Minerva Lake Campground

Minerva Campground at Minerva Lake

68 Beach Rd, Minerva, NY 12851

Our campground is a Primitive campground. We do not have power or water hookups at the sites. You are welcome to use a generator during the specified time frames outlined in the camp rules. There are shared bath/shower houses available.


CAMPING SEASON 2025

The 2025 Camp Season begins on Friday, May 9th, 2025, and ends on Monday, October 13th, 2025.

Daily Reservations are not accepted until we have completed our seasonal registration process. This process is expected to be completed by May 1st.

If you are interested in seasonal camping, see below for more information.


To Complete a Daily Registration:

Registrations for daily reservations are accepted after May 1st. We may have the ability to take requests earlier, but we will not assign a site until after we finalize our Seasonal Reservations.

(We have updated our process. Review the steps below.)

  1. Please call (518) 251-2869 or email admin@townofminervany.gov to inquire about available sites. You must provide a date when contacting us.

  2. Complete the Camp Registration Form and make your payment to finalize your registration. We accept cash, checks, or debit/credit cards via Square Invoice for campsites.
  3. We will send a Square Payment Invoice to be paid online, or you may call (518) 251-2869 to provide card payment over the phone. When paying over the phone, we may require a copy of your photo ID to be provided by email or fax for verification.
  4. We MUST have a complete registration, payment, and all other required documentation (as applicable) within 5 business days of initiating your request. If you are mailing your forms and payment, please mail them promptly so you do not lose your reservation. We reserve the right to cancel your reservation if we do not receive all the required documentation.
  • Email: admin@townofminervany.gov
  • Mail: Town of Minerva, Minerva Campground, PO Box 937, Minerva, NY 12851
  • Town Hall Office: 5 Morse Memorial Hwy, Olmstedville, NY 12857

Campground Map

Camp Registration Form – fillable

Campground Rules

Campground Rates

Campground Survey

GROUP SITES are intended for authorized groups: Scout Troops, Youth Groups, etc. These authorized groups will always be given priority on these sites. Individuals can reserve a Group Site but are expected to treat the Group Site as a TENT-ONLY site and follow the same rules as any other individual site with a maximum of 4 adults and a total of 8 people (when including children). **As an Individual reserving** you can not reserve a group site and place a large group on a group site, as you are not an authorized group.


SEASONAL CAMPING: **Maximum is met** There are no more seasonal sites available for 2025.

  1. Round 1: Previous seasonal campers are invited to return and have the opportunity to reserve their previous campsite until Friday, March 28, 2025. We are allowing a maximum of 30 seasonal sites this year. 
  2. Round 2: From Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 25, 2025, we invite our waiting list to secure a seasonal site. If there is still availability, we will accept additional interested campers. Please remember that it is important to respond as soon as possible. Availability is offered in order, but if we don’t have a quick response, we must move to the next person in line to keep the process moving.
  3. Round 3: After May 1, 2025, daily reservations will be open to the public, and the seasonal offer process will close. Daily Reservations will be accepted earlier if the seasonal site maximum is met early.

Camping on Minerva Day (July 5th):

Camping at the Minerva Campgrounds on Minerva Day is very popular. Due to the popularity, we will start a waitlist in April. 

  • Beginning on April 1st: Submit your completed Camp Registration Form to be placed in the queue to camp for Minerva Day, Saturday, July 5th. You will be required to reserve a minimum of 2 nights for Minerva Day Weekend (example: check-in Friday, July 4th, & check-out Sunday, July 6th). Once the available sites are determined for the season, we will contact you accordingly.
  • We reserve the right to cancel your reservation if we do not receive all the required forms, payment, or supporting documentation promptly, once we start the finalizing process.