Beaver Pond Campground

Dang, wish we read the reviews.
This was a last minute stop for us, so i thought we were lucky to get a tent platform in Loop B.
Wrong! So wrong!
Campsite quiet hours and no alcohol is absolutely not enforced. Which could be good or bad depending on if you’re part of the large campsite party that’s still raging at 4:30am. Didn’t help that the rangers go home for the night at 10pm, leaving us plebeians to fend for ourselves in the wild (pun intended).
Figured i had 2 choices… join them… or stew wide awake in my tent for hours until the daylight when we could book it. (We chose door #2).
Next time, I’ll go elsewhere… like maybe my car on the side of the road. At least it would have been quiet!
Update 4:37am: Bonus, the revelers have quieted down enough for us to hear the air raid sirens going off in the distance. So I guess we’ve got that going for us!
Update 4:51am: Everyone is asleep! I hear birds! Tho I’m now contemplating on getting dangerously close to the party tents and bang on pots and pans. Anyone have bail money for when I get arrested?

One of my favorite campground close to NYC. You really need to plan ahead in order to choose a great spot. This has been my second stay at beaver camp and I really have nothing negative to say.
Some folks may complaint about the closeness of each campsite. If that’s a issue for you you might want to consider a different campground.

Ive been camping here for 27 years almost once every year since i was two years old. Always was a fun place as a kid, recently in the last few years. We have a new woman who runs the camp. She is so rude. I had a racist experience with an old white ranger and an old white state trooper. It started with the old white ranger screaming at me as if i was a child that i was not supposed to be at the lake at a certain time. Where is that rule? And if it is why the fuck is it a rule? Anyway instead of the trooper hearing my side he told me to go back to my campsite or get thrown out. People if u want quiet camping go to w section or a section, b, c, d, e is for people who enjoy camping with fun. People are so prude.

I’m not usually the person who gives anything an extremely bad review, especially a one-​star! I have to say, the people in the registration office; they actually were really awesome and checking in was easy and they were helpful, so this rating has nothing to do with the employees I came in contact with. That part of the experience was straight-​forward and better than what I expected.
The one-​star does have to do with the fact that on weekends, this place is a zoo. It’s basically a block-​party in the woods with city folk, it’s all 5-​borroughs in the woods, radios blasting, scratch that, it IS a block party. That being said, the «W» section as noted in other reviews is the «woodsy» section, much more private and away from the bulk of the sites. I thought I would try that and stay away from the interior part of the grounds. It did turn out to be much quieter and out-​of-​the-​way.
The campground is located in a gorgeous part of Harriman State Park, right on Welch Lake. I was really looking forward to camping out there and I tried to make the best of it, but this is what made me abort my evening there:
When I arrived at my actual site, it was a complete mess. Cigarette butts, countless beer bottle caps everywhere, under the picnic table, around the fire pit, pieces of plastic wrapper, broken glass, even a random soaked black sweater at the perimeter of the site, even found a delightful «drug baggy,» sure it could have been a small plastic bag that once held baby powder… whatever, no one wants to find this kind of sh*t at their site when they arrive, or ever.
Following the leave-​things-​better-​than-​you-​found-​it rule, I started picking up all of the crap, piece by piece, ghetto-​style with a bodega grocery bag, cleaning the site for 30 minutes. Ah, what a nice time in nature! I liked the site, and I wasn’t going back to the registration office to complain, I didn’t want to be the uptight-​complain-​y Manhattanite camper.
To get over the initial disappointment, I went for a hike. For the hike they recommended, the instructions actually included, «when you reach the boulder with graffiti, take a sharp right…»
That sums it up.
When I think about going outdoors, I want boulder-​boulders, normal, grey, boring, boulders, not ones with Satan-​swastika-​stars sprayed in purple, nor boulders etched with «Susan and Gary 4Ever» in white-​Sharpie. And, tons of litter was scattered throughout the trail, even wrappers dangling from branches – red white-​rimmed «beer pong» plastic cups, Snickers wrappers, water bottle caps ubiquitous, it’s really sad actually. If I had some help, with a couple of more people, I bet we could have cleaned that entire trail in about two hours, just seems like neglect and/​or laziness. Maybe they do clean everything up, but the bears keep dragging sh*t out into the woods, who knows… speaking of which:
I get back to my site: a bear is about 100 feet from me, staring at me. He sees me and doesn’t give a sh*t. Then he walks off. Great, I have this gorgeous fire going and the sunlight is dappling through the woods and I was about to get comfy, read a book, but all I can think now is a bear sniffing outside my tent in the middle of the night because he thinks there’s a Milky Way waiting inside. And, I know at Yellowstone, those f*ckers can tear through a Toyota just to get to a cannoli.
Went to the dumpsters on my way out to get rid of the garbage I collected, and that same bear, or maybe another one, popped out of the dumpster this time maybe 15 feet from me, with a Wendy’s bag hanging from his mouth, as if my order was ready, «Do you want a Coke with that?» on his face. He really didn’t give a sh*t at all that I was right there, the car running, it was like that YouTube clip, «the honey badger — he don’t give a sh*t!»
Why are the dumpsters kept open after a certain point, or ever? I realize that the bear likely doesn’t want to have anything to do with me, «I’ve been here 19 years and there has never been an encounter accept for the one guy who left some food in his backpack, the bear took the bag, along with the iPad that was in it,» the ranger told me.
This campground really needs to get their cleanup crew on this. It’s unacceptable not to go through a site and at least clean all the obvious sh*t out… an empty bottle of Tito’s, multiple «forties» of beer, how can you miss that?
If you’re from New York City and you’re going with a bunch of friends to party, you want something close, easy, cheap, then fine, go for it. If you plan on sneaking in alcohol and leaving all your garbage behind, then go for it! But if you’re looking for something that’s more than that, skip it. This isn’t nature, this is Central Park on Labor Day with bears standing by with your fast food order. I didn’t even want a refund, they can keep their money and use it towards a clean up fund I hope.

