Round Lake Wilderness Area

44°04′15″N 74°35′07″W / 44.07081°N 74.58532°W / 44.07081; -74.58532Area11,000 acres (4,452 ha)Created2005Governing bodyNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The Round Lake Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York's Forest Preserve, is located in the town of Long Lake in Hamilton County. It is adjacent to the William C. Whitney Wilderness. The area is approximately 11,000 acres (45 km2); it was created in 2005 by the Adirondack Park Agency by classifying Round Lake as wilderness, and reclassifying of portions of the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest and the Hitchens Pond Primitive Area to wilderness status.[1]

There are eleven designated primitive campsites on Round Lake, created in 2007.[2] In addition to Round Lake, the area includes a stretch of the Bog River Flow, Hitchens Pond, Trout Pond and several smaller ponds.

See also

References

  1. ^ APA Press Release, May 23, 2006
  2. ^ NY DEC Trail Conditions

External links

  • "Map of Adirondack Park" (PDF). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2011-09-06.