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Ranger Island
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NY · 43.57040, -73.60847
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
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 327 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
- GGrocery0 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- DDump16 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
327 ft
State
NY
Coordinates
43.57040, -73.60847
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townBolton Landing · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~12.0 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~18.8 mi
- GroceriesGlen Island Ranger Station · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyPrice Chopper Pharmacy · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicForest Lake Camp infirmary · ~8.3 mi
- HardwareBraley Noxon Hardware · ~10.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaFair Haven Welcome Center · ~15.9 mi E
- Highway rest areaGlens Falls (South) · ~20.7 mi S
- Highway rest areaAdirondacks Welcome Center · ~20.8 mi S
- Highway rest areaIra Parking Area · ~25.7 mi E
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shelving Rock Brook Trail Tent Site #13 (Lake George Wild Forest)~1.3 mi
- Shelving Rock Area Campsite 12 (Lake George Wild Forest)~1.7 mi
- Shelving Rock Area Campsite 11 (Lake George Wild Forest)~2.4 mi
- Shelving Rock Area Campsite 4 (Lake George Wild Forest)~2.9 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.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
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 →