RV Camping near Colchester, Vermont

Ausable Pines

Ausable Pines in Peru, New York, offers 76 full-hookup RV sites and 14 tent sites on the Adirondack Park's northeastern edge, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A single standard full-hookup category means every guest gets the same spec, with an outdoor pool, disc golf course, walking trails, and dog park. Seventy-six back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 45 feet. Two things to check before booking: service is 30-amp throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management, and RVs are required to be in good condition — generally within a 10-year model range, with older rigs cleared in advance. Fourteen tent sites round out the lodging. Firewood and a dog park handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a disc golf course, walking trails, and river frontage filling the grounds. Fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, biking, and picnicking round it out, with a lake nearby. Pets are welcome. Peru sits in Clinton County where the Ausable River's meandering lower valley meets the Lake Champlain shoreline and the eastern Adirondack foothills. This is the Champlain Valley's western shore — apple country and resort towns rather than High Peaks wilderness, though Whiteface, Lake Placid, and Ausable Chasm are all within a short drive, and Burlington sits across the lake by ferry. Summer is the season in the Adirondacks, with foliage drawing a strong September and early October. Reserve well ahead for July and August, and clear RV approval early if your coach is older.

from $48/night

Ausable Chasm Campground

83 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 35 Tent Sites

Ausable Chasm Campground in Keeseville, New York, offers 83 RV sites, two cabins, and 35 tent sites directly across from the Ausable Chasm entrance, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup categories at both amperages join a water-and-electric tier, with an outdoor pool, disc golf course, and recreation center. Eighty-three sites span 30-amp full hookup, 50-amp full hookup, and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier before booking, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Two cabins and 35 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a disc golf course, recreation center, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, mountain biking, a playground, and dog park filling the rest. Boating, swimming, picnicking, and productive birding round it out. The chasm is the reason to stay here and it justifies the trip. The AuSable River has carved 500-million-year-old Potsdam sandstone into one of the most dramatic geological features in the Northeast, and the entrance is directly across the road. Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, and the Adirondack High Peaks are all close. Summer is the season on the Adirondack Park's northeastern edge, with foliage drawing a strong September. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $35/night

Shady Oaks Camping Resort

12 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites, 1 Glamping Site

Shady Oaks Camping Resort in Plattsburgh, NY, offers 12 full-hookup RV sites, 4 tent sites, and 1 glamping site, with 20 and 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 30-amp and pull-thru 30-amp, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Note the electrical: service is 20 and 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a community fire pit, and recycling cover the rest. Pets are welcome. Horseshoes, corn hole, and picnicking fill the shaded grounds, with the lake and beach a short walk. Plattsburgh sits on the western shore of Lake Champlain in the North Country between the Adirondack foothills and Vermont's Green Mountains. The campground is three quarters of a mile from the City Beach. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Twelve sites near Lake Champlain in a short northern season — reserve well ahead for summer.

from $25/night

Ausable River Campsite

60 RV Sites, 13 Tent Sites

Ausable River Campsite in Keeseville, New York, offers 67 full-hookup RV sites and 13 tent sites across 130 acres of mature hardwoods along the Ausable River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Standard and deluxe categories sit in the Adirondack Park, minutes from the Northway and Lake Champlain. Sixty-seven sites run in standard and deluxe full-hookup categories carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. One policy to check before booking: RVs are generally required to be within a 10-year model range, with older units needing prior approval. Thirteen tent sites round out the accommodations. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A beach on the river anchors the recreation, with swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking from the water. A recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a playground, dog park, and picnicking areas fill the 130 wooded acres, with wine tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. The Ausable is one of the Northeast's most celebrated wild trout rivers, and the mature hardwood setting delivers the deep-forest quiet that defines the Adirondacks at their best. Keeseville sits in Clinton County just minutes from the Adirondack Northway and the Lake Champlain shoreline, which serves both I-87 travelers and guests who planned specifically for the river and the mountains. Summer and fall foliage drive demand in the Adirondacks. Reserve well ahead, and confirm RV age approval if your unit is over ten years old.

