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Darien Lakes State Park's terrain is hilly with woodlands, ravines, streams and 12-acre Harlow Lake. Darien Lake Campground has a total of 154 campsites, 141 with electricity and 13 primitive sites without. Also available are heated comfort stations and showers, a beach, playgrounds, fishing, hiking and horseback riding trails, picnic areas and a rustic bridge over the lake channel to Picnic Island. In winter, multiple-use trails are open for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Darien also has two picnic shelters available for a fee by reservation only.
The swimming area at this park is incredibly small. The “beach” area is more mud than sand. You’ll need to check ahead before coming because the water is often closed for swimming. The swimming area is close to the restrooms and wooden tables for picnics.
Camped there twice this summer. I enjoyed both trips! Staff is really friendly and helpful. Very clean. Great place to explore and make great memories!
Really busy, but decent and clean campgrounds, no issues, they have a nice beach on a pond, that is also good for fishing, catch and release. Caught a nice bass and a few sunfish fishing for only about a half hour. Only disappointment is I think they need more bathrooms in certain areas and they could use a small general store.
Snow was amazing!
Everyone was kind and respectful.
Parking is awful.. leave really early or sit in the po parking lot for 2 hours and wait it out.
There's only one in and 1 out.
No cash policy there .. price are a wee bit high but that seems normal these days
