Moose River Plains 📍

Spanning Herkimer and Hamilton Counties, the Moose River Plains Wild Forest offers an array of activities, including camping, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, and canoeing. Free campsites are accessible from late May to December’s end. Winter highlights snowmobiling along the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road linking Inlet and Indian Lake. Must-visit spots encompass Cedar River Flow, Moose-spotting at Helldiver Pond, scenic Wakely Mountain with its firetower, as well as numerous smaller ponds and lesser-known trails. This diverse landscape caters to a range of outdoor pursuits, making it a year-round destination for nature enthusiasts and adventurers.

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Map: Floodwood Pond Loop

Sunny Day at the Plains

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Driving through the Moose River Plains, near Helldiver and Icehouse Pond. There is almost something sacred about driving between the pines, the blueberries and brush in Moose River Plains. It has to be one of my favorite places in New York State.

SVGZ Graphic: High Hazard Dams in Poor Condition

Moose Plains 1952

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This video shows what the area around Helldiver Pond and Ice House Pond looked like at Moose River Plains in 1952.

Map: Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area

Dusk at Icehouse Pond

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Remote wilderness pond that is accessed via a 4/10th mile accessible trail from Otter Brook Road.

Terrain Map: Pine Bush Lidar with NAIP Imagery
Map: Coulumbe Creek Trail