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Delaware River
The 17th longest river in the U.S., it begins at the confluence of its eastern and western branches at Hancock, NY, and flows 330.7 miles to Delaware Bay. The waterway acts as a border for the states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and travels through the Catskill, Pocono and Kittatinny mountain ranges. Fishing is river is popular as muskie, pike, bass, perch, walleye, blue gill, catfish and trout inhabit the crystal clear waters, and American shad return from the Atlantic to spawn in the river usually in mid-April. Heavy rains frequently unearth arrowheads along the shoreline. The river contains 98 islands with a total surface area of 2,900 acres. Wildlife abound along the river, and bald eagles are returning in significant numbers. The 10-mile segment from Pond Eddy, NY to Matamoras, PA, at the beginning of the Delaware Water Gap, passes mountain shorelines covered with rhododendron and hemlock, through rapids under steep shale cliffs, most notably the Hawks Nest, and by the wrinkled, tree-trunk-like stones called the Elephant's Feet on the Pennsylvania side. An active, eel weir extends across the river below the Elephant's Feet; paddlers should stay as close to the Pennsylvania shore as possible to avoid the weir. The first whitewater challenge occurs at the double Stairway Rifts; Mongaup Rapids follows with the highest waves and biggest thrills. Longer rapid runs with smaller waves are found at Butlers Rift and the twin Millrift Rapids. Remnants of the stonework from the Delaware and Hudson Canal can be seen on the New York side. Length: 10 miles. Location: From Pond Eddy, NY, to Matamoras, PA. More Information: Kittatinny Campgrounds, Rt. 97, Box 95, Barryville, NY 12719, (914)557-8611 or 8004. Normans, Hunger, Kaikout and Poesten Kills: Waterway with diverse flow gradients including class IV rapids reportedly served as the inspiration for Longfellow's poem "Hiawatha;" a diversity of views and spatial experiences due to enclosing slopes, abrupt terraces, cove-like aperatures and trough-like formations. Counties: Albany and Rensselaer. Length: 14, 4.5, 2 and 9.5 miles. Location: From New York State Thruway to Route 146; from confluence with the Normans Kill to Kydius St.; from confluence with Hunger Kill to the headwaters pond near the boundary of Albany; and from west of Poesten Kill to Dyken Pond.

Schoharie Creek and Batavia Kill
Waterway, with class III rapids between Tannersville and Jewett Center and between State Route 42 bridge, Lexington, and Prattsville Dam, provides a variety of views from the stream channel of diverse topography - walls of the eastern escarpment of the Catskill Mountain Plateau, the Lexington and Prattsville valley and numerous bluffs and forested mountain slopes. County: Greene. Lengths: 29 and 11 miles. Location: From Prattsville to headwaters and from confluence with Schoharie to Windham.

West Branch of the Ausable River
Adirondack mountain river known for trout fishing plunges 4,000 feet through mountain meadows and lush forests. The rough and tumble mountain river becomes a slow stream with riffles and long, slow pools below the community of Lake Placid. Below Route 86, the pace increases significantly, and the waterway courses over an old dam and through a narrow granite passageway. A few miles below the Wilmington dam, the pace slows again. County: Essex. Length: 35 miles. Location: From headwaters to Lake Champlain.

For information on fishing licenses and regulations, contact Licenses & Promotional Sales, NYS DEC, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12233. (518-457-3521).

Beaver Kill River
A river along the southern edge of Catskill Park in southeastern New York, paralleling Hwy. 17. Favorite catches: bass, pickerel and trout.
Places to camp nearby: Livingston Manor, Parksville, Roscoe

Canandaigua Lake
10,558 acres of water in the Finger Lakes region of western New York. Located at the southern edge of Canandaigua off U.S. 20. Favorite catches: bass, pickerel, perch, bullhead, sunfish and trout.
Places to camp nearby: Canandaigua, Dansville, Holcomb, Keuka Park, Lakeville, Springwater

Cayuga Lake
The largest of the Finger Lakes at 42,956 acres. Located south of Seneca Falls, off U.S. 20; or north of Ithaca, off Hwy. 13. Favorite catches: pickerel, bass, northern pike, perch, walleye, bullhead, crappie, sunfish, landlocked salmon, smelt & trout.
Places to camp nearby: Ithaca, Kendaia, Moravia, Seneca Falls

