltop campsite is a dark site, and you can get a wonderful, clear view of the stars! Nearby Attractions include: - Baker Woods Preserve - Turning Point Park - New York Zoo - Numerous Adirondacks parks, hikes and peaks - within day trip distance of the Thousand Islands and the Wild Center! Note that this property is near Fort Drum, so sometimes you can hear their munitions practice in the distance.

The best camping near Southwick Beach State Park guide

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Welcome to a popular beach getaway known for outstanding swimming and just plain relaxing. Sensitive coastal sand dunes frame the beach that stretches for 3,500 feet along Lake Ontario. Have fun in the winter time when hiking trails convert to cross country skiing and snowshoeing trails.

Arrive in the summertime when water-based activities are popular. Put your boat in at a ramp for fishing opportunities. Stretch your blanket out on the wide, sandy beach to worship the sun. This place is popular, so get ready for a lot of people in July and August.

Hiking trails take you among the sand dunes in the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area. Walk through a rare freshwater marsh in New York with plenty of cottonwood trees.

Paddle through a few creeks and several ponds in your canoe or kayak. Believe it or not, most of the wildlife management area sits on sand rather than dirt.

The popular campground has 100 campsites for RVs or tents. Man sites are mere steps from the beach.