Best Dispersed Camping near Saugerties, NY
Several dispersed camping options exist in the forests surrounding Saugerties, New York. Echo Lake provides tent sites with fire pits along the shoreline and one lean-to. The sites are relatively flat and shaded, though the lake edge can become swampy during wet periods. Hemlock Ridge MUA offers primitive camping in a quiet wooded area with no amenities and limited parking for 4-6 vehicles. Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Park provides over 900 acres of forest for dispersed camping, requiring a short hike in to establish sites.
Denning Trailhead offers primitive camping spots approximately 1.5 miles from the trailhead, with several sites positioned along the river. These serve as good base camps for hiking to Peekamoose Mountain. For those willing to travel farther from Saugerties, Burnt Rossman State Forest (Westkill Camp) provides accessible roadside sites suitable for winter camping, while Duck Pond Campsite requires navigating rough unpaved roads that may be challenging for larger vehicles or those without high clearance. According to one visitor, "The road in was pretty rough" and another noted having "intermittent cell service which was frightening while driving on these rough roads."