Never, ever come here – this place is truly torturous. We were trying to have a quiet couple of midweek nights away from the city, and the photos of the Harriman State Park looked beautiful, so we thought it would be the perfect since it’s not too far from Manhattan.
And it’s true: the wooded areas you drive through to get here are nice, but then you come around the bend to see HUNDREDS of people milling around the tiniest section of a tiny lake, and all of these people apparently stay overnight in this campground. It literally feels and sounds like a midsummer night in Queens. Blasting music until the sunrise, kids running everywhere, and the police constantly patrolling, but only to ensure that people aren’t swimming outside of the tiny beach sliver and to collect fees from every car that enters the campground. Other than that, it’s a free-​for-​all.
Alcohol isn’t allowed, but we heard one cop telling our extremely noisy neighbors who were ten feet away from our tent: «It’s fine to drink here, just hide it in a paper cup. But you only paid for three of your four cars, so you owe us fifteen bucks.» This place is all about money, and it’s very cheap, so it attracts a ton of people, and many of them have absolutely no courtesy and no care at all for being in nature.
If you want a peaceful camping trip, head further upstate. End of story. Avoid this campground!

SO SO SO LOUD. This campground doesn’t enforce their noise regulations AT ALL. Music blasting and people shouting until 2 or 3 am. There is no separation or privacy between campsites. The restrooms and showers are also filthy and poorly supplied. We had a two night reservation, and left after one night. We can honestly get more peace and quiet at home in the city.
Stay away.

Came thru this area last week. Called ahead after getting off I95 due to accident and alleged 2 hour delay. I called and advised the lady I was driving a 28 ft motor home with a 20 ft trailer. Upon our arrival, after 30 mile ride, paid and was sent to a tent site! I called the office and was advised that the trailer sites were filled! I reminded her that I called and was advised that a site was available to wit she replied, we can’t hold a site on just a phone call… I was unable to park my rig at a tent site, and requested she refund my monies (28.00) however she said she could not do it but would the next day with a supervisor. I continued on my journey.
I called 3 days later to inquire about my refund and was told a supervisor would call me. I have now returned home, 10 days later and have not heard anything. Poor customer relations… I have not received a refund and am unable to hear from a supervisor.

I thought it was great. i agree with both the good and some bad reviews. Depending on where your site is… It’s best to plan in advance to see if you can get a W or A section. The great part is that it’s a short walk with private access to the beautiful Welch Lake for great swimming and fishing.

Great for a weekend family getaway. We were in section B – there were a lot of families around us but the bathrooms and showers were never crowded. Bathrooms are clean and showers have hot water! It’s supposed to be quiet time after 10, but you’re still allowed to talk quietly. There were loud tents, but it didn’t bother me and my family. If you want peace and quiet, this might not be the place to go. Overall, great time and not too far from the city (New York City)!

