Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest)
FREE first-come primitive camping at the Lillypad Pond Campsite, 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 the single designated site on the shore of Lilypad Pond (the DEC GIS spells it 'Lillypad'), a remote pond reached by trail/paddle. 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. 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.
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Everything you need — measured from Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- WWater23 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest)
Nearby & resupply — around Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest) · New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation · NY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLilypad Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townStark · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.9 mi
- GroceriesPotsdam Food Co-op · ~14.4 mi
- PharmacyHarris Medical · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSt. Lawrence Health Urgent Care · ~14.3 mi
- HardwareEvans and Whites · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (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 charger14.5 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 · 93 within 100 · 330 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.5 mi — Potsdam, NY - Tesla Supercharger, Potsdam
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.4 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 Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (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 Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest) elsewhere
Other camps near Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Long Pond Campsite [DEC #2504] (White Hill Wild Forest)~0.5 mi
- Clear Pond Campsite 2 [DEC #11406] (White Hill Wild Forest)~1.8 mi
- Clear Pond Campsite 3 [DEC #11402] (White Hill Wild Forest)~1.9 mi
- Clear Pond Universally Accessible Campsite [DEC #11564] (White Hill Wild Forest)~1.9 mi
How we know this — Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (White Hill Wild Forest)
What we don’t know about Lillypad Pond Campsite [DEC #1900] (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