Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)

FREE first-come primitive camping at the Clear Pond Campsite 2, a DEC-designated site in the White Hill Wild Forest (St. Lawrence County, northern Adirondacks, part of DEC's Raquette Boreal Complex, Region 6). New York provides it at NO CHARGE: the DEC page lists the unit as 'Free' and open year-round, and states 'There are six designated primitive tent sites and two designated campsites,' with designated sites marked by a yellow 'Camp Here' disc. This is one of the designated sites on the shore of Clear Pond (35-acre brook-trout pond with a firm sandy shoreline and a hand launch). Treat any water you take from the pond. These are FREE, first-come, designated sites -- no reservation, no fee, and no facilities (no hookups, no showers, no potable water), though DEC/SCA installed privies at several of them. CONFIDENCE / RULES NOTE -- please read: this is MEDIUM confidence. The DEC page says Clear Pond has four designated tent sites and one campsite, but DEC's mapping data shows only three points on Clear Pond, so treat this as an established, DEC-mapped designated Clear Pond site rather than a certified specific one; on the ground, camp only where you see a round yellow DEC 'Camp Here' disc. 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 6 Potsdam office at (315) 265-3090 (Forest Rangers via 911 or 1-833-NYS-RANGERS / 1-833-697-7264)). Bring water or treat what you take from the pond, 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 northern-Adirondack access and conditions vary by season -- confirm current conditions and this specific site's status on the DEC page (dec.ny.gov/places/raquette-boreal-complex) or with the DEC Region 6 office (315-265-3090) before you go; we have not visited.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger13.1 mi straight-line NW — EVolve NY Potsdam · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 86 within 100 · 326 within 150
• Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.1 mi — Potsdam, NY - Tesla Supercharger, Potsdam
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — Best Western - Potsdam · CHARGESMART_EV · J1772 · 10 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
• 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 279325 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.

Open Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest) elsewhere

Other camps near Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Clear Pond Universally Accessible Campsite [DEC #11564] (White Hill Wild Forest)~0.1 mi
• Clear Pond Campsite 3 [DEC #11402] (White Hill Wild Forest)~0.2 mi
• Long Pond Campsite [DEC #2504] (White Hill Wild Forest)~1.3 mi
• Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest)~1.8 mi

How we know this — Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)

What we don’t know about Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)

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 — Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)