Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground

Friendly staff, facilities clean and well maintained. Sites a closer together than you might expect, which if the camp is full makes it feel a bit crowded, but it’s a different vibe from a state park and I found it congenial and fun. Lots of climbers and outdoors people off on adventures. You’ll need coins for the showers but can change money up front if the camp office is open. Extra bonus: a wineberry bush simply dripping with berries. If you’re here in mid-July, look along the side of the road to the left as you go into from the front lodge.

If you're looking for a nice simple clean campground in the Catskills, this is a good choice. No fancy activities or amenities like a pool, water park, playground, etc. But the tent sites are spacious and well kept, and they each have a tent platform and a picnic table. It's a pretty, heavily wooded, and rustic campground. The bathrooms are clean and the campground manager is responsive and friendly. There's a quaint little town of New Paltz just a few miles down the road where you can find nice shops and restaurants. You can't have a campfire at your tent site but there's a communal bonfire at the pavilion. They're also dog friendly so you don't have to leave furry family members at home. There's WiFi at the pavilion and I got 2-3 bars of T-Mobile signal at my tent site.

Very quiet and clean campground. There was no one there for checkin but we were able to do it over the phone. Everyone there was respectful of the campground. Bathrooms were very clean usable. Showers weren’t used but they seemed like they’d work perfectly fine. Plenty of places to throw away trash. Very close to everything in the area. Only downside was no fireplaces at the campsites but it’s understandable why.

Stayed at Shawagunk as an access point to Minnewaska State Park and Mohonk Preserve. Campsites were adequate for our needs. The main building has toilets and pay-showers as well as a practice climbing wall for those preparing to climb in the preserve. The inner facilities had composting toilets, so they were environmentally friendly, but the odor was noticeable. Bear-resistant dumpsters available throughout. Good price and great central location.

Small nice campsite, communal area offers rock climbing, tables, electricity, fire pit, even toaster! My son can’t wait to go back for the rock climbing.