

Travel: Check 511NY (leaves DEC website) for road closures and conditions. If you have cell service, call 911 or the DEC Forest Ranger Dispatch, 833-NYS-RANGERS (83). Adirondack Recreation Resources (September 15, 2022)Įmergency Situations: If you get lost or injured keep calm and stay put. Individuals or groups can enter into a Volunteer Stewardship Agreement to maintain trails, lean-tos, boat launches, or other recreational infrastructure. Volunteer to help preserve, maintain and enhance New York's outdoor recreation. Follow all state land use rules for hiking and primitive camping and Leave No Trace principles (leaves DEC website) to minimize your impacts on the natural resources and others users.
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Hike Smart NY provides expert information on how to properly prepare and ensure a safe outdoor experience. Stay Safe, Respect Others, and Protect the Environmentīack country hiking trails can be rugged and rough - they are not maintained as park walkways - and wilderness conditions can change suddenly. Sign up to receive e-mail notices regarding trail conditions and other information about news and events in the Adirondacks Find a trail, boat launch or hand launch for your backcountry adventure using the DECinfo Locator or DEC Google Data.Ĭheck out these Adirondack Day Hikes for a hiking experience similar to a High Peaks hike, including great scenic views, but with fewer people.

The more than 3,000 lakes and ponds, and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams in the Adirondacks provide for a variety of boating, paddling and fishing opportunities. All trails are available for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and some trails are available for biking or horseback riding. The more than 2,300 miles of trails on the New York's Forest Preserve provide hikes of various distances, levels of challenge and types of scenery. Be sure to check out the links to additional information and tips for recreating safely and minimizing your impacts on natural resources, recreational infrastructure, and other backcountry users in the Adirondacks. It provides information about the Forest Preserve and conservation easement lands, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Leave No Trace (leaves DEC website). The Welcome to the Adirondacks webpage is the place to go if you are interested in learning more about the Adirondacks.
