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Nestled at the foot of Slide Mountain, the tallest peak in the Catskills, and surrounded by Panther, Cornell, and Wittenberg Mountains is Woodland Valley Campground. The campground offers 70 tent and trailer sites, a picnic area with tables and grills, flush toilets, hot showers, a trailer dump station and a recycling center. Woodland Valley Campground serves as the trailhead for both Slide-Wittenberg Trail and Woodland Valley-Denning Trail. Area attractions include the Village of Phoenicia which offers tubing on the Esopus Creek (famous for its trout fishing), a railroad museum, train rides on the Catskill Mountain Railroad, fine shops, antiques and restaurants.
70 tent and trailer sites, picnic area with tables and grills, flush toilets, hot showers, trailer dump station, recycling center, mobility impaired accessibility, pay phone.
From Thruway Exit 19, Kingston - bear right after leaving the exit, on to Route 28 West. Proceed 20-25 miles to the village of Phoenicia, which will be on your right. Proceed on Rte. 28 across the bridge over the Esopus Creek In Phoenicia. Turn left at the small yellow "Woodland Valley Campground" sign onto Woodland Valley Road. Follow Woodland Valley Road back over the Esopus Creek. Turn right at the "T" after the bridge. Stay left at the first sharp bend and follow Woodland Valley Road approximately six miles to the campground.
Pretty great experience! I had campsite 58 and it butted up against a pretty steep hill, was nice to have some privacy. Some of the sites looked a little small, but I don't think anyone really cared. Spent some time in the creek next to the campground, was chilly but clean and fun! One of the bathrooms was out of order while I was there, but it's alright, showers worked and lots of hot water! I was there with a group of friends and we took two campsites next to each other. We weren't super rowdy, but did get loud at times (during regular hours) and no one cared.
I would 100% go back and try and snag one of the sites along the creek. They looked spacious and there was a babbling creek right there!
Awesome campground! Great spots, beautiful scenery, peaceful. Hiking trails were nearby. Bathrooms and shower area were clean and water was warm. Looking forward to my next trip back.
Very nice Campgrounds. Had absolutely No phone service, including Wi-Fi. They do have a pay phone. (Bring change!) Great place to getaway from everything. Stress Free... People are friendly. Campsite and Bathrooms were clean. They had a hot shower trailer there.
A Bear family was spotted on Campgrounds. So ALL food, coolers and your clothes you wore cooking must stay in truck/vehicles while sleeping or not on campsite. We did have to sign a waiver stating we knew about the Bears being there... To be expected.
We did not see any Bears.
But we did see some deer and wild turkeys walk thru campgrounds and cross the brook.
This campground is in a beautiful location! The staff are very helpful and nice. I would love to give five stars, but unfortunately there was no access to clean water at the campsite so I took off one star. The bathrooms are clean and spacious! I didn’t get any pictures of our campsite but it had one picnic table, a fire pit, lots of space for a car and space for our big tent and small tent. The pictures I include in this review are of some views and places in the area around the campground, as well as a lovely deer who came very near to our site!
This is the perfect place for my family who are not too crazy but sometimes pursuit different experience like camping. The camping ground is a natural setting with gravel ground and cement-made fireplace equipped a huge metal grill. Wood burning is basically common that I've never seen anyone burns charcoal. Bunch of firewood has been selling $15 as a quite good amount for 2 nights by an outside vender at the site. About $8 for small pack of firewood is sold by the market in Phoenicia downtown. The crews are overly strict about closing time 9pm(cannot get in after sharp 9pm), the proof of levy vaccination for a dog, regulations for dog and garbage treatment. They have warm water indoor shower and dishwashing station. The water sound near the brook may give you relief or annoyance when you sleep.
