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Free camping in New York
64 campsites in New York that charge no camping fee, each with its nearest town and what it has. 2 are marked RV-friendly, 19 are hike-in only, 1 have toilets and 1 have drinking water. Most listings are near Lake Placid (19), Smithville Flats (8), Elizabethtown (7), Saranac Lake (4), Caroga Lake (3).
64free campsites
2RV-friendly
1with toilets
1with water
All 64 listings, by nearest town
- Free campsite5 mi NW of Caroga LakeHike-in
- Free campsite5 mi NW of Caroga LakeHike-in
- Free campsite5 mi NW of Caroga LakeHike-in
- Moose River Plains Camping Area10 mi SE of Eagle Bay
- Site 609 mi SE of Eagle BayTents
- Free campsite14 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYSDEC
- Free campsite14 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYSDEC
- Free campsite14 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYSDEC
- Free campsite9 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYSDEC
- Free campsite9 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYSDEC
- Free campsite10 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYS DEC
- Free campsite10 mi SW of ElizabethtownNYS DEC
- Free campsite4 mi S of FabiusTents
- Free campsite5 mi S of FabiusHike-inTents
- Free campsite3 mi N of Great BendNew York State Department of Environmental ConservationHike-in
- Graymoor Hiker Campsite3 mi SE of Highland FallsFranciscan Friars of the Attonement
- East River Trail13 mi S of Lake PlacidNYS DECHike-in
- Sno-bird12 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite11 mi S of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite9 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake Placid
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake Placid
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake Placid
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite12 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite12 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite12 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite11 mi S of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Free campsite11 mi S of Lake PlacidNYSDEC
- Free campsite11 mi SE of Lake PlacidNYS DEC
- Fahnestock Group Campsite 1 and 24 mi E of NelsonvilleNew York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Fahnestock Group Campsite 34 mi E of NelsonvilleNew York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Fahnestock Group Campsite 44 mi E of NelsonvilleNew York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Lean To - Panama2 mi N of PanamaOffice of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP)Hike-inNo RVsTents
- Allaben Campground3 mi NW of PhoeniciaDEC Region 3 New Paltz Office
- Primitive Campsite8 mi SW of PhoeniciaNYSDEC
- Free campsite3 mi SW of Pine Hill
- Pineapple Junction Horse Camp5 mi S of RandolphRVs OK
- Green Island3 mi SW of Saranac LakeNo RVsTents
- Halfway Island4 mi SW of Saranac LakeNo RVsTents
- Free campsite11 mi SW of Saranac LakeNYSDEC
- Free campsite4 mi SW of Saranac LakeNo RVsTentsToilets
- Lean To3 mi NE of ShermanOffice of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP)Hike-inNo RVsTents
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Free campsite2 mi NW of Smithville FlatsHike-in
- Cherry Ridge Camping Area7 mi NW of South EdmestonNYDECRVs OKTentsWater
- Santway Parkin TheresaVillage of Theresa
- Village of Unionvillein UnionvilleNo RVsTents
- Free campsite6 mi NE of WindsorHike-in
- Free campsite6 mi NE of WindsorHike-in
- Free campsite15 mi W of WitherbeeNYSDEC
- Free campsite14 mi W of WitherbeeNYSDEC
- Free campsite9 mi W of WitherbeeNYSDECHike-in
Need to empty tanks? See RV dump stations in New York.