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.

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Lakeside Campsite

This was the lake campsite at Mason Lake I camped out on Tuesday night. It was pretty nice that night, although I didn't get any pictures, because I was dead tired after driving up two hours after work.

Taken on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at Mason Lake.

Truck’s All Packed

All I have to do now is put the kayak on the roof of my truck, and head north to Cedar River Flow for the next day of camping out.

Taken on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at Mason Lake.

Styrofoam Canoe Blocks I Made

I cut up an old styrofoam sleeping pad, rolled it up, cut notches, and duck taped it all together. It worked well, far better then trying to let the kayak ride directly on the roof of the pickup.

Taken on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at Mason Lake.

Kayak Parked

This is at the Mason Lake Parking Area, where people pull off NY 30, totally oblivious to the camp sites across the lake.

Taken on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at Mason Lake.