Sacandaga Park in the Adirondacks
This is a Boondockers Welcome host in Northville, NY
Max Rig Size
< 25 (ft)
Parking Spaces
1
Same Day Requests
No
Room for one pickup truck with truck camper. We can run 15-amp electric out to a camper. If we have enough hose available, we could probably fill your tank up with potable town water. Too many leaks to let run continuously. The address for Waze or Google Maps is 104 Osborne Rd, but the street sign reads Osborn Road. We are directly on the Northville Placid Trail, 1.5 miles from its very beginning in Northville. White house and camp sit in the back corner of the property. Suggested Local Attractions:Hiking! Auger Falls and Tenet Creek Falls are nice. Not far away. Hikes are not too long, nor brutal. Auger is an easy loop. Three year old grandson did it. We are on the Great Sacandaga Reservoir. Fishing. Can walk to two bar / restaurants 3/10's of a mile away. Sport Island Pub is on the water. You can use the beach at the pub and swim if you are a customer. Vics is a townie hangout with bar food and pool tables. Ice Cream Tree is an easy walk for pizza, Italian, and ice creams. Village of Northville is a mile away. Has a Tops Supermarket, True Value hardware store, restaurants, liquor store, Red Barn Antiques, auto repair garage, Stewart's package store with gas and diesel, oldest 5&10 in the country, and a Walgreens.
Vehicle Suitability Information
Pets Welcome
Slideouts Allowed
Outdoor Cooking Allowed
Electric Hookup: 15A
Offleash Area for Pets
House Rules
Neighborhood shuts down pretty early except on holidays. NO SMOKING! Social alcohol okay. Pickup after dogs. We occasionally do campfires, and you are welcome to join in if we have one. No generators. One night best, two possible. Covid vaccines required! Health issues! Daylight arrival is preferred but not a deal breaker.
Location
Access Road Conditions: Driveway is on a paved dead end street. Need to reverse down a gravel driveway. Slightly overhanging trees, but I back in with my RAM 3500 with nuCamp Cirrus 820 truck camper. Tow Vehicle Parking Details: I can accept one pickup truck with truck camper. On lawn next to gravel driveway.
Parking Surface
Grass
Hosted By MikeL77
Age:
65+
My first truck camper. Wanted one for forty years! Details: Retired mid-seventies active man who loves America's National Parks. College degrees in Sociology, Business and Data Processing. Last title was Chief of Data Processing Technical Services for the NYS Office for Technology. 42 staff from all over the world. Many with Masters, some PhDs. Varied interests include herpetology (past statewide president of an association). Travel; Costa Rican jungle several times, Scotland, Ireland ... more to come. Driver and wrench on Dutch Oven Racing endurance auto race team in Danbury, CT. Asked to be a high speed driving instructor by the BMW CCA. Love Formula 1 racing. Bass player before and after college in New York and Los Angeles. Two daughters, three grandchildren 4, 2, and 5 months. Vegan, likes trying new IPA's, love yoga (terrible at it). Runner for many many years. Zion is my favorite N.P. Been there summer and winter. Also s & w in Yosemite. Need to take camper to Alaska. Home Town: Northville, NY in the upstate Adirondack Mountains Skills or Expertise to Share: I've always worked on cars for fun, also wrenched on our race teams car. I've also done home electrical and plumbing work.
Availability for RV Camping
References for this location from other RVers
19kbrown
7 months ago
I was so relieved after a long day of driving to pull into this spot! our host was so welcoming and guided me into our spot for the night before giving us some great local restaurant suggestions. The location is perfect on a very quiet street with views of the lake!
JOURNEYMAN67
7 months ago
We were tired from many hikes, and we were hungry too. Michael’s place was ideal as we made our way through the Adirondacks. We didn’t feel up to a long walk, but once we hooked up the electric to the depleted battery in our class B, we took Michael’s advice and walked to the first stop – a local bar, to hoist a cold pint. When looking for the flavor of any local community – start at the bar. Friday afternoon, nice weather, local hard working folks, letting their hair down, smiling, laughing, happy that the weekend is here. So next I had that 2nd cold pint, and then we walked just a short bit further to a sit–down restaurant. Most nights, we cook in the camper, but on occasion we look for better cooking then mine. A relaxing stroll, under the stars, back to Michael’s quiet street ended a great day. Got to love it.
