Darien Lakes State Park's terrain is hilly with woodlands, ravines, streams and 12 acre Harlow Lake. The park has a total of 158 campsites (equipped with electricity) with heated comfort stations and showers, a sandy beach, playgrounds, fishing for largemouth black bass, hiking and horseback riding trails, picnic areas and a rustic bridge over the lake channel to Picnic Island. In winter, multiple-use trails are open for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling and a maintained and heated building for an outdoor skating rink.

There are nearly nine miles of hiking trails in the park, including two miles of the Conservation Trail that travels through the park.  There is a lean to available for backpackers located 0.5 miles from the Conservation Trail.

How do I get to Darien Lakes State Park?