Best Dispersed Camping near Millerton, NY
Several dispersed camping options surround the Millerton, New York region, primarily concentrated in the nearby Catskill Mountains and along the Appalachian Trail corridor. Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Park offers free primitive camping with 900+ acres of forested terrain accessible via hiking trails. This area permits alcohol and campfires but provides no amenities beyond sanitary dump facilities. Campers note the area has "the feeling of the wild, with the safety of having full cell service," though the narrow access road has "not much turnaround room" and is unsuitable for trailers or RVs.
Echo Lake in the Catskills provides tent camping with fire pits distributed around the shoreline and one lean-to. The 1.5-mile hike-in access keeps these sites relatively secluded, though they "can get a little crowded later in the day." Other primitive options include Hemlock Ridge MUA Dispersed, which provides a small parking area for about "4-5 cars, 6 if you park real tight" with camping allowed 150 feet from trails. Allaben Primitive Campsites offers drive-in access with basic amenities including fire pits with cooking griddles. Most sites enforce standard Leave No Trace principles, with varying seasonal accessibility and limited to no facilities.
