Mongaup Pond
Public Campground and Day Use Area
231 Mongaup Pond Road
Livingston Manor, NY
(845) 439-4233
The daffodils are bloomin', the birds are a -tweetin', and UFC is gearin' up for SUMMER CAMPIN' (woohoo!!!)
This is Site 118, Loop F, at Mongaup Pond. We booked it at the last minute in July last year, so our location was not so prime. We did overlook a shrubby expanse with distant mountains-- very pretty to look at when you're having your first cup of fire-boiled coffee.
Overall, we had a blast. The smaller arm of Mongaup pond (it's really more like a lake) was right across our site and there was a little sheltered area where we could launch The Mighty Miss for some fishin' and the furry boyz could go a-swimmin'.
As far as campgrounds go, Mongaup has most of your creature comforts. Each campsite has a fireplace and a picnic table. There are flush toilets and potable water faucets aplenty and even hot showers are available (limited to one area, close to the entrance). There is even a mobile store that drives around the campgrounds in case you need to buy firewood.
And since this is in New York, consuming alcohol is a-okay. We had some leftover Triple Boch left over from Wagner that went down very well indeed.
The area outside, Livingston Manor, looks like a pretty cool downtown too, in case you get tired of all the hiking, fishing and canoeing. We glimpsed some cool-looking shops worth a peek. We had stopped by a gas station there to fill up on butter worms, which the fishies apparently love.
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