Nicks Lake Campground
New York State Park
Write a Review 278 Bisby Rd. Old Forge, NY 13420 315-369-3314 315-866-6330 Official WebsiteGPS: 43.689, -74.9818
Overview of Nicks Lake Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by ADK Man on 1/30/2022
Longest RV Reported: 26 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by ADK Man on 1/30/2022
Number of Sites 112
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May - Oct.
Elevation 1,738 ft / 529 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Nicks Lake Campground 5 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 1/30/2022
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 10/9/2016
“Excellent Campground”
Reviewed 1/30/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
| RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Made my reservation on Reserve America. Finding the campground is pretty easy. The interior roads are all paved. Check in was simple, I was in loop A on site 10. The loop has bathrooms on each end with showers. The facilities were well cared for. My site was level, only needed minor adjustments and there was a fire pit with a pi... more
Made my reservation on Reserve America. Finding the campground is pretty easy. The interior roads are all paved. Check in was simple, I was in loop A on site 10. The loop has bathrooms on each end with showers. The facilities were well cared for. My site was level, only needed minor adjustments and there was a fire pit with a picnic table. There is no electric, no sewer and no water hook up. There is a dump station in the park and water spigots to fill RV tanks or jugs. Cell service was strong, I was able to hook my phone to my TV on rainy nights to stream a movie. Although this is a state campground and there was patrols going around they tended to leave folks alone. There was a bear warning when I was there but I saw no bears or evidence of bears. Nicks Lake is a good paddle, has a trail around the lake for hiking, a beach and a playground. The sites are spread out enough on the A loop for decent privacy but you can still hear and observe your neighbors.
Nicks Lake is just a few miles outside of Old Forge NY. There are gas and groceries there as well as many stores, restaurants, hiking trails, paddling and also the home to Water Safari. Old Forge is the gateway into the central Adirondacks.
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ADK Man would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Great state park”
Reviewed 9/22/2021
| Nightly rate: | $27 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 92 |
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We were just passing through heading home. We found this park had good reviews and it was on our route through the scenic Adirondack trail drive. We would definitely stay here again. There are no hook ups but if you are self contained, you’ll like it. They have free hot showers, dish washing sink and an east dump and fill station f... more
We were just passing through heading home. We found this park had good reviews and it was on our route through the scenic Adirondack trail drive.
We would definitely stay here again. There are no hook ups but if you are self contained, you’ll like it. They have free hot showers, dish washing sink and an east dump and fill station for RV’s.
We had site 92 which had a little bit of a water view and was nice and private. We had to block up the front wheels a bit to get level.
During this time of year the A and B loops were closed but they said we could camp in there with no bathrooms in use in those loops. That was a good offer for privacy but we wanted near the water.
Great state park, clean free hot showers and clean bathrooms. Staff were very welcoming as well.
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MoochdockOma would stay here again
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“Good family site”
Reviewed 7/20/2021
| Nightly rate: | $27 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 109 |
| RV Length: | 24' |
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We were lucky enough to get a campsite on lake. I would recommend outside loop of E section If available. The campsite was level with good space between sites. The dumps were clean and easy in and out. The one thing that could use improvement is the shower house could use some updating and a good cleaning. It is close to Old Forge and ... more
We were lucky enough to get a campsite on lake. I would recommend outside loop of E section If available. The campsite was level with good space between sites. The dumps were clean and easy in and out. The one thing that could use improvement is the shower house could use some updating and a good cleaning. It is close to Old Forge and some good mountain biking. We would definitely stay again.
We had straight talk for cell service and it was 3 bars.
Mac would stay here again
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“ Nice state park. Good size sites. Pretty view of the lake at some. Verizon Service ”
Reviewed 7/9/2019
| Nightly rate: | $23 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 68 |
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I’ve stayed here before and if you can get E loop it’s walking distance to a nice beach area. Great reception on my Verizon. Could not get anything on my AT&T hotspot. Definitely recommend over lime kiln lake park. I had three nights reservation and left after the first. I guess OK but zero cell service and sites not quite as nice Ni... more
I’ve stayed here before and if you can get E loop it’s walking distance to a nice beach area. Great reception on my Verizon. Could not get anything on my AT&T hotspot. Definitely recommend over lime kiln lake park. I had three nights reservation and left after the first. I guess OK but zero cell service and sites not quite as nice Nicks. Very good for families.
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Angry Beagle Travels would stay here again
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“Pretty but Dark”
Reviewed 10/9/2016
| Days stayed: | 7 |
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| Site Number: | 93 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Really pretty campground, almost all sites are deep in the trees. Most have pretty good separation and there are some sweet ones in E loop with views of the water. All sites are primitive and with all the tree cover there is no chance for solar (at least in October) so be prepared for generator use. They do do a nice job of limiting ge... more
Really pretty campground, almost all sites are deep in the trees. Most have pretty good separation and there are some sweet ones in E loop with views of the water. All sites are primitive and with all the tree cover there is no chance for solar (at least in October) so be prepared for generator use. They do do a nice job of limiting generator hours to just 5 hours of the day so you don't have to hear them all the time. While we were there the weather was mostly cloudy and wet so it was a bit dreary and dark, I'm sure summer would be better.
Showers were individual rooms and clean but the water was not hot enough. Wish that they had some dog waste stations around since the only trash was all the way at the front of the campground.
Verizon and AT&T were both 4G, on VZN we got 13 down and 5 up.
More photos available here: http://www.campadk.com/campsitephotos.html?campground=Nicks+Lake
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Mostly likely this campground is very busy in the summer season because it’s a short, easy drive from the tourist town of Old Forge but it was almost empty when we visited. None of the sites have...
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- basketball court
- fishing
- horseshoes
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- volleyball
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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