Sugar Hill State Forest 📍

Sugar Hill State Forest is located about 7 miles west of Watkins Glen, near the hamlets of Tyrone and Bradford, in the Allegheny Plateau. It covers approximately 9,085 acres in the towns of Orange, Tyrone, and Reading in Schuyler County.

Among its many attractions is the Six Nations Trail System, approximately 35 miles long. A portion of the trail system is located on Goundry Hill State Forest. It is open for horse use in the summer months, and snowmobile use when there is sufficient snow cover. Foot travel is encouraged all year round.

The main trail head for the system is the Sugar Hill Fire Tower and Recreation Area located near the north end of the Sugar Hill State Forest, off of Tower Hill Rd. At that location you will find parking, water, flush toilets, the fire tower, rangers cabin, picnic area and pavilion, 16 horse stalls, rec building, kiosks with sign-in sheets, an accessible horse mounting ramp, two radio towers, a couple of archery targets and field area for camping.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/37446.html

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Choppy Waneta Lake

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On the other side of the Lamoka-Wateka Canal is Wateka Lake. With the strong northerly breeze, the lake was very choppy with some white caps starting to appear. I didn't feel comfortable getting way out in the lake and the calmer parts of the lake is full of Milfoil.

Saturday July 29, 2017 — Sugar Hill State Forest
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Buck Settlement Lean-to

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Been years since I've been back to this Lean-to and it's still in beautiful shape, maintained perfectly looking like new. And it's such a beautiful open canopy forest near the Glen Creek. 

Friday July 30, 2021 — Sugar Hill State Forest
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