Lake Erie State Park was our 4th of July camping destination this year. We're new campers in general, so this was our first time staying here. We camped for four nights. Lake Erie State Park is, as the name suggests, right on the lake. The campground is located just a short walk down to the beach and shoreline.
We had electric site #41. It was a very large, grassy site. It was a hot weekend, and there was almost no shade on this site. Other than that, it was a nice and roomy, level site. The location was good too, not far from the bathrooms and a short walk to the beach area.
The bathrooms near our site were cleaned well each day. It's an odd old set up of a bathroom, but it was functional and kept stocked and tidy. The showers are each in their own little room, so privacy is good. But you have to walk outside to get from the shower to a sink/toilet room. Kind of strange, but it got the job done.
There is a small lifeguard-staffed rocky beach area on Lake Erie that was fun for swimming and sunning. For the 4th, you could see several fireworks going off along the shoreline at dusk. In the same area as the beach is a large rec hall that was well-stocked with game tables (pool, ping pong, air hockey, skee ball, etc.), board games, crafts, and outdoor games you can borrow. Everything was free to use.
The park is close to Dunkirk, Fredonia, other beaches and parks along Lake Erie (Evangola, Lake Erie 'Beach' Park, Bennett Beach, etc.), and very near the cutest little historical town of Westfield. We did a few offsite rides, including stopping at a 4th festival with live music and vendors on the waterfront in Dunkirk.
Lake Erie State Park was a hot hit with our family. It was a scorcher of a weekend, so it was nice to have the beach right there for a dip. We enjoyed the rec hall, checking out nearby sites, and chillaxin' on our site. Looking forward to camping here again next summer! read more