Capital Region/ Northern Catskills - Region 4
Properties listed below include State Parks which are managed by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Click on each link for details on the recreational opportunities available for each site.
Learn more about accessible recreation on DEC lands.
Catskill Park Map
Large Format Map (PDF) 27" x 32", requires a large-format printer. Updated 2018
Tiled Map (PDF) 8.5" x 11" multi-page file for regular printers. Updated 2018
Albany County
- Boat launch sites for Albany County
- Albany Pine Bush Preserve (link leaves DEC website)
- Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area
- Coeymans Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Cole Hill State Forest
- Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center (link leaves DEC website)
- Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
- Louise Keir Wildlife Management Area
- Margaret Burke Wildlife Management Area
- Partridge Run State Forest
- Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area
- Peebles Island State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Rensselaerville State Forest
- Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Scott Patent State Forest
- Thacher State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Thompson's Lake Campground - Thacher State Park (link leaves DEC website)
Columbia County
- Boat launch sites for Columbia County
- Beebe Hill State Forest
- Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area at the Empire Brickyard
- Clermont State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Doodletown Wildlife Management Area
- Hand Hollow State Forest
- Harvey Mountain State Forest
- Hudson River Islands State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Lake Taghkanic State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Livingston State Forest
- New Forge State Forest
- Olana State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Rogers Island Wildlife Management Area
- Schodack Island State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Stockport Flats Research Reserve (including Nutten Hook)
- Stockport Wildlife Management Area
- Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area (link leaves DEC website)
Delaware County
- Boat launch sites for Delaware County
- Arctic-China State Forest
- Barbour Brook State Forest
- Beals Pond State Forest
- Bear Spring Mountain Campground & Day Use Area
- Bear Spring Mountain Wildlife Management Area
- Bearpen Mountain State Forest
- Columbia Lake State Forest
- Delaware Wild Forest
- Dry Brook Ridge Wild Forest
- John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Kerryville State Forest
- Little Pond Campground & Day Use Area
- Michigan Hill State Forest
- Murphy Hill State Forest
- Oquaga Creek State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Pine Hill State Forest
- Plattekill State Forest
- Relay State Forest
- Robert V. Riddell State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- South Hill State Forest
- Steam Mill State Forest
- Tomannex State Forest
- Wolf Hollow Wildlife Management Area
Greene County
- Boat launch sites for Greene County
- Ashland Pinnacle State Forest
- Bearpen Mountain State Forest
- Cairo Lockwood State Forest
- Colgate Lake Wild Forest
- Devil's Tombstone Campground & Day Use Area
- Elm Ridge Wild Forest
- Great Vly Wildlife Management Area
- Halcott Mountain Wild Forest
- Hudson River Islands State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Hunter-West Kill Wilderness
- Huntersfield State Forest
- Indian Head Wilderness
- Kaaterskill Wild Forest
- Mount Pisgah State Forest
- Mount Hayden State Forest
- North-South Lake Campground & Day Use Area
- Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest
- Rusk Mountain Wild Forest
- Shandaken Wild Forest
- South Mountain State Forest
- Vinegar Hill Wildlife Management Area
- Vosburgh Swamp Wildlife Management Area
- Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness
Montgomery County
- Boat launch sites for Montgomery County
- Charleston State Forest
- Lost Valley State Forest
- Rural Grove State Forest
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Yatesville Falls State Forest
Otsego County
- Boat launch sites for Otsego County
- Arnold Lake State Forest
- Basswood Pond State Forest
- Bear Swamp State Forest
- Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Calhoun Creek State Forest
- Cherry Valley State Forest
- Decatur State Forest
- Exeter State Forest
- General Jacob Morris State Forest
- Gilbert Lake State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Glimmerglass State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Goodyear Lake Waterway Access
- Hartwick State Forest
- Honey Hill State Forest
- Hooker Mountain State Forest
- Hyde Hall State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Maple Valley State Forest
- Milford State Forest
- Plainfield State Forest
- R. Milton Hick Memorial State Forest
- Roseboom State Forest
- South Hill State Forest
- Susquehanna State Forest
- Texas School House State Forest
- Wagner Farm State Forest
Rensselaer County
- Boat launch sites for Rensselaer County
- Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Berlin State Forest
- Capital District Wildlife Management Area
- Cherry Plain State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Crailo State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Grafton Lakes State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Pittstown State Forest
- Schodack Island State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Taconic Ridge State Forest
- Tibbitts State Forest
Schenectady County
Schoharie County
- Boat launch sites for Schoharie County
- Armlin Hill State Forest
- Ashland Pinnacle State Forest
- Bates State Forest
- Blenheim Hill State Forest
- Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest
- Charleston State Forest
- Clapper Hollow State Forest
- Cotton Hill State Forest
- Dutch Settlement State Forest
- Dutton Ridge State Forest
- Franklinton Vlaie Wildlife Management Area
- Gates Hill State Forest
- High Knob State Forest
- Honey Hill State Forest
- Huntersfield State Forest
- Keyserkill State Forest
- Leonard Hill State Forest
- Lutheranville State Forest
- Mallet Pond State Forest
- Max V. Shaul State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Mine Kill State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Patria State Forest
- Petersburg State Forest
- Rensselaerville State Forest
- Scott Patent State Forest
- South Mountain State Forest
- Stone Store State Forest
