New York State Parks · New York
Nicks Lake Campground
New York State Parks · New York, United States
- Sites
- 110
- Hookups
- 110 no hookups
- 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 - open the site map to pick yours.
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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