Lake Champlain
The largest lake (300,000 acres) in New York is up in the northeastern corner of the state at the Vermont and Quebec border, in the Adirondacks region, off I-87. Favorite catches: bass, northern pike, pickerel, walleye, perch, crappie, sunfish, catfish, whitefish, landlocked salmon and trout.
Places to camp nearby: Ausable Chasm, Keeseville, Peru, Plattsburgh

Lake Chautaugua
A 13,300-acre lake in the southwestern corner of New York. Located on the eastern edge of Chautaugua, off Hwy. 394; or on the western edge of Bemus Point, off the Southern Tier Expressway (Hwy. 17). Favorite catches: muskie, walleye, bullhead, crappie, perch and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Brocton, Chautauqua, Dewittville, Kennedy, Randolph, Salamanca

Conesus Lake
A 3,420-acre lake in the Finger Lakes region of western New York. Located off I-390, on the southern edge of Lakeville. Favorite catches: bass, northern pike, walleye, pickerel, bullhead, perch and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Caledonia, Canandaigua, Castile, Dansville, Gainesville, Holcomb, Lakeville, Leroy, Springwater

Delaware River
This 315-mile river starts in the Catskills of southern New York and flows southeast and south to the Delaware Bay between New Jersey and Delaware. About a 75-mile stretch forms the border between New York and Pennsylvania. Favorite catches: smallmouth and rock bass, pickerel, walleye, trout, salmon, yellow perch, bullhead and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Barryville, Mountaindale, Woodridge

Lake George
28,160-acre lake on the Hudson River in eastern New York. Located between Lake George and Ticonderoga, off Hwy. 9N. Favorite catches: largemouth & smallmouth bass, northern pike, pickerel, perch, bullhead, crappie, landlocked salmon, trout and smelt.
Places to camp nearby: Corinth, Glens Falls, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Schroon Lake, Warrensburg

Great Sacandaga Lake
A 22,500-acre lake at the southern edge of Adirondack Park in eastern New York. Located on the southern edge of Northville, along Hwy. 30. Favorite catches: northern pike, pickerel, walleye, perch, bullhead, crappie, sunfish and bass.
Places to camp nearby: Caroga Lake, Corinth, Glens Falls, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Northville, Warrensburg

Hudson River
The headwaters start in Lake Champlain in eastern New York, and the river runs 154 mi. south to the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. Through the Adirondacks it roughly follows Hwy. 28. South of Lake George it follows U.S. 4. From Albany to the Atlantic it follows U.S. 9W. Favorite catches: bass, northern pike, bullhead, sunfish, pickerel, crappie and yellow perch.
Places to camp nearby: Acra, Altamont, Cambridge, Catskill, Corinth, Deerland, Glens Falls, Haines Falls, Hudson, Indian Lake, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Long Lake, Millerton, Palenville, Petersburgh, Pottersville, Raquette Lake, Saugerties, Schroon Lake, Warrensburg

Lower Saranac Lake
A 2,285-acre lake in a chain of lakes in the Adirondacks region of northeastern New York. Located on the southern edge of the town of Saranac Lake, off Hwy. 3. Favorite catches: bass, northern pike, perch, bullhead and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Wilmington

Mohawk River
The headwaters of this 148-mile river are in Oneida Lake, near Rome, in the middle of the state. The river flows east, closely paralleling I-90, to the Hudson River, at Troy. Favorite catches: bass, muskie, walleye, perch, bullhead, crappie and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Altamont, Bridgewater, Caroga Lake, Central Bridge, East Springfield, Herkimer, Middleburgh, Oneida, Petersburgh, Rome, Sylvan Beach, Utica

Niagara River
The river flows 30 miles from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, and forms the border between New York and Ontario on the western side of the state. Favorite catches: muskie, smelt, chinook & coho salmon, and lake, rainbow & brown trout.
Places to camp nearby: Barker, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, Youngstown

Oneida Lake
A 51,000-acre lake in the middle of the state. Located on the western edge of Sylvan Beach, and on the eastern side of I-81, just north of I-90. Favorite catches: perch, northern pike, pickerel, walleye and bass.
Places to camp nearby: Fayetteville, Mexico, Oneida, Pulaski, Rome, Sylvan Beach, Utica

