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Pull-thru
USFSGreen Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests · New York
Potomac Group Campground
Overview Potomac Group Campground and Day Use Area provides a primitive camping experience for groups of 8-40 people.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,870ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Syracuse1h52real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,870 ft, Potomac Group Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 9 named hiking routes, 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
61°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Syracuse
73 mi
1h52
02
Buffalo
142 mi
3h13
03
Albany
185 mi
4h08
04
New York City
246 mi
5h19
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
9
Trail segments
65
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.