Potomac Group Campground

POTOMAC ROAD
HECTOR, NY 14841

Overview

Potomac Group Campground and Day Use Area provides a primitive camping experience for groups of 8-40 people. It is an excellent site for family events and youth group activities. The facility is situated in a scenic area of New York, which makes for an exciting place to explore. A variety of recreational activities are available. Parking for the campground is located approximately 500 feet from the campground itself and all gear must be carried in and out. Recycling cans are available on site but trash must be packed out.

Recreation

A variety of trails exist in the area, including the Potomac Trail, which extends about 5 miles round-trip. It is a moderately difficult trail that travels through a variety of forest types and follows the edges of quite a few ponds in the area. It is a nice loop on which to learn cross-country skiing and is also a popular game bird hunting area. The Potomac Trail connects with the Interloken Trail and the campground. Fishing is allowed in the ponds, pertaining to state fishing regulations.

Facilities

Many primitive, group, tent-only campsites, and a group picnic shelter are available for reservation and equipped with at least 4 tables. A campfire circle and grills are also provided and vault toilets are located nearby. The shelter can accommodate up to 40 people and an adjacent parking lot can hold up to 10 vehicles. There is no electricity at the shelter. Drinking water is not available at the campground or picnic shelter, nor is trash collection.

Natural Features

The lush, green campground is located in Finger Lakes National Forest, between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes in southwestern New York. It is New York's only National Forest. The Forest has over 30 miles of interconnecting trails that traverse gorges, ravines, pastures, and woodlands.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Group sites: all 1 sites
Largest party: 40 people

Fees

The fee is based on the number of people. A group of 8-20 people will be charged $20.00 per night/daily. A group of 21-40 people will be charged $40.00 per night/daily.

Directions

From the south, take State Route 14 north to Watkins Glen. Turn right at the Fourth Street intersection, onto State Route 414. Continue about 9 miles north, past the Hector Ranger Station, and turn right on County Route 2. Drive 5 miles to the intersection, turn left on Potomac Road and continue to the campground. From the north, take State Route 414 south to Hector. Turn left onto County Route 2 and continue about 5 miles east to an intersection. Turn left onto Potomac Road and continue to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 11 AM.

Reviews

6 reviews

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Lindsay Z

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Mark B

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Potomac Group is an excellent site. It is easy to get a reservation there because it is little used. That isn't true of other sites.

John S

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Very spacious and well maintained campsite. Easy access to several hiking trails, and nice pond. Clean bathrooms, seemed to be new. Benches around fire pit and covered concrete pad with several picnic table made a nice dining area. This was a hidden gem and a nice find for our Boy Scout troop, we hope to be back.

RUSSELL G

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Reviewed 4 years ago

Great place, well maintained.

Robert M

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Reviewed 5 years ago

What a wonderful location, well worth needing to carry in our gear! Big open fields, beautiful treed spots, big covered picnic area, nice fire pits, and really clean vault toilets! On top of that, Matt (the Park Ranger) was great, and stopped in to check on us on the first day!

Madeline B

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Reviewed 5 years ago

This was a beautiful campsite, however the gate at the entrance to the site was locked, so we could not drive the half mile from the parking lot to get to the campsite. This site was not listed as a hike-in site, and there had clearly been cars there recently because we saw fresh car tracks in the dirt. The gate was simply not unlocked for us on the day of our reservation which made the camping experience much less enjoyable. The details on the site are skimpy, I would have loved to know more about the site before packing and camping here. It is a lovely site, far removed from anything so it’s nice to be isolated, but we had no idea it would be a single campsite in the middle of the woods-thought it’s be part of a larger campground with a ranger or someone helpful to let us in. The site has ample grassy spots for tents, vault toilets, a charcoal grill, a pavilion with several picnic tables under it and hooks for hanging lanterns. This would have been 5/5 if the gate had been unlocked and the listing were better detailed.

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