Fish Creek Pond Campground

Camp in the forest. The sites are determined by posts every 50 ft or so. It is up to you to thread your way around the trees to park. Then the mostly level sites are natural forest floor with mud and leaves. The shower house and dump are at the end of the campground about a mile away from our site. The very narrow two way traffic road requires you to find a wide spot to pull over, but the campers are very gracious. Water is available randomly and some fountains have threaded outlets,

We made our reservation on Reserve America and our site was $22 a night. Fish Creek Campground is ran by the Department Of Conservation (DEC) and has over 300 sites, 80% on the water. Sites are decent size have a picnic table and a fire ring, there are no hook ups in this campground. Water spigots are located through out the park to fill RV's or jugs. Roads through the park are paved and can handle large RV's. Bathroom buildings are located through out the park with one main shower building. The campground offers a beach, boat launch, play ground, picnic area, amphitheater, dump station, two EV charging stations, paddling and hiking at the campground and in the area. The campground has a little store across the road, but you'll pay for that convenience. Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake are 10-13 miles away and offer more in groceries, gas and supplies. Cell service is one bar and sending a text can be a challenge at times.

The campground is very popular, full and busy most of time! If that doesn't bother you you'll enjoy this place....if you want some quiet less hustle and bustle....this probably isn't for you. If your looking for outdoor family activities (hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, paddling) this is a great place to stay.

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First time here and we enjoyed our stay for the most part. Park was packed over the weekend and was a bit noisy. Sites seemed to range from easy access to almost impossible for even small rigs. Our site was flat once you got down the slope and very narrow access. After the weekend you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet. Cell service was spotty and intermittent on Verizon, but heck, you are not supposed to be on your phone anyway, right?

We stayed at campsite 173. The site was slightly level. The campground was clean. The campground was a bit noisy but the campground was full. Lots of water skiers and jet skis. Our site had difficult water access, but the next site over had great steps to the water. The cell signal was good with ATT, but we have a We-Boost. The you-whos were entertaining. We would stay again.

I camped here 50 years ago as a child, 18 years ago with our children and this most recent visit did not disappoint. Almost all sites are on the water, as was ours. We enjoyed having kayaking an fishing just a few short yards from our doorstep!

No hookups but there is water available and the dumpstation is beautiful!

I did not use the bath house.

There is plenty to do right at the campground, biking, walking or running the 5 mile loop around the park/campground is beautiful. We also took a trip into Saranac Lake and hiked Mount Baker steep but only an hour or less to the top! While in town, we also visited
The Saranac Laboratory Museum. Well worth the $7!

We had no internet but were able to make calls and text.

All in all a great place to spend time!

Very large campground. Sites are almost all right on the lake. Sites vary in size with some quite large and others closer together. Restroom are old but clean and very functional. Shower rooms work very well. Surprisingly good cell service. Large bike path. Close to both Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake. No services at the sites but potable water convenient. All in all, a very pretty campground.

Fish Creek has been a favorite for many years. The sites are 95% on the water with great views from all we have stayed at. If you know how to camp without power and hookups this is an awesome choice. Water is easy to come by throughout the park and many of the sites are very large, others not so much but still larger than most private campgrounds. The roadway is a little narrow in some areas but we have never had any problems. The park is near Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and other beautiful towns with lots to do. If you like to paddle, hike or bike this is your place.

This is a HUGE state park campground with 355 sites (although a number of them were being restored when we were there). Most of the sites are on the lake; some have more of a direct view while others have a filtered view through the trees. The sites are very close together and some have trees to provide privacy, but many do not. We were fortunate to have an empty site on either side of us, otherwise it would have felt very crowded. Site 27 did not have an obvious “driveway” and it looks like the last rainfall caused the person in this site to get stuck in the mud as tire tracks remained. The sites are also littered with pinecones and tree roots, so you must be cautious not to trip on them. The bathrooms are clean but small and don’t have air dryers, hooks, or garbage receptacles. The showers had been shut down for the season, but we received a phone call in advance letting us know of this and the alternative available showers in a nearby park. There is one garbage/recycling area in the park. There is a paved roadway that goes all the way around Fish Creek Pond and Square Pond, making it good for bicycling or walking. Nice amphitheater. I also saw basketball and volleyball nets plus a very small swing set.

We had read about this campground from other members of Campendium and we decided to go there ourselves.

It was early June but the weather was just perfect, warm days and cool nights. Every site is waterfront, some a bit better than others. Our site was terrific as Paula wanted to see the sun rise over the water. You can achieve any type of sunrise or sunset as the sites go completely around the ponds. These are big ponds and link up to the chain of lakes and ponds of Saranac Lake region. It is a great paddling area and I recommend checking out St. Regis Outfitters. The mosquitos were abundant but a little smoke from a fire will keep them in check.

No hookups. Fresh water stations everywhere and bath houses well maintained. Showers were overly hot as we seemed to be the only ones using them at the time. Excellent campground and it earned our praise.