from $35/night

Smugglers Notch RV Village

57 RV Sites

Smugglers Notch RV Village in Cambridge, Vermont, offers 56 full-hookup RV sites in the northern Green Mountains, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 47 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Deluxe back-in and deluxe pull-through 20/30/50-amp categories join 20/30-amp back-in and pull-through tiers, with a disc golf course and zip line. Fifty-six sites span back-in 20/30-amp, pull-through 20/30-amp, deluxe back-in 20/30/50-amp, and deluxe pull-through 20/30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 47 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. If your rig needs 50-amp, book a deluxe category — the standard tiers top out at 30. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The campground is seasonal, typically opening in mid-May and closing at the beginning of November, so confirm current dates before planning a shoulder-season trip. A disc golf course and zip line anchor the on-site recreation, with corn hole and picnicking filling the rest. The amenity set is modest by design — the Green Mountains are the attraction, and the park is built as a comfortable base for reaching them. Pets are welcome. Smugglers Notch itself is the rugged pass above town that once served as a smuggling route into Canada, and it is now one of Vermont's most dramatic drives. Stowe, Mount Mansfield, and Lamoille County's villages and breweries are all close. Summer and foliage season drive demand hard. Reserve well ahead for July through mid-October.

from $69/night

Twin Ells RV Park

7 RV Sites

Twin Ells RV Park in West Chazy, New York, offers seven full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp service, sized for rigs to 59 feet, with an outdoor pool, a lake, a recreation center, and a ball field on site. Established in 1970, it has run as a family campground in the Champlain Valley for more than 50 years. Seven back-in sites carry full hookups with 30 and 50-amp service, taking rigs to 59 feet, with picnic tables. Laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side, and WiFi reaches the property. With seven sites, this is a small operation — book early rather than counting on availability. On-site amenities are generous for the scale. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, a lake sits on the property, and a recreation center, ball field, playground, and ping pong fill out the calendar. Swimming runs from the property. Pets are welcome. The park takes its name from the twin wives of founders Edward Labossiere and Clarence Lewis — Hattie and Maddie — and three generations of Champlain Valley families have returned to it since. West Chazy sits in Clinton County on US-9 and NY-9B, 10 miles north of Plattsburgh. Lake Champlain fishing, Adirondack foothills hiking, and the Plattsburgh area's historical attractions are all within day-trip range, and the Canadian border is close enough that cross-border traffic is a steady part of the market. The park runs the northern New York season. Summer is peak, and with only seven sites, weekends book out well ahead. Cancellations and date changes are accepted up to seven days before arrival for a full refund less the booking fee.

from $71/night

Kings Bay Campground

142 RV Sites

Kings Bay Campground in Champlain, New York, offers 151 deluxe full-hookup RV sites on Lake Champlain with roughly 1,800 feet of waterfront and one of the few sand beaches on the New York shore. Sites carry 20, 30, and 50-amp with water and sewer, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables, and the campground is open all year. One hundred fifty-one deluxe full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Cabins round out the accommodations. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One policy to check before booking: RVs are generally required to be within a 10-year model range, and older units need approval in advance. The lake carries the recreation. A sand beach gives direct swimming access, with boating, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, paddle boats, and fishing from the property. An outdoor pool, clubhouse, recreation center, arcade, billiards, a dog park, hiking, and biking fill the grounds, with picnicking areas and birding along the shoreline. Pets are welcome. Champlain sits at the northern end of the Lake Champlain valley just south of the Canadian border, at the tri-border crossroads of New York, Vermont, and Quebec. Quebec's communities lie north, Vermont's Green Mountains across the lake to the east, and the Adirondacks rise to the west — an unusual range of day trips from one address. Summer lake season drives demand across the Champlain Valley. Reserve well ahead for July and August, and confirm RV age approval if your unit is older than ten years.

from $18/night

Blue Haven Campground and Resort

16 RV Sites

Blue Haven Campground and Resort in Ellenburg Depot, NY, offers 16 RV sites with 20 and 30-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in two nightly-stay categories: 30/20-amp full-hookup back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric, and 30/20-amp water-and-electric back-ins. Each has a fire pit. Note the electrical: this is a 20 and 30-amp property, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, and WiFi cover the essentials. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. Guests may bring their own boat or kayak and their own golf cart. An outdoor pool, a clubhouse, a recreation center, mini-golf, a pavilion, a ball field, sport courts, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with a boat launch to Lake Champlain for boating, paddling, and fishing, plus walking trails through the forest. Ellenburg Depot sits at the northern edge of the Adirondacks — six million protected acres, 2,000 miles of trail, and 3,000 lakes and ponds — with a state park nearby. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Summer weeks book earliest.