This campground is nothing special. We arrived on Sunday afternoon, and there was a ton of people there! They were also very loud, especially at night. If you are going to stay here, stay in the W section! The campsites are relatively separate from each other, but also not many people are around in this section. When we arrived, we stayed at campsite W11, and thank god too! There were maybe 5 campsites in use as opposed to 20. By the time we left on Wednesday, most of the campsites cleared out, even in the crowded sections. But in the W section there was one campsite in use when we were leaving, so weekdays are definitely better. The worst part was the bathrooms. DISGUSTING! They smell like a horse farm. The shower turns off after 20 seconds or less, and then you have to push the button again to keep turning it on while you shower with mosquitoes, daddy long legs, and more gross bugs. It is really gross. I didn’t like using the bathroom, nevermind the showers. Maybe I’m spoiled because a campsite in Virginia near Shenandoah that had hot showers, door with a lock, and most of all CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN!
I was disappointed in the «beach» on Lake Welch. I would never stick my big toe in that lake if you paid me. We took a walk to see it, and saw a dead baby rat floating near the weeds. Also the people who stay at this park are not the cleanest. I also did not feel comfortable in a bikini around certain men that made up the majority part of the A section, so we skipped the beach for our trip.
What I enjoyed were the deer. There was a doe and two fawns that come super close to us when we were in our campsite. And then in the field to eat and sleep in the W section. I loved that! The hiking areas near the campground such as Bear Mountain and Harriman State Park are nice too. Stony Point Battlefield is a nice place to check out too. We also saw a family of deer there too, which was great!
Soo the areas nice, but the campground could be better. It definitely has the potential to be nice, but the people who go there make it polluted and a bit trashy. We made the best of it, and had a good time, but I’ve definitely experienced better campgrounds before!

DISCLAIMER: This 4-​star rating is not for the whole campground. Only the W section.
I love the piece and quiet of nature when I camp, but will stay up [quietly] chatting/​laughing by the fire until pretty late. I’ve stayed at this site 3 times, and have always had an amazing experience.
Here’s my tips:
* I would never stay in any section other than the W section. It’s the only area where people aren’t stacked on top of each other, and there are fewer people using the bathrooms/​shower. There is a basin for washing dishes.
* The showers have hot water that they let you control the temp of. A very nice treat in the morning! Always been clean, but obviously there will be bugs since you’re in the woods.
* No curfew. (Great for me, but maybe not for older people/​families)
* The music that comes from the beach during the day is sometimes loud. The Lake Welch area is great, but pretty busy in the summer.
* Bag of firewood costs $ 12. I usually just buy it when I check in, so I don’t have to wait on the truck to drive around. (I actually didn’t see it at all this last visit.)
* Love that you have the option to hike or go to the beach at the same location.
* Bugs manageable. I’ve only ever seen raccoons once.

Its all about the people around you!
Facts:
Easy to find.
Enter any time you like. (people kept rolling in past midnight.
Platforms are 20 feet from each other.
Busier on the weekends. (that means loud nights)
The people we saw «maintaining» the grounds do not do a good job. (we watched)
Bathrooms are plentiful and fairly clean.
Hot water showers no matter the time.
NO HIKING trails off the grounds.
Did not check/​search our things for contraband.
Police do a nightly roll through.
Can buy fire wood in the office if needed. (no cutting down trees)
Ranger office with no ranger.
Opinion:
I’d go back mid week off season only. We were looking for a quiet spot for our first camping trip in years. Good times lasted till Friday. Even with the cops rolling through, there is no presence at night to keep the noise level down. I made a noise complaint that was ignored. The animals were 5 platforms over, blasting music, partying and no one was there to stop them. So be ware. Its all about the people around you!

The campsite is what you make it.
First thing I noticed is the location your spot, as if you want to be around many people or just in a more secluded area.
My impression after reading all reviews was that I had chosen a BAD PLACE, but after all, I called them in and requested an advice on what to choose within their campsite.
I wanted to be in the wilderness, there I stayed, me and my 9 year old son were able to see a bear wondering around, a family of deer and many racoons! It was fun, quiet and quite joyful.
The main thing is to know the site locations, and I was told to stay in the W section, and the W section is really away from other people, tents, plataforms, etc, and it has a bathhouse, bathrooms just a hundred yards from all the W section.
I had a lot of fun, had a quality time at night building a fire and having a nice glass of wine… WILL NOT COMPLAIN., nobody bother us, rangers were nice, staff of the park were exceptionally nice to us and no one ever checked what I had in my cooler… which if they had, I would argue to let me have my wine in peace at night or I would have left… as I did not know you could not bring alcohol, I realized after I saw some signs around! too late.
I will surely come back.

