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Status of DEC Region 5 Boat Launches – June 16 2011

June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Adirondack News

NYSDEC LogoLAKE CHAMPLAIN: Due to the high waters, floating docks have not been installed at DEC boat launches on Lake Champlain. While the boat launches are not closed to use the launching and retrieving boats will be difficult, especially for boaters not familiar with the location of ramps, walkways, docks, posts, etc. that are now underwater.

Clinton County

  • Peru Dock (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating docks are not installed and the pump station is closed
  • Downtown Plattsburgh (Lake Champlain) – fully operational (new boat dock)
  • Chazy Lake – floating docks not installed
  • Taylor Pond – fully operational
  • Upper Chateaugay Lake – floating docks not installed

Essex County

  • Eagle Lake – fully operational
  • Crown Point (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Port Douglas (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Port Henry (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Ticonderoga (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Westport (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Willsboro Bay (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed
  • Mossy Point (Lake George) – fully operational
  • Lake Harris – fully operational
  • Lake Placid – fully operational
  • Lincoln Pond – fully operational
  • Paradox Lake – fully operational
  • Putnam Pond – fully operational

Franklin County

  • Buck Pond – fully operational
  • Fish Creek Pond – fully operational
  • Saranac Lake (Lake Flower) – fully operational
  • Meacham Lake – fully operational
  • Raquette River – fully operational
  • Rollins Pond – fully operational
  • Santa Clara – fully operational
  • Ampersand Bay (Lower Saranac Lake) – fully operational
  • Second Pond (Lower Saranac Lake) – fully operational, although end of walkways still underwater
  • South Creek (Middle Saranac Lake) – fully operational
  • Saranac Inn (Upper Saranac Lake) – fully operational
  • Tupper Lake – fully operational

Fulton County

  • Caroga Lake – fully operational
  • Broadalbin (Great Sacandaga Lake) – fully operational
  • Northampton (Great Sacandaga Lake) – fully operational
  • Northville (Great Sacandaga Lake) – fully operational
  • West Lake – fully operational

Hamilton County

  • Eighth Lake – fully operational
  • Forked Lake – fully operational
  • Inlet (Fourth Lake) – fully operational
  • Indian Lake – fully operational
  • Lake Durant – fully operational
  • Lake Eaton – fully operational
  • Lewey Lake – fully operational
  • Limekiln Lake – fully operational
  • Long Lake – fully operational
  • Little Sand Point Campground (Piseco Lake) – fully operational
  • Point Comfort Campground (Piseco Lake) – fully operational
  • Poplar Point Campground (Piseco Lake) – fully operational
  • Golden Beach (Raquette Lake) – fully operational
  • Moffit Beach (Sacandaga Lake) – fully operational
  • Seventh Lake – fully operational

Saratoga County

  • Edinburg (Great Sacandaga Lake) – fully operational
  • Rogers Island Pool (Hudson River) – floating dock is not installed

Warren County

  • Brant Lake – fully operational
  • Luzerne (Hudson River) – fully operation
  • Rogers Rock (Lake George) – fully operational

Washington County

  • Cossayuna Lake – fully operational
  • South Bay (Lake Champlain) – due to high waters the floating dock is not installed, also large mats of vegetative materials (floating bogs) are afloat in the general area around the boat launch site.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Status of DEC Recreational Facilities – June 16 2011

June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Adirondack News

CLOSED FACILITIES

Clinton County

  • Ausable Point Campground and Day Use Area and access road

Essex County

  • None

Hamilton County

  • The eastern end of the Moose River Plains Road remains closed from the Cedar River gate.
  • Cedar River Road is also closed near its terminus, preventing motorized access to the campsites near Wakely Dam and the Cedar River Headquarters
  • Jessup River Road, preventing motor vehicle access to the Spruce Lake trailhead.

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
  • Gay Pond Road in the Hudson River Recreation Area.

Washington County

  • Dacy Clearing Road
  • Dacy Clearing Parking Lot

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

  • The main Moose River Plains Road (Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road) is open to motor vehicles from the Limekiln Lake gate at the western end near Inlet and to the Lost Ponds access road.
  • The Otter Brook Road is passable to motor vehicles to the Icehouse Pond trailhead.
  • Perkins Clearing Road north of Speculator
  • Old Military Road is open allowing motor vehicle access to the Pillsbury Mountain Trailhead.
  • Lake Lila Road in the William C. Whitney Wilderness, the road is still rough in some areas – use caution

Warren County

  • Jabe Pond Road near Hague
  • Lake George (Million Dollar) Beach (weekends only until June 24)
  • 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 due to damage from flooding.

Washington County

  • Shelving Rock Road

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Moose River Plains Road Partially Open for Memorial Day Weekend

May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Adirondack News

NYSDEC LogoThe Moose River Plains road system in Hamilton County was partially opened today in time for the Memorial Day Weekend the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced.

The Moose River Plains (Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road) has been opened to motor vehicles from the Limekiln Lake gate at the western end near Inlet and to the Lost Ponds access road. Also the Otter Brook Road is passable to motor vehicles to the Icehouse Pond trailhead.

Moose River Plains

Rock Dam Road, the Cedar River Gate and the Wakely Dam camping area at the eastern end of the main road remain closed at this time.

The open section of the road provides access to 30 roadside campsites and numerous waters popular with anglers including Icehouse Pond, Helldiver Pond, Lost Ponds, Mitchell Ponds and Beaver Lake.

Other roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve that have been reopened since yesterday include the Powley-Piseco Road in the Ferris Lake Wild Forest in Hamilton and Fulton Counties and the Jabe Pond Road in the Town of Hague, Warren County.

The opening of the Moose River Plains roads is due to the hard work of the local highway department staff and the successful partnership between DEC, the Towns of Inlet and Indian Lake and Hamilton County.

More details on road closures and openings, trail conditions and more can be found on the Adirondack Trail Information web pages, along with links to current weather forecasts, regulations, and safety tips.

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