Jessup River Wild Forest
State forest · New York
Jessup River Wild Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 48,498 acres in Hamilton County, 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 | 48,498 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | New York state agency (PAD-US category: state department of conservation) Listed in PAD-US as: NY Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area, State Resource Management 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 |
| Reference point | 43.48504, -74.47465 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records 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: NY 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)
- Piseco Lake Other state land · 2,590 acres · 5.7 mi
- Silver Lake Wilderness Other state land · 109,684 acres · 8.7 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 49 acres · 10.9 mi
- West Canada Lake Wilderness Other state land · 174,529 acres · 12.7 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 3,149 acres · 12.9 mi
- Little Moose Wilderness Other state land · 12,297 acres · 14.4 mi
- Wilcox Lake Wild Forest State forest · 126,685 acres · 16.8 mi
- Siamese Ponds Wilderness Other state land · 115,112 acres · 17 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 173 acres · 17.2 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 213 acres · 17.3 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Jessup River 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.