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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Piseco Lake Campground, NY
Book a Site at Piseco 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.
Description
Located on picturesque Piseco Lake. The Point Comfort Loop of the Piseco Lake Campground offers activities such as hiking, swimming, and fishing. At an elevation of 1,660 feet, the park's terrain is hilly, with well-wooded areas consisting of conifers and mixed hardwoods. The Little Sand Point Loop offers seclusion and serenity. Piseco Lake offers fishing, canoeing, sailing, and all types of water sports. Numerous hiking trails challenge the day hiker, while the 133-mile Northville-Lake Placid Trail is located just minutes away.
Geography:
The Piseco Lake Campground is in the central portion of the Adirondack Park, on Piseco Lake. Originally, Point Comfort was developed in the late season of 1929 to provide additional camping to the area. The Little Sand Point Loop sits at an elevation of 1,660 feet, and the terrain is hilly, with well-wooded areas of conifers and hardwoods, and was originally opened to the public in 1953.
Recreation:
Motorized boating is welcome, and a boat launch is available. Fishing (for walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, brown bullhead, perch, rock bass, and white fish) is popular. Hiking rounds out the activities.
Facilities:
Amenities include campsites, a boat launch, flush toilets, a pay telephone, a picnic area, a trailer dumping station, hot showers and a recycling center.
Nearby Attractions:
Shopping, restaurants, rowboat and canoe rentals, and a golf course are nearby.
Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 9 Month(s) in advance.
Season Schedule
- Bath House
- Biking
- Boat Launch
- Boat Launch Ramp
- Boat Rental
- Boating
- Canoe Rental
- Canoeing
- Dump Station
- Firewood Sales
- Fishing
- Handicap Access
- Hiking
- Jet-Skiing
- Kayaking
- Office/Toll Booth
- Paddle Boating
- Parking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Tables
- Picnicking
- Powerboating
- Ranger Station
- Recycling Station
- Sail Boating
- Shower Building
- Showers
- Telephone
- Viewing Platform/Overlk
- Water Skiing
- Water Spigot
- Antiquing
- Convenience Store
- Golfing
- Horse Rentals
- Hospital
- Museum
- Restaurant
- Shopping
43.41417, -74.555
43°24'51"N, 74°33'18"W
From NYS Thruway (I-90), take Exit 27 at Amsterdam; follow Route 30 north approximately 50 miles to the Village of Speculator. Turn left on Route 8 and go west about 11 miles to Old Piseco Road. Turn right; the campground is a few miles down, on the left side of the road. From NYS Thruway (I-90), take Exit 31 at Utica and proceed north on Route 8 approximately 55 miles to Old Piseco Road. Turn left; the campground is a few miles down, on the right side of the road.