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Preferably during the winter and in the northeast.
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Well, if you haven't totally mastered winter camping yet I'd try the Adirondak Loj (yes, that's spelled correctly) near Lake Placid. They have campsites and lean-tos all year and the Loj and High Peaks Center are open if you need a place to warm up or crash (for a fee). If the weather is too bad it's a short drive into town for a hotel.
If you like to backpack, then try any of the cabins on the Long Trail in VT or the huts in the Whites. We hiked a flat 7 miles into Zealand Hut a few years back. There was a cheaper winter rate at the huts..not the extortion rates of the summer. Pitch a tent outside and if the weather is wicked...opt for the hut. I often went to Spuce Peak Cabin in VT between Bromley and Stratton on the LT. It's free. Again, you can camp outside or duck in the cabin if the snow starts falling too much for your taste.
If you have mastered the winter camping arts and want a challenge, then pick up a guidebook for just about any place and go for it.
I always hike in, so my idea of good places may be skewed towards backpacking, but here are some I like.
Moosalamoo/Silver Lake in Vermont; Stratton Pond in VT; Marcy Dam shelters in the High Peaks of NY; Anywhere on the Loyalsock Trail in PA; Putnam Pond area near Lake George is nice too...lots of shelters and campsites to choose from. Great for a weekend snowshoe loop hike.
check out the websites for the ADK, GMC, and AMC for more info:
www.adk.org
www.greenmountainclub.org
www.outdoors.org (I think that's the AMC site)
If you really want wild, then try the wilderness areas in the Green Mountain or White Mountain National Forests...just leave a note with the rangers so they know where to look for your body in the event you don't come back.
Well, if you haven't totally mastered winter camping yet I'd try the Adirondak Loj (yes, that's spelled correctly) near Lake Placid. They have campsites and lean-tos all year and the Loj and High Peaks Center are open if you need a place to warm up or crash (for a fee). If the weather is too bad it's a short drive into town for a hotel.
If you like to backpack, then try any of the cabins on the Long Trail in VT or the huts in the Whites. We hiked a flat 7 miles into Zealand Hut a few years back. There was a cheaper winter rate at the huts..not the extortion rates of the summer. Pitch a tent outside and if the weather is wicked...opt for the hut. I often went to Spuce Peak Cabin in VT between Bromley and Stratton on the LT. It's free. Again, you can camp outside or duck in the cabin if the snow starts falling too much for your taste.
If you have mastered the winter camping arts and want a challenge, then pick up a guidebook for just about any place and go for it.
I always hike in, so my idea of good places may be skewed towards backpacking, but here are some I like.
Moosalamoo/Silver Lake in Vermont; Stratton Pond in VT; Marcy Dam shelters in the High Peaks of NY; Anywhere on the Loyalsock Trail in PA; Putnam Pond area near Lake George is nice too...lots of shelters and campsites to choose from. Great for a weekend snowshoe loop hike.
check out the websites for the ADK, GMC, and AMC for more info:
www.adk.org
www.greenmountainclub.org
www.outdoors.org (I think that's the AMC site)
If you really want wild, then try the wilderness areas in the Green Mountain or White Mountain National Forests...just leave a note with the rangers so they know where to look for your body in the event you don't come back.
Good places in massachusetts, new hampshire or vermont to go wild camping?
John
All the campgrounds are full but im going this weekend no matter what. im a experienced camper so i know what im doing but i was wondering if anyone knew of any good spots to go "wild camping". any response would be great.
very helpful. i dont know where i would be without you.
Answer
Get a good map of the Appalachian Trail (many online, i.e. appalachian trail conference) in MA,VT,NH. The trail comes down in gaps and crosses roads, clearly listed. Sometimes, there are lean-to shelters within a short hike of the road, and places to park. Almost always, whenever there is one of these shelters, there is fresh water nearby (marked by blue trail blazes, as opposed to white trail blazes).
I'm a former Appalachian Trail "Thru-Hiker," which means I hiked the entire trail from GA to ME, and I assure you, some of the very, very best wilderness camping in America is to be found in Western Mass, VT, and NewHampshire. You can get really good "strip maps,"topographical maps of the areas, which lists all water sources, elevation profiles, etc...every possible detail. I would name a few spots, but there are so many wonderful ones...the key, for you, is to find places where the AT crosses roads, and there is long-term parking nearby, and of course, you don't have to hike too far in to a "shelter" area, or rest stop. You don't have to stay in the wooden lean-to's...there are plenty of nice tent spots around, and the all important water source. Just google, say, "map of appalachian trail" for a start, but the important thing is to get one of the detailed sectionals from the ATC. Hope this helps. Man, I envy you...it's so beautiful out there. Say hello for me!
Get a good map of the Appalachian Trail (many online, i.e. appalachian trail conference) in MA,VT,NH. The trail comes down in gaps and crosses roads, clearly listed. Sometimes, there are lean-to shelters within a short hike of the road, and places to park. Almost always, whenever there is one of these shelters, there is fresh water nearby (marked by blue trail blazes, as opposed to white trail blazes).
I'm a former Appalachian Trail "Thru-Hiker," which means I hiked the entire trail from GA to ME, and I assure you, some of the very, very best wilderness camping in America is to be found in Western Mass, VT, and NewHampshire. You can get really good "strip maps,"topographical maps of the areas, which lists all water sources, elevation profiles, etc...every possible detail. I would name a few spots, but there are so many wonderful ones...the key, for you, is to find places where the AT crosses roads, and there is long-term parking nearby, and of course, you don't have to hike too far in to a "shelter" area, or rest stop. You don't have to stay in the wooden lean-to's...there are plenty of nice tent spots around, and the all important water source. Just google, say, "map of appalachian trail" for a start, but the important thing is to get one of the detailed sectionals from the ATC. Hope this helps. Man, I envy you...it's so beautiful out there. Say hello for me!
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