Chautauqua Gorge State Forest Campground
State Forest
Write a Review Hannum Rd. Mayville, NY 716-363-2052 Official WebsiteGPS: 42.24, -79.5855
Overview of Chautauqua Gorge State Forest Campground
7 of the 8 campsites are for tents only. The designated sites have a yellow camp disk. Camping for more than three nights or with 10 or more people requires a permit from a Forest Ranger. Call 518-897-1300 to get the name and contact information for the local ranger.
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Amanda on 6/28/2024
Longest RV Reported: 23 feet (Class C)
Reported by MemoriesOverMaterial on 10/30/2017
Number of Sites 8
Elevation 1,443 ft / 439 m
Max Stay 3
Max Length 15 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Chautauqua Gorge State Forest Campground 8 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 8/11/2021
Confirmed by 3 Users
Last reported 6/28/2024
“Don’t Stay”
Reviewed 6/28/2024
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Great campground but We Had A Horrible Experience Due To The Local Belligerents. When We Arrived We Snagged The Last Spot And Soon After We Got Set Up 2 Different Campsites Started Playing Very Loud Music Which Lasted Until 3 Or 4 AM. The People Across From Us Were Throwing Glass Bottles And Fighting All Night, As Well As Talking About... more
Great campground but We Had A Horrible Experience Due To The Local Belligerents. When We Arrived We Snagged The Last Spot And Soon After We Got Set Up 2 Different Campsites Started Playing Very Loud Music Which Lasted Until 3 Or 4 AM. The People Across From Us Were Throwing Glass Bottles And Fighting All Night, As Well As Talking About All The Drugs They Were Doing. The Raccoons Were Just As Bad Screaming And Snarling At Each other, I have never stayed anywhere so noisy. Proceed With Caution. Would Be A Nice Place To Stay If Others Were Respectful, But The State Forest Rangers Need To Do Something About The Ridiculous Partying, Fighting, And Drug Use That The Locals Are Doing Out There First.
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AT&T 5G
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“Fantastic, if you don’t have dogs”
Reviewed 9/11/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 3 and 8 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Class B) |
Overall Rating
I love this place and planned on spending several days here, but then my dog started puking! People at another campsite had two dogs that also woke up sick today. She thought it may be because of all the flowers, apparently they are poisonous to animals, although I did not see my dog eat any, she was walking through them often. The ... more
I love this place and planned on spending several days here, but then my dog started puking! People at another campsite had two dogs that also woke up sick today. She thought it may be because of all the flowers, apparently they are poisonous to animals, although I did not see my dog eat any, she was walking through them often.
The campground only has eight sites, some of them have shelters and picnic tables others don’t. I stayed the night at campsite three and was going to say again but not with a sick dog. There’s a wonderful creek that runs through what seems to be most of the campsites.
They are first come first serve basis and was full Friday night, but not two of its have left.
It’s very wooded and somewhat level. There are several hiking trails that I did not get to go on.
May be a different time of year when these flowers are in bloom, will be back for a visit. It really is beautiful here.
There are two porta potties, but no water. I cleaned up a bunch of trash at two sites, and fire pits. Come on people, metal and glass do not burn, but leave a mess for the person behind you. PACK OUT WHAT YOU PACK IN! 🥳
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AT&T 4G
SoulJourney would stay here again
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“10/10 Amazing Camping”
Reviewed 8/11/2021
| Days stayed: | 5 |
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Beautiful area, cannot recommend enough!! 6-8 different designated free campsites (w/ yellow signs) that you can stay at - all have fire pits and some have tables. There’s also 3-4 pavilions with fire pits for day use. Tons of trails nearby - a cute half mile hike near the pavilions and two other ones at the end of the road. If you hik... more
Beautiful area, cannot recommend enough!! 6-8 different designated free campsites (w/ yellow signs) that you can stay at - all have fire pits and some have tables. There’s also 3-4 pavilions with fire pits for day use. Tons of trails nearby - a cute half mile hike near the pavilions and two other ones at the end of the road. If you hike down the one that goes downhill, it leads to a creek - take a left and hike along the creek - there are SO many little waterfalls and swimming holes. Perfect for cooling off.
