Otsego County
New Berlin
NY 23 winds down over the hills, down to New Berlin in Otsego County.
That Look of Winter
Decatur State Forest
42.642782680989974,-74.6959920775836
Decatur State Forest is 584 acres outside of Decatur in Otsego County that includes part of Stoney Query Hill and a swampy pond.
https://andyarthur.org/decatur-state-forest
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/102478.html
Land Use – Oneonta Area
While the greater Oneonta has some agriculture in valleys and people do dairy and raise beef cattle in this area, most of the hill tops are forested with deciduous trees. South of Goodyear Lake and South of Oneonta has some good crop soils, they raise corn mostly for silage there, but the high hills are mostly wooded.
Rainy Day on I-88
Bear Swamp State Forest
On the hills south of NY 165 between Decatur and Roseboom in rural Otsego county is the 1,749 acre Bear Swamp State Forest. The center point of state forest is Bear Swamp Pond which is popular fishing destination. Remote and hilly, there are no developed trails or campsites besides a path down to lake.
https://andyarthur.org/decatur-state-forest
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/102478.html