Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)

FREE first-come primitive tent camping at the Burroughs Trail Campsite #2, a DEC-mapped primitive tent site on the Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide (Burroughs Range) Trail 63 ft in the Slide Mountain Wilderness (Ulster County, the high Catskills, DEC Region 3). New York provides it at NO CHARGE: the DEC Slide Mountain Wilderness page lists the unit as 'Free' and open year-round, and confirms 'at large primitive camping is allowed' alongside its 24 designated primitive campsites and 3 lean-tos. This is one of DEC's mapped tent sites, a trailside forest site (nearest water about 1193 feet away) (measured against OpenStreetMap). This is a high Burroughs-Range ridge site on the Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail, roughly 3,150-3,260 feet -- BELOW the Catskill 3,500-foot camping limit, but do NOT move uphill to camp: camping and fires are prohibited above 3,500 feet in the Catskills year-round. There is no water at the site (nearest is a distant, likely-seasonal stream), so carry in or treat what you find. CONFIDENCE / RULES NOTE -- please read: this is MEDIUM confidence. The DEC page says the unit has 24 designated primitive campsites but does not publish which of DEC's 23 mapped tent-site points those are -- so treat this spot as an established DEC-mapped tent site rather than a certified designated one. Away from a marked designated site, New York's rule is to camp at least 150 feet from any road, trail, or water; on the ground, use the established/hardened tent pad and look for a round yellow DEC 'Camp Here' disc, and if the spot is not marked, move back 150+ feet from the water and trail. CATSKILL 3,500-FOOT RULE: camping and fires are prohibited above 3,500 feet in the Catskills at any time of year -- this site is around 3255 feet, below that line, but do not move uphill to camp. These are FREE, first-come sites -- no reservation, no fee, no facilities (no hookups, no showers, no potable water); this is NOT a reservable DEC fee campground (Woodland Valley and Kenneth L. Wilson are separate developed fee campgrounds over a mile away). A free Forest Ranger permit is required only if you stay more than 3 nights or camp with a group of 10 or more (arrange it through the DEC Region 3 Office in New Paltz at (845) 256-3076 (Forest Rangers via 911 or 1-833-NYS-RANGERS / 1-833-697-7264)). Bring water or treat what you take from a stream, pack out all trash, follow Leave No Trace and the DEC fire rules, and store food from bears (this is black-bear country). SEASON / ACCESS: DEC lists the unit as open year-round, but these are steep high-Catskill trails that can be icy, muddy, washed or snow-covered much of the year -- confirm current conditions and this specific site's status on the DEC page (dec.ny.gov/places/slide-mountain-wilderness) or with the DEC Region 3 New Paltz office (845-256-3076) before you go; we have not visited.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

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EV charging — from Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger13.7 mi straight-line E — Trident Chargers - 295 NY-375, West Hurley, NY · VIALYNK · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reach24 within 25 mi · 85 within 50 · 831 within 100 · 1473 within 150
• Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.2 mi — Kingston, NY - Tesla Supercharger, Kingston
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.6 mi — NYC FLEET DEP_ARKVLE_1_L3, Arkville
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.4 mi — Full Moon Resort - Tesla Destination, Big Indian, NY · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
• Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
• Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
• Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
  Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 460325 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• Highway rest areaUlster Travel Plaza · ~19.1 mi E
• Highway rest areaParking/Rest Area · ~20.3 mi E
• Highway rest areaParking/Rest Area · ~22.4 mi E
• Highway rest areaMalden Travel Plaza · ~22.6 mi E

Open Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness) elsewhere

Other camps near Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Burroughs Trail Campsite #3 [DEC #228723] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)~0.0 mi
• Burroughs Trail Campsite #4 [DEC #228722] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)~0.1 mi
• Burroughs Trail Campsite #5 [DEC #228716] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)~0.2 mi
• Burroughs Trail Campsite #6 [DEC #228720] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)~0.2 mi

How we know this — Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)

What we don’t know about Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)

A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

• Road surface & last-mile access
• How many rigs actually fit
• Cell coverage by carrier
• Current fire restrictions
• Whether any water here is drinkable
• Shade & wind exposure
• Noise and who else shows up
• Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it

Before you go — Burroughs Trail Campsite #2 [DEC #228724] (Slide Mountain Wilderness)