Fox Lair Campsites

The Fox Lair campsites are named for some abandoned facilities nearby, which I did not see but you can research how to visit them.

  

Rte 8 has plenty of campsites, but there is a concentration of several in this one area. There are a few obvious dirt road turn offs, and some not so obvious turnoffs, so keep your eyes open!

  

We visited a few sites, and most were small and/or trashy and/or taken. We managed to snag a spot at the very top of a wide open hill. There was a fire ring, and a wide open grassy hilltop. This is definitely the site to seek if you're a star gazer. There were many annoying black biting flies, but a little bugspray went a long way against them. The nearby creek was a 10 minute hike down a hillside, and across a wild, grassy field. There was a pit toilet house in between this site and the one next to it, but when you're at the campsite, you see only a small section of the road, no other campsites in view. 

  

The Siamese Ponds Wilderness trailhead is a 2 minutes drive north. I hiked round-trip to the Pond, almost 12 miles, making for a grueling all day-hike. The swim in the pond was worth it, an oasis after a wild trail. There are also a few primitive campsites along this trail.

Multiple Roadside Campsites

Wouldn't recommend camping here unless you really want to venture into the unknown. The sites are nearly impossible to find and slow down for off a highway, and you have no idea what the road situation could be like. 

The site I ended up pulling into BARELY had space for my sedan to turn around, and it was so muddy that I was afraid my car was going to get stuck. If you want to venture into one of these sites definitely don't bring a trailer, and drive something with good ground clearance and probably 4WD. My site also ended up being right off Route 8 so you can hear all the cars go by. Not ideal. 

Of course the sites are spread out at least and mine at least has a nice view of a creek. Also somehow there's cell service? But obviously there's no amenities. Kind of a weird location honestly, I wouldn't try it again and wouldn't recommend it.

If you're in a pinch

My fiancé and I stayed here with our dog for a night when we came up to the Adirondacks. It was beautiful. There is a fire pit and a picnic table and plenty of room for your vehicle. There’s tons of campsites as well on route eight. We stayed at campsite # two. We came in when it was dark so we didn’t get to see our surroundings and it was slightly difficult to find but during the day it was very easy to tell that it was a campsite and as long as you get there before sunset it’s perfect.￼ 

There’s also a Beautiful Mountain View. And a handicap accessible bathroom tent thing. Although I will say it’s not very handicap accessible it’s just wheelchair sized accessible.￼￼￼