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Things to do at Stewarts Pond Campsites
- Basketball area. Camp Beach : NEW BEACH POLICY!!! Swimming is only permitted when lifeguard is on duty AT BEACH during the posted hours. Swimming is prohibited along the entire shoreline except at the designated beach area. DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE BEACH OR ADJACENT AREAS. ALSO,NO ALCOHOL OR GLASS ON THE BEACH!
- Recreation Hall. It has a pool table, "fooz ball" and air hockey tables, ping pong, brochures of Places to Go, booths, fireplace, and shuffleboard. This is where the camp social activities take place; such as our "Pizza Night" or our "Pot Luck Dinners". It provides a great place to come in out of the rain! Pool sticks, ping pong balls, etc., are available at the office. If you would like to use the Hall for a Birthday Party, just ask Jim or Joanne at the Office.
- We have 2 canoes, 1- 14 FT.rowboat, 3-14 FT.Boats with 6 HP,8HP & 10HP motors. We also have 4 kayaks,and a paddleboat for rent, all at very reasonable prices! Fishing, waterskiing, and jetskiing are permitted, but they have to be done beyond our beach area. Your boats can be moored at our new dock slips next to the beach for $10.00 a day. Sites L11, L19, and L23 have docks that come with those sites, which are directly on the water.
- Go mountain climbing up "Jeffers Mt." located just across the lake from our beach! Take your bikes and tour the area around Stewarts Pond and Great Sacandaga Lake. River rafting may be enjoyed just 5 min.away!
- We have free hot showers and flush toilets in our Main Bath House across from Site#1. There is a footpath from this bathroom to the upper road area- Sites 23A-33. The playground, basketball area, and pay phone are located at the Main Bath also. There are electric outlets there for hair dryers, etc.
- Each site has a fireplace for cooking with a grate.If your site does not have a grate, please ask us for one at the Office. There is a picnic table, and garbage can at each site. If your group is large, extra tables can be added with permission from the Office. Public water spigots are located throughout the camp, (see them on our interactive map).
- Campers have asked whether we have a problem with mosquitos, and I happily tell them we don't have many bugs here. However, if you like, we do have bug repellants at our store.
- ALL CAMPERS PLEASE NOTE : NO CAMPERS ARE ALLOWED TO CUT THROUGH OTHER CAMPSITES, OR USE ANYONE ELSES' DOCK ON THE WATERFRONT AREA!! Thank you for your co-operation in respecting the privacy of our each family. Please do not take anyone elses' firewood, thanks.
- STEWARTS POND is actually a 5 MILE RESERVOIR where ALL water sports are permitted. It has a large dam (Conklingville Dam) on the northern end, and at the southern end (Stewarts Dam). The Great Sacandaga Lake is north of the Conklingville Dam, and is NOT accessible from our lake by boat, but is only 3 minutes from our camp. There is a marina on Sacandaga called Majestic Mt. Marina (phone is 518-696-3727).
- WE HAVE WIRELESS INTERNET ("WI-FI") SERVICE AVAILABLE AT OUR OFFICE AREA. THERE IS A PICNIC TABLE THERE ON THE COVERED DECK, AND ELECTRIC OUTLETS FOR RECHARGING.
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