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State and Federal Campsites Close to New York City
Who knew there were 24 state campsites within 100 miles of New York? There are 61 within 150 miles and 91 within 200 miles of the city. We've only been to a couple dozen of them, so we have our work cut out for us...
Logs indicate places we've stayed (click to read a review, where available).
The List: NY | CT | MA | NJ | PA | VT | All
| Distance | Campground | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 38.2 | Harriman SP: Beaver Pond CG Pomona, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 38.3 | Cheesequake SP† Matawan, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 39.1 | Harriman SP: Sebago Cabins CG Bear Mountain, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 49.9 | Wawayanda SP Hewitt, NJ (group sites only) | NJ DEP |
| 53.2 | Round Valley RA† Lebanon, NJ (walk-up only) | NJ DEP |
| 56.6 | Stephens (Allamuchy) SP† Hackettstown, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 56.8 | Spruce Run RA† Clinton, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 58.0 | Clarence Fahnestock SP† Carmel, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 60.1 | Voorhees SP† Clinton, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 62.6 | Allaire SP† Farmingdale, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 62.6 | High Point SP† Sussex, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 63.6 | Stokes SF† Branchville, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 64.8 | Swartswood SP† Swartswood, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 66.7 | Jenny Jump SF† Hope, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 76.4 | Worthington SF† Columbia, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 77.0 | Bull's Island RA† Stockton, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 80.3 | Wildwood SP† Wading River, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 80.9 | Kettletown SP Southbury, CT | CT DEEP |
| 85.9 | Margaret Lewis Norrie (Mills-Norrie) SP† Staatsburg, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 89.1 | Brendan T. Byrne (Lebanon) SF† New Lisbon, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 89.6 | Lake Waramaug SP New Preston, CT | CT DEEP |
| 94.9 | Macedonia Brook SP† Kent, CT | CT DEEP |
| 96.8 | Black Rock SP Watertown, CT | CT DEEP |
| 97.7 | Hammonasset Beach SP Madison, CT | CT DEEP |
| 100.4 | Promised Land SP: Deerfield CG† Greentown, PA | PA DCNR |
| 100.4 | Promised Land SP: Pickerel Point CG† Greentown, PA | PA DCNR |
| 100.4 | Promised Land SP: Pines CG† Greentown, PA | PA DCNR |
| 101.6 | Tobyhanna SP† Tobyhanna, PA | PA DCNR |
| 102 | Housatonic Meadows SP† (walk-up only) Sharon, CT | CT DEEP |
| 104 | Lake Taghkanic SP Ancram, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 105 | Taconic SP: Rudd Pond CG Millerton, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 106.6 | Bass River SF† Tuckerton, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 106 | Catskill Park: Kenneth L. Wilson CG Mount Tremper, NY | NY DEC |
| 107.6 | Wharton SF† Hammonton, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 110 | Taconic SP: Copake Falls CG† Copake Falls, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 113 | Hither Hills SP Montauk, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 114 | Rocky Neck SP Niantic, CT | CT DEEP |
| 115.6 | Hickory Run SP† White Haven, PA | PA DCNR |
| 115 | Catskill Park: Mongaup Pond CG† Livingston Manor, NY | NY DEC |
| 117 | Selden Neck Campground† (boat access) Lyme, CT | CT DEEP |
| 118 | Catskill Park: North-South Lake CG† Haines Falls, NY | NY DEC |
| 118 | Catskill Park: Beaverkill CG Roscoe, NY | NY DEC |
