Reviews
Main office attendant friendly, knowledgeable & helpful. Ranger presence is lacking. I believe they do the best with what they are given. Outside sites are best. Middle of campground is tight quarters and very dusty. Nice beach
It is nice place but limited restroom to use especially on the weekend. Main restroom is still close i dont know why but other then that it is nice place for a family to come. Small nice cafeteria with amazing view.
Great little sites near the bay, no firepits, unfortunately, but you can bring your own. Bathrooms are very clean, and if you place your trash in a garbage bag near the entrance to your area, it gets collected every morning. They show movies on Saturday nights by the camp store. Dogs are cool to bring along; must be leashed.
New review from me, as we’ve been coming here for 6-7 years now. We initially loved the place and then it kind of went down, you suddenly need to book a spot where before it was come and choose empty spot we love to be spontaneous. Now that we have green key it all works and we love staying here again! And I noticed a note saying you can pick a spot if you don’t have reservation. Anyway - people complaining about bugs and ticks, sand and all… maybe you just shouldn’t go camping. Camping is about gettin dirty, reconnecting with nature. Love this hidden gem!
Have stayed here many times. Usually off season. Quiet at these times, beautiful beach with 4x4 access Suffolk County Outer Beach Permit required. Park is under new management and seems to be in good shape. Maybe they could not leaf-blow the forest at 8am.... Restrooms: Available. Dog-friendliness: Dogs allowed, on leash.
This is one of the best campgrounds on the island that I never knew about. Me and my wife both agreed. We would have given it five stars if it wasn't for the bathroom. They weren't horrible. They were very dated. At least I didn't have to pull a cord to start the water in the shower. It was set up with a motion sensor. See you had to keep moving to have the shower going. But the water was definitely hot. The park has a lot of great features. Very close to the beach and you can go four wheeling here as long as you have a county pass. You can get a day pass for $30. It's $100 for the year. We started looking into the glamping but at$250 a night I'll pass. There weren't a lot of ticks but some. You have to bring your own fire ring and there was water on the sites but no sewer or electric. There's also a convenience store that is up and running so definitely check it out. They have wood there .We will definitely be coming back here again.
We were not there to go camping but to access the beach and to the old lighthouse. This is a long review, but has some tips on walking the beach to the lighthouse. So this is not a review for camping. However, I did use the women’s bathroom / showers. I am not a camper. But I can see why you would want shower shoes. Right in between the women’s and men’s rooms was a wash basin. A person was doing there dishes. Is this where you do your dishes when you go camping? But I am off topic. As I entered the park there was a sign stating residence only. However, super friendly and helpful staff explained it was for certain park things we were not doing. He gave us directions and we were off. We stopped to use the restrooms, parked right before the 4x4 sign, and began our walk. Did it once and never again!!!!! Get a four wheeler if you can. Take the ten minute drive out. Ten minutes for pictures and then ten minutes back. If you don’t have a four wheeler, do it and cross it off your list. Today it was the biting flies. If you stopped for a second they were on you! Otherwise it would have been a nice walk and visit to an old historical site. Please remember to take the path right before the rocks see my pictures to head up to the lighthouse. It will save a good 15 minutes. Our whole walk and time out at the lighthouse was 90 minutes. It was only about 10 minutes at the lighthouse. No one told us about the path, so it took us longer to get to the lighthouse then to get back.
Beautiful place but not for the amateur camper or those who hate bugs.There were so many bugs everywhere we literally can't possibly donate any more blood to the mosquito community. Lots of different little critters that the bug repellent didn't even work on some of us. This campground looks relatively undiscovered hope it stays that way and it's just starting to set up a camp store. We had to go out to Sag Harbor to get some things we needed, it's not bad things at all but that's why we mention it's not for new campers bring lots of your own gear. We wanted a quiet non party, generator running, remote place and it was just that. Cost: It requires a $50 Green Card Pass for Suffolk county if non resident. Then the reservations costs. If you want to camp in the outer beach area the main office guy said it was $200 and you have to have a 4×4 vehicle. Cleanliness: The toilet paper is still there in the bathrooms. We even saw a used tampon in the ladies showers in the front. All other areas are very clean. We loved it! We are just starting to get outdoorsy and we will return better prepared next time. It's too hot and too many bugs early in season.
Great camp ground, nice people, beautiful beach and walk to the light house. Nice hiking trail. Staff is friendly. Try to avoid the party crowds that go on weekends if you want to sleep. But... Park rules are strictly be enforced and the neighbors abide by in the rules.
We love this place. It's our first choice always soon as we me and a whole bunch of our friends AND FAMILIES talk about "camping". The sites are nice. The whole campground is big, lots of places to set up camp. The beach is also really beautiful. We can't wait to camp again. Hopefully this weekend since kids are off from school.
