For being the "party" lake for SUNY Cobelskill students, it was remarkably clean and well upkept. Maybe those farm kids actually take care of the land. Actually, most of the lands around here are well upkept, in part thanks to Ranger Tom Edmons too.

It certainly was a pretty little campsite up on the bank.

It really annoys me when people leave trash around, especially things like beer cans that can't be burned, and have to be hauled out for recycling. Be green, rent a keg, or at least haul them out. That said, the rest of the site was pretty clean.

There was a time when state provided trash barrels on all state lands, and they operated dump sites in out of way areas. This way, you didn't have to haul all your trash home.

It certainly was a beautiful day and a great little pond to explore.

I don't know if I would start a campfire under a White Pine plantation, near the parking area for Mallet Pond, but apparently people have used this in the past. Mallet Pond is one of the most popular places around for people from SUNY Cobelskill.

There is a gate 1/2 mile from Mallet Pond. Normally I don't like gates and keeping the public from driving down to their lands, but Mallet Pond is kind of nice being so remote for camping, fishing, or wild life observation. Rossman Pond, which you can drive right up to, has no such gate.