seneca lake new york

I've camped at Sampson State Park for many years on the east side of the lake. Very nice campground.

WNYBob wrote:
There is a KOA in Watkins Glen as well as the SP. But the SP CG was built long ago and you might have issues finding a good site. NY SP's are electric only in most cases.

I'm not sure what exactly different people mean by a "good site," probably many different things, but in my experience there were plenty of large sites at the Watkins Glen state park...and, of course, a bunch that are not so large. The ReserveAmerica site only lists availability to 30 feet, I believe, but many of those will accommodate much larger rigs in practice, and the access roads aren't too constrained. Most are back-in (or, I suppose, back-out) sites.

campadk.com has information and photos of a tremendous number of New York state park campsites and is a great resource for checking out specific sites. Here's the listing there for Watkin's Glen. I stayed at site 292 a couple years ago and it extends back something like 60 feet from the access road.

Edit: correct link descriptive text to match site name...boo for typos

There are 3 in Watkins Glen. We've stayed at the KOA and Clute Park. If you do the KOA, try to get a site in the outback. Nicer sites, less noise. The KOA is close to the raceway; be sure to check the racing schedule.

Clute was fine but tight. Walmart next door, within walking distance of downtown. Speaking of downtown, there's a state park there. We haven't stayed there but it gets good reviews 30 amp electric only.

As far as the wineries, there are a lot. You could do the west side of the lake one day and the east side on a second. A visit to the flea market in Penn Yan is worth the trip. I think it's only open on Saturdays.

I second Bob's recommendation. We did both sides in one day and by time we got half way through the tastings were taking their toll. Good thing my brother was driving.

There is a KOA in Watkins Glen as well as the SP. But the SP CG was built long ago and you might have issues finding a good site. NY SP's are electric only in most cases.

Another SP is Sampson SP which was an induction military camp during WWII, buy I have no first hand info on that one.

Check online for NYS Wine Tour, you can do a self guided or there are several tour companies (most do the driving, we don't want drunk drivers out there)