^ Now
that's camping.
There are a few places like that in NY - Adirondack Mountain region mostly. Also a couple of places you can only get to by boat.
And I've never personally had bear issues either, but last year they had a very strong warning not to leave anything out at any time in the ADK region. We'll see about this year.
Our activities depend on where we're at. My next trip is here, so hiking the gorge is a given:
http://dansville.lib.ny.us/stonybrk.html
Later this summer, we'll be shoving our kayak into the pond right off our campsite:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24494.html
And later still, boating with friends on their motorboat & jetski:
http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/21/details.aspx