Great place to visit, very large campgrounds. It's awesome to be able to have a boat slip and a camping area on Seneca lake!
Off the beaten path..this place is a little time capsule from a time during WW2. Was used as a basic training area, however, most all the buidings are long gone. The museum is located in an area where the old brig was, with the original jail cells still in place. This is not a large place; we were not camping but my husband had wanted to check out the old air base. I found the place to have on overall haunted feeling. The federal government is not involved with the upkeep. Beautifully situated, but once was enough.
Lots of beautiful beaches and shoreline. Many camping sites as well as cabins. Boat docks are great. Got in and out with ease. Much to see! Great place! War museum on site!
Went to a dog show. Great venue for it. Saw some awesome dogs in beautiful surroundings
Sampson State Park is a beautiful, well-kept New York State Park in the heart of the Fingerlakes. As a past military base, it has a great history. You can camp, bike, picnic, rent a cabin, take a drive, go boating, and tour it's military museum. Sampson has some great weekends such as the antique RVs and the Wine Country dog show.
Very clean, well kept and beautiful campgrounds. Restrooms and showers clean. We had reservations but arrived at 4:50pm and the office was closed. We completed the late check-in as instructed. The lady in the office the next morning was a little snooty saying we didn't check in correctly. Once I informed her that we did do it correctly and she realized it was her mistake, she changed her attitude. That being said, we enjoyed our stay and will return to stay here when we are in the Finger Lakes region. Sure wish they had full Hook-up.
Very nice semi well maintained. Roads suck and it could use more dump stations. Also the loop 6 sites have zero facilities. It could use a central bath house. If u tent camp or r not self contained the nearest restrooms and showers are super far away and there is no water avaliable either.
Campsites are extroidinary.Beach is ok.Lifeguards are very rude and dont really take their jobs seriously. They stood out on the jumping floating thing and talked to 3 teenagers the whole time and didnt pay attention to the kids in the water. Kids could have been drowning and they just sittin there talking to teenagers. Park officals are pretty rude. Little pricey as well\
Lots of open space and nice facilities but no major unique features that set it apart from other state parks
Nice park on eastern shore of Seneca Lake. Historic little "museum" of when this area was a military training site during WWII
Plenty of trails to walk along of the beaten path. Feels like being in an apocalyptic movie with all the abandoned roads buildings and fire hydrants. Plenty of info plaques to explain everything for history buffs. Camping galore and great scenery right by Seneca lake.
I've been going here ever since I was a child! It's a beautiful camp ground. It's well kept and clean. There are electric sites which the first 5 loops and then the "overflow" which are the non electric sites with NO shade and the bathrooms are a bit of a walk to get too so I suggest staying in the loops. The park staff are friendly and attentive. Also, they don't offer a whole bunch of events like some other places. This is more of a "kick back and relax" camp ground where you sit around and talk and enjoy the company of whoever you're with. I do suggest that you bring bikes or rent them because they have awesome trails from when they were a training base. You can ride for hours and find some really nifty places! Definitely recommend!