Contacts for Local Information about Back Country Camping
New York State map showing DEC regions
For questions not answered in the Places to Go section of this website, local DEC offices across the state are most knowledgeable about the properties in their regions. Regions 3-6 contain the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve and in those regions, Forest Rangers should be contacted.
Region 1 - serving Suffolk and Nassau Counties
Lands and Forests office in Region 1
Region 2 - serving New York, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond Counties
Lands and Forests office in Region 2
Region 3 - serving Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties
Forest Rangers in Region 3 - (845) 256-3026
Region 4 - serving Montgomery, Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Schenectady, Albany, Greene, Rensselaer and Columbia Counties
Forest Rangers in Region 4 - (518) 357-2047
Region 5 - serving Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, Saratoga and Washington Counties
Forest Rangers in Region 5 - (518) 897-1303
Region 6 - serving Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Oneida and Herkimer Counties
Forest Rangers in Region 6 - (315) 785-2558
Region 7 - serving Oswego, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Tioga and Broome Counties
Lands and Forests offices in Region 7
Region 8 - serving Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung Counties
Lands and Forests offices in Region 8
Region 9 - serving Niagara, Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties
Lands and Forests offices in Region 9
