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	CG	Agency
38.2	Harriman SP: Beaver Pond CG Pomona, NY	NY OPRHP
39.1	Harriman SP: Sebago Cabins CG Bear Mountain, NY	NY OPRHP
58.0	Clarence Fahnestock SP† Carmel, NY	NY OPRHP
80.3	Wildwood SP† Wading River, NY	NY OPRHP
85.9	Margaret Lewis Norrie (Mills-Norrie) SP† Staatsburg, NY	NY OPRHP
104	Lake Taghkanic SP Ancram, NY	NY OPRHP
105	Taconic SP: Rudd Pond CG Millerton, NY	NY OPRHP
106	Catskill Park: Kenneth L. Wilson CG Mount Tremper, NY	NY DEC
110	Taconic SP: Copake Falls CG† Copake Falls, NY	NY OPRHP
113	Hither Hills SP Montauk, NY	NY OPRHP
115	Catskill Park: Mongaup Pond CG† Livingston Manor, NY	NY DEC
118	Catskill Park: North-South Lake CG† Haines Falls, NY	NY DEC
118	Catskill Park: Beaverkill CG Roscoe, NY	NY DEC
120	Catskill Park: Woodland Valley CG† Phoenicia, NY	NY DEC
121	Catskill Park: Devils Tombstone CG† Hunter, NY (primitive)	NY DEC
124	Catskill Park: Little Pond CG† Andes, NY	NY DEC
140	Catskill Park: Bear Spring Mountain CG Downsvile, NY (primitive)	NY DEC
155	Thompson's Lake SP East Berne, NY	NY OPRHP
155	Schodack Island SP† Schodack, NY	NY OPRHP
155	Cherry Plain SP† Cherry Plain, NY	NY OPRHP
159	Max V. Shaul SP† Fultonham, NY	NY OPRHP
168	Oquaga Creek SP Bainbridge, NY	NY OPRHP
177	Gilbert Lake SP Laurens, NY	NY OPRHP
189	Bowman Lake SP† Oxford, NY	NY OPRHP
191	Glimmerglass SP† Cooperstown, NY	NY OPRHP
192	Chenango Valley SP Chenango Forks, NY	NY OPRHP
195	Moreau Lake SP† Gansevoort, NY	NY OPRHP
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
211	Adirondack Park: Sacandaga River CG† Northville, NY	NY DEC
220	Adirondack Park: Lake George Islands CG† Glen I. | Long I. | Narrow I. Lake George, NY	NY DEC
229	Adirondack Park: Little Sand Point CG† Piseco, NY	NY DEC
231	Buttermilk Falls SP† Ithaca, NY	NY OPRHP
235	Taughannock Falls SP† Trumansburg, NY	NY OPRHP
237	Fillmore Glen SP Moravia, NY	NY OPRHP
248	Adirondack Park: Indian Lake Islands CG† Sabael, NY	NY DEC
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
266	Verona Beach SP Verona Beach, NY	NY OPRHP
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
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
317.0	Adirondack Park: Cranberry Lake CG† Cranberry Lake, NY	NY DEC

• CG = Campground
• SP = State Park
• NY OPRHP = New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• NY DEC = New York Department of Environmental Conservation

†CGs listed in The Best of Tent Camping: New York State, 2007 by Starmer/Wells/Starmer, Menasha Ridge Press

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