Curious Carrie: Pros and Cons of Eighth Lake Campground

This is a nice DEC campground. It has more pros than cons in my opinion.

PROS:

most sites are large and level and separated from the other sites.

lots of hot water in the showers

access to two lakes!

large grassy picnic area

benches for dressing in shower room outside the wet stall

easy access dump station

CONS:

Not surrounded by state land so motor boats are around

showers could use update

Small swimming areas, sloped access

close to highway so some road noise

Long walk to anything from many sites

Very few activities provided, must create your own ( not a con for many)

Bathhouse

real mirrors in bathroom, good lighting

bench is handy outside stall for putting on shoes, few bugs on ceiling, some around lights, but generally clean.

The floors need to be repainted, but hey, it's New York State, they don't spend their money on these things.

Some walls also need paint updates, but the floors in the shower are single surface. That may mean it's old, but it's easier to keep clean and you don't end up with uneven floors with pieces missing.

an average site

rest room buildings. well lit and there are a lot of them

site 39. A water site. nice and large, wide opening for backing in, nice view of water through the tree. Enough trees for privacy, yet maintains water view.

There's about a 6 foot almost vertical drop to the water. Not bad for most, but if you're

"mobility impaired" this may be an issue.

Picnic Area: large, grassy, a lot of shade trees available. Not a lot of picnic tables. I'm guessing this area does not get a lot of use.

Eighth Lake beach. It's small and down a hill. However, notice how few people are using it. It could be like your own little beach. This was around noon in August, about 80 degrees, so it's a time I'd expect there to be people there.