Agency-listedUSFSFree
Ranger Cabins
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NY · 42.01307, -78.82988
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 — at Ranger Cabins
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,502 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ranger CabinsNIFC · 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 Ranger Cabins · U.S. Forest Service · NY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump2 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Ranger Cabins
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,502 ft
State
NY
Coordinates
42.01307, -78.82988
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Ranger Cabins · U.S. Forest Service · NY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEnglish Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStickney · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelExxon · ~10.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.9 mi
- GroceriesRed House General Store · ~6.9 mi
- PharmacyGNC Vitamins · ~19.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBradford Regional Medical Center · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.5 mi
EV charging — from Ranger Cabins · U.S. Forest Service · NY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line NE — Salamanca, NY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 188 within 100 · 465 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.5 mi — EVolve NY Olean, Olean
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.5 mi — EVolve NY Olean, Olean
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — Salamanca City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-03-14 · 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 117729 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ranger Cabins · U.S. Forest Service · NY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomWillow Bay Rec Area · ~4.8 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomTracy Ridge Rec Area · ~5.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHooks Brook Boat To · ~6.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWebbs Ferry Boat Launch · ~6.9 mi W · USFS
Open Ranger Cabins elsewhere
Other camps near Ranger Cabins
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willow Bay Rec Area~4.8 mi · fee
- Tracy Ridge Rec Area~5.4 mi · fee
- Nct-Tracy Run North Shelter~5.7 mi
- Hooks Brook Boat To~6.8 mi · fee
How we know this — Ranger Cabins
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.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Ranger Cabins
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
- Seasonal & winter access
- 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 — Ranger Cabins
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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