Chautauqua Gorge State Forest totals 538 acres. This state forest is located in the north western area of Chautauqua County in the town of Chautauqua, west of Mayville. This area provides opportunities for many informal outdoor recreational activities such as snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking and hunting. This forest is also a source of raw material for New York’s forest products industry which provides employment and income for many New Yorkers and provides for various habitats for many wildlife species such as deer, rabbit, grouse and turkey.

This state forest also offers a day use area with picnic tables with fire rings, out house facilities, and a public parking area.

Camping logoThere are Eight designated camp sites on Hannum Road adjacent to the day use area. Seven of the sites are primitive tent sites with a rock fire ring, site number 8 is upgraded with a picnic shelter and steel fire ring. This site also has a gravel parking pad large enough for a small self contained camper unit. The sites are designated with a yellow camp disk. All camp sites are fist come, first serve. If you plan on staying more than three days, or have 10 or more people at a site you need to obtain a camping permit from the Forest Ranger by calling 716-771-7180.

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