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Adirondack Park New York

Category: New York

The Adirondack Park is a six-million acre patchwork of public and private lands located in northeastern New York. The area was designated in 1892 to protect the region from uncontrolled forest clearing that was common during the 1800s. Today, the Park contains a thriving mix of forests, wetlands, waterways, and human settlement.

The Adirondack Forest Preserve is defined as the 2.6 million acres of state land within the Adirondack Park. Afforded constitutional protections that prevent the removal of timber, lands within New York's Forest Preserve are rich in both recreational opportunity and ecological significance. These public lands, which range from remote backcountry to DEC-operated campgrounds, include more than 1,800 miles of marked trails available for people of all interests and abilities. Depending on park-wide land classifications and specific unit management plans, there are a variety of opportunities for public enjoyment of the Forest Preserve, including hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, trapping, snowmobiling, skiing, mountain biking, and rock climbing.

The Adirondack Park boundary, commonly referred to as the Blue Line, contains the entire Adirondack Mountain range, as well as some surrounding areas, all within the state of New York. The park includes all of Hamilton and Essex counties, as well as considerable portions of Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, and Warren counties and small portions of Lewis, Oneida, Saratoga, and Washington counties as well. "The Clinton County towns of Altona and Dannemora are specifically excluded from the park by statute, due to the large prison facilities in both towns."

Adirondack Park Listing of Campgrounds

• Alger Island
• Ausable Point
• Brown Tract Pond
• Buck Pond
• Caroga Lake
• Cranberry Lake
• Crown Point
• Eagle Point
• Eighth Lake
• Fish Creek Pond
• Forked Lake
• Golden Beach
• Hearthstone Point
• Indian Lake Islands
• Lake Durant
• Lake Eaton
• Lake George Battleground
• Lake George Islands
• Lake Harris
• Lewey Lake
• Limekiln Lake
• Lincoln Pond
• Little Sand Point
• Luzerne
• Meacham Lake
• Meadowbrook
• Moffitt Beach
• Nicks Lake
• Northampton Beach
• Paradox Lake
• Point Comfort
• Poplar Point
• Putnam Pond
• Rogers Rock
• Rollins Pond
• Sacandaga
• Saranac Lake Islands
• Scaroon Manor
• Sharp Bridge
• Taylor Pond
• Tioga Point
• Wilmington Notch