Lake Ontario
One of the Great Lakes, the 2,270,000 acres of water above the western half of New York separate New York from Ontario. Favorite catches: bass, pickerel, walleye, perch, sunfish, northern pike, bullhead, crappie, trout, salmon and smelt.
Places to camp nearby: Albion, Barker, Fair Haven, Hamlin, Lewiston, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Wolcott, Youngstown

Otsego Lake
A 4,200-acre lake in eastern New York. Located on the northern edge of Cooperstown. Favorite catches: bass, pickerel, walleye, perch, sunfish, whitefish, lake trout, salmon and smelt.
Places to camp nearby: Central Bridge, Cooperstown, East Springfield, Herkimer, Oneonta

Seneca Lake
One of the Finger Lakes of western New York. The 43,800-acre lake is on the northern edge of Watkins Glen, and the southern edge of Geneva. Hwy. 14 runs along the western shore. Favorite catches: northern pike, bass, sunfish, perch, pickerel, bullhead, smelt and trout.
Places to camp nearby: Canandaigua, Holcomb, Ithaca, Kendaia, Keuka Park, Moravia, Seneca Falls, Watkins Glen

Susquehanna River
The 444-mile river starts in eastern New York and flows southwest to the Pennsylvania border (midway between Binghampton and Elmira, NY). Then it continues south through eastern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland to the Chesapeake Bay. New York's portion of the river extends about 135 miles. Favorite catches: bass, northern pike, muskie, pickerel, walleye, perch, bullhead, crappie and sunfish.
Places to camp nearby: Afton, Bainbridge, Binghamton, Bridgewater, Candor, Chenango Forks, Cooperstown, East Springfield, Oneonta, Oxford, Unadilla, Windsor

Adirondack Park
The largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River covers 6-million acres in northeastern New York. It contains public and private lands. In the center of the park is the High Peaks Region. Basically it's south of Lake Placid and Highways 73 & 86; east of the towns of Tupper Lake and Long Lake and Hwy. 30; west of North Hudson and U.S. 9 & I-87; and north of Hwy. 28N. This region contains the 5,344-foot Mt. Marcy, the highest point in the state, as well as other peaks in the MacIntyre Range, dense alpine forests, and hundreds of lakes, ponds and streams. A network of well-marked trails lace the High Peaks Region, many leading to the top of Mt. Marcy. The trails range from 2 to 33 miles long, and the level of difficulty varies from easy to strenuous, depending on whether you plan to climb any of the steep mountains. For more information, phone (518) 457-5400.
Places to camp near this region: Ausable Chasm, Cranberry Lake, Crown Point, Duane, Keeseville, Lake Placid, Peru, Port Henry, Saranac Lake, Ticonderoga, Tupper Lake, Wilmington.

The Lake George Region
In the southeastern park of the Adirondack park contains over 50 miles of hiking trails for exploring the forested land around the scenic lake and the surrounding mountains. Located in eastern New York, off I-87. For more information, phone (518) 623-3671.
Places to camp near this region: Crown Point, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Port Henry, Pottersville, Schroon Lake, Ticonderoga, Warrensburg.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Less than 100 miles of this 2,144-mile hiking trail pass through New York. The southern end of the trail in New York is just west of Greenwood Lake on the New Jersey/ New York border. The trail follows a northeasterly direction through the Harriman/Bear Mountain State Parks, crosses the Hudson River, traverses the Fahnestock Memorial State Park and continues on to Connecticut. Elevation of the trail in New York ranges from near sea-level at the Hudson River crossing to just over 1,000 feet in the low mountains, so the hiking isn't too difficult. For more information, phone (212) 685-9699.
Places to camp nearby: Cold Spring, Florida, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Stony Point.

