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Zoar Valley Forest Retreat

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¡ Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus, New York
7 acres hosted by Nathan Z.
2 RV/tent sites
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🌿 Private forested land against the ledge of Zoar Valley. Large, spacious campsite areas, good for groups. A rare location that is secluded and quiet, away from people and traffic. For those that want to feel isolated and immersed in nature and the forest. Includes seven acres to primitive camp on, or bring an RV/camper in (10ft clearance at gate). Each site has a picnic table, and brick fire pit. Pergola party shelter and brick oven located at Site 2. 🔒Locked gate at each site entrance from road for privacy and security. Site 1 is closer to the road, Site 2 is deeper in the woods, with adequate privacy and space between the two sites. ♻️ Take out what you take in, leave no trace. 🌙 Porta potty toilet on site maintained regularly, shared between sites April-November 🌳The campsite borders state forest to hike freely, and is about 1000ft until the top edge of the valley with beautiful vantage points of the valley. Drive down the road a few miles to the Forty Road trail head that leads to the creek down in Zoar Valley.
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Biking
Hiking
Wildlife watching
Natural features
Forest
River, stream, or creek
Canyon
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353 ratings ¡ 166 reviews
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Erin W.recommends
November 14, 2024
Site 1 - Zoar Valley Forest Retreat Campsite
Perfect Campsite
One of the best campsites ever. I booked for Father's Day as a surprise but ended up having to cancel because of a conflict. My husband randomly booked this site, not knowing it was the same one I booked for him a few months earlier, so I guess it was meant to be! The sites are huge, big fire pit, private, and my dogs loved being off leash. Can't wait to go back in the summer!
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Sam H.recommends
November 4, 2024
Site 1 - Zoar Valley Forest Retreat Campsite
Great spot. Very clean and comfortable. My girlfriend appreciated the pristine outhouse. Would recommend!
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Kevin Q.recommends
October 17, 2024
Site 2 - w/ Pergola party shelter
No complaints.
Very private. Well-maintained. Comfortable. Plenty of space. I hope to camp here again. I definitely recommend it.
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Nikki W.recommends
October 15, 2024
Site 1 - Zoar Valley Forest Retreat Campsite
Great site, very peaceful!
This was a great, quiet site with a good fire pit, enough of an area for our two tents (a bit of a slope), and plenty of room for our dog to play. We enjoyed the peace, a bit of hiking. We had some crazy weather (very high winds the first night, tons of rain the second) and opted to head home a day early. Site was a bit dirty (trash left by previous campers) but Nathan offered us some firewood for the inconvenience. We did the sensible rain insurance and they argued that it hadn’t rained 😂 we had rain midnight Saturday night into Monday about 10am, so we did get some funds back through them but it was not automatic as advertised, and they claimed there was no rain to the area despite us getting about 6in Sunday. Site did get a tiny bit muddy but not bad! Beware of ticks on you and furry friends (though that’s no different anywhere in WNY)
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Ari S.recommends
October 5, 2024
Site 2 - w/ Pergola party shelter
This is a great site! We had the full campground to ourselves but even if we didn’t it would have felt very private as both sites are very spread out. No issues getting our rav4 to the spot and the host was very responsive. The Porta potty was well kept and clean. We would absolutely come back if we were in the area!
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Angelka B.recommends
September 23, 2024
Site 1 - Zoar Valley Forest Retreat Campsite
We loved camping on Nathan's property. The peaceful seclusion, under a canopy of towering beech trees, was exactly what we were looking for. We heard foxes, a barred owl, some coyotes far in the distance, and noticed evidence of numerous other animals. Though there was ample space to pitch tents, it still felt as though we were nestled deep in the forest. The port-a-John was clean and equipped with necessities, too. 10/10 would recommend!
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Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus, New York, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Erie and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Nathan Z.

Joined in June 2019
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