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Basking Reservoir is a nice lake to visit. There's always Great Notch Reservoir Dam to explore close to Basking Reservoir, and after a long day outdoors Korman Communities Clifton is a tremendous place to spend a night or two. Take a hike on the Pine Meadow Trail; the skiing at Sterling Forest is good. Basking Reservoir is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Liberty Harbor RV Park is a fine local campground, and why not take a refreshing hike along the
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| | Kakiat Trail. For the period of the long summer days here at Basking Reservoir, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and night lows throughout the wintertime for Basking Reservoir tend to be in the 10's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Basking Reservoir a wet place; throughout May this area sees the most rain, and the driest month | |
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of the year is February. A great site to camp here at Basking Reservoir is Kaufman Campgrounds, and you'll stumble on a wonderful lake called Cedar Grove Reservoir. Man, is there plenty of cool things to do next to Basking Reservoir.
This lake is so wonderful. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Basking Reservoir; Cannonball Trail is a glorious local trail, and during your journey here you'll meet some folks from New York-Newark-Edison for sure. Everybody nearby
loves skiing at Mt. Peter, and paddling on Rockaway River is so much fun. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is perfect on Pequannock River; a nice nearby hotel is Howard Johnson Inn. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy
this site. Gateway National Recreation Area is a nice site close to Basking Reservoir, and a round of golf at nearby Packanack Golf Club is a good way to kill some time.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.85333 Longitude: -74.18778
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Mt. Peter, New York, 25 miles away 400 vertical feet |
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Pequannock River, Passaic Morris CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class II-IV - 16 miles long (Route 51 to Alt Route 511) |
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Rockaway River, Morris CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class IV-V - 0.7 miles long (Below Falls to Route 287) |
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Ramapo River, Orange/ Rockland CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class II-III - 7.5 miles long (Route 210 to Ramapo) |
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