DEC Campgrounds and Day Use Areas

Reserve a Campsite

It's easy to reserve your perfect campsite now by phone or New York's online camping reservation system. If you're not sure which of our many campgrounds you want to visit, take a look through our guide!

Camping Guide

See an interactive version of the guide 
Download the camping guide (PDF) (14.2 MB) *Please note this is a large file.

For easier download, we have broken up the file into 4 smaller sections:

• Part 1 (PDF) - Campgrounds in the Adirondacks, Allegany Region, the Catskills and Central Region
• Part 2 (PDF) - Campgrounds in the Finger Lakes Region, Genesee Region, Long Island, Niagara Region, the Palisades, Saratoga, Taconic, and Thousand Islands
• New York State Camping Map (PDF)
• Rental, Reservation and other Information (PDF)

To order a paper copy, email us or call 518-457-2500. Check it out and plan your trip of a lifetime!

Day Use

Most DEC campgrounds also have day use areas for the public to enjoy. DEC also operates a number of day use-only areas that offer picnicking and/or swimming facilities. Please be advised that pets are prohibited at all DEC day use area.

Fees for day use areas are:

• $6.00, $8.00 or $10.00 per car
• $3.00, $4.00 or $5.00 per motorcycle
• $35.00, $50.00 or $75.00 per bus
• $2.00 per person (for walking into a facility)

Every Kid Outdoors

DEC will accept the National Park Service's (NPS) Every Kid Outdoors program. Fourth grade students will present their pass and will be permitted free entry into all facilities in 2023. The pass applies only to the vehicle entry fee, and the 4th grader must be present in the vehicle.

This is a program as part of a series of initiatives to 
encourage youth visitation to state parks, historic sites and public lands. Fourth grade students can obtain and print their pass on the NPS website.

Every Kid in a Park Rules & Guidelines

• The pass is for fourth-grade students for the 2023 Parks operating season (expires December 31, 2023).
• The fourth-grade student must be present when the pass is presented.
• The pass covers the vehicle use fee at all DEC facilities.
• The pass does not cover amenities such as camping or rentals.
• Students cannot transfer the pass to anyone else.
• Electronic versions of the paper pass cannot be accepted.
• There is no way to request a refund if the pass is not presented.
• The pass should be presented upon entry where park staff will welcome the 4th grader and his/her family and provide the car with a no-fee receipt for the car dashboard. The federal pass remains with the student.
• Other exclusions may apply.

Large Maps

Catskill Park Listing of Campgrounds and Day Use Areas

• Bear Spring Mountain Campground & Day Use Area
• Beaverkill Campground & Day Use Area
• Devil's Tombstone Campground & Day Use Area
• Kenneth L. Wilson Campground & Day Use Area
• Little Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Mongaup Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• North-South Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Woodland Valley Campground & Day Use Area

Adirondack Park Listing of Campgrounds and Day Use Areas

• Alger Island Campground & Fourth Lake Day Use Area
• Ausable Point Campground & Day Use Area
• Brown Tract Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Buck Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Caroga Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Cranberry Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Crown Point Campground & Day Use Area
• Eagle Point Campground & Day Use Area
• Eighth Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Fish Creek Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Forked Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area
• Golden Beach Campground & Day Use Area
• Hearthstone Point Campground & Day Use Area
• Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area
• Indian Lake Islands Campground & Day Use Area
• Lake Durant Campground & Day Use Area
• Lake Eaton Campground & Day Use Area
• Lake George Battlefield Day Use Area
• Lake George Battleground Campground
• Lake George Beach Day Use Area
• Lake George Islands Campgrounds
• Lake George Islands Day Use
• Lake Harris Campground & Day Use Area
• Lewey Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Limekiln Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Lincoln Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Luzerne Campground & Day Use Area
• Meacham Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Meadowbrook Campground & Day Use Area
• Moffitt Beach Campground & Day Use Area
• Nicks Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Northampton Beach Campground & Day Use Area
• Paradox Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Piseco Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Poplar Point Day Use Area
• Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway Day Use Area
• Putnam Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Rogers Rock Campground & Day Use Area
• Rollins Pond Campground
• Sacandaga Campground & Day Use Area
• Saranac Lake Islands Campground & Day Use Area
• Scaroon Manor Campground & Day Use Area
• Sharp Bridge Campground & Day Use Area
• Taylor Pond Campground & Day Use Area
• Tioga Point Campground
• Wilmington Notch Campground & Day Use Area