Outdoor Recreation Publications
Hunting
- What Are They Doing about Hunting Injuries?: Making Hunting Safer (137 Kb - pdf)
- Furbearer Management Newsletter (75 Kb - pdf)
- Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Big Game Program Briefs - January through July 2006 (79 Kb - pdf)
- Outdoor Opportunities for Youngsters- brochure on hunting and trapping (order a copy by e-mail)
Freshwater Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Baitfish of New York State (1073 Kb - pdf)
- Fishing Basics- Getting Started Fishing Information for the beginner angler, including fishing equipment, casting, knot tying, and common rigs (382 Kb -pdf)
- Fishing for Panfish (142 Kb - pdf)
- Let's Go Carp Fishing (43Kb - pdf)
- Fishing for Rainbow Trout on Long Island (241 Kb - pdf)
- Weigh Your Fish With a Ruler (order a copy by e-mail)
- Bureau of Fisheries Annual Reports
- Lake Ontario Fisheries Report
- Lake Erie Fisheries Report
- Public Fishing Rights Maps
- Lake Contour Maps
Trapping
- Trapping in the 21th Century (447 Kb - pdf)
Camping - General Information
- Forest Preserve Public Campgrounds (347 Kb - pdf)
- Fall Camping in New York State (order a copy by e-mail)
- Camping Rules and Regulations (order a copy by e-mail)
- Breathe In, Camp Out (order a copy by e-mail)
Camping in the Catskills
- Catskill Campgrounds - Large Map (6 Kb - html)
- Bear Spring Mountain Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Beaverkill Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Devil's Tombstone Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Little Pond Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Mongaup Pond Campground (12 Kb - html)
- North-South Lake Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Woodland Valley Campground (12 Kb - html)
Camping in the Adirondacks
- Adirondack Campgrounds - Large Map (6 Kb - html)
- Alger Island Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Ausable Point Campground (11 Kb - html)
- Brown Tract Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Buck Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Caroga Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Cranberry Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Crown Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Eagle Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Eighth Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Fish Creek Pond Campground (12 Kb - html)
- Forked Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Golden Beach Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Hearthstone Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Indian Lake Islands Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lake Durant Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lake Eaton Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lake George Battleground Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lake George Islands Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lake Harris Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lewey Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Limekiln Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Lincoln Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Little Sand Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Luzerne Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Meacham Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Meadowbrook Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Moffitt Beach Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Nicks Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)b
- Northampton Beach Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Paradox Lake Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Point Comfort Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Poke-O-Moonshine Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Poplar Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Putnam Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Rogers Rock Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Rollins Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Sacandaga Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Saranac Lake Islands Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Sharp Bridge Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Taylor Pond Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Tioga Point Campground (10 Kb - html)
- Willmington Notch Campground (10 Kb - html)
Hiking
- Hiking Safely (6 Kb - html)
- Hiking Trails Outside the High Peaks (11 Kb - html)
- Backcountry Hiking and Camping Rules (6 Kb - html)
- Lost in the Woods (191 Kb- pdf)
- Avalanche Preparedness in the Adirondacks (231 Kb- pdf)
Recreation Maps
- The Adirondack Forest Preserve (order a copy by e-mail)
- Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest (13 Kb - html)
- Bear Swamp Nordic Ski Trail (14 Kb - html)
- Big Indian Wilderness (14 Kb - html)
- Boutwell Hill State Forest (10 Kb - html)
- Brookfield State Forest Auto Tour Guide (29 Kb - html)
- Brookfield Trail System Map and Guide
- Catskill Mountains Map and Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Croghan Tract/Northern Flow River Area
- Harris Hill State Forest
- Hunter Mountain in the Catskills
- Lake Champlain Birding Trail 6 pg (order a copy by e-mail)
- Lake George Region Trails ADK Map & Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Lowville Demonstration Area and Forestry Nature Trail (26 Kb - html)
- McCarthy Hill State Forest Nordic Ski Trails
- Moose River Recreational Area Map and Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- North Harmony Management Unit (10 Kb - html)
- Otter Creek Horse Trails (12 Kb - html)
- Overlook Mountain Wild Forest Map & Guide(order a copy by e-mail)
- Rural Grove State Forest and Yatesville Falls State Forest (7 Kb - html)
- Santa Clara Tract/Northern Flow River Area (21 Kb - html)
- Schroon Lake Region Trails Map and Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Siamese Ponds Wilderness Map and Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Six Nation Trail System Map and Guide (5 Kb - html)
- Slide Mountain Wilderness (21 Kb - html)
- Stillwater Reservoir Adirondack Map and Guide (order a copy by e-mail)
- Stoney Pond State Forest Nordic Ski Trail (8 Kb - html)
- Sundown Wild Forest Map and Guide(order a copy by e-mail)
- Tooley Pond Tract/Northern Flow River Area (21 Kb - html)
- Westkill Mountain (15 Kb - html)
- William C. Whitney Wilderness Area (27 Kb - html)
- Willowemoc Wild Forest
Belleayre Mountain
- Belleayre Mountain: New York's Winter Snow Park (order a copy by e-mail)
- Belleayre Mountain: Nature's Theme Park (order a copy by e-mail)
- Belleayre Summer Music Festival (order a copy by e-mail)
Recreation Reports
- Swimming in the Hudson River Estuary - Feasibility Report on Potential Sites (Html document with links to pdfs)
For camping information, please e-mail DEC's Bureau of Recreation or phone (518) 402-9060. For information on hiking, maps and trail guides, e-mail the Bureau of Public Lands or phone (518) 402-9405. For fish and wildlife information, please e-mail the Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources or phone (518) 402-8924.
