USDA Forest Service · New York
Backbone Horse Campground
USDA Forest Service · New York, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,677 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BACKBONE HORSE CAMP ROAD (NFSR H03) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
- Nearest town
- Town of Hector
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About
Overview
Backbone Horse Campground is a small, semi-primitive campground designed primarily for campers or picnickers that bring horses with them.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 14° | -8° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -12° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 26° | 8° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 34° | 21° | 78° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 46° | 31° | 84° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 53° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 63° | 53° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 61° | 54° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 55° | 45° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 41° | 31° | 77° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 30° | 13° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 25° | 9° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Backbone Trailhead · 3.1 mi as the crow flies
Backbone 6.9 mi Hike, Ballard Pond 0.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Texas Falls Recreation Area · 4.2 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 215 trails in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Blueberry Patch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Blueberry Patch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Potomac Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Finger Lakes Trail Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Smith Memorial Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi
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