| 120 | Devil's Hopyard SP† East Haddam, CT | CT DEEP |
| 120 | Catskill Park: Woodland Valley CG† Phoenicia, NY | NY DEC |
| 121 | Catskill Park: Devils Tombstone CG† Hunter, NY (primitive) | NY DEC |
| 124 | American Legion SF: Austin Hawes CG Barkhamsted, CT | CT DEEP |
| 124 | Catskill Park: Little Pond CG† Andes, NY | NY DEC |
| 126 | Beartown SF† Monterey, MA | MA DCR |
| 127.2 | Parvin SP† Pittsgrove, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 131 | Granville SF† Granville, MA | MA DCR |
| 133.4 | Hibernia County Park† Coatesville, PA | CCPR |
| 133.8 | Lackawanna SP† Dalton, PA | PA DCNR |
| 136 | Tolland SF† Tolland, MA | MA DCR |
| 137.0 | French Creek SP† Elverson, PA | PA DCNR |
| 140 | Catskill Park: Bear Spring Mountain CG Downsvile, NY (primitive) | NY DEC |
| 142 | Salt Rock Campground Sprague, CT | CT DEEP |
| 143 | Hopeville Pond SP Griswold, CT | CT DEEP |
| 146.3 | Belleplain SF† Woodbine, NJ | NJ DEP |
| 147 | Pachaug SF Voluntown, CT | CT DEEP |
| 148 | Pittsfield SF Pittsfield, MA | MA DCR |
| 149 | October Mountain SF Pittsfield, MA | MA DCR |
| 155 | Thompson's Lake SP East Berne, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 155 | Cherry Plain SP† Cherry Plain, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 155 | Schodack Island SP† Schodack, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 156 | Mashamoquet Brook SP Pomfret, CT | Wolf Den Area | CT DEEP |
| 159 | Max V. Shaul SP† Fultonham, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 159 | Windsor SF Windsor, MA | MA DCR |
| 160 | Wells SP Sturbridge, MA | MA DCR |
| 161 | Savoy Mountain SF† Florida, MA | MA DCR |
| 164 | Mt. Greylock SR† Lanesborough, MA | MA DCR |
| 166.7 | Lancaster County Central Park: Mill Creek CG† West Lampeter Twp., PA | LC DPR |
| 166 | Mohawk Trail SF† Charlemont, MA | MA DCR |
| 168 | West Thompson Lake Thompson, CT | US Army (CT) |
| 168 | Oquaga Creek SP Bainbridge, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 169 | Clarksburg SP† Clarksburg, MA | MA DCR |
| 169 | Indian Hollow Huntington, MA | US ACE |
| 170 | D.A.R. SF Goshen, MA | MA DCR |
| 171.1 | Salt Springs SP† Montrose, PA | PA DCNR |
| 177 | Gilbert Lake SP Laurens, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 189 | Bowman Lake SP† Oxford, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 190.5 | Gifford Pinchot SP† Lewisberry, PA | PA DCNR |
| 191 | Glimmerglass SP† Cooperstown, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 192 | Chenango Valley SP Chenango Forks, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 195 | Moreau Lake SP† Gansevoort, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 196.0 | World's End SP† Forksville, PA | PA DCNR |
| 196 | Erving SF: Laurel Lake CG Warwick, MA | MA DCR |
| 197 | Otter River SF Baldwinville, MA | MA DCR |
| 198.7 | Ravensburg SP† Jersey Shore, PA | PA DCNR |
| 199 | Northampton Beach CG Mayfield, NY | NY DEC |
| 199 | Adirondack Park: Luzerne CG† Lake Luzerne, NY | NY DEC |
| 200 | Caroga Lake CG Caroga Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 200 | Lake Dennison RA Baldwinville, MA | MA DCR |
| 205.7 | Colonel Denning SP† Newville, PA | PA DCNR |
| 207 | Pearl Hill SP West Townsend, MA | MA DCR |
| 208.8 | Pine Grove Furnace SP: Charcoal Hearth CG† Gardners, PA | PA DCNR |
| 209 | Willard Brook SF Ashby, MA | MA DCR |
| 211 | Adirondack Park: Sacandaga River CG† Northville, NY | NY DEC |
| 213.2 | Emerald Lake SP† East Dorset, VT | VT DFPR |
| 214 | Winhall Brook CG South Londonderry, VT | US ACE |
| 218.5 | Fowler's Hollow SP† | PA DCNR |
| 218 | Lake St. Catherine SP Poultney, VT | VT DFPR |
| 220.1 | Poe Paddy SP† Milroy, PA | PA DCNR |
| 220 | Adirondack Park: Lake George Islands CG† Glen I. | Long I. | Narrow I. Lake George, NY | NY DEC |
