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The Ausable Point Day Use Area, which includes a large swimming beach and picnic pavilion, is now open to the public the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced today.
The adjoining campground remains closed as DEC continues repair work. DEC plans to have the campground at least partially opened by Friday, July 15.
The day use area, campground and access road were underwater for almost two months during the historic flooding of Lake Champlain. The waters and waters caused extensive erosion and other damage. The Ausable Point Campground and Day Use Area and the adjacent Ausable Point Wildlife Management Area were inaccessible during this period. Once the water levels receded below flood stage, DEC staff began clean up and repair of flood damage on the road, the campground, beach and other facilities.
The fee to enter the day use area is only $8.00 per car.
Tags: beach·clinton county·dec·lake champlain
CLOSED FACILITIES
Clinton County
- Ausable Point Campground and Day Use Area and access road
Essex County
- Mountain bikers should avoid using the Flume Bike Trail System in Wilmington to prevent damaging it
Hamilton County
- Moose River Plains Road System, gates are closed at Limekiln Lake and Cedar River Flow
- Cedar River Road is also closed near its terminus, preventing motorized access to the campsites near Wakely Dam and the Cedar River Headquarters
- Old Military Road and Jessup River Road, preventing motor vehicle access to the Pillsbury Mountain and Spruce Lake trailheads
Herkimer County
- Haskell-West River Road along the West Canada Creek from Route 8 into the Black River Wild Forest
Warren County
- Old Farm Road near Thirteenth Lake, preventing motor vehicle access to the trailhead – park at the snowplow turnaround
- Lily Pond Road near Brant Lake
- Jabe Pond Road near Hague
- Gay Pond Road in the Hudson River Recreation Area.
Washington County
RECENTLY OPENED FACILITIES
All DEC Campgrounds and Day Use Areas except Ausable Point
Essex County
- Moose Pond Road in Town of St. Armand
- Elk Lake Road in the Town of North Hudson
- Connery Pond Road between Lake Placid and Wilmington
Franklin County
- Upper and Lower Locks on the Saranac Lakes Chain
- Corey’s Road which accesses the western High Peaks from State Route 3
- Madwaska Flow Road on the Santa Clara Tract Conservation Easement Lands
- Pinnacle Road on the Santa Clara Tract Conservation Easement Lands
Hamilton County
- Perkins Clearing Road north of Speculator
- Lake Lila Road in the William C. Whitney Wilderness, the road is still rough in some areas – use caution
Herkimer County
- Wolf Lake Landing Road in the hamlet of McKeever is only open to high clearance vehicles
Warren County
- Lake George (Million Dollar) Beach
- Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Toll Road in Lake George
- River Road in the Hudson River Recreation Area, however it is muddy and rutted
- Two designated campsites at Scofield Flats and two designated campsites at Pikes Beach in the Hudson River Recreation Area are currently restricted to day use only.
Washington County
- Shelving Rock Road
- Dacy Clearing Parking Lot
Tags: camp·clinton county·dec·essex county·forest preserve·franklin county·hamilton county·herkimer county·hike·warren county·washington county
LeRoy Douglas (Douglas Corp) was just indicted and arraigned for environmental crimes. So many stories and angles, most missing details.
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Tags: clinton county·conservation·crime·dec·pollution
