Adirondack Map and Guide (2021)

1 OUTDOOR SAFETY AND ETIQUETTE Adirondack FUN FACTS. While enjoying the wonders of the Adirondacks, please remember to do your part in preserving these Adirondack . lands. By following the Leave No Trace Seven Principles, you can help ensure your own safety and protect the pristine beauty of the Adirondacks. 110 waterfalls, 2,000+ miles PLAN YOUR 1. PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE 3,000 lakes, of trails, 1,400 primitive FOREST PRESERVE. y Know the regulations and special concerns for the area you'll visit. and 30,000 miles of Adirondack y Prepare for extreme weather, hazards, and emergencies. 2. TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES rivers and streams tent sites, ADVENTURE MAP & Guide . y Durable surfaces include established trails and campsites, rock, gravel, dry grasses or snow. 200 lean-to y Good campsites are found, not made. Altering a site is not necessary. shelters 3. DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY. y Pack it in, pack it out. Inspect your campsite and rest areas for trash or spilled foods.

2 Pack out all trash, 200 peaks leftover food, and litter. higher than y Deposit solid human waste in catholes dug 6 to 8 inches deep at least 200 feet from water, camp, and trails. Cover and disguise the cathole when finished. 3,000 feet in 4. LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND. y Preserve the past: observe, but do not touch, cultural or historic structures and artifacts. elevation 78 trailered boat launches, 44 campgrounds, 44 day use areas y Leave rocks, plants, and other natural objects as you find them. View From Mt. Arab Fire Tower y Avoid introducing or transporting non-native species. y Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches. The 6-million-acre Adirondack Park is a unique mix of public and privately owned lands, with mountains, forests, lakes, 5. MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS. 53 species of mammals, rivers, and small towns and hamlets scattered throughout. The combination of more than million acres of Forest Preserve y Where fires are permitted, use established fire rings or mound fires.

3 And more than 700,000 acres of privately owned lands under y Keep fires small. Use only sticks on the ground that can be broken by hand. conservation easements makes the Adirondacks the largest area of publicly protected lands east of the Mississippi River. y Burn all wood and coals to ash, put out campfires completely, then scatter cool ashes. WHITETAIL. DEER DEER BEAR. 150+ species of breeding birds, WHITETAIL BEAR. The mountains are home to the headwaters of five major watersheds, and the undeveloped natural landscape of the Common Loon 6. RESPECT WILDLIFE. Adirondacks is a haven for many plants, fish, and wildlife, some y Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them. 20 fire towers, 74 species of of which are found exclusively in this area. y Never feed animals. Outdoor recreation and tourism are important to the butterflies and moths, y Control pets at all times, or leave them at home. 2 locks, economies of the local communities, which are home to 130,000 permanent residents and 200,000 seasonal residents.

4 7. BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS. Photo credit: Cindy Rodriguez Attracting 12 million visitors each year, the Adirondacks offers 35 species of 1 lighthouse a range of recreation for every taste, from hiking, skiing, and y Respect other visitors and protect the quality of their experience. camping to fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling. Like a slower CONNECT WITH NYSDEC: reptiles and amphibians y Be courteous. Yield to other users on the trail. pace? Try relaxing on a porch and watching the sun set over a lake from the comfort of a classic Adirondack chair. Paul Smith's College VIC y Let nature's sounds prevail. Avoid loud voices and noises. Blue Mountain Lake GROUSEGROUSE FISHER FISHER. WATCHABLE WILDLIFE ANIMAL TRACKS FISHING AND HUNTING CAMPING. Want to hear woodland warblers, watch playful otters, or see signs of the elusive WHITE-TAILED EASTERN FISHING THE ADIRONDACKS CAMPING IN THE ADIRONDACKS GENERAL CAMPGROUND INFORMATION. fisher? The Adirondacks contain a wide range of wildlife habitats where you can spot these creatures and so many more.

5 Add some of these popular wildlife DEER COYOTE In the Adirondacks, anglers can troll for lake From island camping to equestrian excursions, 518-457-2500. WHI. trout, cast for bass or walleye, or fly fish for native each of DEC's 44 Adirondack campgrounds viewing areas to your next visit: TETA. IL D brook trout. The cold winters make for a long offer a unique experience regardless of age, EER. BEAR. WHITE. TAIL D. E. ice fishing season as well. Here are some of the interests, or outdoor skill level. NORTHEAST REGION. WHITETAIL DEER. BEAR. ER fishing experiences found in the Adirondacks: CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS. WHITETAIL DEER. White-Tailed Deer and Moose Eastern Coyote COYOTECOYOTE Cranberry Lake has 70. HARE miles of shoreline HARE y Ausable Point The most commonly seen large-animal tracks in The tracks of the eastern coyoteBEAR. are similar BEAR to BEA. R. from which you can fish for smallmouth and 1-800-456-CAMP (2267) y Buck Pond WHITETAIL DEER. the Adirondacks, deer tracks are heart-shaped, medium-sized dog tracks, with four toe pads, claw largemouth bass, northern pike, black crappie, BEAR y Meadowbrook WHITETAIL DEER.

