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No 845-679-7020 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No season. 845-679-7020 in fee Day-use spaces 50 launch. Hand Kenneth L. Wilson Campground, Campground, Wilson L. Kenneth y www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor 2 accessible 2 accessible only. motors Electric just east of Kingston) ( y Onteora Lake Lake Onteora No 845-256-3076 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 845-256-3076 fee. No spaces, 10 launch. Hand Bluestone Wild Forest Forest Wild Bluestone y Electric motors only. only. motors Electric Turnwood y Alder Lake Lake Alder No 845-256-3076 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 845-256-3076 fee. No spaces 10 launch. Hand Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest, Forest, Wild Mountain Lake Balsam y ULSTER COUNTY COUNTY ULSTER Electric motors only. only. motors Electric y Waneta Lake Lake Waneta No 845-256-3076 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 845-256-3076 fee. No spaces 5 launch. Hand Manor Livingston of North y Electric motors only. only. motors Electric y Mongaup Pond Pond Mongaup 845-439-4233 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round 845-439-4233 s Ye season. in fee Day-use spaces 20 launch. Hand Campground Pond Mongaup y any season. season. any From B&Bs to campgrounds, you’ll fnd an ideal base for discovering New York’s nature in in nature York’s New discovering for base ideal an fnd you’ll campgrounds, to B&Bs From SULLIVAN COUNTY COUNTY SULLIVAN and a variety of cultural experiences. experiences. cultural of variety a and Boat rentals. Boat rentals. motors. No y setting for outdoor adventures, the park’s villages ofer excellent accommodations, dining dining accommodations, excellent ofer villages park’s the adventures, outdoor for setting North-South Lake Lake North-South 518-589-5058 Open when campground is open. open. is campground when Open 518-589-5058 s Ye season. in fee Day-use spaces 60 ramp. surface Hard Campground Lake North-South y economy: timber harvesting, farming and mining. Just as the mountains ofer a breathtaking breathtaking a ofer mountains the as Just mining. and farming harvesting, timber economy: near fshing fshing near Recreation and tourism exist side by side with the traditional mainstays of the Catskill Catskill the of mainstays traditional the with side by side exist tourism and Recreation 2 accessible 2 accessible thousands of year-round residents. residents. year-round of thousands Colgate Lake Lake Colgate No 607-652-7366 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 607-652-7366 fee. No spaces, launch. 20 Hand Forest Wild Lake Colgate y the city’s drinking water reservoirs. The remaining land is privately owned and home to to home and owned privately is land remaining The reservoirs. water drinking city’s the GREENE COUNTY COUNTY GREENE forest preserve. New York City owns more than 40,000 acres within the park to protect protect to park the within acres 40,000 than more owns City York New preserve. forest & Electric motors only. only. motors Electric The park is a patchwork of public and private land. Nearly 300,000 acres comprise the state state the comprise acres 300,000 Nearly land. private and public of patchwork a is park The y Big Pond Pond Big No 607-652-7366 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 607-652-7366 fee. No spaces 6 launch. Hand Forest Wild Delaware y MAP GUIDE MAP Park was born! born! was Park deemed “forever wild” in Greene, Delaware, Sullivan and Ulster counties, and the Catskill Catskill the and counties, Ulster and Sullivan Delaware, Greene, in wild” “forever deemed Boat rentals. Boat rentals. allowed. motors No y wild forest. In 1904, the state established a boundary around 705,500 mountainous acres acres mountainous 705,500 around boundary a established state the 1904, In forest. wild Little Pond Pond Little 845-439-5480 Open when campground is open. open. is campground when Open 845-439-5480 s Ye season. in fee Day-use spaces 20 ramp. surface Hard Campground Pond Little y PARK as forever kept be to Catskills the in land aside setting began State York New 1894, In Electric