Our BEST HIPCAMP SITE EVER!!
The Plateau at the Bridgeview Harbour Marina in Port Henry, NY, is an idyllic site and truly our most favorite HipCamp site EVER!!! There are many things that make this so: Firstly, it has not only a breathtaking view of Lake Champlain’s Vermont shore—which is largely undeveloped and green and natural!—but the Bridgeview Harbour Marina itself is charmingly picturesque. Secondly, The Plateau is amazingly spacious; so large, that if one sets up at the lakeside edge of the site, it actually feels rather secluded. It is a great space for a large group, which can include dogs! [Even the Dockside Cafe allows pups on the shaded outside dining deck!] Our camping gear included a truck tent, two additional tents, a Clam kitchen shelter, a “privacy” tent, a badminton set and a SlumberJack tarp and we barely took up a third of The Plateau’s land. Pro tip for this site: Definitely bring your own shade! The Plateau is entirely exposed and our SlumberJack truck tarp provided us protection from the sun. Another great positive of this HipCamp site is that it includes a quaint and very clean trailer set up with a men’s shower and bathroom, a laundry room with child changing station, and a women’s shower and bathroom. Also, ice can be purchased onsite at the marina. We visited the weekend before July 4th and were blown away by how largely quiet the marina was all weekend. Our wonderful hosts warned us that it was a “working marina” and, therefore might be busy, but it was relatively tranquil.