Public Lands Policy

Backcountry Information for the West Central Adirondacks – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Backcountry Information for the West Central Adirondacks – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

DEC intends to open the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road (aka Moose River Plains Road) on the Wednesday prior to Memorial Day weekend depending on the weather and the ability to repair and rehabilitate the road. (5/15)

The Cedar River Flow Road is open to public motor vehicle use. (5/15)

The primitive tent sites around Cedar River Flow are open and can be accessed by the public. (5/15)

Rock Dam Road will remain closed to public motor vehicle use until further notice. (5/15)

Due to a large washout beyond Otter Brook Gate, Indian Lake Road will remain closed to public motor vehicle use. (5/15)

DEC confirms that state-owned boat launches have been reopened – newyorkupstate.com

Coronavirus: DEC confirms that state-owned boat launches have been reopened – newyorkupstate.com

A online petition on change.org requesting that they be reopened was started by Sean Silvernail, of Schenectady, and gathered more than 21,000 signatures.

Friday and Saturday, the state did relax rules about golf courses and marinas — though they are not operating as they would in pre-coronavirus conditions.

Highest Peaks in the Adirondack Park.

This is a list of the highest peaks in each Adirondack Park Unit.

Peak State Land Feet
Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness 5304
Whiteface Mountain Whiteface Mountain Ski Center 4808
Giant Mountain Giant Mountain Wilderness 4625
Esther Mountain Wilmington Wild Forest 4241
Kilburn Mountain Sentinel Range Wilderness 3877
Lyon Mountain Chazy Highlands Wild Forest 3828
Blue Mountain Blue Mountain Wild Forest 3749
Wakely Mountain Wakely Mountain Primitive Area 3749
Hurricane Mountain Hurricane Mountain Wilderness 3677
Lewey Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness 3664
Saddleback Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness 3549
Puffer Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness 3437
Cellar Mountain Moose River Plains Wild Forest 3405
Vanderwhacker Mountain Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest 3388
Metcalf Mountain Blue Ridge Wilderness 3303
Gore Mountain Gore Mountain Ski Center 3198
West Canada Mountain West Canada Mountain Primitive Area 2988
West Mountain Pigeon Lake Wilderness 2922
Crane Mountain Wilcox Lake Wild Forest 2850
Saint Regis Mountain Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area 2837
Kate Mountain Debar Mountain Wild Forest 2831
Little Blue Mountain Sargent Ponds Wild Forest 2795
Potash Mountain Jessup River Wild Forest 2647
Black Mountain Lake George Wild Forest 2640
Mount Whitney Saranac Lakes Wild Forest 2637
Arab Mountain Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest 2532
Starbuck Mountain Hudson Gorge Wilderness 2532
Pharaoh Mountain Pharaoh Lake Wilderness 2532
Polaris Mountain Polaris Mountain Primitive Area 2506
Bear Mountain Cranberry Lake Wild Forest 2496
Baxter Mountain Hammond Pond Wild Forest 2424
Wolf Mountain Five Ponds Wilderness 2401
Bottle Mountain Fulton Chain Wild Forest 2371
Tolman Mountain Taylor Pond Wild Forest 2368
Woodhull Mountain Black River Wild Forest 2358
Long Pond Mountain Saint Regis Canoe Area 2345
Antediluvian Mountain William C. Whitney Wilderness 2312
Moose River Mountain Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness 2207
Terry Mountain Terry Mountain State Forest 2060
Prospect Mountain Prospect Mountain Parkway 2017
Thomas Mountain Hudson River Special Management Area 1938
Tooley Pond Mountain Grass River Wild Forest 1781
Huckleberry Mountain Unclassified 1729
First Brother First Brother Primitive Area 1666
Mount Tom Independence River Wild Forest 1597
Burnt Hill Burnt Hill State Forest 1502
Split Rock Mountain Split Rock Wild Forest 1033

Keene Valley

Sign the Open NY State Boat Launches Petition…

Sign the Open NY State Boat Launches Petition

Recreational Boaters and Fisherman are devastated with the recent announcement of closing NYS Boat Launches. Now many boaters and fishermen are not able to enjoy a day in the water enjoying fresh air with people who they live with or by themselves. While it may make sense to limit certain venues and places that attract massive amounts of people to minimize the potential spread of the Coronavirus it is not reasonable to abruptly close boat launches for recreational boaters and sportsmen alike. Many of these people have heavily invested resources for these activities including state mandated permits, fees, registrations, licenses and such. This abrupt closure is not in line with other measures put in place to flatten the curve.