from $48/night

10 Acres Campground

15 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

10 Acres Campground in Addison, VT, offers 15 full-hookup RV sites and 5 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. The three categories say what you get: lake view full-hookup sites with water, sewer, and 50/30-amp power; pool side RV sites; and water-and-electric sites. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, and a dump station cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a pavilion, a playground, horseshoes, walking trails, and a pond fill the grounds, with lake access for fishing, boating, swimming, and kayaking, plus planned activities. A restaurant is a mile out and skydiving is two and a half. Addison sits on Lake Champlain — 120 miles of freshwater inland sea studded with islands, the Green Mountains on one shore and the Adirondacks on the other. Shelburne Museum and Lake Placid are both day trips. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Lake view sites are limited and book first.

from $35/night

Onion River Campground

26 RV Sites, 24 Tent Sites

Onion River Campground in Plainfield, Vermont, offers 26 RV sites and 24 tent sites along the Winooski River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 25 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in categories at both amperages join walking trails, a community fire pit, and forested grounds. Twenty-six back-in sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 50-amp, and back-in 50-amp water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 25 feet. Two things to plan around carefully: the 25-foot cap is genuinely restrictive and rules out most modern RVs, so this suits vans, small trailers, and truck campers rather than coaches, and the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Twenty-four tent sites make this substantially a tent property. A dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Walking trails, a community fire pit, and the surrounding forest fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, biking, and picnicking on and around the river. The dark central Vermont sky makes for excellent stargazing. Pets are welcome. Vermonters called the Winooski the Onion River for the wild leeks along its banks before European settlement, and the name stuck to the campground. Plainfield sits 10 to 15 minutes from Montpelier — the smallest state capital in the country and the only one without a McDonald's — with Goddard College, the Groton State Forest, and the Northeast Kingdom all close. Summer and foliage drive demand. Reserve ahead, and check your rig against the 25-foot limit.

from $32/night

Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks

126 RV Sites, 24 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites, 3 Yurts

Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks in North Hudson, New York, offers 126 RV sites, 24 cabins, seven tent sites, and three yurts in Essex County's High Peaks country, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront and buddy pull-through categories join full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in tiers, with a pool, beach, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. One hundred twenty-six sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, pull-thru 30/50-amp, pull-thru buddy, and waterfront categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The buddy sites suit two rigs traveling together, and waterfront is worth requesting. Twenty-four cabins, seven tent sites, and three yurts round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. All guests check in at the main office and sign the terms — e-signature in advance is encouraged. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a lake and river supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. Mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, craft room, gaga ball, sports courts, volleyball, gem mining, bike rentals, golf cart rentals, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest. Mount Marcy, Lake Placid, and the Boquet River are all close. Summer and foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Lake Champagne Resort Vermont

31 RV Sites

Lake Champagne Resort in Randolph, Vermont, offers 32 full-hookup RV sites at the geographic center of the state, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A single 50/30-amp full-hookup category means every guest gets the same spec, with a lake, beach, walking trails, and sports courts. Thirty-two sites are full hookup throughout, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 50/30-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork — every guest gets the same spec, which is a refreshingly simple way to run a small resort. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. A lake and beach anchor the recreation, with swimming, biking, walking trails, a pavilion, dog park, and sports courts filling the rest. The birding through the surrounding woods and pasture is productive. A golf course is nearby, and the property operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. The address is 53 Lake Champagne Drive in Randolph Center. This is quintessential Vermont countryside — the Green Mountains' ancient metamorphic ridgeline, dairy farm pasture, and stream-fed ponds, with the state's geographic center just up the road. Randolph's downtown, the Vermont Technical College campus, and the Green Mountain National Forest are all close, and Montpelier, Woodstock, and the Mad River Valley ski areas are within an easy drive. Summer and fall foliage drive the heaviest demand in Vermont, and foliage season fills the state. Reserve well ahead for July through mid-October.

from $66/night