I used to come here with friends. Stay in there camper this place is so wonderful, so much to do…read moreand do. You can relax like really relax, sitting by an open fire toasting marshmellows is lfe. I am planning to get my own camper n hopefully it will be here i get a spot and enjoy camping life with my kids and grandkids.

Worst campground in the northeast. The owner moved all of our camping gear to another site while we…read morewere away at dinner. We came back at 9:30 pm to find a huge group of people are our campsite and all of our stuff was gone. Of course we were mad so we called the owner "Barry" and instead of helping us, he yelled at us and told us to take the new campsite or leave. I'll be honest I called him a name afterwards which was wrong of me but then he threatened to fight me and to rape my girlfriend. His words "keep it up and I'll bang Your wife" wow is that how you Run a business these days? The guy literally changed at me for calling him a name. What a man-child. We had to pack our campsite up at almost 10pm and leave with nowhere to go and no other campgrounds were open. There are plenty of other bad reviews to justify our discontentment. Do the world a favor and don't support this tyrant.

Empire campgrounds feels like my home away from home! I've camped in the luxurious tents here 3…read moretimes and I will always come back! The property is gorgeous and quiet, the tent is comfortable and cozy, and Valian is an incredible and accommodating host. 10000% recommend for campers, glampers, and anyone who is looking for a peaceful little getaway. Floki the dog is also adorable and will melt all your worries away:) love it here, thanks Valian!!!!

I wasn't sure what to expect from an Airbnb campground.But when we arrived Valian greeted us and…read moremade us feel welcome .This campground is a work in progress.We are definitely planning to go back in the future .

Now Benchmark Hideaway Campground. we Just moved here from another campground, I have to say it…read morehas been nothing but wonderful. The new owner and staff have been accommodating and wonderful. The grounds are beautiful. I have watched chipmunks play and watched the deer walk around. The stream is peaceful. The sites are beautiful and I am so happy that I moved to such a peaceful place with my camping family. I love my site with the woods right behind me. There are places for my kids to explore. I couldn't be happier and I cannot wait for the beginning of the 2019 season to start.

This was our first try at camping (after many many years back w/ girl scouts in very spartan…read moreconditions). The campground was OK. It's all in a wooded area, has a nice pool, rather clean bathrooms and showers. The playground was barely holding together, but the little one didn't notice! It was quiet and managers were nice (maybe a bit too nice as they were driving across the playground 50 times/day and constantly greeting everyone). They let us checkin at 10am and leave past checkout. Although it wasn't anything special, everything went remarkably smoothly and we enjoyed the experience.

This place was disgusting. The bathrooms were not maintained and they never had toilet paper. the…read moreowners were rude and condescending and I would not actually send my enemy there stay away who would you?

Hunter Lake Campgrounds is really a little piece of heaven. I was originally from Monticello but…read morenever had an opportunity to go camping here. This place is super clean once you get in, everything was very close in proximity to our site. The bathroom, spotless and also the showers. We stayed for 2 days, in those 2 days our son was able to run around worry-free with his bike, go to the beach and swim. FYI NO CELLPHONE SERVICE HERE. So don't complain. camping is about getting out with friends and family and spend time with each other. the lake was not crowded we were able to see fireworks at night. If your using a tent make sure you don't use your stakes for the ground because every campsite is under a bedrock which I was super pissed trying to keep my vestibule up. Also, there are a lot of people using golf carts to get around so best believe that there are people riding around during the day and the night. Overall this place has everything that you need wood, ice cream, condiments, ice, just make sure you take enough goods for the stay. Also, I thought this was a plus if you wanna pay a little bit extra you can have electricity. each site has water and an outlet so if you need to bring a fan to keep the tent cool you should be fine. Kid friendly place. They have a boat dock so you can go fishing and a playground that is clean and a basketball court and volleyball court .

Nice quiet campsite. The majority of the trailer/RV's here are seasonal people. Under new ownership…read more(very nice young couple) as of August 2021 and they plan to make many upgrades to the campground. The roads are tight for larger trailers/RV's and some sites are very hard to get into. 20 & 30 amp service available with water at nearly every site. No sewers. You can dump nearby at Mongaup State Park if needed. The tent camping spots are very nice and very secluded. Very limited cell service on site. WiFi only near the campsite office.

