Confusion Flats  🗺️

About Confusion Flats ....

Confusion Flats is located in the Independence River Wild Forest and Otter Creek State Forests, and it's a series of sand trails and roads that are popular with horseback riders and off-roaders.

Map: High Point State Forest

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Otter Creek...

Map: Otter Creek Area - North Of Chase Lake
Map: Otter Creek State Forest
Photo: I'm not lost, I'm in Confusion Flats, NY
Photo: Part of Confusion Flats burned in 1930s. Conservation Department replaced with White Pine in Forever Wild Forest
Photo: Great Blue Heron on Otter Creek
Photo: The Otter Creek Falls
Photo: Looking Out Into Confusion Flats
Photo: What's that noise? No damage.
Photo: Packed up and leaving
Photo: Sign
Photo: Confusion Flats Road
Photo: Confusion Flats Road in the Flats

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