Golden Beach Campground - Raquette Lake, NY
Golden Beach Campground is a scenic retreat nestled along Raquette Lake, New York, offering a pet-friendly environment perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and dog owners alike. While not a traditional dog park, its expansive natural surroundings and easy access to trails make it an excellent destination for those seeking dog-friendly hiking and camping experiences in the Adirondacks. Its location on RR 28 means you’re surrounded by serene forest and lakeside views, making your adventures in nature both peaceful and memorable.
Golden Beach Campground is best known for its proximity to Raquette Lake, where visitors can enjoy pet-friendly trails and explore the natural wonders of upstate New York. While detailed amenities dedicated exclusively to dogs (like fenced play areas or agility equipment) are not specified, the general camp atmosphere is welcoming for families and their four-legged companions. For those looking to escape and explore the Adirondacks with their pets, this campground provides an inviting basecamp.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are there walking or hiking trails connected to the park? Yes, the campground provides access to nearby pet-friendly trails, making it a great spot for dog-friendly hiking in Raquette Lake, NY.
Reviews
Maybe add to the map that site 91 is basically the parking lot for the restrooms. When the check in staff comments ‘that would not have been my first choice’ that’s a pretty good indication of what you’re getting. Between the door slamming, people cutting through our site and the flushing toilet… I’d say that was just about my worst camping experience.
The sites are spacious and were well maintained. The park cycles through rehabilitation of sites. The beach is great. If you are looking to launch a boat, this launch is not very good but the local marina is great and near by.
Great campground. Staff is awesome. Some sites are very small but overall a great place to camp. Beach is awesome
I read the reviews and seriously wondered if we’d stayed at a different campground.
We stayed at a site down the street from the “main” campground. It’s pit toilet only, which has no lock and would potentially be shared with 4 other sites…. But even worse, when we arrived it was covered in excrement.
It’s a short drive to the showers and they are warm with decent water pressure, but could use a really good sweeping.
There is no spicket/water access at the sites which can make things tricky. It’s very basic and was very muddy where we stayed with puddles and free standing water in areas worsening the bug situation. There were several other empty sites nearby away from the standing water and when we went to asked to move to one, it was a few minutes after 5 and “bugs are everywhere” per the staff so we were SOL.
It was a gloomy weekend so the amenities that seem to be the selling points for golden beach were non existent. We probably would not camp here again.
Camped here many times in the last forty years. I brought my family camping here every year for twenty years. The Adirondack Mountains rise out of Raquette Lake in a wild and beautiful section of the Adirondack High Peaks Region. Be aware – we had a black bear shred our garbage in front of us one morning. The swimming area is a large sand beach. The bathrooms and showers are old but serviceable.