Samantha S.recommendsApril 30, 2023
Emerald Festival
Camping with pigs!
The emerald forest was fantastic! Very remote and some giant roaming pigs. Although it was raining, our group had more than enough room to create a good set up and make the most of our weekend. Our host was very accommodating and friendly. The site is very close to downtown New Paltz and other attractions. Highly recommend!
Nicholas L.recommendsMarch 20, 2023
Emerald Forest
Winter Camping '23!
It's tough to find a spot so close to town that feels like you're out in the woods. This is one of them! Doug is very responsive and helpful and we had a great time hanging out in his land, enjoying temps that dropped into the teens. Doug also helped us schlep our gear out to the site and was willing to help bring out as well.
One thing to note is that the site is about a half mile from the road and only accessible with a four wheel/all wheel drive vehicle. Our economy sedans couldn't make it out (which Doug told us ahead of time). If you don't have a vehicle that can make it out and if for some reason Doug is not available to help you out there, plan accordingly. Next time we're up this way we'll look to book here, but may approach it like a backpacking site.
Claire A.recommendsNovember 6, 2022
Emerald Forest
I had a great time tent camping on Doug’s land!! He had some great trails mapped out and a super cool pond! He was very kind and even brought out his canoe for my friend and I to use!! 10/10 would recommend!!
Anya K.recommendsOctober 10, 2022
Emerald Festival
This is a comfortable sized site in pretty woods close to the amazing hiking / climbing in Minnewaska State Park. Pretty secluded and the farm animals were a plus for us!
Steven M.recommendsOctober 4, 2022
Emerald Eden
We booked this site when seeking slightly more remote camp sites from what we've done in the past, and it indeed was remote. Douglas offered to load up our camp gear in his jeep while we walked behind (much appreciated). Our Subaru Outback would definitely not have made it. The site was as we expected, secluded in the woods with no neighbors! we did see other campers while on the trail but not from our site. Also, there wasn't as many mosquitos as we were anticipating which was great. All-in-all, my family and especially my two boys had a blast. Would definitely consider going again.
Phoebe F.recommendsSeptember 20, 2022
Emerald Forest
We had a great time staying in Emerald Forest! Our site had a raised platform and a very nice fire pit.
I didn’t trust my car to make the drive up to the site, but it was not a bad walk, and Angela was kind enough to drive up most of our stuff when we first arrived!
The site is very private, but there is a farmer who works on the land so you’ll see many animals if you walk around the property— there were pigs, chickens, bunnies, and a turkey we got to see!
At times we could hear a bit of road noise, but it was very minimal and didn’t bother us.