Camping reservations can be made up to 9 months in advance. Sites become available at the 9-month window at the following times:
March 15 - Labor Day: 8AM Monday - Friday, 9AM Saturday & Sunday.
Day after Labor Day - March 14: 9AM Monday - Friday, 9AM Saturday & Sunday.
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Peekamoose Blue Hole, NY
Book a Site at Peekamoose Blue Hole, NY
+When you reserve one of these sites, it will not be a site specific reservation. You will be assigned a site when you arrive at the campground.
** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the facility.
Description
Permits for Peekamoose Blue Hole Day Use, are required 7 days per week, from mid-May through mid-September of each year. Permits are valid for one vehicle and up to 5 people.
Permits are available as late as the same day, but no more than 7 days in advance. There is a limit of 50 permits issued per day.
There is an approximate 0.6-mile walk from the parking area to the Blue Hole. The Blue Hole is a day-use area and is part of the Rondout Creek, which flows through the Peekamoose Valley to the Rondout Reservoir. The reservoir provides almost half of the drinking water for more than 9 million people in the New York City metropolitan area.
Special Regulations DEC has issued special regulations for the Blue Hole and Peekamoose Valley because of the huge increase in visitors. The purpose of these regulations is to increase public safety and reduce impacts to the environmental resources. • Except for the nearby designated camping area, the Blue Hole is only open to the public from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. • Users are required to use portable restroom facilities for human waste disposal and the dumpster for all other waste. • The following are prohibited at the Blue Hole (limited use will be allowed at the nearby designated camping area only): o Camping o All fires (including charcoal fires, wood fires, gas grills, propane stoves or other portable stoves) o Use of portable generators o Glass containers o Alcoholic beverages o Radios and other audio devices • Parking is limited to designated parking areas only. Parking along the shoulder of the road is prohibited by the Town and is a Tow Away Zone.
Campsite
Mon Feb 10 2025 - Mon Feb 24 2025Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 14 Day(s) in advance.
Day Pass
Mon Feb 10 2025 - Mon Feb 17 2025Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 7 Day(s) in advance.
41.91639, -74.43528
41°54'59"N, 74°26'7"W
There are limited parking areas located along Peekamoose Road (Route 42). Only one parking area is located near the Blue Hole and there is an approximate 0.6-mile walk to the Blue Hole; the others are some distance away and are meant to provide access to other parts of Sundown Wild Forest. Parking is extremely limited and parking along the roadway is prohibited. Any vehicle parked along the roadway will be ticketed or towed.