I'm a little scared to tell you how much I loved this place for fear that you'll all book up my…read morespot, but I feel it's my duty to share, so here it comes. I love camping, but I'm really picky. I want it all. I want the feeling of privacy, I want to camp on the waterfront, I want the rustic environment with all of it's natural charm & I want that hot shower with a flushing toilet nearby. I wanted the ideal romantic campsite that would be great for a couple. That's a lot to ask for right? Wrong! I found our gem, so stay with me here... First things first! Call them up & discuss your needs. I may want & need all that I have listed above, but your needs may be wildly different. They'll most likely have an ideal spot that caters to all of *your* needs. I need a huge tent, because I'm a bit of an air mattress "glamper," and I also needed the feeling of privacy. *I* was keen to walk a bit & leave the car in another spot to achieve my perfect campout, so they directed me to *my* needs. I spoke with Heidi (a couple owns this site) & she answered all of my questions in-depth before helping me book the site. There is something for everyone, I assure you. Call & discuss with her, she gets *it*. We stayed on the Islands, beyond the Pines sites. There were rules involved. The sign should just read "NO JERKS ALLOWED," but jerks don't read signs & jerks don't even know that they're jerks, so there are rules that pertain. I booked a spot on the Island where there are no radios (except w/ headphones) and no dogs allowed. Sure, you think your music taste is great, and that your dog is harmless & cute, but I might not think that! This part of the campground was perfect for me, but if you want to play radios, have your car right near the tent, or bring your dog along, she'll book you another part of the campground where it's allowed. We pulled into the Pines parking lot & got a handy wheelbarrow to haul our things over to what felt like a completely secluded campsite for my boyfriend & I. The only signs of life from neighboring sites were smoke signals from their campfires. It felt like we owned the land, just him & I, and I was really grateful. I'm a city dweller, I don't need other people to communicate with, because they're with me at all times when I'm home. I wanted to feel alone & I got it! No giant frat party here! If you want a more active part of the grounds, ask, but I don't think jerks are allowed, so keep it in mind if you're a big jerk! We were told how to keep it clean if we didn't want to tempt greedy raccoons & we did, so there was no evidence of hungry animals that would have eaten us in the night. We were also assured that even though it's bear country, bears weren't an issue there like many of the Catskill campgrounds. Not a single bear interrupted us. We did see some gorgeous deer when we pulled into the road, some salamanders, a few hummingbirds & a chipmunk. All so very welcome to share the experience with! Outside of flushing toilets & showers, there are outhouses closer to each site for that middle of the night bathroom trip. When I arrived, Heidi assured, "They're clean." And they were. Nothing gross about the shower house, or the outhouses & that's kind of hard to achieve. Hats off to the couple who own this place. They're doing everything correctly. On-site Heidi runs a little camp shop for all your forgotten, but needed basics. Firewood & sodas, ice, eggs & bacon, marshmallows, grahams & chocs for s'mores. Batteries for lights, and well, you get the picture. These people get my style! Or I get theirs, rather, but you know what I mean. On the campgrounds you'll find the sincerely charming & quaint old covered bridge, a quick hike to waterfalls, and a great menagerie of animals that Heidi keeps! Roosters & chickens, some fancy Polish chickens who look like Andy Warhol art stars, donkeys, a horse, cats & bunnies, curly feathered wedding geese and a goat that begs for a nibble of food. Heidi took the time to satisfy my curious questions about the animals while my boyfriend happily fed them all some feed that you can buy for just a dollar. Thing is, I always leave the campsite & do Catskill things, but this time I didn't even want to leave the site at all. It was all there for me. Although it's pricier than some campgrounds, I'll definitely be dropping my usual favorites & come here instead. It was worth every penny & I'm happy to have found it at last. It's perfect & our hostess Heidi was a sincerely gracious & cool gal that I'll see year after year, I'm sure. I woke up in NYC after my trip feeling fully charged & refreshed, already ticking down the months for my next trip up.

