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... shows your location as a blue dot in relationship to campsites, trails, state land. This online map requires cell service, won't work in remote country, so also bring a paper map.

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More about Big Pond...

At 50‐acre Big Pond, non‐motorized boats can be launched from the small parking lot. Several unmarked trails andmeadows connect a larger parking lot a few hundred feet to the south oft he lake. Big Pond is about one‐half mile north of the entrance road to Little Pond Campground on Barkaboom Road.

Maps and Interactives

Big Pond (Catskills) Campsites
Touch Me Not Trail From Big Pond To Alder Lake
Big Pond

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  • DZ says:

    Hi Andy,

    These maps are incredibly helpful. Between Big Pond and Alder Lake, which one do you think is better to camp at? I’m hoping to be able to get a spot near parking at one of these on a weekend but am worried about COVID crowds…

    Thanks!

    • Andy says:

      Both of these areas are always busy during the summer. If you want to go up on a weekend and avoid crowds I suggest after Labor Day Weekend.

    • Andy says:

      This area is always busy during the summer. If you want to go up on a weekend and avoid crowds I suggest after Labor Day Weekend.

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