Rochester/ Western Finger Lakes - Region 8
Region 8 includes Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties. On this page you will find a comprehensive list and maps of state owned lands open to the public. Most properties on this page are managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). DEC managed properties shown in blue text link to a description and map for that property.
Facilities in the list below include State Parks which are managed by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).
Learn more about accessible recreation on DEC lands.
Chemung County
- Catlin State Forest
- Maple Hill State Forest
- Mark Twain State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
Genesee County
- Darien Lakes State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- John White Memorial Game Farm
- Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area
- Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
Livingston County
- Caledonia Fish Hatchery
- Canaseraga State Forest
- Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area
- Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
- Letchworth State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Ossian State Forest
- Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area
- Sonyea State Forest
Monroe County
- Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area
- Cedar Springs Fish Hatchery
- Hamlin Beach State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Rush Oak Openings Unique Area
Ontario County
- Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Ganondagan State Historic Site (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Harriet Hollister Spencer State Memorial Recreation Area
- Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
- High Tor Wildlife Management Area
- Honeoye Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Squaw Island State Unique Area
- Stid Hill Multiple Use Area
Orleans County
- Lakeside Beach State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Oak Orchard State Marine Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
Schuyler County
- Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Cinnamon Lake State Forest
- Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area
- Coon Hollow State Forest
- Goundry Hill State Forest
- Sugar Hill State Forest
- Texas Hollow State Forest
- Waneta Lamoka Wildlife Management Area
- Watkins Glen State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
Seneca County
- Bonavista State Park Golf Course (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Canoga Marsh Wildlife Management Area
- Cayuga Lake State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Cayuga Lake Wildlife Management Area
- Lodi Point State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area
- Sampson State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Seneca Lake State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Willard Wildlife Management Area
Steuben County
- Bath Fish Hatchery
- Beaver Dams State Forest
- Birdseye Hollow State Forest
- Burt Hill Multiple Use Area
- Cameron Mills State Forest
- Cameron State Forest
- Canacadea State Forest
- Cinnamon Lake State Forest
- Cold Brook Wildlife Management Area
- Dry Run State Forest
- Erwin Hollow State Forest
- Erwin Mountain State Forest
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area
- Greenwood State Forest
- Helmer Wildlife Management Area
- McCarthy Hill State Forest
- Meads Creek State Forest
- Moss Hill State Forest
- Mount Washington Multiple Use Area
- Pigtail Hollow State Forest
- Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Rock Creek State Forest
- South Bradford State Forest
- Stony Brook State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Tracy Creek State Forest
- Turkey Ridge State Forest
- Urbana State Forest
- West Cameron State Wildlife Management Area
- West Hill State Forest
Wayne County
- Chimney Bluffs State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
- Galen Wildlife Management Area
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area
- Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area
Yates County
- Bare Hill Unique Area
- High Tor Wildlife Management Area
- Italy Hill State Forest
- Keuka Lake State Park (This link leaves the DEC website.)
