Third Weekend at Burnt-Rossman

The primitive campsites at Burnt-Rossman are my favorite place to visit. They are in a remote part of Schoharie County, yet only a 10 minute drive from I-88 and a total of an hour and ten minutes from my place in Delmar. There is ample water, and the sites have nice little fireplaces, and places to camp where you can drive in.

Stone Table

It rained on Friday night, so I put up my tarp. I spent much of Saturday going between the creek up there with my feet in there, and sitting in this very comfortable chair, reading Noel Perin’s Third Person Rural. It was very quiet Saturday, seeing all but one pickup going past, plus a family in a minivan, and three people riding horseback with cowboy hats.

Betty Brook

I had my Christmas lights up and stayed up really late several nights. It was great, and beat the horrible humid weather that people in Albany had to suffer through during this very warm weekend.


View Hiking in 2009 in a larger map
Map: Burnt Rossman Hills State Forest - North
Map: Burnt Rossman Hills State Forest - South
Thematic Map: Burnt Rossman Hills - Land Cover
Photo: Camp
Photo: While this campsite is tight to get in and out of its still really nice
Photo: Camp
Photo: Tent with Light In It
Photo: Betty Brook Road
Photo: The Campsite
Photo: Sunny spring afternoon at Looking Glass Pond
Photo: Rebuilt Betty Brook Road
Photo: Morning Sun
Photo: View from the nature trail

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