Camping

Smell the refreshing Adirondack air!

Inlet has numerous unique camping experiences, and has some of the best New York state campgrounds and the one of the few free camping areas in the Adirondacks.

Helping camping enthusiasts discover new basecamps for their Adirondack adventures is our pleasure. Whether you arrive on foot or in an RV, you'll find the campgrounds here are all in amazing locations and offer great amenities. Let the incomparable backdrop of the Adirondack woods and waters set the stage for your next favorite memory.

Inlet is home to the Moose River Recreation Area, (click here for a map) a 50,000-acre primitive camping area with more than 100 camping sites accessed by a network of seasonal roads. Each site has a firepit, a picnic table, and an outhouse, and several sites are wheelchair accessible. Camping here is free, and no reservations can be made for these first-come, first-served, carry-in, carry-out sites. Other primitive, free camping sites can be found around Moss Lake.

New York state campgrounds in Inlet all have accessible tent and RV sites and dumping stations. Brown Tract Pond Campground is tucked away in seclusion a short distance from town. Eighth Lake Campround has great fishing for lake trout. Limekiln Lake Campground is the largest DEC campground in this part of the Adirondacks and is central to everything Inlet, Raquette Lake, and Old Forge have to offer.

Other nearby NYSDEC campgrounds include Alger Island on Fourth Lake, Golden Beach in Raquette Lake, and Nicks Lake in Old Forge.

Tioga Point Campground

(315) 357-4230
Raquette Lake
NY
13436
A boat access only campground which provides great views of Raquette Lake and the...

Eighth Lake State Campground

(518) 548-3076
Route 28
Inlet
NY
13360
Enjoy extensive hiking and biking trails, or take to the water with DEC canoe...

Nicks Lake Campground

(518) 548-3076
278 Bisby Rd
Old Forge
NY
13420
Nicks Lake Campground is a state DEC campground near Old Forge with over 100...

Golden Beach State Campground

(315) 354-4230
Rte 28
Raquette Lake
NY
13436
Located on the south shore of beautiful Raquette Lake, DEC's Golden Beach...

Limekiln Lake State Campground

(518) 548-3076
Limekiln Lake Rd
Inlet
NY
13360
Limekiln Lake Campground is run by the NYSDEC. Getting there From downtown Inlet...

Brown Tract Pond State Campground

(315) 354-4412
Uncas Road
Raquette Lake near
Inlet
NY
13360
Tucked away in seclusion a short way off the main tourist route, this "jewel" of...