ONLY DOWNFALL - Would only recommend for tent camping or van life. The road has a small turnaround which would be tight for big RVs. Also, the ranger came around and said even if you are in a sprinter van, you still have to set up a tent on the site that you are parked in front of because almost all of the sites are primitive camping only. The ranger did come around about every other day and was enforcing this rule.
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Verizon 4G
Vanessa would stay here again
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“Very nice park”
Reviewed 6/17/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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Peaceful and quiet with good stargazing. Watch for yellow numbers to indicate designated sites, as there are many spots that are not considered sites. Not great for pulling in a camping vehicle (we have a camper van) but perfect for tenting. We arrived late to find no sites available but slept in a grassy parking area that night and mo... more
Peaceful and quiet with good stargazing. Watch for yellow numbers to indicate designated sites, as there are many spots that are not considered sites. Not great for pulling in a camping vehicle (we have a camper van) but perfect for tenting. We arrived late to find no sites available but slept in a grassy parking area that night and moved to a site in the morning. We had to park along the roadside as we couldn’t get the van into the parking area of the site and keep it level. A local did tell us the ranger would make us move but he never came. Pretty park and very clean. Apparently you can hike to the the gorge and there are many trails. Aside from one loud group it was very quiet. Beautiful surroundings and VERY shaded sites! Would definitely return but probably with a tent.
Erin and Brian would stay here again
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“Beautiful and quiet!”
Reviewed 6/16/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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This was our second stop on a cross country trip from NH. The first night, a Sunday, it was pretty full but we pulled our camper can into a parking area and spent the night there, moving to a vacant site in the morning. Definitely better designed for tent camping as most sites don’t allow for pulling more than a small car in, but a bea... more
This was our second stop on a cross country trip from NH. The first night, a Sunday, it was pretty full but we pulled our camper can into a parking area and spent the night there, moving to a vacant site in the morning. Definitely better designed for tent camping as most sites don’t allow for pulling more than a small car in, but a beautifully maintained area. Sites are well dispersed and very shaded. Apparently you can hike to the gorge from here, but we didn’t know that lol. There are quite a few trails though, and some gorgeous stars at night. Very quiet area and felt very safe. Very nice sites. There’s also a nice day use area with picnic tables and fire rings. A little difficult to differentiate “designated” sites from non, but look for the yellow numbers on the trees. Overall a great spot, would definitely return! Four stars as it wasn’t accommodating for pulling in camping vehicles. We pulled off to the side in front of our site, and a local told us we’d be spoken to for parking off to the roadside by our site, but nobody ever came.
Erin and Brian would stay here again
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“Childhood Favorite”
Reviewed 8/26/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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I grew up nearby, so we would camp at the gorge very often and I have always loved the place. There is a great hike down to the gorge (watch your step!) where you can swim and cool off and lots of beautiful nature all around. It was always busy on summer weekends, but quiet during the week. The last time I attempted to go, the road was... more
I grew up nearby, so we would camp at the gorge very often and I have always loved the place. There is a great hike down to the gorge (watch your step!) where you can swim and cool off and lots of beautiful nature all around. It was always busy on summer weekends, but quiet during the week. The last time I attempted to go, the road was closed due to a washout. The website reflected that at the time, but the website now says nothing about closures. I highly suggest it for those who enjoy hiking and have a somewhat small setup. I'm not sure if the road allows for large RVs.
TheHappiestWanderers would stay here again
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“Road was closed due to rains ”
Reviewed 4/26/2018
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I tried to stay here but the road going was closed due to rains. Maybe I will try again some other time. The road was dirt and very muddy.
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“Nice free camping area that's fairly quiet where there are not many options! ”
Reviewed 10/30/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
| RV Length: | 23' (Class C) |
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We've stayed here for a total of 2 nights on 2 separate occasions with great success. Our 24 ft. Motorhome for with room to spare in site 8 which was recently updated. Most of the other sites are best suited for tent camping.
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AT&T 4G
MemoriesOverMaterial would stay here again
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- dry camping
- Dispersed Camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
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- fire ring
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