Okay in a pinch if you want to sleep outdoors.
Being so close to NYC and a car-​camping site, don’t expect any quiet outdoor solitude. The campsites are very close together and the deer ticks are plentiful. There is a nice little beach on the pond reserved for the campsite, so that cuts the crowd there.

For it’s proximity to NYC, Beaver Pond is pretty much exactly as you would expect.
I was there opening weekend (last weekend in April), and it wasn’t too too terrible yet, but I can only imagine how bad it will get as the season progresses.
This is very much a campground for people who are new to camping, and are from urban areas. There are wooden «platform» sites available, if you don’t want your tent on the ground.
Generally, the sites are crammed in together, with tent platforms only a foot away from the next site’s driveway, but if you get the sites on the «W» loop (which is on a poorly-​maintained, unpaved road), they have some decent greenery. We were on W21, the furthest site out, and it was pretty isolated and nice.
Pros: plenty of facilities, including a industrial-​sized double sinks for dish washing. Showers were hot & free. Bathrooms & showers were reasonably clean (not sure how long that would last in the season). Pretty woodland areas. Proximity to a beach, fishing & playground for kids.
Cons: Frankly – the people. They are frequently loud, inconsiderate of neighbors & facilities, and messy as all hell. One sink was backed up from people pouring oils & fats down the drain, and the other was filled with old scouring pads, rags and sponges that people just left. There was some litter already, and again, this was opening weekend. The animals are far too tame from people leaving food out. Raccoons ransack the camps every night, and no one follows the food rules you should when in bear country. Other negatives include the price of firewood (though if you don’t need cooking coals, there was plenty of downed wood in the camp), condescending staff (though lord knows what they have to put up with on a daily basis), and roads that are technically 2 way, but barely allow for one vehicle at a time – coupled with the rudeness makes checkout and check in miserable.

Just a wonderfully complete camping experience of the worst possible kind!
I’m writing this from my tent at 2:40 AM while listening to raccoons shrieking wildly, along with the nearby baby that they have woken up.
There was a time, an hour ago, when I did not know what animal was rooting around outside my tent, knocking shit over. I tried going outside and shining a flashlight in that general direction, and something started hissing very loudly. I got into my car wondering if I needed to make a disturbance of some kind, while my wife texted me to inquire why I was abandoning her to the wildlife.
Shortly after, I flagged down an ever-​so-​helpful man patrolling the campground from the safety of his truck, who assured me that these were just the «very aggressive raccoons» that were «used to being fed all summer». He told me while shining a light on my neighbor’s campsite, which was pretty much trashed at that point; cans all over the ground & table, and pointed I out that we could clearly hear the guy snoring through all of this. He said he couldn’t do anything about the snoring, but wanted to know if anyone else was partying too hard, since that’s normally a problem. I said, no, other than something in the dark that was snarling at me like a pissed off mountain lion, things had seemed pretty chill since, oh, 11:30! Then he shrugged and drove off. I guess it’s bad etiquette for staff to disturb someone sleeping and make them pick their crap up so the rest of us can sleep.
Based on the current shrieking, I’m guessing the raccoons are annoyed that our neighbor FINALLY realized that they had been rooting through his campsite for a good half hour, enjoying the banquet he had laid out for them, and had chased them off.
This neighbor is once again peacefully sleeping through the chaos he has caused. I know this because he is snoring 12 feet from me. That’s how small these campgrounds are.
Yeah, So…
1 – Put your food away at the campground – I guess that needs to be said.
2 – Stay away from this campground ghetto. At least I now know why there were so many spaces available earlier this afternoon, while the other campgrounds within 30 miles were all booked this weekend!
3 – I could see how this park could appeal as a little beach in the Hudson Valley. I could conceive of coming here for a couple hours with children if I lived close by.
4 – I shudder to think what this place would be like WITHOUT a ban on alchohol!
All in all, I’d have been better off spending my night and money at a motel – at least I’d have had a good night’s sleep and enjoyed the next day; the area is beautiful.

I will start this review by saying that I only stayed here one night, at the end of the season (mid Sept.). I also will not be going back, so I will not have anything to compare this pathetic 2-​star review to in the future.
That said, the short of it all:
1) This park should change its name to «Chorus of Screaming Infants Pond Campground».
2) Do NOT go here if you do not have children. I repeat, DO NOT.
3) If you refuse to heed my warning and camp here anyway — BRING EARPLUGS (and or a sleep mask).
4) There are night critters. EVERYWHERE (mostly ballsy raccoons).
5) This is a campground for families and inexperienced campers from the urban areas of NYC and NJ.
6) The Rangers WILL INSPECT YOUR CAR/​COOLER FOR ALCOHOL and confiscate anything they find. Even a bottle of wine.
7) A bag of wood will put you back $ 12 and is really only enough for one evening of fire-​making.
The expanded details:
This is a great place to go if you have a family or are not ready/​know nothing about any level of primitive camping. The facilities were nice, they had wash-​out bins for your gear (instead of just a spigot on the ground). The lakeside was beautiful. There’s a playground and plenty of space for picnicking if that is what you’re there for. The campsite itself was fairly large, though it — and the entire campsite — was peppered with litter. Mostly gummy snack wrappers and Capri Sun pouches.
We spent some quiet time away from camp in the woods by the lake watching the sunset, which was exactly what we came for. Saw a herd of deer on the trail who were totally unafraid of us, which was lovely. Back at camp, we made dinner and drank our bottle of wine while we ate (be nice to the rangers and hide your booze well and you might make it in). So far, so good. We didn’t even mind the Reggaeton blasting in the distance, or the house techno our neighbor was playing on his cellphone (though the rules forbade «stereo» music playing, I believe).
But come bed time and quiet hours (not enforced), oh the mêlée that ensued. Our camp neighbor was up until probably 4am talking, arguing with his wife, throwing shit in his fire. At some point I think he dumped a load of lighter fluid in because I was woken by the bright glowing daylight and WOOSH of the roaring bonfire he made.
After I fell asleep the second time, I was woken by the sounds of very loudly arguing raccoons, who were clearly ransacking the campground from all sides. I realized later that this was because about 50% of the people camping there left all of their dirty dishes and food stuffs and leftovers OUT ON THEIR PICNIC TABLES instead of putting them in their cars or bear containers (as if any of them know what that is). Whatever, raccoons are part of camping. I fell back asleep. THEN, the raccoon fighting sounds woke a baby, who screamed bloody murder for what seemed like 30 minutes straight about 100 yards from our tent. Instead of maybe sitting in the car with the baby, the parents just let it wail for what seemed like an eternity for all to enjoy.
It stopped crying, I finally started falling asleep again. Then I heard rustling near our tent. «Whatever, raccoons.» All our shit was in the car. BUT, this raccoon cozied right up to me under our tent flap and then had the gall to POKE ME through the mesh side of the tent (to see if I was edible??) before running next door to raid the neighbors site, which was covered with remnants of their dinner. Never have I had a raccoon do THAT to me before.
I finally fell asleep AGAIN, and about two hours later, a chorus of not one but SEVERAL infants screaming just about pushed me into a murderous baby-​strangling rage and all I could think was «if only we were allowed to drink here I might actually have been so soundly asleep that I wouldn’t have woken up for any of this.»
We hauled ass out of there the next morning, while some Swedish parents nonchalantly packed up their campsite into their Volvo SUV while their toddler played chicken with incoming cars in the road, which they ignored. A ranger asked our neighbor at 10:45am as he woke, «You know check-​out is at 11am, right?» He did not. I wept for humanity.
I CAN’T IMAGINE what this place is like during the swimming season when it’s warm, the beach is open and the place is REALLY crowded. Thankfully, I will never find out. But ultimately, a weekend out in nature better than one spent inside your apartment in Brooklyn.

