Ferenbaugh – Campground & Recreation

Located about 20 minutes outside of Corning, NY this campground leaves much to be desired for the tech-​savvy traveller. We arrived here for a one-​night stay while I addressed some business that I had to take care of (Ahem, local state troopers handing out undeserved speeding tickets to out-​of-​state drivers like candy in this area… you warned. I was not.)
I will begin by saying that the office staff was very helpful as accommodating as they could be given the circumstances. The campground itself is laid out very poorly. The main site areas are made up of dirt and mud. They are situated on top of very hilly roads in the middle of a forest. These full shade sites were hard to navigate as the spots were laid out at very steep angles with closely laid out trees and sharp banks that were enough to make us approach our site several times to ensure our exhaust pipes didn’t clip the ground and that our camper didn’t roll.
There are a lot of seasonal campers at this location – which is only a warning because the electrical grid isn’t sufficient to handle everyone coming home at 5pm and turning on their A/​Cs and water heaters. The voltage was below 104 volts before we even plugged our RV in – a level that was so low it cause our EMS to cut out. Our site’s electricity was so consistently non-​functional that we eventually had to request a different location in the campground – a request to which the staff was very kind about.
In addition to an almost total the lack of cell phone reception (Verizon), the promised on-​site Wifi was almost missing in action. There was a very slow connection that could be had as you approached the main office, but the majority of the electric/​water-​only sites were completely out of range.
If you’re okay with just going off-​grid and are only looking for a quiet night’s sleep… you’re out of luck here too. There is an active railroad they crosses through the campground. You will hear trains loudly. For the price ($ 34 for an electric/​water site or $ 42 for a full-​hookup) this just isn’t worth the stay. We will not be returning.