Sundown Wild Forest Peekamoose Campground Parking

Love this place. Lots of primitive camping sites all over the place. Use to be empty but now it’s always packed. The park rangers now require free permits to use these sites from mid May through mid September. I have been camping here for 15 years and have mostly had enjoyable times. There’s a lot of hiking trails in the area and the peekamoose blue hole is right down the street. From the lower field campsites there’s a nice hike to a small waterfall. Long Path hiking trail is also just down the road from here. These camping areas were beautiful just a couple years ago but now there’s crowds of people that don’t care about preserving nature. I camped here October 2021 and was devastated by what I saw. People have been cutting down hundred plus year old trees to get firewood even though the

Great spot for a quick getaway. The parking area was somewhat icy, but clear. The sites are all relatively close to the road (within LOS), but the stream noise blocks the little winter-time traffic. I arrived to an area at a site already mostly shoveled out, and found enough abandoned firewood for a 6hr campfire. No reservations/permits are needed from late September until May. The road is maintained, but 4wd & winter tires are definitely recommended.

Very beautiful place to camp, you do need a permit from May 15-September 15 and you should be aware of the wildlife in the area.

Great place to listen to other people’s music until 4am and pick up garbage. Additionally, I am super grateful to the people who left food scraps all over the campsite which attracted the largest rat in the Catskills. Needless to say, it was a sleepless, rat infested evening. Take this as a reminder to leave no trace and respect the fact that, at a campsite, people are typically there to sleep and enjoy nature.

Nice gorgeous spot for some hybrid car/backpack camping. The parking lot is maybe 1/3rd of a mile from the campgrounds, which are situated along the river. Bring an extra garbage bag with you and help keep this spot beautiful.