Finger Lakes Trail
A 548-mile hiking trail extending from Allegany State Park in southwestern New York to the Catskill Park in southeastern New York. The main trail follows south of the Finger Lakes. There are also six branch trails (with an additional 236 miles): the Conservation Trail to Niagara Falls, where it connects with the Bruce Trail in Ontario; the Letchworth Trail through Letchworth State Park; the Bristol Hills Branch Trail from Bath north between Keuka and Canandaigua lakes; the Queen Catharine Trail looping through Watkins Glen and Montour Falls below Seneca Lake; the Interloken Trail through the Finger Lakes National Forest; and the Onondago Trail from Apulia to northwest of Cuyler, just east of I-81. The Finger Lakes Trail connects the Allegheny Mountains and the Catskills with elevations along the way ranging from 450 to 3,100 feet. Much of the western portion coincides with the North Country National Scenic Trail. The eastern end terminates in Catskill Park at the Long Path Trail. Mixed hardwood forests, conifer forests, rolling hills, glacial valleys, many waterfalls, and several gorges and canyons are some of the natural features along the trail. For more information, phone (716) 288-7191.
Places to camp nearby: (west of the Finger Lakes): Albion, Barker, Batavia, Caledonia, Castile, Darien Center, Gainesville, Kennedy, Leroy, Lewiston, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Randolph, Salamanca, Youngtown;
(near the Finger Lakes): Bath, Campbell, Canandaigua, Corning, Dansville, Hammondsport, Holcomb, Ithaca, Kendaia, Keuka Park, Lakeville, Moravia, Seneca Falls, Springwater,Watkins Glen;
(east of the Finger Lakes): Afton, Bainbridge, Binghamton, Bridgewater, Candor, Chenango Forks, Fayetteville, Gilboa, Haines Falls, Livingston Manor, Oneonta, Oxford, Parksville, Phoenicia, Roscoe, Saugerties, Unadilla.

Long Path
The trail starts at the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River (I-95) (in the New York City metropolitan area) and extends over 230 miles north through Catskill Park. Eventually it will extend to Adirondack Park. It crosses the Appalachian Trail in the Harriman State Park and meets the Finger Lakes Trail in Catskill Park. For more information, phone the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (212) 685-9699.
Places to camp nearby: Acra, Catskill, Cold Spring, Ellenville, Florida, Gardiner, Haines Falls, Hudson, Montgomery, Mountaindale, Newburgh, Palenville, Parksville, Phoenicia, Stony Point, Woodridge.

Alpine Ranch at Windham
Rt. 296, Windham. Horseback, pony, horse-drawn carriage/sleigh rides and hayrides. Group rates available. Riding and driving lessons. Special occasion parties. Open year-round. For more information call (518) 734-5224.

Bailiwick Ranch/Catskill Equestrian Center, Inc.
Located next to Catskill Game Farm, off Rt. 32 on Game Farm Road. One hour rides, two-hour rides and the all-day mountain ride all lead to scenic overlooks. Open year-round. For information call (518) 678-5665.

Bennett's Riding Stable
Located on Rt 9N South, Lake Luzerne (5 miles from Lake George). Enjoy scenic trails through the Adirondacks with views of rushing streams, wildflowers and wildlife. Trail rides range from one hour to all day. Pony rides available. Reservations requested for rides 2 1/2 hours or longer. Open: Spring weekends only; Summer daily 9-5; Fall Fri.-Mon. For more information call (518) 696-4444.

Cold River Ranch
On Route 3 Coreys, Tupper Lake. One, two or three day trail rides return to the ranch each evening. Lunch served on the trail. Overnight wilderness horsepack trips affords excellent views of the Santanoni and Seward Mountain ranges. Reservations for wilderness trips must be made well in advance. For information call (518) 359-7559.

Silver Springs Ranch
Dude ranch located in Tannersville, high in the Catskill Mountains only two hours from New York City. Specializes in custom dude ranch packages from two days to two weeks long. Hourly, half-day and full-day trail rides also available. For information or for reservations call (800) 258-2624.

Stables at Arridwood
Located on Rt. 8, Lake Pleasant, in the heart of the Adirondak Mountains. Trail rides range from one, two, three and four-hour trips to a full-day excursion which includes lunch. Four to six-year-olds must take a 1/2 hour private lesson prior to trail ride. Reservations required. For information call (518) 548-5454.

Tanglewood Ranch, Inc.
Located in Corwallville. Scenic trail rides offer a 5-state view. Pony rides, horsedrawn hayrides, all day or overnight trips. Western and English riding. For more information call (518) 622-9531.

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Howes Cave
About three miles east of I-88's exit 22 and about 40 miles west of Albany [Howes Cave, NY, 12092, (518)296-8990], in the heart of the state's cave country and the largest cave in the northeast, contains the remnants of a glacial ocean. Visitors boat across this lake for 15 to 20 minutes and walk through twisting passages, before and after the boat ride, for about one hour. The Winding Way is considered the best example in the world of water erosion in a cave. Formations include the Old Witch, a column; Pipe Organ; Bridal Altar; the Turtle, in a stream along a passageway; and the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Chinese Pagoda, both stalagmites. Temperature is 52 degrees Fahrenheit.