ALBANY â The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that its 56 campgrounds and day use areas are now open to the public.
While two DEC campgrounds opened earlier this spring â Fish Creek on April 2 and Wilmington Notch on May 7 â most DEC campgrounds opened the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend.
Camping reservations are at an all-time high, the DEC said.
The department also announced improvements at several of its campgrounds.
At the Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area in North Hudson, on the site of the former Frontier Town theme park, the DEC said it continues to advance modifications to the equestrian camping area in response to feedback received since the facility opened in 2019, including the following: