Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Dispersed camp — Cortland County, NY
Drive-up · public land · Cortland County, NY · 42.77810, -75.99062
A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,987 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- WWater11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- DDump19 mi
- PPropane26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,987 ft
County
Cortland County, NY
Coordinates
42.77810, -75.99062
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureShackham Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKeeney · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGSyracuse Propane King · ~17.0 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~19.1 mi
- GroceriesCLN Mercantile · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyKinney Pharmacy Department · ~6.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicGuthrie Homer · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareCountryside Hardware · ~5.7 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaPreble · ~9.0 mi SW
- Highway rest areaDewitt Travel Plaza · ~22.3 mi N
- Highway rest areaChittenango Travel Plaza · ~22.3 mi N
- Highway rest areaWarners Travel Plaza · ~27.3 mi NW
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #2 — Cortland County, NY~0.3 mi
- Dispersed camp — Onondaga County, NY~1.1 mi
- Dispersed camp #3 — Onondaga County, NY~1.2 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Onondaga County, NY~1.6 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Field check
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →