Lakeside Campground

Windsor, New York

28 RV Sites

Lakeside Campground in Windsor, New York, offers a classic and relaxed lakeside camping experience in Broome County's Southern Tier where the rolling hills and clear glacial lakes of the Catskill foothills provide a peaceful rural backdrop for a campground centered on swimming, boating, and the community recreation that has drawn New York State families to Southern Tier lakes for summer camping across multiple generations. Positioned in the Susquehanna River valley's upper reaches along the Pennsylvania border, the campground serves families from the greater Binghamton area alongside weekend visitors from the metropolitan New York corridor seeking the straightforward lake camp experience. The campground's amenity program revolves around the lake itself—a beach for swimming, boat docks, a boat ramp, and kayak rentals give guests multiple entry points to the water, while trailer rentals provide an accommodation alternative that expands the campground's appeal to non-RV visitors. Planned activities structure the social calendar for guests who want organized programming alongside independent lake recreation, and the game room with billiards, recreation center, general store, firewood, pavilion, playground, pool, laundry, and showers round out a complete facility suited to multi-day family stays. Basketball courts and paddle boats add additional activity options that supplement the lake's central recreation role. Windsor, New York, occupies the narrow Susquehanna River floodplain where the river emerges from the Catskill foothills heading south toward the Pennsylvania border in a landscape of mixed hardwood forest, second-growth woodlots, and the small dairy farms that historically defined Broome County's agricultural economy before the Southern Tier's twentieth-century industrial transition. The surrounding hills—low extensions of the Catskill uplift—provide the visual enclosure and forested character that distinguish Southern Tier camping from the more open landscapes of upstate New York's Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario plain. Binghamton, approximately 20 miles north of Windsor, provides the nearest city-scale services and the Broome County Arena for sports and entertainment events, alongside the Roberson Museum and Science Center and the university-town character created by Binghamton University's substantial academic community. The Delaware River headwaters to the east open into the Catskill Park's protected forest preserve, providing hiking and fishing access in the Delaware River's upper tributaries where wild brook trout persist in the clear cold streams of the southern Catskill watershed. The Cooperstown area's Baseball Hall of Fame and Glimmerglass Opera lie approximately 80 miles northeast. Lakeside Campground operates seasonally from late spring through early fall in New York's Southern Tier climate, with the July and August family vacation peak filling the campground with the multi-generational return visitors whose summer lake camp traditions center on this property's familiar swimming, boating, and community recreation. The shoulder seasons of Memorial Day through mid-June and Labor Day through Columbus Day offer pleasant camping temperatures and the uncrowded lake conditions that fishing enthusiasts and quieter family visitors prefer over the July-August peak. The Southern Tier's modest visitor volume relative to the Catskills' more heavily promoted destinations means reasonable advance booking typically secures preferred site types through most of the summer season.

What does this place offer

Basketball
Bathrooms
Beach
Big Rig Friendly
Billiards

Boat Docks
Boating
Canoeing/Kayaking
Dump Station
Firewood

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Location

336 Hargrave Rd, Windsor, NY 13865, USA

Things to know

Check-in: 2:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Rules

Site Usage: - A site is registered to two adults. Their children, 10 years and under, and included at no additional charge. - Additional persons aged 11 and over are charged $5.00/person/day. - Do not give out your gate code. Visitors and Visitor Fees: - All visitors must register in the office and pay the visitor fee before entering the campground. - The day visitor fee is $5/day/person. - Day visitors must leave the grounds by 10 PM. Traffic: The speed limit is 5 MPH. Watch for small children. No bicycle racing or riding after dark, and helmets must be worn. Parking: Only 2 vehicles may be parked at your site. They must not encroach on the roadway. The front gate area is for temporary parking to register. Do not park on other sites, even if unoccupied. Park extra vehicles by the basketball court or the back gate area. Swimming Rules: There is no lifeguard on duty. Two adults, 18 or older, must be present whenever there is swimming, with at least one adult on the beach. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. A telephone with emergency medical numbers is in the store. The swimming beach is open from 9:00 am until dusk. Entry into the water is prohibited at any other time. Swim only in the designated swimming area. A maximum of 45 people may use the swimming beach at a time. No horseplay or diving off the float is allowed. You cannot use our life jackets in the swimming area. Registered adults are responsible for the behavior of their children. Boating: Boating is at your own risk. Horseplay is forbidden. There must be a life jacket for each person on a boat. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No boats in the swimming area. Please clean out any of your trash when returning rental boats, and replace all life jackets and oars. Personal boats may be kept at your site or locked/stored at the far side of the fishing walkway. Sites: Cutting or destroying trees or branches are forbidden. Do not bring untreated firewood from out-of-state or outside of a 50-mile radius into the campground or take firewood from other sites. Firewood deliveries are not permitted; firewood can be purchased from the on-site camp store. Roaring fires are not allowed. Do not move fireplaces or take picnic tables from your site. Sewer collars must be used on sewer hookups. Garbage should not be left in your firepit. Do not leave any food out overnight in order to discourage any unwelcome forest visitors. Pets: Up to 2 dogs per site are allowed. They must be quiet, kept on a leash, and you must clean up after your dog. They are not allowed in the common areas, which include the bathhouse, store, playground, basketball court, and the beach area. We may prohibit or require removal from the campground any dog we consider a problem or who poses a risk to campers. Rabies certificate(s) need to be presented. Pets should not be left unattended, particularly inside any of the rental units. Bathhouse/Toilets & Sewers: Please do not pour grease down your camper drains, and do not put anything other than other human waste and toilet paper down the toilet (no paper towels/wipes); our septic system cannot handle it. Garbage: The dumpster is located at the far exit of the campground. Please recycle corrugated cardboard, glass, plastic, and cans in the recycle bin(s) by the dumpster; do not place recycling in plastic bags. Do not leave garbage/litter at your site or the bathhouse; utilize appropriate outdoor receptacles. Any items, such as chairs, tires, rugs, batteries, paint cans, etc., need to be taken with you for disposal. Smokers: Please do not throw your butts on the ground. Properly dispose of all smoking material. There is ABSOLUTELY no smoking in any of the rental accommodations; a $100 cleaning fee will be assessed for noncompliance. Fishing: Well-fed large and small-mouth bass, bluegill, pickerel, bullhead, and sunnies inhabit the lake. No live bait, other than worms, is allowed. No fishing is allowed in the swimming area. Unless you eat what you catch, all fishing is catch and release. Don’t leave dead fish in the lake, at your site, or unbagged in the dumpster. Quiet Time: Quiet Time is from 10 PM until 8 AM. Children under 18 must be at their sites/under adult supervision at another camper’s site during this time; use of common areas (basketball court, playground, beach, and lake) ceases at dark. Insurance: - You should ensure your trailer, contents, and carts. - We are not liable for any damage or theft. This includes any damage from trees or limbs which might fall or damage that might occur if we move your trailer for you. - Trailers and/or carts can be added to your auto insurance for a nominal fee. Miscellaneous: - We do not tolerate improper language, behavior, or dress. - The use of fireworks or firearms is strictly forbidden. - You are responsible for the behavior of your children and visitors. - While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.

Cancellation Policy

MODERATE If the guest cancels at least 1 week before your check-in day and time, they will receive a full refund (minus Spot2Nite convenience or resort fees). If the guest cancels within the 1 week before check-in, there will be no refund.