Watkins Glen State Park · caps RVs at 35 ft
Watkins Glen's gorge drops 400 ft through 19 waterfalls — 305 electric sites at 35-ft cap mid-May through mid-October. Book NASCAR weekend in August 9 months ahead minimum.
35ft
electric
Yes
Mid-May – mid-October
Glen Creek drops 400 feet through 19 waterfalls inside a 1.5-mile gorge carved into Devonian shale and sandstone — and the iconic stone-cut Gorge Trail (built 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps) tunnels behind Cavern Cascade in one of the most photographed park features in the Northeast. The 305-site campground (South Camp) holds 30/50-amp electric hookups at a 35-ft cap, mid-May through mid-October, with the dump station at the entrance. Reservations open 9 months ahead via ReserveAmerica and Finger Lakes summer weekend demand clears the calendar within the first day of the window opening. Watkins Glen International racetrack three miles south runs the NASCAR Cup Series weekend each August and consumes every regional campsite for 50 miles around — book that weekend earlier than any other.
Managing agency
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Primary sources
How to book this park
Reservations + RV staging
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Letchworth
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New York rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 8.50%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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