Buttermilk Falls State Park Campground

This campground is very nice, and we thought it was ideal until our neighbor turned up. The guy had a huge fire burning until the early hours, kept yelling at his kids not to annoy the neighbors, even though he was the problem. Even after his family went to bed, he sat by his inferno drinking heavily, and singing to the loud music he was playing. Worst of all, there did not seem to be any patrols and if there were, they did nothing. Otherwise, the place is clean and the pitches adequate. The shower block only had cold water and there were no dish washing sinks, although our pitch did have water. Great location for the falls and plenty of cute wildlife to see. We left a day early because of the person next to us, but that’s the risk you take when tent camping I suppose. We’d come back if we had a trailer.

The campground is 10 minutes from downtown Ithaca, yet it’s quiet and hidden away from non-campers. The falls are beautiful. There’s a good trail system.

The campsites are nearly all flat and have enough space for a van like ours, but any kind of RV would be a challenge. Better for tent camping.

That said, there’s no separation between sites. Just a marker on the road, and the sites aren’t huge. So be prepared to get to know your neighbors!

A site is technically just $20, but the reservation fee is another $9. NY, eh?