AMC Harriman Outdoor Center Campground Overview

This is our favorite campground for cabin camping. The campground is well maintained, the bathhouses are newer and clean, and the cabins are in great condition. The staff is enthusiastic and welcoming—their job is to have people love camping, and they are great at their job!

We also tent camped in one of the four sites on the lake. It was about a half-mile hike to the site. The night we stayed, the other three sites were unoccupied, which was nice. These sites share a pit toilet and a fire pit, and we don’t think there was a table at all.

AMC has a restaurant that serves a buffet breakfast and dinner every day.  They also sell sandwiches at lunch. You really could go there and not cook at all.  I would think that would be a shame, but on the other hand it is way easier if someone else is doing the cooking.

The lake is beautiful.  We swim and boat in it and hike around it.  They have a “pool” in the lake which is unique at least to me!

AMC is one of the campgrounds we return to again and again and we really love it.  It is usually more glamping than camping but it works.

Location: 200 Breakneck Road, Haverstraw, NY 10927

Distance from NYC: 50 miles — about 1 hour 12 minutes depending on traffic

The campground will pick you up from the train station and return you. Call them for more information.

🏞 Setting & Scenery

• Type: Forest and Lakefront
• Privacy: Tent sites are on wooden platforms and very close to other sites; cabins offer much more privacy

⛺ Campsites

• Site types: Tents, lean-tos, and cabins
• Site size: Small
• Tent sites are grouped in the main campground and around the lake
• Cabins are located in the main campground; two have private bathrooms, others use shared bathhouses
• Shared fire pits and picnic tables

🚻 Amenities

• Bathrooms: Flush toilets in two bathhouses in the main campground; pit toilets for lake tent sites
• Showers: Yes, with hot water
• Water: Outdoor dish sink at each bathhouse
• Electricity: Available in cabins with dorm-size fridge
• Cell service: Spotty

🎯 Activities

• Hiking trails onsite and nearby
• Swimming in the lake
• Canoes and kayaks included
• Ping pong in rec hall and games in one of the shared cabins

💲 Cost & Reservations

• ~$40 per night for campsites
• Cabins start at $180 per night (without private baths)
• Reservation system: Online
• Book ahead: Highly recommended, especially on weekends

👍 Pros

• Large, beautiful lake great for hiking, swimming, and boating
• Dining hall offers buffet breakfast and dinner, plus sandwiches for lunch
• Small store sells wood, ice, and souvenirs

👎 Cons

• Tent sites are close together
• Not all tent sites have their own table and fire pit
• Gets very busy on weekends