Camping at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

Let me first clarify, this is what is commonly known as "car camping".  Given that i have the word "urban" in my blog title, this seems more than appropriate.

Ward Pound Ridge is about an hours drive north of the city, in upper Westchester County.  Its easy to get to, there is a shopping plaza about a mile from the campground as well as a small grocery at the bottom of the hill.  Firewood is available for purchase at check in, or you can bring an ax.

We always procure a group site and make a sort of college reunion out of it.  But they have an array of sites at Ward Pound Ridge, big and small, near and far.  Some sites come with an indoor shelter with stove, others with an open-faced lean to.  The group sites are spacious and woodsy, they pretty much come with a picnic table and a fire pit.  So choose what suits you best and be prepared.

r

Bring your hiking boots!  Thousands of acres to wander or hike.