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.
Roadside Campsites Designated in 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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Location of Roads with Camping in Ferris Lake UMP.
Designated Campsites Along Edick Road.
This map is from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
Designated Campsites Along G Lake Road.
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.
Designated Campsites Along Piseco-Powley Road.
These maps are from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
Designated Campsites Along Mountain Home.
This map is from the Ferris Lake Wild Forest UMP.
