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Backbone Horse Campground

US Forest Service · New York

Backbone Horse Campground in New York. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 19 public campsites we map in New York.

Backbone Horse Campground is a small, semi-primitive campground designed primarily for campers or picnickers that bring horses with them.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
55
Listed facilities
toilets (as published by the agency)
Coordinates
42.51463, -76.78990

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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