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The many DEC campgrounds throughout the Adirondack park offer the best in lakeside camping. If you like to camp right smack beside a pond or small to medium sized lake, then these are the campgrounds for you!
The many DEC campgrounds throughout the Adirondack park offer the best in lakeside camping. If you like to camp right smack beside a pond or small to medium sized lake, then these are the campgrounds for you!
Lakeside Camping / Adirondack Style : 21 campgrounds to choose from...
Lakeside Camping / Adirondack Style
21 campgrounds to choose from...

1. Fish Creek

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
352 campsites
323 sites on the water, no hookups
More waterside sites than any other New York State/DEC campground! Paddling and boating paradise
Generally sites offer limited privacy compared to other typical DEC campgrounds in the Adirondacks

2. Rollins Pond

Tupper Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
285 campsites
223 sites on the water, no hookups
Second only to Fish Creek in watersites. A quieter option to Fish Creek, and no motorboats
A mix of private and semi-private sites

3. Lewey Lake

Indian Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
207 campsites
71 sites on the water, no hookups
A variety of watersites on both Lewey Lake and Indian Lake
A mix of private, semi-private and less-private sites

4. Moffitt Beach

Speculator, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
262 campsites
62 sites on the water, no hookups
A variety of watersites on Sacandaga Lake
Mostly semi-private and less-private sites

5. Northampton Beach

Northville, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
224 campsites
61 sites on the water, no hookups
Lots of sandy watersites right on Great Sacandaga Lake
Mostly semi-private sites to mostly private sites

6. Lake Harris

Newcomb, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
89 campsites
54 sites on the water, no hookups
A more rustic quiet waterside experience
A mix of private, semi-private and less-private sites

7. Lake Eaton

Long Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
135 campsites
51 sites on the water, no hookups
A variety of waterside sites on a small lake
A mix of semi-private, less-private sites and private sites

8. Little Sand Point

Piseco, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
79 campsites
47 sites on the water, no hookups
A more quiet waterside experience on Piseco Lake more suited to tents
Mostly semi-private and less private sites

9. Meacham Lake

Malone, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
223 campsites
45 sites on the water, no hookups
A variety of drive-in and walk-in watersites
A mix of semi-private, less-private and private sites

10. Limekiln Lake

Old Forge, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
270 campsites
43 sites on the water, no hookups
Waterside camping on a smaller lake
Mostly semi-private and less-private sites

11. Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
172 campsites
39 sites on the water, no hookups
A variety of watersites on a larger lake
A mix of private and semi-private sites

12. Brown Tract Pond

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
90 campsites
38 sites on the water, no hookups
A more rustic quiet waterside experience
Mostly semi-private and some private sites

13. Golden Beach

Raquette Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
206 campsites
31 sites on the water, no hookups
Mostly out of main campground waterside sites (remote drive-in)
Mostly semi-private sites plus some more secluded sites outside the main campground

14. Lake Durant

Indian Lake, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
65 campsites
31 sites on the water, no hookups
A rustic quiet waterside experience. Not the greatest water access though
A mix of semi-private, less-private sites and private sites

15. Eighth Lake

Inlet, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
126 campsites
21 sites on the water, no hookups
True Adirondack waterside camping on both Eighth Lake and Seventh Lake
Mostly semi-private and some private sites

16. Delta Lake

Rome, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
101 campsites
20 sites on the water, all sites are electric
Lots of flat shady sites by the water
Mostly semi-private sites

17. Buck Pond

Onchiota, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
115 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
A quieter waterside experience with a more wild feel
A mix of mostly private and semi-private sites

18. Lincoln Pond

Elizabethtown, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
34 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
A quieter option for both drive-in and boat-id waterside camping on a small lake
Mostly semi-private and private sites

19. Nicks Lake

Old Forge, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
111 campsites
19 sites on the water, no hookups
Waterside camping on a smaller lake
Mostly semi-private and private sites

20. Higley Flow

Colton, NY   (OPRHP) Lakeside Rating  
135 campsites
12 sites on the water, 63 sites with electric
Camping waterside amongst tall pines on a smaller lake
Mostly semi-private and less-private sites

21. Point Comfort

Speculator, NY   (DEC) Lakeside Rating  
76 campsites
7 sites on the water, no hookups
Great although limited watersite camping right at water level
Mostly semi-private and less-private sites

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