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[[Image:Small Island in Lower Saranac Lake.jpg|thumb|One of many small islands in [[Lower Saranac Lake]]]] |
[[Image:Small Island in Lower Saranac Lake.jpg|thumb|One of many small islands in [[Lower Saranac Lake]]]] |
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[[Image:Lake Placid.jpg|thumb|Lake Placid, from [[Whiteface Mountain]]; most of the islands and part of the south shore are part of the Wild Forest.]] |
[[Image:Lake Placid.jpg|thumb|Lake Placid, from [[Whiteface Mountain]]; most of the islands and part of the south shore are part of the Wild Forest.]] |
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The '''Saranac Lakes Wild Forest''' is a discontinuous {{convert|79000|acre|km2|sing=on}} tract designated as [[Forest Preserve (New York)#Wild Forest|Wild Forest]] by the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]] and [[Essex County, New York|Essex Counties]] near [[Saranac Lake]], [[Tupper Lake]], and [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]]. The area covers large portions of [[Harrietstown, New York|Harrietstown]], [[Santa Clara, New York|Santa Clara]], and [[North Elba, New York|North Elba]]; smaller portions are in [[Altamont, New York|Altamont]], [[St. Armand, New York|St. Armand]], [[Brighton, Franklin County, New York|Brighton]], and [[Franklin, New York|Franklin]]. The area is served by State Routes [[NY-3]], [[NY-30]], [[NY-86]], and [[NY-73]]. |
The '''Saranac Lakes Wild Forest''' is a discontinuous {{convert|79000|acre|km2|sing=on}} tract designated as [[Forest Preserve (New York)#Wild Forest|Wild Forest]] by the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]] in [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]] and [[Essex County, New York|Essex Counties]] near [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]], [[Tupper Lake]], and [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]]. The area covers large portions of [[Harrietstown, New York|Harrietstown]], [[Santa Clara, New York|Santa Clara]], and [[North Elba, New York|North Elba]]; smaller portions are in [[Altamont, New York|Altamont]], [[St. Armand, New York|St. Armand]], [[Brighton, Franklin County, New York|Brighton]], and [[Franklin, New York|Franklin]]. The area is served by State Routes [[NY-3]], [[NY-30]], [[NY-86]], and [[NY-73]]. |
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There are over {{convert|67000|acre|km2}} of wild forest lands and nearly {{convert|19000|acre|km2}} of water. There are 142 bodies of water including [[Upper Saranac Lake|Upper]], [[Middle Saranac Lake|Middle]], and [[Lower Saranac Lake]]s, [[Oseetah Lake]], [[Lake Placid (New York)|Lake Placid]], [[Lake Clear]], and [[Lake Colby]]; most of the shorelines of these bodies of these lakes are a mix of public and private land. Major rivers include the [[Raquette River|Raquette]] and [[Saranac River]]s. |
There are over {{convert|67000|acre|km2}} of wild forest lands and nearly {{convert|19000|acre|km2}} of water. There are 142 bodies of water including [[Upper Saranac Lake|Upper]], [[Middle Saranac Lake|Middle]], and [[Lower Saranac Lake]]s, [[Oseetah Lake]], [[Lake Placid (New York)|Lake Placid]], [[Lake Clear]], and [[Lake Colby]]; most of the shorelines of these bodies of these lakes are a mix of public and private land. Major rivers include the [[Raquette River|Raquette]] and [[Saranac River]]s. |
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Revision as of 18:30, 25 November 2011
The Saranac Lakes Wild Forest is a discontinuous 79,000-acre (320 km2) tract designated as Wild Forest by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Franklin and Essex Counties near Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, and Lake Placid. The area covers large portions of Harrietstown, Santa Clara, and North Elba; smaller portions are in Altamont, St. Armand, Brighton, and Franklin. The area is served by State Routes NY-3, NY-30, NY-86, and NY-73.
There are over 67,000 acres (270 km2) of wild forest lands and nearly 19,000 acres (77 km2) of water. There are 142 bodies of water including Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, Oseetah Lake, Lake Placid, Lake Clear, and Lake Colby; most of the shorelines of these bodies of these lakes are a mix of public and private land. Major rivers include the Raquette and Saranac Rivers.
Activities supported include hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing, mountain biking, canoeing, hunting, fishing, camping, swimming, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and bird watching.
Hiking options include 3,058-foot (932 m) Scarface Mountain, 2,516-foot (767 m) Boot Bay Mountain and 2,352-foot (717 m) Shingle Bay Mountain, 2,241-foot (683 m) Panther Mountain, the Fernow Nature Trail, and the Lake Placid Peninsula Nature Trails. There are over 50 miles (80 km) of marked trails, including about 26.5 miles (42.6 km) of snowmobile trails, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of canoe carries, ten miles (16 km) of mountain bike trails, and 13 miles (21 km) of cross-country skiing trails.
There are nearly 250 designated campsites, including 82 in the Saranac Islands Campground on Weller Pond and Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes, 18 on Upper Saranac Lake, 31 on Follensby Clear Pond, and 16 along Floodwood Road, along with 12 lean-tos on several of the lakes, ponds, and rivers.
There are 15 boat launches and fishing access sites, located on the Raquette River, Upper and Lower Saranac Lakes, Follensby Clear Pond, Second Pond, Lake Colby, Lake Placid, Lake Flower, Hoel Pond, East Pine Pond, Moose Pond, Little Green Pond, and Little Clear Pond.
