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From Syracuse: Take I-81 North to Exit 36 (Pulaski); go north, then west, on Rte 13 through Pulaski to Rte 3; travel 1.5 miles south on Rte 3 to the park entrance. From Rochester: Take Rte 104 East to Rte 3 North to the park entrance. From the north: Take I-81 to Exit 36 (Pulaski) and follow the signs. From Buffalo: Take Thruway (I-90) East to Exit 41, go north to Rte 104 East; take Rte 3 north to the park entrance. From New York and Albany: Take Thruway (I-90) West to Exit 34A; take Rt.481 North to I-81 North to Exit 36 (Pulaski); take Rte 13 West to Rte 3; travel 1.5 miles south on Rte 3 to the park entrance
This is a review of the cabin accommodations, and a bit about the park. We stayed in cabin site 21.
We came as a friend group with 4 families with young children (ages 2-6). We are low-maintenance campers and were very pleased with the cabins. A fridge, small stove, and double-basin sink were very welcome, as were toilet facilities (they provided 3 rolls of TP, but bring a stool for the shorties). Windows had screens and shutters, no curtains. Outlets in each room. Generous wall hooks & hangers in each room. The screened in porch with Adirondack chairs was roomy and a good place to be surrounded by woods while blocking out mosquitoes. Did not use the fireplace, but it looked great. Table and chairs/benches were solid, heavy, and probably milled and assembled on-site 70 years ago, still going strong. The listing says 3 bedrooms, but it’s really two bedrooms, and two twin beds in main living space. One bedroom with a full mattress that was pretty uncomfortable, a dresser, and large shelf. Other bedroom had 2 twin beds with about a foot of space between them and a dresser. (Other friends’ cabins had bunks.) The twin mattresses were more comfortable, but all plastic-coated of course. (Do bring sheets and other linens. If you have the packing space, mattress pads would be a big upgrade.) Gorgeous gigantic oak at the site. Fire pit with a grill, and a separate standing grill. Other key items to bring if you come in July: a fan for the heat, clothesline/pins, trash bags, bug spray, white noise (or ear plugs) if you’re there over Independence Day. Lots of fireworks going off multiple nights!
Our brief interactions with the park staff were very nice. Shower facilities were a 7-min walk away, with your typical camp showers, no complaints. Playground was great, just unshaded, so very hot. Camp store has reasonable prices (!), a small sharing library, a craft room for kids for rainy days that was terrific, and firewood for purchase. Frog pond was nice, but we discovered it was too long of a walk for our kiddos from the cabin, had to drive to a closer trail head another day. Saw frogs! On damp days mosquitoes were THICK. So were fireflies every night, magical for the kids.
Beach: pebbly, but they had also hauled in sand. It does hurt your feet walking out, but gives way to Sandy bottom further out. Terrific place to find pretty rocks. Water was chilly a couple days, warmer on the hottest days in the afternoon. Nice pier. We hit the beach the night of the Fourth and saw fireworks going off over say 10 different places south of us down the shore. Kids loved it, booms not so loud.
We would happily return another year :)
The campsites have a nice pavement section and are a bit cramped in some loops, but are still very cozy. In the chipmunk loop there is a cute camp store! I got a sweatshirt from here and it is now my favorite!!🫶♥️ they have a nice big beach on the lake with a cement pier to go out to the water that we enjoyed going on. Around there is also several trails for hiking or biking! I would recommend choosing this campground over others in the area! 👍
Gr8 little park with a few amenities to make a fun family day. Beach is only open Thu-Mon meaning no life guard on duty the other days. Covered areas & hibachi grills. Clean. No pets on beach in swim area. Swim shoes are helpful!
Rating will depend on your site and loop. We had a large site with plenty of room others are less than 20 feet wide. C and D are closest to water(not the beach) playground and store. A has some sites in the woods others jambed together. B has empty field in middle with a lot of good sized sites. Bathrooms are dated but kept very clean 3 to 4 times a day.
What a fantastic find for a hike today. Well worth the 2 hour drive from Rochester. Parked near the beach access parking lot and set out to do a big loop to come back starting on the frog pong trail. Very short trail that led to a pond with a plank boardwalk to walk across. Nice place to sit down and take in nature for a second. From there, we took the 52c trail to the red fox trail to the blue forest trail and then hopped back on the redox trail, which took us up to the salmon River. Walking along there for a bit til we found the entrance for Lakeshore Trail to take us back to the parking area near the beach access lot. I recommend going counterclockwise so you save the best for last. The views along the lakeshore trail over Lake Ontario are stunning. With plenty of access points to the water. There are also campsites available and cottages when in season. A lot of people out there enjoying a beautiful 50-degree day walking. Biking and having their dogs along. Easy in easy out. Most of the trail was relatively flat. Would definitely like to come again in the fall or even the peak of summer.
