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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September 3, 2018 10:14 am Update

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I have taken down camp except for the flags, the hammock and putting the kayak on the truck. Then I will get changed, head down to Speculator, paddle the Sacanadaga River and Kunjamunk, and then go for a quick swim at Spectaculator Beach.

September 2, 2018 6:59 pm Update

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Back at camp. Cleared out for a while now more clouds are pushing in. There is a ton of dragon flies flying around. I will definitely miss the view from this campsite come tomorrow.

September 2, 2018 10:57 am Update

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Cooked up eggs, thought about where to hike today and it started to rain. Rain stopped put hammock back up and I’m just swinging back and forth. The clouds sure are dreary. I was thinking about hiking back to Pillsbury Lake but I don’t want to get caught in a downpour. Seems like the story of my whole summer.