There are many road side campsites along Kelley Stand Road, Forest Road 70 (to Lye Brook Wilderness) and Forest Road 71 (to Stratton Air Field/Kelley Stand Road). Most of them are pretty basic with no facilities but stone fire rings, although some are a little farther back then others.
Taken on Sunday June 19, 2011 at Forest Road 71 - Somerset Airfield Rd.
I have no idea what that wooden structure is at the end of the point, but the river is so shallow here, that especially at low tide, you'll bottom out your kayak. Gays' Point has about 20 campsites on it, all grouped together along the eastern side, that is deep enough for most power boats to more within 20 feet of the shore.
Taken on Saturday June 4, 2011 at Hudson River Islands State Park.
And I made sure to pack out anything that didn't burn ...
Taken on Monday May 30, 2011 at Piseco-Powley Road.
There are three accessible campsites on the one end of the lake, via P-Gravel paths, but like all accessible campsites in NY State, anybody is free to use them.
Taken on Friday April 22, 2011 at Thirteenth Lake.
During Thursday night. In this picture you can kind of see the ice and frost on all of the trees. It's very much still winter in the Adirondacks ...
Taken on Friday April 22, 2011 at East Branch Sacandaga River.The most popular area in Ferris Lake Wild Forest is to camp along the 20-mile long Piseco-Powley, a spectacular seasonally-gated, state truck trail. Other roads in area provide more remote roadside camping opporunities and are listed below.
The Ferris Lake Wild Forest Unit Management Plan mentions the following about Roadside Camping in the area…
“The FLWF provides a variety of different camping opportunities. The interior portion of the unit contains numerous primitive tent sites that are located along the shores of the more popular lakes. These sites are designated with a yellow camping disk and often contain a fire ring. There are also a number of car accessible sites located along secondary access roads, such as the Powley-Piseco Road, G Lake Road, Mountain Home Road Extension and Edick Road. Most of these sites can accommodate small camper trailers. There are no lean-tos within the unit.”
— NYSDEC Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
| Road | Number of Campsites |
|---|---|
| Edick Road | 2 |
| G-Lake Road | 3 |
| Jerseyfield Road | 2 |
| Mountain Home Road Extension (Rough Truck Trail Past the Floe) | 6 |
| Powley-Piesco Road (Open Late Spring-December) Northern Hardwoods Section Near Mud Pond Central Section Near Marshlands of Powley Place Southern Section Near Potholers |
Total: 22 5 10 7 |
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This map is from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
Please note that the roadside campsites are noted by “GLR”. The “GL” sites are traditional primative tent sites, beyond the gated end of G Lake Road, that you have to backpack into. This map is from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
These maps are from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
This map is from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
