Full Description
Wilderness abounds in New York State. From the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, from the Adirondack Mountains to the Catskills, from the St. Lawrence River to the Hudson, millions of acres of public lands are dotted with hundreds of campgrounds—but you probably only have a precious amount of limited time. Where should you go? When should you go? That's what Best Tent Camping: New York State is for—to help you make the wisest use of your time in the wilds of New York.
Divided geographically into seven sections—Long Island, Catskills/Hudson Valley, Central/Leatherstocking, Adirondacks, St. Lawrence River, Finger Lakes, and Western—the book is a helpful reference for camping enthusiasts throughout the state. Historical tidbits, descriptions of wildlife and the occasional personal anecdote add flavor to the campground descriptions. Star ratings and maps make choosing the best place to pitch a tent a simple task.
Making reservations online or blindly over the phone can put a camper miles from the restroom, stranded with no shade, or in the middle of a busy campground trail. Maps will help campers avoid those pitfalls, and wherever possible the author has even recommended specific campsites for maximum privacy, spaciousness, or beauty.
Contents
Long Island
1 Sears Bellows County Park
2 Watch Hill
3 Wildwood State Park
Catskills and Hudson Valley
4 Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
5 Devil's Tombstone
6 Little Pond
7 Mills-Norrie State Park
8 Mongaup Pond
9 North-South Lake
10 PeekaMoose
11 Taconic State Park: Copake Falls Area
12 Woodland Valley
Central/Leatherstocking and Capital
13 Bowman Lake State Park
14 Cherry Plain State Park
15 Delta Lake State Park
16 Fair Haven Beach State Park
17 Glimmerglass State Park
18 Green Lakes State Park
19 Max V. Shaul State Park
20 Moreau Lake State Park
21 Whetstone Gulf State Park
Adirondacks
22 Adirondack Loj
23 Alger Island
24 Ausable Point
25 Brown Tract Pond
26 Buck Pond
27 Cranberry Lake
28 Eighth Lake
29 Forked Lake
30 Indian Lake Islands
31 Lake George Islands
32 LAKE HARRIS
33 Lincoln Pond
34 Little Sand Point
35 Luzerne
36 Meacham Lake
37 Putnam Pond
38 Rollins Pond
39 Sacandaga
40 Saranac Lake Islands
Thousand Islands
41 Mary Island State Park
42 Wellesley Island State Park
Finger Lakes
43 Buttermilk Falls State Park
44 Keuka Lake State Park
45 Stony Brook State Park
46 Taughannock Falls State Park
47 Watkins Glen State Park
Western New York
48 Allegany State Park: Cain Hollow (Quaker Area)
49 Lakeside Beach State Park
50 Letchworth State Park
