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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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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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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Camp on the Organic Blueberry Pond!

7 sites · RVs, Tents250 acres · Pulaski, NY

Welcome to Grindstone Farm, a well-established organic farm in Upstate New York, near Lake Ontario and the famous Salmon River of Pulaski, NY. We specialize in premium organic produce, particularly our asparagus and blueberries. Our farm features a beautiful blueberry pond where we host campers, farm to table dinners, music festivals and events. Our current camping area is a private rustic space with water views around our blueberry pond, tucked away from the main roads. We can accommodate RVs and also offer rustic cabins, although they have not yet been opened for the season. Currently, we welcome all car and tent campers. If interested in rustic cabin inquire about availability. We will always take special request and needs under consideration, so always feel free to reach out. Amenities include flushing toilets, a covered pavilion with accessible grills, tenting sites, washing stations, a fire area, and during the summer months, kayaking and swimming. Local attractions and sites, if you choose to leave our little slice of heaven include.... Lake Ontario Beaches and kayaking waterways, Salmon River and Salmon River Fishing, and Salmon River Falls (beautiful 110 ft waterfall), with of course limitless day trips in every direction. Consider us for your intimate camping excursions, when you seek just peace and nature, but also for large groups and celebrations. Join us as well, for our hosted events such as music, food, festivals, etc where events will be announced primarily on Instagram and Facebook.

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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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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.

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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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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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Stars and Sage

1 site · Lodging1 acre · Mexico, NY

Our property will someday be our forever home but in the meantime we have decided to share this beautiful place with others. We will be under construction for quite sometime but we feel this is still an amazing location to enjoy. We will offer two spots to rent . One is a camping spot where you will bring your own camping supplies . The other is a glamping site where we offer a cozy canvas tent with a woodstove available situated right on the water for a magical view.Learn more about this land:Stars and Sage is a one acre wooded area on a beautiful stream. The stream Sage creek runs right along the property. This property is also on the Oswego County Snowmobile trail. This offers a great place for snowmobiling guests to stay overnight if you are brave enough to camp in a NY winter. If you are staying during another season you can walk the snowmobile trail. We are also in a very popular area to the Amish. They are great neighbors and we are sure you will see them pass by regularly with their horse and buggy. The property is also next to a show horse farm that has two donkeys so be prepared to hear them also . Very entertaining. We are currently a new site and are doing construction on the land. Please be patient with us. We have one other listing on the land so there may be times you do see other guests. We have a home under construction on the property so we also may be there at times. This site gives you a quiet wooded area to camp for the night or two with a porta potty for luxury camping. This site allows you to have a quiet place to camp without a lot of people and kid free. Most campgrounds have children but Stars and Sage does not allow children. Please feel free to bring your own camping needs as we only provide a fire area. The site is approximately 19 feet by 39 feet in dimension. You will be close to Mexico village and about 20 minutes from the city of Oswego. Plenty of biking areas all around . Enjoy a hike in the trail or take a short trip to Mexico point to put your Canoe or kayaks in to enjoy Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is well known for fishing. You may see deer, Fox, muskrat, etc. you may hear coyotes in the distance. A flash light and a hatchet and bug spray are definitely recommended to have on hand.

Shady Shores Campground

51 sites · Lodging, RVs10 acres · Sterling, NY

Shady Shores RV Resort & Campground is located in the Sterling/Fair Haven area of New York, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, between Syracuse and Rochester. We boast idyllic, waterfront views and sites along the shores of Lake Ontario and Blind Sodus Bay. Shady Shores has all the amenities to ensure your summers with us will be fun and comfortable. There is no shortage of things to do either, both at the park and the surrounding community. Check out the Events and Things to Do pages of our website to plan your next visit. For over 50 years Shady Shores RV Resort has been creating unforgettable memories for generations of families and friends. Call or stop by today to reserve a site with us. Your summers will never be the same.

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Little brookie lodge

1 site · Lodging1 acre · Lowville, NY

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indian hills

3 sites · RVs, Tents23 acres · Redfield, NY

One 30amp and a 110v receptacle may be available for $10 extra per night. A small cabin with air mattress may also be available but please check availability first and bring your own bedding and linens. Don't forget the bug spray. In warmer weather the bugs can be quite brutal. Learn more about this land: This location receives approximately 300 inches of snow per year starting anytime around October through March. Site is available for camping from April or May through the first snowfall. Typically in late October or November. Seven miles South is the Redfield Reservoir with public boat launches great fishing swimming kayaking Etc. No animals allowed without prior permission and must have tick treatments.

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.