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1000 Islands / Association Island KOA

Camp on an Island! Watch epic Sunsets and Sunrises.

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Stay at Historic Association Island! Experience the epic Sunsets, Sunrises, and Island camping. Now accepting Reservations for the 2021 season.

Located in Lake Ontario and the 1000 Islands region, Association Island (accessible by bridge) has a long history as a corporate retreat for GE, a YMCA center and an Olympic sailing center. Now the entire 65-acre island is a KOA, with 300 sites (all full hookups) with 50-amp electric. Enjoy this KOA's beautiful marina with its own boat launch, on-site fishing, kayaks and a rental pontoon boat. Take advantage of the pool, basketball 1/2 court and shuffleboard courts, a Jump Pad, laundry and bath-house facilities. Most weekends, , we have nice food options from the Black Catte. On site Fishing Charters available. The activities center and conference center are ideal for special events, including weddings. The most popular sites are on the lakefront. Families love the two-bedroom lakefront cottages. This is a gated campground; call in advance for a late arrival. Max pull thru: 75 feet. Your hosts: the Shim family.

You can view more detailed island information and history at our Official Association Island Website

Announcement: We have a new Association Island APP!
Visit https://www.koa1000islandsrv.com/ai-camping-app/ for links to download on your phone. It gives you access to our interactive island map, weather, island events, important notifications, historical points of interest, and the ability to order delivery for food and store items straight from your phone.

ONLINE WAIVERS: In order to maintain social distancing, we ask all guests to sign our online waivers for all our guests and for renting of our golf carts, pontoon boats, etc.
Please visit https://www.koa1000islandsrv.com/waivers-agreements/ and sign the waiver.

For US postal service mail, Fedex , or UPS : 15530 Snowshoe Rd, Henderson, NY 13650, and
please add "Attn: (your name, reservation number)".

Campground Amenities

50 Max Amp
65' Max Length
Wi-Fi
Pool (5/22 - 9/7)
Snack Bar ($)
Propane ($)
Kamping Kitchen
Fishing
Firewood ($)
Dog Park

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The grounds are beautiful, the sites are tight but that’s ok! The staff is the best. They are always very friendly and helpful. We recommend AI to everyone!! 9/16/2020

Awesome!! 9/16/2020

It was beautiful, love looking out over Ontario! Sunsets are just amazing. Was a bit windy for more that a few days, but can't control that, no rain which would always be worse. 9/15/2020

nice site quiet clean very well liked 9/15/2020

Even though the weather was cool, we had a great time. Beautiful views, friendly staff and good pizza. Only negative was that we didn’t have Wifi at our site. Since it was too windy to have a campfire, it would have been nice to watch Netflix at night... 9/14/2020

Great stay !!!!!! 9/14/2020

We enjoyed it. Very nice park with beautiful views. Clean and well maintained. 9/14/2020

It was so relaxing and wonderful. You did an amazing job with covid guidelines. The weather was great for this time of year, all the staff was so friendly and helpful! Look forward to another stay in the future! 9/14/2020

Everyone was so accommodating. Loved how we were escorted to our site. Loved the delivery options. The daily text reminders to order food are a smart business move, definitely utilized the free service. Pizza was delicious. Definitely would recommend and plan on returning 9/14/2020

We loved the site and ability to see water everywhere we looked. Food delivery from the cafe was awesome. We can’t wait to come back next year. 9/14/2020

Great place to visit for a weekend or a month! Very clean and organized. Additional services such as the ice cream and store were awesome! I would highly recommend this facility... 9/14/2020

Very friendly Beautiful camp 9/14/2020

We loved it there. Definitely going to be staying there again 9/14/2020

We had a nice time wish the site were a little farer apart 9/14/2020

We had a nice time but it was very windy! 9/14/2020

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Hire Rodfather Fishing Charters, Located on Association Island, for some amazing Lake Ontario sports fishing. Go for the big trophy fish: king salmon, walleye, bass, steelhead, lake and brown trout, etc. Book May to June for steelhead, May to July for brown trout, May to early August for lake trout, May and August for trophy walleye, late June to July for hot zone king salmon, mid-August thru September for king salmon during the staging period. Call 1-800-393-4189 to reserve your day!

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Lake Ontario provides thrilling boating experiences for speed boats and sailing boats and windsurfing. In the early to mid 1970's, Association Island was the training facility for the US Sailing Team and was the center of numerous national and international sailing and windsurfing competitions, particularly leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympics. As one of the Great Lakes, be prepared for fast-changing wind and wave conditions. Less experienced boaters should stay in the calmer Henderson Bay side of Association Island. Association Island does not yet rent out any motor boats or sailboats. Several of the local marinas rent out boats, but availability is limited so you should make plans well in advance. Also, there are several local licensed captains who will provide boat tours of Henderson Bay by the hour or half-day.

Robert G. Wehle State Park is the region's newest park, and is located 3 miles from Association Island. The former estate of Mr. Wehle, the park boasts 1,100 acres and over 17,000 ft of spectacular Lake Ontario shoreline. Available are over 10 miles of hiking/mountain biking trails, tennis court, picnicking. Hunting is allowed in designated areas during the season.

5182 State Park Road

Henderson, NY 13650

315-938-5302

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There are several public golf courses nearby, including: Bedford Creek (Executive Course) in Sackets Harbor, Adams Country Club (9-holes) in Adams, The Elms Gold Club (18-holes, 6087 yards, slope 110, 68 USGA rating), Ives Hill Country Club in Watertown (18-holes, 6646 yards, slope 123, 71.7 USGA rating). Please contact them directly for tee times and availability.

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