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).

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Distance	Campground	Agency
80.9	Kettletown SP Southbury, CT	CT DEEP
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
102	Housatonic Meadows SP† (walk-up only) Sharon, CT	CT DEEP
124	American Legion SF: Austin Hawes CG Barkhamsted, CT	CT DEEP
114	Rocky Neck SP Niantic, CT	CT DEEP
117	Selden Neck Campground† (boat access) Lyme, CT	CT DEEP
120	Devil's Hopyard SP† East Haddam, CT	CT DEEP
142	Salt Rock Campground Sprague, CT	CT DEEP
143	Hopeville Pond SP Griswold, CT	CT DEEP
147	Pachaug SF Voluntown, CT	CT DEEP
156	Mashamoquet Brook SP Pomfret, CT \| Wolf Den Area	CT DEEP
168	West Thompson Lake Thompson, CT	US Army (CT)

CG = Campground
SF = State Forest
SP = State Park
CT DEEP = Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
US ACE = United States Army Corps of Engineers

State and Federal Campsites Close to New York City

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† Campgrounds listed in The Best of Tent Camping: New England, 2008 by Lafe Low, Menasha Ridge Press