New York State Parks · New York
Nicks Lake Campground
New York State Parks · New York, United States
- Sites
- 110
- Hookups
- 110 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to October 12
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,841 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Nicks Lake
- Nearest town
- Old Forge
- Address
- 278 Bisby Road, Old Forge, NY 13420
- Phone
- (315) 369-3314
- Activities
- Camping
112 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
112 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Nicks Lake Campground is set on a quiet, motor-free lake near Old Forge in the western Adirondacks. The 110 sites include one pull-through site, with hot showers, restrooms, and a trailer dump station on site. Pets are allowed with proof of current rabies vaccination on a 6-foot leash, but not on the beach, in day-use areas, or in buildings.
Fees
Standard sites are about $17/night plus a $7.25 reservation fee ($1.25 walk-in), with a $4/night weekend/holiday surcharge. Out-of-state campers pay an additional $5/night. No sites here have electric hookups.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 8° | -24° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 10° | -31° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 21° | -4° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 32° | 10° | 78° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 44° | 28° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 52° | 41° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 60° | 51° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 60° | 50° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 53° | 41° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 39° | 26° | 74° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 26° | 2° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 16° | -5° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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