Adirondacks State Park - Resources
The New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) oversees Adirondack State Park and all other New York State Parks, including Catskills and Harriman. A bureacracy in the grand tradition, it may take some doing to track down the information you need.
DEC Central Office: 50 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12233-0001 (518) 457-2500
DEC Region 5: (Southern Areas— Franklin, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, Saratoga and Washington Counties.)
Route 86, Box 296, Ray Brook, NY, 12977, (518) 897-1200
DEC Region 6: (Northern Areas— St. Lawrence, Lewis, Herkimer, Jefferson and Oneida Counties)
317 Washington St., Watertown, NY, 13601, (315) 785-2263
Local Groups/Gear Shops
Adirondack Nature Conservancy
518/576-2082
Mount Van Hoevenberg Ski and Mountain Bike Center,
eight miles from Lake Placid, offers mountain bike rentals. For more information, contact High Peaks Cyclery at 518/523-3764.
Books & Maps
Countryman Press - Publisher of books on rural life, regional travel, nature, and outdoor recreation - hiking, biking, fishing, canoeing, cross-country skiing). The Countryman Press and its imprint, Backcountry Publications, have produced several lines of highly respected guidebooks for 25 years.
Browse the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore for an extensive collection of books and maps on the Adirondacks and New York.
There are free brochures available about paddling on the reservoirs operated by Niagara Mohawk. This includes impoundments on the Beaver, Raquette, Sacandaga and Oswegatchie rivers. Call Niagara Mohawk directly at: 1-800-NIAGARA, or write: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Public Affairs & Corporate Communications Dept., 300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY, 13202.
Fishing Hotlines
DEC Region 5 North: (518) 891-5413
DEC Region 5 South, Warrensburg: (518) 623-3682
DEC Region 7: (607) 753-1551
Tourism Councils
Contact local chambers and county tourism bureaus for information about specific areas, accommodations and services.
Adirondack Regional Tourism Council
P.O. Box 51, West Chazy, NY 12992
(518) 846-8016
Essex County Visitors Bureau
Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-2999
Franklin County Tourism
63 West Main Street, Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-2900/(518) 483-6767
Hamilton County Tourism
White Birch Lane, Box 771, Indian Lake, NY 12842-0771
(518) 648-5239
Central Adirondack Assoc. (Herkimer County)
Route 28, P.O. Box 68, Old Forge, NY 13420
(315) 369-6983
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
7550 South State Street, Lowville, NY 13367
(315) 376-2213/800-724-0242 (US)
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Drawer A, Canton, NY 13617
(315) 386-4000
Warren County Tourism
Municipal Center, Lake George, NY 12845
(518) 761-6366/800-365-1050
Other Internet Resources
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) - The dean of Adirondack associations has an informative web site. And when you''re in the mountains, be sure to stop by one of their facilities: best info around, frequently attached to beautiful land.
Adirondack Museum - Near Blue Mountain, this museum is a leader in entertaining and enlightening exhibits on the history and ecology of the region.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - This is the government body that administers Adirondack State Park.
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