Hearthstone Point Campground

Hearthstone Point is a developed campground and day-use area on Lake George’s west shore, about two miles north of Lake George Village. Its 243 tent and trailer sites and designated sand beach make it a practical base for camping close to the water. With 243 sites and shared facilities, this is a full campground where site choice matters.

The campground’s sand beach is the main day-use draw, with Lake George and its wooded opposite shore across the water. Swimming is unsupervised and limited to designated beach areas; it is prohibited from half an hour before sunset until half an hour after sunrise. For a shoreline photo, get low enough to include some sand in the foreground and the wooded far shore beyond the water.

Visitors repeatedly praise the lake access, but their reports vary on site spacing, noise and restroom upkeep. Some describe close sites, road traffic near Route 9N or late noise; others have quieter stays. If privacy matters, compare the campground map before choosing and look for a site farther from the road if one is available.

The campground was established in May 1927 on 98.6 acres. Families can look for the Junior Naturalist activities for ages 5–13, which add a learning angle to a lake stay and can earn children an embroidered patch. Lake George is about 32 miles long and up to three miles wide, so this beach sits on a small stretch of a substantial Adirondack lake.