Wild Pitch Camp

Free & dispersed camping in New York

We currently track 160 dispersed and free-camping locations in New York, drawn from public OpenStreetMap data and cross-referenced against mixed federal, state trust, and county land. New York sits in the United States and offers some of the most generous public-land access in the country for self-reliant campers. Unlike the reservation-driven world of state-park and KOA-style campgrounds, the sites listed here are largely first-come, first-served, with minimal infrastructure and a 14-day stay limit on most federal parcels. Expect dirt roads, no hookups, and zero cell service — that's the appeal. The trade-off is that you carry the responsibility for water, waste, fire safety, and respectful land use. Browse the directory below by name, then click into any listing for facility detail, GPS coordinates, and field notes specific to that pitch.

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160 documented sites Region: United States

All documented campsites in New York

Sorted alphabetically. Tap any row for facilities, GPS coordinates, and a 300+ word field-grounded write-up.

  1. 13th Lake Campsite #10

    Basic · 43.714, -74.122

    Fee: unspecified

  2. 13th Lake Campsite #2

    Basic · 43.704, -74.124

    Fee: unspecified

  3. 13th Lake Campsite #5

    Basic · 43.694, -74.136

    Fee: unspecified

  4. 13th Lake Campsite #6

    Basic · 43.702, -74.132

    Fee: unspecified

  5. 13th Lake Campsite #8

    Basic · 43.708, -74.128

    Fee: unspecified

  6. 13th Lake Campsite #9

    Basic · 43.710, -74.127

    Fee: unspecified

  7. A Cabins

    Basic · 42.594, -78.010

    Fee: unspecified

  8. AT Thruhiker camping

    Basic · 41.474, -73.822

    Fee: unspecified

  9. Abner Brook Campsite

    Basic · 43.279, -74.336

    Fee: unspecified

  10. Algonquin Lean-to site

    Basic · 43.453, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  11. Arkright Camp

    Basic · 42.379, -79.213

    Fee: unspecified

  12. Arrowhead Camping

    Basic · 42.457, -78.492

    Fee: unspecified

  13. Asgo Tent site

    Basic · 43.456, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  14. Association A

    Basic · 43.795, -73.472

    Fee: unspecified

  15. Backbone Horse Campground

    Basic · 42.515, -76.790

    Fee: unspecified

  16. Baden Powell Tent site

    Basic · 43.454, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  17. Baker Camp

