Associations
Campground Owners of New York
Campground Owners of New York, Inc. (CONY) is a trade association whose members own or operate campgrounds and RV parks across New York State. It describes itself as a for-profit trade association and as one of the largest single-state campground associations in the nation, dedicated to the promotion, growth and development of independently owned campgrounds. Camp New York is its consumer-facing brand.
Member programs run through Hospitality Connections, a benefits provider available through the association's state partnership with Campground Association Management Professionals (CAMP); these include a 25% discount on Constant Contact and a background check program. An online education portal delivered with Vubiz gives members and their staff group-rate courses in business, compliance, customer service, marketing and sales, finance, health and safety, human resources and IT, with selected courses discounted each month. The association also runs the Robert C. Klos, Sr. scholarship program for professional development, awarded first come, first served up to an annual cap of $2,000, a mentorship program, a legal hotline, marketing opportunities, and a hall of fame.
Operators and vendors meet at the Fire Up Forum, formerly the spring zone meetings and mini trade shows, held ahead of each season. On the consumer side, Camp New York lists member parks by region, including the Adirondacks, Catskills, Finger Lakes, Thousand Islands-Seaway and Eastern Lake Ontario, Chautauqua-Allegheny, Hudson Valley and Long Island, and the Greater Niagara Falls region, covering RV sites with full hookups, cabins and cottages and glamping accommodation. The site takes no bookings; each listing links to the park.
CONY was founded in 1963 and works from 100 Saratoga Village Blvd, Malta, NY. Dues are not published on the crawled pages; membership information is requested through the site, which lists 585-586-4360 as the contact number.
Best for
New York campground and RV park owners who want consumer exposure through Camp New York plus staff training, vendor discounts, scholarships and a legal hotline. Not useful to operators outside New York State.
What they do
- Industry advocacy for New York campgrounds
- Consumer marketing through Camp New York
- Member savings and vendor benefit programs
- Online staff education portal
- Scholarship program for member education
- Mentorship program for campground operators
- Fire Up Forum trade show and zone meetings
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
What stands out
- Founded in 1963 and describes itself as one of the largest single-state campground associations in the nation.
- Offers members a 25% discount on Constant Contact through its state partnership with CAMP.
- Runs a scholarship program capped at $2,000 a year, awarded first come, first served.
- Camp New York lists member parks by region but takes no bookings; each listing links to the park.
Common questions
- Can campers book a site through Camp New York?
- No. Camp New York is the consumer brand of Campground Owners of New York and does not take reservations. Each listing includes direct links and contact information so campers can book with the campground itself.
- Is Camp New York itself a campground?
- No. It represents a network of independently owned and operated campgrounds and RV parks across New York State, ranging from rustic tent sites and RV sites with full hookups to rental cabins, cottages and glamping accommodation such as yurts and safari tents.