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Alger Island NYSDEC Campsites
Central Adirondack Trail, State Rt. 28, near Eagle Bay in Herkimer County
All Alger Island camp sites are lean-to sites and accessible by boat only.
This is a boat access only campground located on Fourth Lake. Fourth Lake Day-Use Area is the headquarters where registration and permits are issued for Alger Island. Campground opens in mid-May and remains open until Labor Day. Amenities include fifteen lean-to sites and two tent sites with a pit privies, fireplaces, hibachis, picnic tables, and hiking trails. A state owned boat launch, with ramp for launching larger, motorized boats, is located on Route 28 in the village of Inlet. This resource is in Section 1 of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, a 740-mile water route extending from Old Forge in the Adirondack Park to Fort Kent, Maine.
| Closest Community: | |
| Closest Byway: | Central Adirondack Trail |
| Distance from Byway: | near |
| Closest Route #: | State Rt. 28 |
| Indoors or Outdoors: | outdoor |
| Admission Fee: | no |
| Latitude: | 43.744870895 |
| Longitude: | -74.8747444153 |
| URL: | Alger Island NYSDEC Campsites website |