    Basic · 41.201, -74.136

    Fee: unspecified

  18. Bears Sleepy Hollow

    Basic · 43.544, -76.192

    Fee: unspecified

  19. Beaver Pond Campsite

    Basic · 41.232, -74.068

    Fee: unspecified

  20. Belle Hollow (Private)

    Basic · 42.440, -77.842

    Fee: unspecified

  21. Bivouac Site

    Basic · 42.377, -76.664

    Fee: unspecified

  22. Bivouac Site

    Basic · 42.406, -76.633

    Fee: unspecified

  23. Blue Water Beach Campground

    Basic · near Westfield · 42.366, -79.541

    Fee: unspecified

  24. Brushwood Folklore Center

    Basic · 42.118, -79.637

    Fee: unspecified

  25. CCC Camp Seneca

    Basic · 42.224, -78.700

    Fee: unspecified

  26. Calamity Brook

    Basic · 44.105, -74.022

    Fee: unspecified

  27. Camp Huntington

    Basic · near High Falls · 41.829, -74.124

    Fee: unspecified

  28. Camp Mariah

    Basic · 41.507, -73.874

    Fee: unspecified

  29. Camp Rayim

    Basic · 41.874, -74.777

    Fee: unspecified

  30. Camp Site #21

    Basic · 41.254, -73.583

    Fee: unspecified

  31. Camp Site #22

    Basic · 41.253, -73.583

    Fee: unspecified

  32. Camp Site 1

    Basic · 42.240, -79.581

    Fee: unspecified

  33. Camp Site 3

    Basic · 42.240, -79.583

    Fee: unspecified

  34. Camp Site 4

    Basic · 42.240, -79.586

    Fee: unspecified

  35. Camp Site 6

    Basic · 42.240, -79.587

    Fee: unspecified

  36. Camp Site 7

    Basic · 42.240, -79.586

    Fee: unspecified

  37. Camp Site 8

    Basic · 42.240, -79.584

    Fee: unspecified

  38. Camp Site 9

    Basic · 42.240, -79.585

    Fee: unspecified

  39. Camp Ti-Wa-Ya-He (historical)

    Basic · 42.612, -78.513

    Fee: unspecified

  40. Camping site

    Basic · 44.062, -73.878

    Fee: unspecified

  41. Camps Baco & Che-Na-Wa

    Basic · 43.850, -74.010

    Fee: unspecified

  42. Campsite 6

    Basic · 43.550, -73.556

    Fee: unspecified

  43. Campsite 7

    Basic · 43.550, -73.558

    Fee: unspecified

  44. Canary Pond tentsite

    Basic · 43.305, -74.448

    Fee: unspecified

  45. Carley Hill Tent Sites

    Basic · 42.382, -76.755

    Fee: unspecified

  46. Cedar Lakes Dam campsite

    Basic · 43.629, -74.538

    Fee: unspecified

  47. Cedar Pond

    Basic · 41.263, -74.097

    Fee: yes

  48. Cedar River Campsite

    Basic · 43.726, -74.474

    Fee: unspecified

  49. Cedar River Flow campsite

    Basic · 43.703, -74.488

    Fee: unspecified

  50. Chapendo Acres Adirondack Camping

    Basic · near Remsen · 43.331, -75.109

    Fee: unspecified

  51. Chinnecock Bay

    Basic · 40.845, -72.471

    Fee: unspecified

  52. Cold Spring Lodge

    Basic · 42.072, -74.460

    Fee: unspecified

  53. Cooper Kill Pond Trailhead

    Basic · 44.432, -73.800

    Fee: unspecified

  54. Corinth

    Basic · 43.271, -73.836

    Fee: unspecified

  55. Country Hills Campground

    Basic · near Marathon · 42.463, -76.081

    Fee: unspecified

  56. D Cabins

    Basic · 42.583, -78.034

    Fee: unspecified

  57. Dam Beard Camp, FSR

    Basic · near Forestburgh · 41.519, -74.745

    Fee: unspecified

  58. Deer Haven Campsite

    Basic · 42.457, -75.100

    Fee: unspecified

  59. Deerland Tent Site 1

    Basic · 43.927, -74.475

    Fee: unspecified

  60. Designated Campsite

    Basic · 44.093, -73.739

    Fee: unspecified

  61. Designated Campsite

    Basic · 44.094, -73.735

    Fee: unspecified

  62. E Cabins

    Basic · 42.601, -78.000

    Fee: unspecified

  63. East River Trail

    Basic · 44.089, -74.004

    Free

  64. Empire State Trail

    Basic · 43.016, -74.917

    Fee: unspecified

  65. First Pond Leanto

    Basic · 43.466, -73.601

    Fee: unspecified

  66. Forked Lake West-end Campsite

    Basic · 43.893, -74.616

    Fee: unspecified

  67. Forked Lake West-end Campsite

    Basic · 43.893, -74.617

    Fee: unspecified

  68. Forked Lake West-end Campsite

    Basic · 43.893, -74.620

    Fee: unspecified

  69. Four Winds

    Basic · 42.552, -78.096

    Fee: unspecified

  70. Fox Hollow Camping

    Basic · 42.319, -73.527

    Fee: unspecified

  71. French Woods Performing Arts Camp

    Basic · 41.921, -75.187

    Fee: unspecified

  72. Frontier Lean-To site

    Basic · 43.462, -73.587

    Fee: unspecified

  73. Goldenrod Campground

    Basic · 40.595, -73.886

    Fee: unspecified

  74. Gulf Brook Campsite #1

    Basic · 44.253, -73.718

    Fee: unspecified

  75. Gulf Brook Campsite #2

    Basic · 44.253, -73.717

    Fee: unspecified

  76. Harvey Mt. State Forest

    Basic · 42.324, -73.439

    Fee: yes

  77. Irvin Campsite

    Basic · 42.461, -76.230

    Fee: unspecified

  78. James West Tent site

    Basic · 43.454, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  79. Jessup River campsite

