Mallet Pond State Forest 📍

It certainly was a beautiful day and a great little pond to explore.

I don't know if I would start a campfire under a White Pine plantation, near the parking area for Mallet Pond, but apparently people have used this in the past. Mallet Pond is one of the most popular places around for people from SUNY Cobelskill.

There is a gate 1/2 mile from Mallet Pond. Normally I don't like gates and keeping the public from driving down to their lands, but Mallet Pond is kind of nice being so remote for camping, fishing, or wild life observation. Rossman Pond, which you can drive right up to, has no such gate.

This campsite on the pond is not right on the lake (which is good thing from an environmental perspective), but still offers close access. You can drive right up to it, which makes me happy, being that I prefer truck camping.

There are a series of hunting campings and private houses located along the other shore. The state only owns about 1000 feet of frontage along the lake, basically enough for a campsite and a parking area.