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Five Ponds Wilderness

77 camps mapped · 77 free · tap a dot for its page
Oswegatchie River Canoe Carry Campsite 1Shanty Rock Flow Primitive Campsite 26Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 27Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 40Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 33Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 32Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 39Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 38Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 35Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 37Dead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 34Janacks Landing Primitive CampsiteOswegatchie River Campsite 41 BOswegatchie River Campsite 41 AOswegatchie River Campsite 10Oswegatchie River Campsite 11Oswegatchie River Campsite 12Oswegatchie River Campsite 14Oswegatchie River Campsite 16Oswegatchie River Campsite 17Oswegatchie River Campsite 19Oswegatchie River Campsite 20Oswegatchie River Campsite 21Oswegatchie River Campsite 22Oswegatchie River Campsite 23Oswegatchie River Campsite 24Oswegatchie River Campsite 26Oswegatchie River Campsite 27Oswegatchie River Campsite 28Oswegatchie River Campsite 29Oswegatchie River Campsite 30Oswegatchie River Campsite 31Oswegatchie River Campsite 32Oswegatchie River Campsite 33Oswegatchie River Campsite 35Oswegatchie River Campsite 36Oswegatchie River Campsite 37Oswegatchie River Campsite 39Oswegatchie River Campsite 42Oswegatchie River Campsite 43Oswegatchie River Campsite 44Oswegatchie River Campsite 45Oswegatchie River Campsite 46Oswegatchie River Campsite 5Oswegatchie River Campsite 9Oswegatchie River Campsite 25Oswegatchie River Campsite 40Oswegatchie River Campsite 6Oswegatchie River Campsite 8Oswegatchie River Campsite 4Cranberry Lake Campsite 18Cranberry Lake Campsite 17Cat Mountain Pond CampsiteTied Lake Road CampsiteOlmstead Pond CampsiteOlmstead Pond CampsiteBig Deer Pond CampsiteGlasby Pond CampsitePrimitive CampsitePrimitive CampsiteCampsite 11Campsite 13Campsite 15Campsite 19Campsite 18Campsite 16Campsite 17Campsite 25Campsite 28Campsite 30Campsite 31Campsite 29Campsite 1Campsite 3Campsite 2Campsite 8Primitive Tent Site05 miN
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Camp here — Five Ponds Wilderness

77 camps mapped in this wilderness, 77 of them free. Tap one for its topo and aerial, the weather, the water, and how far you will be from fuel and a shower.

  1. FreeOswegatchie River Canoe Carry Campsite 1Halfmoon Pond (water) · 4 mi from Robinwood
  2. FreeShanty Rock Flow Primitive Campsite 26Shanty Rock Flow (stream) · 4 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  3. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 27Shanty Rock Flow (stream) · 4 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  4. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 40Dead Creek Flow (stream) · 2 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  5. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 33Dead Creek Flow (stream) · 1.0 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  6. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 39Dead Creek Flow (stream) · 1.0 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  7. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 38Dead Creek Flow (stream) · 0.6 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
  8. FreeDead Creek Flow Primitive Campsite 37Dead Creek (stream) · 0.3 mi from Janacks Landing Shelter
See all 77 on the live map →

Where the camps cluster

Where these came from

Sites come from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's own Primitive Campsite GIS layer, which marks each designated site and flags whether it is open to the public. DEC primitive sites are free, first-come, and carry no reservation.

There is no field guide to this wilderness yet — we write those from sources we can cite, and we have not done this one. The map, the camps and the costs are ready now.

These camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit — except where a camp page says otherwise. No boundary is drawn for this wilderness because we do not hold its polygon; the dots are the camps, not the edge of the land. Permits, seasons and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.