New Rules For Essex Chain

Camping permit required, and no campfires.



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Camping at the 11 designated primitive tent sites along the shores of the lakes and ponds in the area around Essex Chain Lakes is available at no charge through a permit system. See the "camping" section below for more information.

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Camping Twenty-two designated tent sites are currently available in the Essex Chain Lakes Complex. Thirteen designated along the shores of the waters of the complex require a free permit between May 15 and October 15. The permit system is administered through a partnership with the Student Conservation Association Back Country Stewardship Program and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC) facility. Campers must call 518-582-2000 or visit the AIC facility at 5922 State Route 28N in Newcomb, NY, to reserve a tent site. Campers can pick up their reserved permit at the AIC facility between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. any day of the week. Tent sites may be reserved no more than 10 days in advance. Campers may visit the AIC web site (this link leaves the DEC website) for maps and information about camping, the tent sites and the permit system. The AIC website will track tent sites that are occupied or reserved to assist campers in choosing a campsite. Campers that will arrive before or after the operational hours of the AIC can make arrangements to obtain their permit. Campers must abide by regulations and conditions of the permit system: •Camping around the Essex Chain Lakes and other nearby waters is allowed only at designated tent sites; •Campers must obtain a permit before entering the Essex Chain Complex; •Campers may spend no more than three nights at a tent site; •Campfires are prohibited at tent sites that require a permit; and •No more than eight campers may stay at a tent site. Camping at these 13 sites between Oct. 16 and May 14 will not require a permit, but all other restrictions listed above will apply. Camping at the nine other designated tent sites within the Essex Chain Lakes Complex do not require a permit. These tent sites are provided on a first-come/first-served basis the same as other primitive tent sites in the Adirondacks. Campfires are allowed at these tent sites and campers must comply with general state land use rules. Six of these tent sites are located off the Cornell/Deer Pond Road, one is located near the Iron Bridge and two existing tent sites on western end of First Lake may only be used by float plane customers. Those wishing to experience camping by float plane should contact one of the Adirondack float plane operators. Additional tent sites and some camping sites will be developed throughout the summer, including three tent sites on Pine Lake. One of the tent sites on Pine Lake will be reserved for use by float plane customers only. While nuisance black bears are not a big problem in this unit, overnight campers are encouraged to store all food, toiletries and garbage in bear-resistant canisters or use a food hang.