Wilcox Lake Wild Forest

Wilcox Lake Wild Forest is located in the southeastern part of the Central Adirondacks and is made up of approximately 140,000 acres of State Forest Preserve lands in Warren, Hamilton, Saratoga and Fulton Counties. Nearby communities include Stony Creek, Thurman, Bakers Mills, Day, Wells, Hope Falls, and Northville.

Wilcox Lake Wild Forest is bounded on the north by NY 8, on the east by the Hudson River, on the south by the Adirondack Park Blue Line, and on the west by NY 30. This wild forest offers many recreational opportunities, including hiking to the fire tower on Hadley Mountain, camping on Wilcox Lake, and ice fishing on Garnet Lake. With over forty-five miles of marked trails available, there are countless opportunities for hiking, skiing, and snowmobiling in the unit.

Broken Roadway

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Piles of broken roadway sit after the rebuilding of NY 8 along the East Branch, where a brief but severe rain storm hit the Adirondacks in late October 2019.

Taken on Saturday April 18, 2020 at East Branch Sacandaga River.

Cold Evening

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Despite there being a lot of people up along the East Branch this weekend, it was a cold weekend on both days. That said, it's not a bad place to social distance -- the nearest campsite was a mile away, and despite them shooting riflably most of the weekend -- I couldn't hear it from my campsite and I doubt they could have heard my shooting either.

Taken on Saturday April 18, 2020 at East Branch Sacandaga River.

Wilcox Lake

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Wilcox Lake is a beautiful wilderness lake that can accessed by hiking the old woods roads along the East Stony Creek, either in from Bakerstown or Hope Falls. Here is a picture from along the shoreline.

Taken on Saturday April 27, 2013 at Wilcox Lake.