Campgrounds and RV parks near New Canaan, CT

New Canaan sits in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut, within a short drive of state parks in Connecticut, New York's Hudson Highlands, and Long Island's south shore. RV renters typically choose between wooded lake campgrounds in the Litchfield Hills to the north, forested state park sites across the New York border, and bay-front camping on Long Island for a coastal trip. The closest public options run through the Connecticut and New York state park reservation systems. Lake Waramaug State Park Campground offers 76 campsites and six rustic cabins in wooded and open settings, many overlooking the adjacent lake. Pelton Pond at Clarence Fahnestock State Park sits in a wooded area near Canopus Lake, with picnic tables, grills, a dump station, and restrooms with showers. For coastal camping, Heckscher State Park offers tent and trailer sites on Long Island's Great South Bay shoreline in Suffolk County, with restrooms, showers, and picnic tables at each site. Sylvan Lake Beach Park Inc, a private option in Dutchess County, adds full-hookup RV sites and a private beach.

Connecticut and New York state park sites are booked through Reserve America. At Lake Waramaug, camping reservations are accepted 11 months in advance until the day prior to arrival. A two-night minimum is required for all cabin reservations and for campsite reservations made at least three days in advance; for campsites, reservations made within three days of arrival can be booked as a one-night stay. New York state parks use a nine-month window. Reservations at Heckscher are made through ReserveAmerica up to nine months in advance, and same-day reservations are allowed until 3 p.m. on the day of arrival for campsites only. Pets are not permitted at the campground or cottages, and maximum stay is 14 consecutive nights. Private parks such as Sylvan Lake Beach Park book directly by phone or through the operator's website, and seasonal sites fill early.