Campsites Along NY 28N  🗺️

About Campsites Along NY 28N ....

I was asked the other day about accessible campsites just off the road outside of Alden Lair and Newcomb. I've camped at these field campsites along the Boreas River and they are pretty nice although some road noise. The Hewitt Eddy Trail is worthwhile to hike too. 

Map: Cod Pond Trailhead   Camping Opporunities

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3

Campsites in Backcountry (NY/PA/VT) - Shows location of campsites and lean-tos in New York State. Derived from NYSDEC's MMS, along with OpenStreetMap, various DEC Maps and heads-up locations added by Andy Arthur. NYSDEC MMS, OpenStreet Map (©CC-BY-SA), Andy Arthur. Download KMZ File.

NYS Roads and Trails (Invert) - NYSDEC. Download KMZ File / Download GeoJSON File
ArcMap FeatureService: https://services6.arcgis.com/DZHaqZm9cxOD4CWM/ArcGIS/rest/services/DEC_Trails/FeatureServer/ Query: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6

NYS Streets - NYS GIS/ITS Services. WMS Service: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/NYS_Streets/MapServer/WMSServer?, Layer: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Hewitt Eddy Trail...

Map: Hewitt Eddy (Boreas Loop) Trail
Photo: Boreas River
Photo: Splash goes the Bores River
Photo: Hewitt's Eddy
Photo: Boreas River
Photo: Walking Along the Vanderwhacker Creek
Photo: Old Conservation Department Marker
Photo: Above Hewitt's Eddy
Photo: Along the Island
Photo: Island in the Boreas River
Photo: Boreas River

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