Jessup River Wild Forest

The Jessup River Wild Forest (JRWF) area consists of 47,350 acres of State Forest Preserve lands in the towns of Arietta, Indian Lake, Lake Pleasant, and Wells in Hamilton County. The unit is bounded by Route 28 to the north and Route 30 in the southeast, as well as three wilderness areas: West Canada Lakes Wilderness to the west; Siamese Ponds Wilderness to the east, and Silver Lake Wilderness to the south. The state lands in this unit border, or are in close proximity to, the communities of Indian Lake, Piseco, Speculator and Wells. Route 30 bisects the unit and serves as the main access corridor. Many people enjoy hiking to the fire towers on Pillsbury and Snowy mountains, snowmobiling between Piseco Lake and Indian Lake, canoeing on Fall Stream, or camping on Mason Lake. Hunting, fishing, and trapping are also popular activities throughout the unit but particularly in and around Perkins Clearing, the Jessup River and the Miami River.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22599.html

Campsite

This campsite across from Austin Falls is pretty nice and I might camp there sometime later this year.

Taken on Thursday July 23, 2020 at Jessup River Wild Forest.

Bridge Closed

The lower bridge on NY 8B has long been closed to vehicle traffic, although plenty of people have walked across it and it is open to snowmobiles in the winter.

Taken on Thursday July 23, 2020 at Jessup River Wild Forest.

First Day Of Summer At Camp

The first three days of my working trip, I spent camping at Mason Lake, not right at the lake, but at one of the campsites down along the way.

Taken on Saturday June 20, 2020 at Mason Lake.