Perkins Clearing and Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Lands 📍

The Perkins Clearing/Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Lands span 40,000 acres near Speculator, divided into the 14,332-acre Perkins Clearing Tract and the 21,648-acre Speculator Tree Farm Tract. Access is allowed with limitations due to private ownership, active logging, and leased cabins. Public recreation is permitted within special guidelines — camping only at designated sites, certain trails and roads may be closed for logging — look for signs that designate use.

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Map: Golden Hill State Forest
Map: Onjebonge State Forest
Map: Lincoln Park

Evening Along the Sacandaga River

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Walking along the Sacandaga River on a clear but cool night along Old Route 8B. Did not see a single car or person in over two hours of walking, returning to camp after the moon had risen, providing light for nighttime walking.

Monday April 26, 2021 — Perkins Clearing and Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Lands — Jessup River Road - Perkins Clearing - Campsites and Mason Lake Access 🗺 — Kunjamunk Cave 🗺 — Old Route 8B - Austin Falls - Robbs Creek - Camping 🗺
Map: Severence Hill Trail

Robb Creek Mill Campsite

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I believe is the infamous campsite, which is located on the Sacandaga River near where Robb Creek runs into it. But regardless, it is a beautiful tent site on the river, a short driveway down from the Old Route 8B.

Monday April 26, 2021 — Perkins Clearing and Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Lands — Jessup River Road - Perkins Clearing - Campsites and Mason Lake Access 🗺 — Kunjamunk Cave 🗺 — Old Route 8B - Austin Falls - Robbs Creek - Camping 🗺
Map: Greenwood Creek State Forest