    Basic · 43.513, -74.572

    Fee: unspecified

  80. Kellogg Village

    Basic · 41.992, -74.509

    Fee: unspecified

  81. Kells Tent Site

    Basic · 42.473, -76.183

    Fee: unspecified

  82. Kellystone Park

    Basic · near Nineveh · 42.169, -75.525

    Fee: unspecified

  83. Kimmie Bivouac

    Basic · 42.391, -76.272

    Fee: unspecified

  84. King Phillips Campground

    Basic · 43.395, -73.702

    Fee: unspecified

  85. Koa Camping

    Basic · 42.084, -74.015

    Fee: unspecified

  86. Lake Colden Campground

    Basic · 44.119, -73.982

    Fee: unspecified

  87. Lake Hadlock Inn, Beach and Campground

    Basic · near Fort Ann · 43.414, -73.577

    Fee: unspecified

  88. Lake Lauderdale Campground

    Basic · 43.095, -73.367

    Fee: unspecified

  89. Lakeside Campground

    Basic · 42.269, -79.760

    Fee: unspecified

  90. Lander's Narrowsburg Campground

    Basic · 41.614, -75.059

    Fee: unspecified

  91. Lander's Skinners Falls Campground

    Basic · 41.672, -75.059

    Fee: unspecified

  92. Lean To

    Basic · 42.186, -79.556

    Free

  93. Lean To - Panama

    Basic · 42.104, -79.498

    Free

  94. Lean-Tos

    Basic · 42.717, -73.530

    Fee: unspecified

  95. Lillypad Pond campsite

    Basic · 44.102, -73.725

    Fee: unspecified

  96. Lincoln Pond Interior Campsites

    Basic · 44.154, -73.574

    Fee: unspecified

  97. Lincoln Pond Interior Campsites

    Basic · 44.165, -73.555

    Fee: unspecified

  98. Little Sand

    Basic · 43.419, -74.551

    Fee: unspecified

  99. Lock 15

    Basic · 42.939, -74.623

    Fee: unspecified

  100. Long Pond Site 1

    Basic · 43.638, -74.292

    Fee: unspecified

  101. Long Pond Site 2

    Basic · 43.639, -74.289

    Fee: unspecified

  102. Long View

    Basic · 44.256, -74.637

    Fee: unspecified

  103. Lost Pond Campsite

    Basic · 44.260, -73.712

    Fee: unspecified

  104. Mallet Pond

    Basic · 42.587, -74.522

    Fee: unspecified

  105. Miller Hollow Campgrounds

    Basic · 42.069, -74.909

    Fee: unspecified

  106. Mohican Lean-To site

    Basic · 43.458, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  107. Monitor Bay Campground

