Chenango County

Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477.[1] The county’s name originates from an Oneida word meaning “large bull-thistle.” Its county seat is Norwich.

Chenango County is in the approximate center of the state, west of Albany, north of Binghamton, and southeast of Syracuse. The county is considered to be in the Southern Tier region of New York State.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,328.4 km2), of which 894 square miles (2,315.4 km2) is land and 4 square miles (10.4 km2) (0.48%) is water.[2]

The Chenango River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River flows southward through the county.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenango_County,_New_York

My First Camping Trip of 2015

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In 2015, my first camping trip ⛺ of the year was out to Chenango County at Balsam Swamp State Forest. It’s spring, it was rainy and muddy, as witnessed by truck.

Big Red is muddy... Just from dirt on rural Schoharie County

I visited the Berry Hill Firetower, 🗼which is now gated part way up.

Foggy afternoon

I camped at Balsam Swamp State Forest Camping-area.

Camp

Cleared out a bit 🌤 as the afternoon progressed.

Starting to clear

Before sunset.

Before Sunset

As the sun set, fog set in over the lake.

Bar the annoying hum of the neighbors generator it was a beautiful evening

Here’s a map. 🗺

Balsam Swamp State Forest