Erica Higgs and her family, on the other hand, are veteran campers.
"The more remote the better, says Higgs, of Poughkeepsie, who does tent camping with her 5-year-old daughter, husband, and dog, Noodle Bean. "The attraction to us is being away from people."
Her personal favorites are The Kenneth L Wilson Campground in Mount Tremper, which offers 76 tent and trailer sites or Cherry Plain State Park in Petersburg which has just 10 lakeside camp sites.
Camping is hot thanks to pandemic
After initially bracing for an economic disaster as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — campgrounds were closed for much of the spring — many New York campgrounds and RV resort operators ended up having a banner year in 2020 as people went camping in record numbers, according to the Campground Owners of New York (CONY).