The space known as the infield is gone from the 2016 New York State Fair and that area, once home to the Fair’s largest RV parking lot, is now occupied primarily by the expanded Wade Shows midway. A new RV park has been built on the site of the demolished Grandstand. 
The new campground has increased capacity from 222 to 313 spaces, all 20 feet wide, 40 feet deep and angled to allow access.
“Most important is it’s full-service now,” Acting Director Troy Waffner told State Fair Hound. “It has water, sewer, electric, which is properly graded so everything gets 50 amps now. It’s all graded in stone. It’s not finished, there’s going to be six inches of topsoil put in after the Fair. But since it’s graded, when it rains, it doesn’t turn into a swamp. It’s not lakefront property. It doesn’t turn mushy. It’s a much better presentation, a much better stay for the people.”
While this year RV park residents have had to make do with a gravel lot, the promised grass will add immeasurably to the ambience and comfort of the landscape. 
In terms of noise, campers have replaced the roar of Grandstand concerts and motorsports for the din of thrill rides and the screams of daredevils, an arguably even trade.
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