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Hunts Pond State Forest
Drive-up · public land · Chenango County, NY · 42.59427, -75.37207
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Permit required during warm season for this free campground located in Hunts Pond State Forest. Several primitive campsites with fire rings and picnic tables. No toilets. Ice fishing during winter, although no winter maintenance. Very nice spot. Enough room for a couple of vehicles. Highly recommended. Some cell service.
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 1,463 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
- +Urgent care3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- WWater12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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
Elevation
1,463 ft
County
Chenango County, NY
Coordinates
42.59427, -75.37207
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHunts Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSages Crossing · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~12.8 mi
- GroceriesMirabito · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicGuthrie Clinic New Berlin · ~2.6 mi
- HardwareOxford Hardware · ~15.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWells Bridge · ~17.3 mi S
- Highway rest areaUnadilla · ~19.0 mi S
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Madison County~13.9 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Chenango County, NY). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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