Hi Chris,

        I free e camp at South Meadows near the Adirondack Lodge. For me this is about all I need when I go to the Adirondack Mountains. Is a great spot in Lake Placid. There are several great hiking trails that lead off from the free camping.  you can google it for directions and more info as it is fairly well known.  I prefer that site as in the past there was at least one out house.  Also, I’m happy with the gentle 4 to 6 mile hikes on fire roads or well used trails.  I’m not up for mountains any longer. 

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto Westfalia 
Soon to be under the trees in lake placid NY 

> On Aug 5, 2015, at 10:32 AM, L. Chris Hager <carolusandhager@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi-  Where are you located-- as much of the traffic on this site is west-coast.  I'm in the DC area, and recently went via Philly and Hartford to Boston, where I lived from  the 60s till the early 90s.  (I did a monster trip in a tin-top with home-made bed/seat conversion in a '66  40-horse Splitty back in '74. Boston to Guatemala and return-- and in the summer months!) I had meant to include up to Ithaca on my route last month, but had to cut the northern parts for time reasons. I wonder if you have mapped out or listed your Adirondack free-sites (?stealth?)-- I'd love to know some good spots.  I may get back up into NY within less than a year.  Also I wondered if you have similarly camped in PA, where I'll be likely to get more often?  
> I did stealth on-street camp in Philly a month ago, on my return-- my first in a full urban neighborhood.   And btw, I used to carry a large olive-toned plastic ground sheet which I hung on the back of the car, from the roof down, esp covering the taillights, when I drove off onto dirt roads and often off the dirt road a little ways into the woods.  -To keep from having my rear reflecting lenses from giving me away to the possible passers by.    Keep on truckin'!    -Chris Hager