Camping Conesus Lake

Conesus Lake Campground is a full-service campground that offers tent camping sites and allows for RV hook up. It also offers cabins on the lake if you wish to rent.

Many sites are located right on the lake, so you'll fall asleep to the sound of the waves lapping on the shore. 

In addition to camping, Conesus Lake Campground offers a pool, a recreation hall, boat rentals, lake swimming area, and communal shower and bathroom facilities.

If you enjoy camping with comforts and like the business of a small community, Conesus Lake Campground is a great choice. Bring your golf cart along so you and/or the kids can zip to the rec hall and back to your site with ease!

Getting there

• 📍5609 E Lake Rd, Conesus, NY 14435
• 📞 (585) 346-2267
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

For folks that want to really get away from it all, Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area (WMA) you can primitive camp to the sounds of nature and leave the developed world behind. Conesus Inlet WMA does not offer facilities and is a carry-in, carry-out site. 

The serenity of this camping site is that it is just you and the birds and other wildlife. Take a hike down one of the trails, take your binoculars along for some good birding, and add memories to your field journal. Make sure you charge your camera or phone before you go, because you'll want to capture the beauty of this site.

Be sure you register with the DEC before setting up camp, as all overnight visitors on wildlife management lands are required to do so before arrival. Call the number below for more information.

Highlights

• Camping
• Hiking
• Viewing wildlife
• Hunting
• Trapping
• Fishing

Getting there

• 📍East Lake Road, Conesus, NY 14435
• 📞 (607) 776-2165
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Wildlife management area: 1,120 acres
• Marked trails
• Dogs allowed
• Free entry

Camping within the "Grand Canyon of the East" is an experience like no other that you won't want to miss. 

Letchworth State Park is a large park that contains over 60 miles of hiking trails at your disposal when you decide you need a breath of fresh air. Located about 20 miles southwest of Conesus Lake, this park is your destination if you want to experience a gorgeous - and gorge-filled - Finger Lakes park. 

Letchworth State Park offers 350 options for camping, most as tent camping sites. Additionally, there are about 80 cabins available to rent, and two cottages for you to choose from. 

I highly recommend you make reservations well in advance for any of the camping options because Letchworth State Park is a popular Finger Lakes destination. Facilities are available but don't expect to be the only tent in the campsite loop. Even so, Letchworth offers amazing views, the peace of being outdoors, and you get the whole park to hike at your leisure.

Oh yeah - don't forget your camera, because the waterfalls and views are something to remember!

Highlights

• Camping 
• Hiking
• Viewing wildlife
• Horseback riding
• Fishing
• Snowshoeing
• Cross-country skiing
• Biking
• Running
• Snowmobiling
• Hunting

Getting there

• 📍1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14427
• 📞 (585) 493-3600
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State park: 14,000 acres
• 350 camp sites
• 80 cabins
• 2 cottages

• 66 miles of trails
• Waterfalls
• William Pryor Letchworth Museum
• Mary Jemison burial site
• Humphrey Nature Center
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowed
• Entry fee

Another primitive camping site, Sonyea State Forest is isolated and quiet if you want to get away from it all. This state forest has designated camping spots with fire rings and flat areas for easy tent pitching.

Set on 922 acres, Sonyea State Forest is a multi-use area that offers hiking, wildlife viewing, hunting, trapping, and fishing, in addition to camping. I know you were hoping for a waterfall too - and you're in luck! Kesheqa Creek Falls Trailhead, located within the park, will lead you past some limestone layered waterfalls that are common within the Finger Lakes Region.

Please take note the the forest butts up against the land of a correctional facility on the northern edge of the park, and therefore it's important to stay on trails and know which property you're hiking on. But don't let this deter you from the amazing experience that awaits you in the Sonyea State Forest's heart.

Highlights

• Camping
• Hiking
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Trapping
• Viewing wildlife

Getting there

• 📍Union Corners Rd, Dansville, NY 14437 (enter from the south entrance only)
• 📞 (585) 226-2466
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State forest: 922 acres
• 5 designated campsites - 2 by the waterfalls!

• Registration required for camping longer than 3 days
• Access to Kesheqa Creek Falls
• Dogs allowed on leash
• Free entry