The Catskill Park is relatively devoid of natural lakes and ponds, most are man made reservoirs of relatively small size. The New York City reservoirs are the big water features of the park but there are a handful of other ponds and lakes around.
Data Source: National Hydrological Dataset, joined against the Catskill Park Boundaries and queried for named lakes in GNIS.
This interactive map shows the NYC Catskill - Delaware Reservior Basins as gathered from the NHDPlus service.
Headwaters of West Branch of Delaware River, north of Hubbells Corners.
Taken on Saturday September 11, 2021 at Catskill Mountains.
Looking down through Sutton Hollow in the Northern Catskills.
Taken on Saturday August 5, 2023 at Catskill Mountains.
This map shows the various peaks in the Catskill Park.
Data Source:Β Open Street Map, queried for Peaks then joined against the DEC State Lands Shapefile.
Interactive map showing the lands that are part of the Catskill Forest Preserve. It is a fraction of the size of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, with most of the parcels being much smaller.