Clinton County

Clinton County is a county located in the state of New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its county seat is the city of Plattsburgh.

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Clinton_County,_New_York

Champlain Valley Land Use

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Champlain Valley Land Use

Outside of Plattsburgh in the flat lands of the Champlain Valley, corn and soy feed the big dairies. While the city continues to sprawl outwards, there is still a lot of farming going on around it. Further out as you get into the hills and uplands of the Northern Adirondacks forest lands prevail. 

Poke O Moonshine Fire Tower

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Poke O Moonshine Fire Tower

Poke-O-Moonshine Fire Tower is located 2,161 feet above sea level and offers sweeping views of Northern Adirondacks and Lake Champlain Valley includes points as far north as Chazy, and south to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks.

There are two ways up Poke-o-Moonshine. The most common way nowadays is the 2.5 mile old woods road, that provide a quiet, modestly steep way up the mountain. The other way from the former Poke-O-Moonshine Campground is a 1.2 mile steep and eroded footpath.

https://andyarthur.org/pok-o-moonshine
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7825.html

Taylor Pond

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Taylor Pond

Even if you don't camp at the Taylor Pond Campground, there is a lot you can do at Taylor Pond from hiking to paddling to camping at the numerous free lean-tos and primitive campsites along the lake.