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NyssaDimaris
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Mar 18, 2015

Camping near utica NY

I'm looking for decent RV sites for my family & I, no more than 2 hours (or 100 miles) from utica, NY. I like to have W&E but could do without water if need be. I prefer more private type area sites, with woods or more than one or two trees near the campsite. I definitely prefer parks that are quiet at night!! That's a must!! Parks I have stayed at were Old Forge Camping Resort, which I liked, & 1000 Islands Campground in Alex Bay, which was okay, not really "private", but it was decent. I have a 31 ft. Class A. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
  • Sampson is a bit farther from Utica than you would like,but is an excellent State Park to experience the Finger Lakes from. It is only 30 minutes from Ithaca,NY home of Cornell University. Ithaca and Cornell are worth a day of time if in the area.
  • If you can stretch it to 3 hours there's North Pole Resort (100 Acre Woods side) in Wilmington outside of Lake Placid.
  • bukhrn's avatar
    bukhrn
    Explorer III
    Roman Duck wrote:
    Verona Beach State park. Has electric at sites with waterfront views. It's a NYS park so night time is quiet. has lake view campsites west of Utica, east of Syracuse. very nice place located on the eastern end of the Great Onondaga lake
    Verona Beach SP is very nice, rates very nice,http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/new-york/verona-beach

    It is although NOT on Onondaga Lake, it is on the Eastern end of Oneida Lake, near Sylvan Beach.
  • bukhrn's avatar
    bukhrn
    Explorer III
    Delta Lake SP, near Rome, no hookups, but quiet at night.
  • Verona Beach State park. Has electric at sites with waterfront views. It's a NYS park so night time is quiet. has lake view campsites west of Utica, east of Syracuse. very nice place located on the eastern end of the Great Onondaga lake

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