Free camping near New Paltz, NY
Yes. 33 free camps lie within 25 straight-line miles of New Paltz, NY. The closest is Bluestone Wild Forest Tent Site #4 [DEC #228433] (Bluestone Wild Forest), 16 miles north, on land managed by NY DEC.
All 33 camps near New Paltz, NY
Who manages the camps near New Paltz, NY
Who manages them: 33 on New York DEC.
- Slide Mountain Wilderness — 16 camps: 16 free
- Indian Head Wilderness — 7 camps: 7 free
- Bluestone Wild Forest — 5 camps: 5 free
- Sundown Wild Forest — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 33 of the 33: 33 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near New Paltz, NY
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from New Paltz, NY, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits 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.