Map: Cliffside State Forest
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More about Cliffside State Forest...
Cliffside State Forest encompasses 977 acres and is located in the towns of Newfield in southwestern Tompkins County and in the town of Cayuta in northeastern Schuyler County. It is a perfect place for activities that can be enjoyed in a primitive forest setting, such as hunting, fishing and trapping. There are no formal trail networks within the forest.
As the name suggests, much of the Cliffside State Forest is actually on the side of a fairly steep cliff. Cliffside State Forest is also part of the Connecticut Hill Important Bird Area as mapped and described by Audubon, New York and provides habitat for birds that use large blocks of forest cover such as the sharp-shinned hawk, black billed cuckoo, scarlet tanager, black-throated blue warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, wood thrush, Northern goshawk, Northern flicker, Canada warbler and Louisiana waterthrush. Many game species, such as white tail deer, fox, turkey, raccoon, and squirrels are found to be quite abundant within the forest's boundaries, making hunting a popular use. Cayuta Creek, a popular trout stream that can be fished year around, is on the western edge of the property and public fishing access is available along the abandoned railroad bed which crosses SR 224
Cliffside State Forest is part of a block of nearly 14,000 acres of public open space owned and managed by the DEC. Cornell University also owns and manages about 4,000 acres adjacent to Cliffside State Forest.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/64162.html
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