6 With a line down the middle. Moose tracks are marks, and a rear pad. yellow perch, and brook trout. NORTHWEST REGION. FISHER. GROUSE. FISHER. Fulton Chain of Lakes offers eight lakes' worth y Taylor Pond considerably larger versions of the same track. GROUSE. WHITETAIL DEER. BEAR. of fishing fun. Their deeper waters support lake y Wilmington Notch SNOWSHOE trout, rainbow trout, and Atlantic salmon, while y Cranberry Lake Photo credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson, via Ausable Marsh GRO anglers targeting the shallower, warmer waters y Fish Creek Pond HARE. FISHER. GROUSE USE. will find yellow perch, smallmouth bass, and y Meacham Lake HARE. SOUTHEAST REGION. COYOTE. HARE. GROU northern pike. HUNTING AND TRAPPING. Wikimedia Commons FISHER. COYOTE. GROUSE SE. y Rollins Pond Photo credit: Mdf, via Wikimedia Commons West Branch Ausable River is renowned for y Crown Point Hunting and trapping have been part of the COYOTE. HARE. FISHER FIS. FISHH ER. ER. fly fishing for rainbow, brown, and brook trout.

7 Catch-and-release sections and plenty of access Adirondack way of life since the first indigenous y Saranac Lake Islands y Eagle Point Varying/Snowshoe Hare HARE. Fisher and American Marten through both Forest Preserve lands and private people settled here. In the mid- to late-1800s, SOUTHWEST REGION y Frontier Town Photo credit: USDA. COYOTE. The distinctive Y-shaped pattern of rabbit tracks The only difference in the tracks of these two large lands with public fishing rights make this a hunting also drew the first tourists to the GROUSE FISHER Adirondacks. Today, hunting still helps feed many Alger Island Lewey Lake y Hearthstone Point is created because the much larger back feet weasels found in the Adirondacks is the size, with popular and high-quality fishing experience. Gray Jay American Marten Pied-billed Grebe families and attracts those seeking the unique Brown Tract Pond Limekiln Lake y Lake George Battleground land ahead of the smaller front The back feet fisher tracks being larger than the marten tracks.

8 Pharaoh Lake Wilderness and the adjacent OYO WHITETAIL DEER BEAR experience of wilderness hunting. FERD'S BOG, PIGEON LAKE WILDERNESS; TOWN OF INLET: of the varying hare are even larger thanTEother Both show five toes on all feet, typically with claw Hammond Pond Wild Forest contain many remote waters with plentiful brook trout. Most of the Forest Preserve and many of the Caroga Lake Little Sand Point y Lake George Islands (Glen, Long & Narrow Islands). Designated as an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society, this boreal bog is home to rabbits', earning it another name: the snowshoe marks visible. The pattern is either a pair of paw Eighth Lake Moffitt Beach COYO conservation easement lands are open to public three-toed and black-backed woodpeckers, olive-sided and yellow-bellied flycatchers, northern parula hare. TE. marks with one slightly in front of the other, or four Great Sacandaga Lake is a great spot for finding y Lake Harris hunting and trapping.

9 Many serious big game Forked Lake Nicks Lake and palm warblers, Lincoln's and swamp sparrows, and gray jays. With a short, (one-way) trail prints in a repeated diamond-like pattern. walleye, but also contains other warmwater and y Lincoln Pond hunters join hunting camps or camp in the that leads to a floating walkway and viewing platform, Ferd's Bog is one of only a handful of publicly HAR. E coldwater gamefish. Golden Beach Northampton Beach backcountry via a free permit. BLACK. HARE y Luzerne accessible boreal bog habitats in New york State. Visit and search Adirondack Indian Lake Islands Point Comfort Photo credit: Mdf, via Wikimedia Commons Visit and search NYS Hunting & y Paradox Lake MOOSE RIVER PLAINS WILD FOREST; TOWNS OF INLET AND INDIAN LAKE: BEAR Fishing, for more information. Trapping Regulations Guide , for big game, small Lake Durant Sacandaga game, waterfowl, and trapping seasons. y Putnam Pond The Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road (the Moose River Plains Road) provides great access to this area Lake Eaton Tioga Point y Rogers Rock in the West Central Adirondacks.

10 The area sustains healthy deer, bear, and moose populations with its low lying river valleys, hills and low mountains, and two 3,500-foot-high mountain summits. Beavers, COYOTE HARE y Scaroon Manor bobcats, otters, coyotes, fishers, and martens are found here as well. RUFFED GROUSE y Sharp Bridge AUSABLE MARSH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA); TOWN OF PERU: Black Bear Grouse GROUSE FISHER You can also choose from numerous privately-run campgrounds in the Adirondacks. Part of the Lake Champlain Marshes Bird conservation Area, the Ausable Marsh WMA is a popular See for more information. Bear tracks show five toe pads, often including The tracks of ruffed grouse and the state-endan- year-round birding site due to its wetlands. A variety of waterfowl, wading birds, and marsh birds, including endangered, threatened, and special concern species, can be viewed from the ADA- claw marks. The front paw is smaller and rounded gered spruce grouse are very similar, with three Looking for more of a remote experience?