Macomb State Forest

General information on hiking includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Macomb State Forest features a 1-mile loop hiking and biking trail. Access the trail from the Squire Pond Parking Area.

The property also features 4 miles of multiple-use trails which cross the property and connect with the adjacent Macomb Reservation State Park.

General information on primitive camping includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

There are no designated camp sites on this property. Primitive camping is allowed. Camping must be at least 150 feet away from a water body, road, or trail. Camping for more than three nights or in a group of ten or more requires a permit from a Forest Ranger.

General information on biking includes how-to and safety tips with links to rules and regulations.

Macomb State Forest features a 1-mile loop hiking and biking trail. Access the trail from the Squire Pond Parking Area.

The property also features 4 miles of multiple-use trails open to biking. These trails are maintained for snowmobiling in the winter and cross the state forest connecting in multiple locations with the adjacent Macomb Reservation State Park.

Wildlife Management Unit: 5C

General Information on hunting includes how-to and safety tips with links to seasons, rules and regulations.

Hunting is allowed during appropriate seasons. The main game species hunted found on the property include whitetail deer, black bear, ruffed grouse, wild turkey, snowshoe hare, coyote, and waterfowl. The main furbearers found on the property include fisher, beaver, mink, muskrat, raccoon, and otter.

Wildlife Management Unit: 5C

General information on trapping includes how-to and safety tips with links to seasons, rules and regulations.

Trapping is allowed during appropriate seasons. The main game species hunted found on the property include whitetail deer, black bear, ruffed grouse, wild turkey, snowshoe hare, coyote, and waterfowl. The main furbearers found on the property include fisher, beaver, mink, muskrat, raccoon, and otter.

General information on snowmobiling includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Macomb State Forest features more than 4 miles of multiple-use trails open to snowmobiling in the winter.

These trails are maintained by Trail Finders Snowmobile Club, Inc., who have an Adopt a Natural Resource agreement with the DEC.

General information on cross-country skiing includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Macomb State Forest is open for cross-country skiing in the winter. There are no maintained or groomed trails, however all trails are open to cross country skiers.

General information on snowshoeing includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Macomb State Forest is open for snowshoeing in the winter. There are no maintained or groomed trails, however all trails are open to snowshoers.

General information on horseback riding includes safety tips and rules and regulations.

Horseback riding is allowed on the 4 miles of multiple-use trails in Macomb State Forest.

Northern Clinton County contains large tracts of wildlife habitat with some boreal, bog, and other unique habitats. Many birds (peregrine falcon, wood duck, yellow warbler) and mammals (black bear, white tail deer) are commonly found here. More than 50 species of mammals and hundreds of species of birds inhabit or pass through northern Clinton County at one time of the year or another.