motors only. only. motors Electric Management Area y Russ Gray Pond Pond Gray Russ No 607-865-6989 Year-round access as conditions allow. allow. conditions as access Year-round No 607-865-6989 fee. No spaces 4 launch. Beach Wildlife Mountain Spring Bear y Boat rentals. Boat rentals. motors. No y Launt Pound Pound Launt 607-865-6989 Open when campground is open. open. is campground when Open 607-865-6989 s Ye season. in fee Day-use spaces 6 launch. Hand Campground Mountain Spring Bear y DELAWARE COUNTY COUNTY DELAWARE CATSKILL CATSKILL NOTES CONTACT SWIMMING FEE PARKING TYPE LOCATION WATERBODY reservoir boating information, see “Water for the Big Apple” in this brochure. brochure. this in Apple” Big the for “Water see information, boating reservoir of the most popular DEC launch sites are listed by county below. For New York City City York New For below. county by listed are sites launch DEC popular most the of Many DEC campgrounds and fshing spots have launch sites for small boats. Some Some boats. small for sites launch have spots fshing and campgrounds DEC Many The Catskills ofer water recreation of all kinds, including tubing, swimming and boating. boating. and swimming tubing, including kinds, all of recreation water ofer Catskills The IN THE CATSKILLS CATSKILLS THE IN PARK CATSKILL THE IN NATURE BOATING AND WATER RECREATION RECREATION WATER AND BOATING YORK’S NEW DISCOVERING For more Watchable Wildlife sites WATCHABLE WILDLIFE and information on the New York FISHING THE CATSKILLS ACCESSIBLE ADVENTURES Whether vacationing in the mountains or just traveling through, you’ll encounter some of the wild Wildlife Viewing Guide, visit creatures that make your Catskills excursion a thrilling adventure. From the New York Wildlife Seeking a leisurely, family-friendly way to enjoy the Viewing Guide, here are four of the most popular places in the Catskill Park for watching wildlife: NewYorkWatchableWildlife.org natural beauty and tranquility of the Catskill Park? Many areas are wheelchair accessible and contain a full range of features that welcome people of all ages and abilities. The shore of Onteora Lake, near Kingston, is the perfect place for a family picnic and includes a fshing platform and canoe launch. Or visit the quiet pond on Lower Birch Creek Rd., which has a wheelchair-accessible path around the pond to picnic tables. You will fnd campsites with accessible features in secluded areas as well as at our campgrounds. Relax at the pond on Lower Birch Creek Rd. near Take a leisurely stroll or bike ride along the Ashokan Pine Hill. Reservoir for beautiful water and mountain views. SLIDE MOUNTAIN NORTH-SOUTH LAKE BALD EAGLES IN LITTLE POND The Catskills are famous for trout fshing. Both fy and bait anglers fnd streams WILDERNESS PUBLIC CAMPGROUND THE CATSKILL PARK PUBLIC CAMPGROUND with great spots for catching their limit of brown, rainbow and brook trout. Extensive foot trails ascend to spectacular Deer and bear share the woods with red This iconic bird, no longer on the Endangered As you climb the trail to Touchmenot Here are four of the best: views deep within this largest and most squirrels at this largest campground in the Species List, now ranges over a wide area in Mountain for a breathtaking view, look for popular wilderness in the Catskills. Heavily Catskills, which is also open for day use. the Catskills. A chance to see our majestic bald eagles, turkey, or dozens of other forest ESOPUS CREEK WILLOWEMOC CREEK forested, Slide Mountain supports a Birders will fnd turkey, rufed grouse, hawks, national bird in the wild is not to be missed, birds. Deer and red squirrels are commonly The Esopus is one of the most popular trout Wild brown trout are found throughout the tremendous diversity of wildlife. The trees owls and a variety of songbirds. Geese and so here are some good places to do that: seen. Less frequently, you’ll spy a fox or bear. streams in the Catskills, ofering excellent Willowemoc. In summer, more are landed ring with birdsong. The woods sustain a mallards are common sights on the lake. You The New York City Water Supply Reservoirs: The campground is also open for day use, fshing for wild browns and rainbows.