Setting Sun at Cheney Pond
Vanderwhacker
Exploring Marshy End of Cheney Pond
Washed Out Section of Cheney Pond Road
While ultimately I decided it was passable with my 4x4 truck, I used caution, as I saw this other guy backing out with his 2x4 Silverado and was afraid he'd get his truck stuck here.
Taken on Saturday May 21, 2011 at Lester Flow and Cheney Pond.Cheney Pond
Cheney Pond Road is a dirt road off of Boreas Road, about 15 miles east of Newcomb. It is a rough road, with the pass year’s washouts, don’t try it without a truck. It will take you a rather pretty lake and damed up river you can paddle around.
Here is a printable map you can click to see full size then download.
And now down as Cheney Pond…
If you want to spend the night, you can roadside camp at a site with a picnic table and outhouse, tent camp at an “informal” campsite with a fire pit near the lean-to or camp in the lean-to. None of the campsites at Vanderwhacker Wild Forest have “Camp Here Disks”.
Heading out on the lake in the kayak…
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest
The Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan mentions the following about Roadside Camping in the area…
“The area has a diverse mix of camping options available to visitors. There are designated interior camping facilities at Stony Pond, Cheney Pond, 29th Pond, and Newcomb Lake. There are also many Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest roadside locations used seasonally by hunters and during the summer by others along the Northwoods Club Road, the Moose Pond Road, State Route 28N and at other locations. There is generally an increasing in camping in VMWF during the regular big game season.”
— NYSDEC Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP.
Current Campsites Map.
Roadside Campsites Designated in UMP.
| Road | Number of Campsites |
|---|---|
| Boreas Road | 1 |
| Moose Pond Road | 3 |
| North Woods Road | 3 |
| NY 28N at Boreas River | 1 |
More Resources…
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Trail Follows Old Woods Road
The trail up Goodnow Mountain follows an Old Wood Road part of the way, except for the last 1/2 mile which splits off on a separate trail to a parking area away from the main SUNY ESF Campus.
Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.Old Water Tank
This was quite a ways from the old barn up farther on the hill, but may have been discarded off a ledge, or maybe there was another house around.
Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.