Ferris Lake Wild Forest
State forest · New York
Ferris Lake Wild Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 148,066 acres in Hamilton County, Fulton County + 1 more, New York (State forest), managed by a New York state agency (PAD-US category: state department of conservation). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 148,066 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | New York state agency (PAD-US category: state department of conservation) Listed in PAD-US as: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area Local designation: FOREST PRESERVE |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Hamilton County, Fulton County, Herkimer County |
| Reference point | 43.25268, -74.69678 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Vrooman Patent Lands Other state land · 383 acres · 12.7 mi
- Shaker Mountain Wild Forest State forest · 45,296 acres · 12.8 mi
- Lassellsville State Forest State forest · 2,264 acres · 13.1 mi
- Silver Lake Wilderness Other state land · 109,684 acres · 13.3 mi
- Piseco Lake Other state land · 2,590 acres · 13.8 mi
- Rockwood State Forest State forest · 860 acres · 17.3 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 3,149 acres · 18.2 mi
- Peck Hill State Forest State forest · 2,871 acres · 18.2 mi
- Jessup River Wild Forest State forest · 48,498 acres · 19.6 mi
- Hinckley State Forest State forest · 1,591 acres · 19.8 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Ferris Lake Wild Forest” in New York combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.