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

September 1, 2018 10:29 pm Update

I guess somebody saw the laser firefly show I was projecting on the trees and mountains across the way and shined a flash light from the other side of the valley. Kind of funny I didn’t think the throw was that far – maybe 500 yards but I guess it’s very visible in the dark valley below.

August 31, 2018 9:06 pm Update

The final night of August, next to a roaring campfire, a cold beer and a cowboy hat in a clearing on a remote Adirondack road.πŸ”₯ Would be perfect if the skies just cleared out. Poured on the way up, Tomorrow most likely I will take camp down early, then head north to Cedar River Flow then up to Moose River Plains through Labor Day unless for some reason I decide to spend my weekend here.πŸ˜ƒ