Putnam Pond Campground

Excellent campground! Clean bathrooms, not too fancy but everything you need. Great sites, nice design for the fire pits. There’s a fully ADA accessible site which we didn’t need but is a great option. Canoeing was superb, and ample access to trails. Very friendly staff, helpful. When we brought a loose post to their attention it was fixed within a day.

I found this campground last minute, it honestly was great! The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Our campsite was very clean! The showers are nice, very hot water! The bathrooms were clean. All the other campers were respectful. Nice quiet campground. My only question was if we could hike the trails surrounding the pond with a dog since the sign said no dogs in day use area? I didn’t know if that was just the beach area or all the trails around the lake? I would love if someone answered this for me. Overall, great trip! We are looking to come back in the fall!

This is a remote site. It can be access using a 10 minutes hike from the boat lending parking lot. The trek is easy but long enough to make carrying heavier articles a bit hard. The access using a boat is much simpler. The water drops down really fast from the big rock where you lend and tie the boat.||||The site is large enough to fit our 16' x 12' tent and a smaller pop up tent (6' x 8'). The views of the lake are beautiful. The looms make a nice background sound for sun setting over the mountains surrounding the pond. There is a hot house about 100 feet in the wood. The toilet is empty regularly. The space left for the picnic table is very uneven, bring spare wood to level the table if it is important to you. I find it makes cooking easier.||||We took our kayaks out every day. Fishing

We stayed for 10 days and had a blast. It was so nice to be able to access a substantial body of water to explore that was calm enough to take our 7 year old out in her kayak. The fishing was superb and quick access to all the hiking trails was great. Camp staff were very friendly and accommodating. There was great tree cover, which was something we were looking for after staying at Schroon Manor last year which had a lot of open grassy areas. We had site 48 which would be great for a small tent maybe 2 but it sits on a hill that has quite a pitch that is difficult to navigate. The site itself has a drop off on one side, and a giant rock that takes up most the site. The site also has a lot of tree roots which makes it hard to find a good spot to anchor a larger tent. The site does have a t

Very nice facility. Well maintained, staff available and helpful. I especially like that the sites are a decent distance from each other and it is well shaded throughout. The lack of cell service is a plus for me. Good location for many hiking trails throughout Pharoah Lake Wilderness Area. Mosquitoes are a problem but that's true throughout the ADK.