Camping reservations can be made up to 9 months in advance. Sites become available at the 9-month window at the following times:
March 15 - Labor Day: 8AM Monday - Friday, 9AM Saturday & Sunday.
Day after Labor Day - March 14: 9AM Monday - Friday, 9AM Saturday & Sunday.
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NICKS LAKE CAMPGROUND, NY
** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the facility.
*** Some sites may be available only from the campground on a first-come-first-served basis.
Nicks Lake Campground, with its lake and bordering forests, gives the camper a sense of remoteness and tranquility. Peace and stillness prevail here, despite the countless activities the campground offers.
Nicks Lake Campground is located in a picturesque wooded setting on the shore of Nick's Lake.
Activities include swimming, fishing, bicycling, volleyball, basketball, softball, and a children's Junior Naturalist Program.
The campground offers tent and trailer sites; a picnic area with a pavilion, tables and fireplaces; restrooms and showers; a ball field, a volleyball net, and a playground; a trailer dump station and a recycling center; a sand beach with a swimming area and bathhouse; a nature trail with 14 educational stations; and hiking trails. Most facilities are handicapped-accessible.
A few minutes' drive brings visitors to the nearby hamlet of Old Forge.
Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 9 Month(s) in advance.
Season Schedule
- Basketball
- Boat Launch
- Canoe Rental
- Canoeing
- Dump Station
- Fishing
- Group Picnicking
- Handicap Access
- Hiking
- Hot Showers
- Parking
- Pavilion
- Picnic Shelter
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Recycling Station
- Restroom
- Shower Building
- Showers
- Swimming
- Swimming - Beach
- Volleyball
- Antiquing
- Golfing
- Museum
- Shopping
- Theme Park
43.68504, -74.97958
43°41'6"N, 74°58'46"W
From NYS Thruway: Take Exit 31 at Utica, Route 12 North to Alder Creek, and Rte 28 to Old Forge. Turn right at the Post Office, and follow the Nicks Lake Campground signs 1.5 miles to the campground entrance. From Watertown take Rte. 12 South to Alder Creek, then Rte 28 to Old Forge. Turn right at the Post Office, and follow the Nicks Lake Campground signs 1.5 miles to the campground entrance. From Blue Mountain Lake take Rte. 28 to Old Forge, turn left at the Post Office and follow the Nicks Lake Campground signs 1.5 miles to the campground entrance.
278 BISBY ROAD
OLD FORGE NY 13420











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