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Primitive Campsite

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Hemlock Mountain (990 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in Ulster County, New York, United States

0.3 km · ~4 min walkDirections ↗
East Wildcat (1,018 m)Summits & peaks1.5 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
Compass RockAttractions1.9 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Winnisook Lake Mountain (Eastern Summit) (994 m)
Winnisook Lake Mountain (Eastern Summit) (994 m)Summits & peaks

Winnisook Lake is an artificial lake located in Oliverea, New York, United States. It is the source of Esopus Creek and the highest lake in the Catskill Mountains at 2,664 feet (812 m) above sea level. The lake is the private property of the Winnisook Club, which expanded it with a dam so they could have a place to fish. This created some problems with hikers in the past, who would park along the

2.1 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Slide Mountain WildernessParks & play

The Slide Mountain Wilderness Area is, at 47,500 acres (19,200 ha), the largest tract of state-owned Forest Preserve in New York's Catskill Park, and the largest area under any kind of wilderness area protection between the Adirondacks and the southern Appalachians. It is located in the towns of Shandaken, Denning and Olive in Ulster County.

3.4 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Otter Falls
Otter FallsWaterfalls4.8 km · ~8 min driveDirections ↗
Denning Road TrailheadTrails & trailheads22.8 km · ~39 min driveDirections ↗
Red Hill Knolls UnitParks & play26.7 km · ~48 min driveDirections ↗
Dinch Road TrailheadTrails & trailheads28.4 km · ~53 min driveDirections ↗
Table Mountain Lower View
Table Mountain Lower ViewAttractions

Table Mountain is located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Table Mountain is flanked to the south by Peekamoose Mountain, and to the northeast by Lone Mountain. The east end of Table Mountain drains into Rondout Creek, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The south side of Table Mtn. drains into Bear Hole Brook, thence into Rondout Creek

34.9 km · ~88 min driveDirections ↗
Cornell Falls
Cornell FallsWaterfalls

Cornell Mountain is a mountain located in Shandaken, Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Burroughs Range of the Catskill Mountains. Cornell Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Wittenberg Mountain, to the southwest by Friday Mountain, and to the west by 4,180-foot (1,270 m) Slide Mountain — the highest peak in the Catskills. The northwest side of Cornell Mountain drains into Wo

36.9 km · ~47 min driveDirections ↗

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Primitive Campsite is free to camp at.

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Primitive Campsite is operated by NYSDEC.

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