From Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean, from the Adirondacks to the Catskills, pitching a tent in New York opens the door to endless adventure. And you're never far from one of the myriad forests and waterways that make the state a camper's paradise.In Best Tent Camping: New York State, outdoors writers and enthusiasts Aaron, Cate, and Timothy Starmer have complied everything you need to know to find the safe and scenic treasure spot that's just right for you.

Long Island 1 Sears Bellows County Park 2 Watch Hill 3 Wildwood State ParkCatskills and Hudson Valley 4 Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park 5 Devil's Tombstone 6 Little Pond 7 Mills-Norrie State Park 8 Mongaup Pond 9 North-South Lake 10 PeekaMoose 11 Taconic State Park: Copake Falls Area 12 Woodland ValleyCentral/Leatherstocking and Capital 13 Bowman Lake State Park 14 Cherry Plain State Park 15 Delta Lake State Park 16 Fair Haven Beach State Park 17 Glimmerglass State Park 18 Green Lakes State Park 19 Max V. Shaul State Park 20 Moreau Lake State Park 21 Whetstone Gulf State ParkAdirondacks 22 Adirondack Loj 23 Alger Island 24 Ausable Point 25 Brown Tract Pond 26 Buck Pond 27 Cranberry Lake 28 Eighth Lake 29 Forked Lake 30 Indian Lake Islands 31 Lake George Islands 32 LAKE HARRIS 33 Lincoln Pond 34 Little Sand Point 35 Luzerne 36 Meacham Lake 37 Putnam Pond 38 Rollins Pond 39 Sacandaga 40 Saranac Lake IslandsThousand Islands 41 Mary Island State Park 42 Wellesley Island State ParkFinger Lakes 43 Buttermilk Falls State Park 44 Keuka Lake State Park 45 Stony Brook State Park 46 Taughannock Falls State Park 47 Watkins Glen State ParkWestern New York 48 Allegany State Park: Cain Hollow (Quaker Area) 49 Lakeside Beach State Park 50 Letchworth State Park