    Basic · 43.948, -73.414

    Fee: unspecified

  108. NYS Primitive Tent Site

    Basic · 43.891, -74.595

    Fee: unspecified

  109. Niagara Lakes Lazy Resort

    Basic · 43.206, -78.857

    Fee: unspecified

  110. Niagra Woodlands

    Basic · 43.243, -78.858

    Fee: unspecified

  111. North Tent site

    Basic · 43.461, -73.586

    Fee: unspecified

  112. Old Forge Camping Resort

    Basic · near Old Forge · 43.718, -74.958

    Fee: yes

  113. Panther creek

    Basic · 42.571, -74.522

    Fee: unspecified

  114. Paradise Bay Park Family Campground

    Basic · 42.100, -79.730

    Fee: unspecified

  115. Pavillion, Showers, Rec. Room, Picnic Tables

    Basic · 44.910, -74.090

    Fee: unspecified

  116. Pine Ridge

    Basic · 44.945, -74.378

    Fee: unspecified

  117. Pope Haven Campground

    Basic · 42.210, -79.001

    Fee: unspecified

  118. Port Henry Village Campground

    Basic · 44.049, -73.456

    Fee: unspecified

  119. Rip Van Winkle Camping

    Basic · 42.092, -74.018

    Fee: unspecified

  120. Rock Lake tentsite

    Basic · 43.266, -74.416

    Fee: unspecified

  121. Rolling River Day Camp

    Basic · 40.645, -73.659

    Fee: unspecified

  122. Russell Brook Campsites

    Basic · 41.965, -74.980

    Fee: unspecified

  123. Salmon River campsite (unofficial)

    Basic · 43.908, -74.385

    Fee: unspecified

  124. Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground

    Basic · near Gardiner · 41.733, -74.185

    Fee: unspecified

  125. Scaroon Manor - Camp Cayuga

    Basic · 43.778, -73.790

    Fee: unspecified

  126. Sequoia Village

    Basic · 41.993, -74.503

    Fee: unspecified

  127. Sheridan Bay Park Campground

    Basic · 42.519, -79.268

    Fee: unspecified

  128. Silver Lake tentsite

    Basic · 43.292, -74.425

    Fee: unspecified

  129. Site 1

    Basic · 43.891, -74.017

    Fee: unspecified

  130. Site 2

    Basic · 43.881, -74.037

    Fee: unspecified

  131. Site 4

    Basic · 43.880, -74.039

    Fee: unspecified

  132. Site 5

    Basic · 43.880, -74.056

    Fee: unspecified

  133. Site 6

    Basic · 43.877, -74.061

    Fee: unspecified

  134. Site 72

    Basic · 43.683, -74.736

    Fee: unspecified

  135. Sky Lake Camp and Retreat Center

    Basic · 42.083, -75.549

    Fee: unspecified

  136. Sno-bird

    Basic · 44.115, -73.896

    Free

  137. South Lake campsite

    Basic · 43.587, -74.621

    Fee: unspecified

  138. Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Woodland Hills

    Basic · near Austerlitz · 42.345, -73.441

    Fee: unspecified

  139. Staff City Campsite (AKA Rotary)

    Serviced · 43.454, -73.587

    Fee: unspecified

  140. Stephens Pond tent site

    Basic · 43.819, -74.420

    Fee: unspecified

  141. Tahawus Lean-to site

    Basic · 43.453, -73.585

    Fee: unspecified

  142. Tent site

    Basic · 43.894, -74.615

    Fee: unspecified

  143. Thompsons Lake Campground

    Basic · 42.653, -74.046

    Fee: unspecified

  144. Thousand Acres Ranch Resort

    Basic · 43.433, -73.870

    Fee: unspecified

  145. Tiorati Plateau

    Basic · 41.275, -74.085

    Fee: unspecified

  146. Tirrell Pond tent site

    Basic · 43.881, -74.370

    Fee: unspecified

  147. Top-A-Rise Campground

    Basic · 42.188, -79.165

    Fee: unspecified

  148. Trips Village

    Basic · 41.994, -74.503

    Fee: unspecified

  149. Village of Unionville

    Basic · 41.301, -74.563

    Free

  150. Vingo

    Basic · 44.247, -74.657

    Fee: unspecified

  151. Wanika Falls campsite

    Basic · 44.199, -74.056

    Fee: unspecified

  152. Watkins Glen Family Camping

    Basic · 42.337, -76.917

    Fee: unspecified

  153. West Stony Creek campsite #1

    Basic · 43.264, -74.362

    Fee: unspecified

  154. West Stony Creek campsite #2

    Basic · 43.261, -74.367

    Fee: unspecified

  155. Wiley Post A

    Basic · 40.597, -73.884

    Fee: unspecified

  156. Wiley Post B

    Basic · 40.596, -73.884

    Fee: unspecified

  157. Wonderland Forest

    Basic · 42.870, -76.177

    Fee: yes

  158. Woods Lake Campsite #1

    Basic · 43.251, -74.313

    Fee: unspecified

  159. Woods Lake Campsite #4

    Basic · 43.251, -74.309

    Fee: unspecified

  160. Woodstream Campsite

    Basic · 42.624, -78.122

    Fee: unspecified