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Updated for the 2027 season: Christmas in July runs July 23–25, 2027. Christmas in July camping at Rivers Crossing Campground & Marina runs July 23–25, 2027. Campers deck out their sites on Friday for a decorating contest judged after dark, then pile onto a hayride to go caroling around the campground. Saturday brings a kids' craft, a decorated golf cart parade, adult swim, a visit from Santa at 7pm and karaoke to close out the night. If you've never done a Christmas in July

Erie Canal camping usually means a site near today's canal. At Rivers Crossing Campground & Marina, you get something rarer: a preserved stretch of Clinton's Ditch, the original hand-dug Erie Canal finished in 1825, runs right through the property. It's easy to miss, and it's one of the best stories on the property. If you're comparing campgrounds on the Erie Canal, here's what that history actually is, where to find it, and how it connects to the canal you can boat on today.

Updated for the 2027 season. Tournament date: Saturday, May 15, 2027 (tournament weekend May 14–16). Our walleye tournament in NY runs every May at Rivers Crossing Campground & Marina in Savannah, on the Clyde River. It's a one-day walleye fishing tournament in the Finger Lakes region: lines in at 7am, weigh-in by 12:30pm, and the rest of Saturday for the campground, with karaoke to close out the night. Registration is $20 per person, and there are two ways to win: the larges

Halloween Camping Weekend NY in the Finger Lakes: What Actually Happens Halloween weekend at Rivers Crossing Campground & Marina runs October 16–18, 2026, about two weeks before the holiday itself. Almost everything happens on Saturday: a pumpkin decorating contest in the morning, a kids' costume contest and trick-or-treating to campsites in the afternoon, the Haunted Crypt Port after dark, then a live country band and an adult costume contest to close the night. Friday is a

"Cabin" and "cottage" get used like they mean the same thing on half the booking sites out there. Here, they don't. One sleeps four, one sleeps six, and the kitchen situation alone should probably decide which one you book, but almost nobody spells that out before you're already comparing photos and guessing. So here's the actual breakdown, if you're looking at a Finger Lakes cabin rental for a fall getaway and trying to figure out which of ours actually fits your trip. What'

Every Finger Lakes campground mentions Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge somewhere on its website. Fewer of them tell you what you'd actually see if you drove out there in September or October, whether the trails are even open, or whether it's worth doing if you've never picked up a pair of binoculars in your life. This is that post, a real answer on Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge birding in the fall, not just a name-drop next to a list of wineries. What You Can Actually

Every costume contest has a version of the same guy: shows up in a plain fedora, calls it a costume, loses to the couple who committed to full 1920s fringe and a cigarette holder. Great Gatsby Weekend runs September 25–27, and if you're going, this is your chance to not be that guy. Here's a real guide to Great Gatsby costume ideas, not a generic internet listicle, but specifically built around what actually works for a weekend at a campground, not a costume party in someone'

If you searched for boat winterization or off-season boat storage and landed here, let's answer the actual question first: no, we don't winterize boats, and we're not a haul-out or storage facility for boats over the winter. What we do offer is boat trailer storage, which is a different thing, and worth being clear about before you plan around it. What "Boat Storage" Actually Means Here Rivers Crossing Campground & Marina offers secure boat trailer storage on the property for

Most campground websites are built around RVs, hookup specs, rig lengths, pull-through vs. back-in. If you're planning tent camping in the Finger Lakes, you end up scrolling past all of it looking for the two or three lines that actually apply to you. So here's that post, specifically. The real questions people ask us before booking a tent site, answered plainly, including one that surprises almost everyone. What Are the Actual Tent Camping Finger Lakes Options? Primitive ten