| 223.2 | Bald Eagle SP† (primitive) Howard, PA | PA DCNR |
| 224.6 | Jamaica SP† Jamaica, VT | VT DFPR |
| 225.3 | Grout Pond RA† West Wardsboro, VT | US NF |
| 225 | Boston Harbor Islands SP† Hingham, MA (boat access) | MA DCR |
| 229 | Adirondack Park: Little Sand Point CG† Piseco, NY | NY DEC |
| 231.0 | Reeds Gap SP† Milroy, PA | PA DCNR |
| 231 | Buttermilk Falls SP† Ithaca, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 232 | Myles Standish SF Carver, MA | MA DCR |
| 234.6 | Harold Parker SF† Andover, MA | MA DCR |
| 235.8 | Wompatuck SP† Hingham, MA | MA DCR |
| 235 | Taughannock Falls SP† Trumansburg, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 237 | Fillmore Glen SP Moravia, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 238.4 | Hyner Run SP† North Bend, PA | PA DCNR |
| 243.7 | Greenwood Furnace SP† Huntingdon, PA | PA DCNR |
| 244.1 | Mount Ascutney SP† Windsor, VT | VT DFPR |
| 245.6 | Leonard Harrison SP† Wellsboro, PA | PA DCNR |
| 246.8 | Hills Creek SP† Wellsboro, PA | PA DCNR |
| 246.8 | Half Moon Pond SP† Hubbardton, VT | VT DFPR |
| 248.3 | Coolidge SP† Plymouth, VT | VT DFPR |
| 248 | Adirondack Park: Indian Lake Islands CG† Sabael, NY | NY DEC |
| 251.2 | Waquoit Bay Estuarine Nature Preserve† Falmouth, MA | MA DCR |
| 252.0 | Penn-Roosevelt SP† Centre Hall, PA | PA DCNR |
| 254.8 | Colton Point SP† Wellsboro, PA | PA DCNR |
| 255 | Adirondack Park: Putnam Pond CG† Ticonderoga, NY | NY DEC |
| 256 | Adirondack Park: Lake Harris CG† Newcomb, NY | NY DEC |
| 260 | Green Lakes SP† Fayetteville, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 260 | Adirondack Park: Lincoln Pond CG† Elizabethtown, NY | NY DEC |
| 262.4 | Gifford Woods SP† Killington, VT | VT DFPR |
| 264.5 | Branbury SP† Salisbury, VT | VT DFPR |
| 266.6 | Quechee Gorge SP† Hartford, VT | VT DFPR |
| 266 | Verona Beach SP Verona Beach, NY | NY OPRHP |
| 268.1 | Mount Mossalamoo CG† Ripton, VT | US NF |
| 268.8 | Chittenden Brook RA† Rochester, VT | US NF |
| 270.0 | Nickerson SP† Brewster, MA | MA DCR |
| 272 | Adirondack Park: Brown Tract Pond CG† Raquette Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 275 | Adirondack Park: Eighth Lake CG† Inlet, NY | NY DEC |
| 287 | Adirondack Park: Forked Lake CG† Long Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 290.7 | Adirondack Park: Ausable Point CG† Peru, NY | NY DEC |
| 294.9 | Adirondack Park: Alger Island CG† Old Forge, NY (boat access) | NY DEC |
| 296 | Adirondack Park: Saranac Lake Islands CG† Saranca Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 303.9 | Allis SP† Randolph, VT | VT DFPR |
| 306 | Adirondack Park: Rollins Pond CG† Saranac Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 308.2 | Adirondack Park: Buck Pond CG† Onchiota, NY | NY DEC |
| 316.2 | Adirondack Park: Meacham Lake CG† Duane, NY | NY DEC |
| 316.4 | Underhill SP† Underhill, VT | VT DFPR |
| 317.0 | Adirondack Park: Cranberry Lake CG† Cranberry Lake, NY | NY DEC |
| 344.3 | Smuggler's Notch SP† Stowe, VT | VT DFPR |
- † = Recommended
- CG = Campground
- RA = Recreation Area
- SF = State Forest
- SP = State Park
- SR = State Reservation
- CT DEEP = Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
- MA DCR = Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
- NJ DEP = New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- NY OPRHP = New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- NY DEC = New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- PA DCNR = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- US ACE = United States Army Corps of Engineers
- US NF = United States National Forest
- VT DFPR = Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
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