"If your going to Willowemuc Miss Mac, with me you can ride" - so she stepped up into the rig and…read moresettled down inside - she asked me if I've ever come here and will I stay a while? And I said - "listen darlin' - I'm traveling every road in this here land" And the machine that kills fascism started up in my head and sang songs of early Americana - my love of the land "Green Douglas furs where the water cuts thru - down Her wild mountains and canyons she flew - Canadian northwest and the oceans so blue" sing along now people "Roll On Columbia Roll On" - all as I'm watching little brownish grey fishies in seperate sunny huddled eddys, as if they're watching what's happening on land and perhaps waiting for a tired out mosquito to land. But ee were just looking to spend a night or two in the woods of the southern Catskills, not much more so we couldn't do it all - plus, thirteen hours of darkness now arrive around these parts in this time on the calendar (October 9tg) and just about 40* overnight with Big Phil and the new addition - Shrimp Scampi at the tender age of 15 months - one more makes a Three Dog Night - he's a stallworth young laddy passed his time chasing off all approaching fishermen and outgoing ATV's with ferociously - slightly alarming but new to the game of life, we'll just keep close watch and avoid the natives. The talk of The River permeates the crisp October air "but there's quite a few people over there" So I asked to see The Lake - we took the rig up and over rugged terrain and the lake sat perched up a twenty feet from the base campground Getting there bestowed Falls yearly yet short color splendor and grandur, the explosion of prime time foliage in the mountains. And there's something special about a swirl of fallen leaves - perhaps it's the tailspin behind us, wanting to follow but resetting instead as we rumble on. I quickly got a fire going, Marmot Limelight 2P, Vietnam Army cot, Yeti with all sorts of goodies and firewood both paid for then split with my Kelly Works axe. The ringing in my ear from the damn cellphone continually pounding and let's not leave out the grinding city rumble -- but it lightly lifted from off my soul with a bit of help from Veltins pilsner as the beer buzz began take hold - I only see Veltins upstate and not in all of these Catskill parts, so keep an eye out. Back to my beer and distractions within - I used the instructions frim my new Gillie Kettle to get my fire going as I'm not even slightly concerned about getting all 52 (inflated figure) pieces stacked and the fire going because I was going to cook a meal fit for coal miner's and accountants - a hearty thinking man's stew - but it didn't go according to plan and I got a bit miffed - so I did away with that process and put a steak on my BLACKSTONE 1650 because that's how I roll - always with backups for my backups. The thirty bucks for my campsite was fairly priced and I didn't tell y'all - I arrived on the final weekend before seasonal closing, just because I took a loopy wrong turn and I relooped it - but I'm thinking for a family with kiddos under 15, and during peak summer - this here spot is a real humdinger. For me, for what's it's worth, I'll just drive deeper into the woods - I can't say I'm a campground guy - but I respect it for what it is.

Camped here on July 4th weekend. Had a great time. Nice family campground on the river. Camp…read morepersonal were very accommodating & friendly.

This place is a gem! Ken and Linda are the most gracious and welcoming hosts. Their attention to…read moredetail--from the rooms themed after the Hudson River School of painting, to their fabulous breakfasts, the ever so comfy beds, the Japanese stroll garden that leads down into the village, the zen/yoga meditation area--really set this place apart. Just steps away from the fabulous Falcon music venue. And less than 90 min from NYC.

This was our second time here. We loved it the first time, so we decided to come back for our…read moreanniversary. Linda & Ken are so delightful to talk to and for any recommendations for sites or restaurants. The appetizers in the afternoon were delicious and the breakfasts were to die for. Can't wait to go back.

We stayed here for three nights. The place for a somewhat outdoor setting is overall clean even…read morethough we did find some cobwebs in the lights that looked like they'd been there for a while. The water pressure is very strong for the shower and faucets, which is great. They do have bikes and kayaks, but you have to pay to rent them, according to the website, so we didn't bother because it's ridiculous that they'd charge you after paying so much per night. You can't drink the faucet water, so they give you 16oz bottles of water, and we stayed three nights and got eight bottles of water. We weren't sure if we'd get charged the $1.50 per bottle that was on the website if we asked for more. Guess you can't drink your recommended amount of daily water. They also have a bunch of creepy statues around that look more satanic than gargoyles like they have on their map. To get to your dome it's a decent walk for most, so they do offer you a ride, but when we checked out, we texted about a ride and never got a response, so we lugged everything up the hill to the car and then when we got there the one guy said you should've text and I would've picked you up. Yeah, we did a half hour ago and you never responded back. They even tell you at check in if you need anything to text them, but they aren't that responsive. We texted two times our whole trip and when we did get a response it was an hour later and the second time we never got a text, which is why we lugged everything up the hill. The domes are nice, the beds are comfortable but the hospitality sucks. The grill is great and there's plenty of seasoning, plates, pots and utensils to get you through your stay.

4.25 The pictures…read morefrom the site are exactly what you get! The place is really nice. The pictures from the website are spot on and haven't been altered or exaggerated to the point where you're like, "What did I pay for? This isn't what I was expecting..." The staff is friendly and helpful as well. While we were there, the power went out in half of our dome because of the weather (big storm), and when I texted them, they were quick to respond and fix it right away. A few things you should know when planning to go here: - They have all the spices you need and cooking oil, so there's no need to bring any. - They also give you several bottles of water stocked in the mini-fridge. - Internet speeds are good, so you don't have to worry. I was able to stream Netflix without any issues. What could've been better? - Not being able to park close to your site is a bit of a pain. Yes, the staff will help you bring your stuff to your dome with their carts, but if you need to leave the area, it's a bit of a walk. - The pillows are really soft. If you prefer a bit more fluff, then you should bring your own. - The shower tends to make a mess. Even though you close the doors correctly, a lot of water leaks. I made sure the second day we were there to put extra towels down around the shower so it didn't make as much of a mess. Overall, though, I was pretty satisfied with Domes at Catskills.