ABOUT US

 Wakonda Family Campground, Inc. is a cooperative established in 1990 consisting of 132 campsites and 16 cottages. Wakonda is located on 82 acres at 3915 East Schroon River Road, Pottersville, New York, 12860. The Cooperative property fronts a thirty-five acre private lake (Lake Wakonda) and a  one-half mile of Schroon River, one mile below the south end of Schroon Lake in Warren County.

WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE?

A form of real estate ownership consisting of a corporation whose shareholders own and occupy a property and share in the responsibility of its maintenance.  Wakonda has 148 shareholders who own and operate the property jointly, each with voting rights in proportion to the number of shares held for the cottage or campsite occupied. Together with the shares acquired, each shareholder receives a proprietary lease entitling the shareholder to exclusive occupancy of the cottage or campsite that has been purchased.

AMENITIES

The Campground features:

•  Two sandy beaches on Lake Wakonda
•  Tennis and pickleball court 
• Outdoor paved basketball court
•  Sand volleyball court
•  Softball field
•   Play area with a Rainbow Direct play set
•  Dog park
•  A group campfire area
•  Boating access along the Schroon River     
• Cable TV
•  Small boat/canoe racks
•  Launch area at Lake Wakonda and Schroon River
•  Coin-op laundry
•  Five personal care centers for the campsites
•  A center lounge building containing a camp store, sitting area, TV/video and games areas 
•  Recreation building with a stage and dance floor overlooking Lake  Wakonda.

WHAT SERVICES DOES THE CO-OP PROVIDE?

•   Road maintenance
•  Maintaining the water supply system and furnishing water up to the shut-off valve of the cottage or campsite
•  Maintaining a secondary electric distribution system and furnishing electricity to the common building and campsites
•  Trash pickup weekly
•  Furnishing fuel
•  Cleaning laundry, personal care centers and  the other common buildings
•  Maintenance and repair of all the common buildings
•  Cutting the grass and maintaining common elements such as the recreational areas, beaches, and playground
•  Maintaining septic system.

WHAT IS THE SEASON?

From just before Memorial Day to the middle of October. During the off-season campground gates are locked, utilities are shut off and campers units remaining on the property must be securely stored in accordance with regulations. Campsite owners are welcome to visit the property during the off-season for hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing, etc. but they cannot occupy their units. Cottages may be occupied at any time during the year.