This was without a doubt the worst «campsite» I have ever experienced. Like another reviewer mentioned, I sorely regret not having looked on Unilocal before making reservations here. This «campsite» is utterly absurd, it is more of a day picnic area. There is absolutely NO privacy. Not so much as a single tree or a bush separates you from your neighbor.
First of all this place is LOUD! And I actually wish there had been bears here, at least they might have scared some people away. My wife and I came here to get away from the noise of the city and found our apartment in Queens, next door to the fire station is quieter. Our tent was literally fifteen feet away from our neighbor. I don’t mind children running around and being kids, but this place was more like a tailgate party in the Bronx or a Labor day weekend in Coney Island. People were playing loud music until 1AM, getting drunk and screaming all night long. Our neighbors must have had five adults, 7 teenagers, 4 children and 4 tents! We were so close we could hear EVERY WORD these people spoke!
Secondly, there is nothing nice about this swimming area. Again, imagine Coney Island. NY State law requires a lifeguard be on duty for swimming, so there were HUNDREDS of people all corralled into a fifty yard SLIVER of beach that’s of course… roped in with swimming lane lines. It was ridiculous. It was more crowded than a NYC pubic pool. We decided to do our own thing and found a nice secluded space to swim. Of course that was ILLEGAL! and a ranger came and told us we couldn’t swim there.
I hate this campground with every fiber of my being. I would not wish this vacation on my worst enemy. We tried to escape this Sodom and Gomorrah only to discover that if we attempted to camp somewhere else in the Harriman State Park that our car would likely be towed and we would be issued summonses!
I wish there were some understanding among people that camping is for enjoying nature. Enjoying the great outdoors was impossible with our fellow campers. My wife suggested there be some kind of education for new campers. Silly maybe. But who in their right mind designs a campground this confining?

Oh, Unilocal.Sometimes I really wish you’d let me write zero-​star reviews. The bottom line here is, just don’t do it. Not unless you want bears and all your neighbors to see (and hear) EVERYTHING that goes on at your campsite.
If I’m going camping, I want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I mean, I was born and raised in New York City. I’m used to people breathing down each other’s necks. But dear Lord, not like this.
This campground offers no privacy whatsoever – zero. Zip. No trees. Some campsites sit directly beneath power lines. No trees separate the sites. No space at ALL to yourselves. The site we reserved didn’t even have any flat space to put a tent down that wouldn’t have been perilously close to the fireplace – nope. No, instead the idea was apparently to pitch our tent on sloped ground covered in grapefruit-​sized-​and-​up rocks. Under a power line. With families all around who don’t know the meaning of the term «peace», much less the term «quiet». I swear, the apartment I used to live in on the Upper East Side /​Southern Harlem offered more privacy and a better sense of security. I was afraid to even walk fifteen feet away from the car for fear of something getting stolen (or eaten by bears – according to the campground staff, black bears pretty much just roam free around the site).
I don’t know how bad it gets after dark, because after a 10-​minute tour, I wanted nothing at ALL to do with this place.
This wouldn’t be quite so infuriating if it wasn’t for several factors. To begin with, the area around the camp is NICE, especially in the autumn – quiet, lots of trees changing pretty colors, real delightful. And I’m sure the actual pond itself is very nice – or at least I’m hoping it is, because this place is PACKED to the GILLS and I really hope nobody up there went to discover the aqua equivalent of a latrine.
Also, the refund process is ridiculous (since there’s no way to move your reservation to another campground somewhere far, far away). We paid $ 19/​night for 2 nights ($ 38) plus a $ 9 reservation/​transaction fee ($ 47). {Side note: ReserveAmerica is a TERRIBLE and incredibly expensive way to reserve campsites}. After getting a look around and deciding we’d be safer and happier sleeping under a streetlamp in the South Bronx, we asked for our money back. We were told that not only is the first night’s fee forfeit, which, okay, I can understand – but they actually charge *another $ 9 transaction fee* to cancel the reservation. That means that, after coming way out here to discover that this place is in fact the camping equivalent of an armpit, I got a $ 10 refund and a shrug from the staff members.
Overall, if you’re looking to take your kids somewhere to be raucous and rowdy and have a «family campground» (plus bears), MAYBE this is a decent fit (though probably not). But if you’re looking for any sense of seclusion or privacy AT ALL, find someplace else. Personally I recommend Little Pond campground in the Catskills. Secluded, private, and you feel like you’re AWAY from people – not in a dogpile of them.

Decent for beginner campers (like me)! Placement of your site is def. A huge factor because if youre in the middle, you will get all the noise and no privacy. We had a corner site so it had a lot of extra land which was great.
Bathrooms are convenoient but not always the cleanest. Quiet hours arent really enforced. Beach is decent w lots of room on the sand but water is crowded.