Independence River

The Independence River Wild Forest is described as the Western Adirondack Preserve acreage lying adjacent to the western boundary of the Adirondack Park including the western portions of the Otter Creek and Independence River watersheds, extending from Lewis County into Herkimer County northeast along the south side of the Beaver River and Stillwater Reservoir and south of Beaver River.

Included are lands in Watsons East Triangle, Brantingham Tract, Macomb’s Purchase and John Brown Tract, encompassing both Lewis and Herkimer Counties. USGS 15Β½ minute quadrangle maps that cover this unit are: Big Moose, Lowville, Mc Keever, Number Four and Port Leyden.

Bounded by:

North: Number 4 Road; Stillwater Reservoir;
West: Exterior Forest Preserve Boundaries in the Towns of Greig, Lyonsdale and Watson; and Adirondack Park boundary;
South: Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness;
East: railroad tract from big Moose to Beaver River Station, Former International Paper Company lands.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/58192.html

Stillwater Reservoir Camping 🚀 β›Ί

There are 46 designated campsites along the Stillwater Reservoir, along with a handful nearby or on the Moshier Reservoir.

Here are some useful maps.

 Stillwater Reservoir

 Moshier Reservior

Here is a list of coordinates for campsites along Stillwater Reservoir in the Western Adirondacks.  You can also get this list as a Google Sheet.

NameDescriptionCoordinates
Big Moose Rd Campsite43.881036000325466,-75.0457000003833
Campsite 1Kettle Hole43.91087179257541,-75.03968430112016
Campsite 2The Lagoon43.903977097671124,-75.02963748636475
Campsite 3Evergreen Landing43.904584325331804,-75.01959543839234
Campsite 4Peaked Mountain Outlet43.907127245272704,-75.00285831980182
Campsite 543.90586912218538,-75.00090074522005
Campsite 643.90632154558408,-74.99552556384639
Campsite 743.90000491925868,-74.98240129784713
Campsite 843.91144696964229,-74.98463094251615
Campsite 9North Shore43.909908730517515,-74.97942422010028
Campsite 10Island 2643.910994330529824,-74.97320721157439
Campsite 11Halstead’s43.91498978397045,-74.97239159382124
Campsite 12Popple Point43.916076986426134,-74.96536010029281
Campsite 13Rockwell Point43.917891111444156,-74.96201085648185
Campsite 14Shallow Cut43.91873673325241,-74.95782501995895
Campsite 15Smokey Bear Stump43.92345520446557,-74.95514287625957
Campsite 16Hemlock Knoll43.921880882369145,-74.95229790374844
Campsite 17Island 3343.92502189140718,-74.94091017327614
Campsite 18Deer Bay43.918124779071036,-74.94208887334926
Campsite 19High Knoll-Big Burn43.92115213629026,-74.94627140472733
Campsite 2043.90927978682487,-74.9581893230617
Campsite 2143.915417305379634,-74.9545671476461
Campsite 22North Shore Narrows43.91461838150145,-74.94828609091334
Campsite 2343.91633713940584,-74.93845492700764
Campsite 24Gun Harbor Entrance43.918481681184815,-74.93103937885131
Campsite 25North Branch43.92790650092124,-74.91060106938106
Campsite 2643.92959998697331,-74.88667838335716
Campsite 2743.91155768485678,-74.93308267712807
Campsite 2843.90518884876708,-74.94691378360277
Campsite 2943.91148146764025,-74.95521214716841
Campsite 3043.91034098059357,-74.9635958834694
Campsite 3143.90879791400817,-74.96557386780817
Campsite 3243.90496833871764,-74.96921360218568
Campsite 3343.904397767716866,-74.97387937552598
Campsite 3443.90274084237983,-74.97925711300107
Campsite 3643.89899916062253,-74.99891669724019
Campsite 3743.89685381848027,-75.00321613580694
Campsite 3843.89370907873536,-75.00748530304966
Campsite 3943.86994406600552,-74.9935282362608
Campsite 4043.87272579149077,-74.98622252146845
Campsite 4143.86392185993403,-75.00139684952404
Campsite 4243.86483657785204,-75.00400465044677
Campsite 4343.869009072028994,-75.0169657056145
Campsite 4543.87678296342001,-75.02613648057141
Campsite 4643.87803900307188,-75.03301360072118
Primitive Campsite43.9275239999265,-74.94542999990668
Primitive Campsite43.91166670228568,-75.00473046595764
Primitive Campsite43.89242065053876,-75.09779773207337
Primitive Campsite43.893221999577904,-75.0705230000813
Primitive Campsite43.89667064569648,-75.09749340678908

Big Otter Lake

Remote Adirondack Lake at the end of a rough Jeep Trail in the Western Adirondacks.