Newbie & Green

[Janie]

Hi all. I hope I am doing this right, I don't know much about proper forum etiquette. I am an older women - retired - and should have left years ago. But living in my van is on my bucket list so I can leave a bad relationship and head from the east coast to the west coast. I want to boon dock in my current state (upstate NY) first, but unsure where I can park (free) on state land that would be legal. DEC website isn't crystal clear about this, I don't want primitive camping I just want to park at night & stay in my van. I live 25 miles north of Binghamton NY in Chenango county - plenty of state land but the parking "privileges" I need don't seem to exist according to the DEC website or they just don't provide the information for "vehicle camping". Is there anybody familiar with my territory? Thanks