- Many seasonal access roads are open but due to the amount of snow received this winter and the amount of rain this spring, many remain closed.
- Closed roads will reopen after the frost has thawed, the roads are dry, and any necessary repairs and maintenance are completed.
- The lists below identify which roads are open and which remain closed.
- Seasonal access roads are dirt and gravels roads that can be rough.
- Roads may be narrow – use caution, drive slowly, and watch for oncoming vehicles.
- Four-wheel drive SUVs, pick-up trucks, and other high clearance vehicles are recommended for driving on these roads this time of year.
OPEN ROADS
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Black River Wild Forest
- Loop Road (access to North Lake) to the washout at Golden Stair Creek.
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Croghan Conservation Easement Tract
- Main Haul Road (access to western Pepperbox Wilderness)
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Debar Mountain Wild Forest
- Debar Pond Road
- Debar Meadows Road
- Debar Mountain Trailhead Access Road
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Essex Chain Lakes Complex
- Chain Lakes Road North
- Drake’s Mill Road
- Cornell Road
- Deer Pond Road
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Ferris Lake Wild Forest
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Grass River Conservation Easement Tract
- Pleasant Lake Access Road
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High Peaks Wilderness
- Meadows Lane
- Coreys Road
- Elk Lake Road (from Clear Pond to the trailheads)
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Independence River Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads
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Kushaqua Conservation Easement Tract
- North Branch Road
- Hunter’s Camp Road
- Aden Road
- Road 5-2
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Lake George Wild Forest
- Dacy Clearing Road
- Jabe Pond Road
- Lily Pond Road - road is still soft 4-wheel drive vehicles only at this time.
- Notch Lane Truck Trail on the nearby Mount Tom State Forest
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Moose River Plains Wild Forest/West Canada Lakes Wilderness
- Cedar River Road is open to the Cedar River Flow for public motor vehicle use.
- Limekiln Lake – Cedar River Road from the Cedar River Entrance to Silver Run.
- Limekiln Lake – Cedar River Road from the Limekiln Lake Entrance to just east of the Lost Ponds Trailhead at Campsite 39.
- Otter Brook Road to the bridge over the South Branch Moose River
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Oswegatchie Conservation Easement Tract
- All seasonal access roads
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Perkins Clearing Conservation Easement Tract
- Jessup River Road to the Sled Harbor Sand Pit
- Perkins Clearing Road
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Sable Highlands Conservation Easement Tract
- Piney Ridge Road and D&H Road are open to public motor vehicle use.
- Both roads have some minor washouts, but should be passable by four-wheel drive SUVs, pick-up trucks, and other high clearance vehicles
- There also some trees bent or hanging over the road.
- Drivers should use caution and proceed slowly.
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Santa Clara Conservation Easement Tract
- Madawaska Road
- Pinnacle Road
- Howe Access Road
- Four Mile Road
- Vanderwalker Road
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Silver Lake Wilderness
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Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Tract
- All seasonal access roads except Robbs Creek Road
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Tooley Pond Conservation Easement
- Allen Pond Access Road
- Spruce Mountain Access Road
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Watson’s East Triangle Wild Forest
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William C Whitney Wilderness
CLOSED ROADS
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Blue Mountain Wild Forest/Township 19 & 20 Conservation Easement Tracts
- Minerva Club Road
- O'Neill Flow Road
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Boreas Ponds Tract
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Cranberry Lake Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads
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Essex Chain Lakes Complex
- Chain Lakes Road South to the Outer Gooley Parking Area
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Fulton Chain Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads
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Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads (includes access road to Lows Lake/Hitchens Pond put-in)
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Kushaqua Conservation Easement Tract
- Mountain Pond Road
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Moose River Plains Wild Forest
- Limekiln Lake – Cedar River Road between the Cedar River Entrance and Campsite #39
- Rock Dam Road
- Otter Brook Road at the bridge over South Branch Moose River – Beaver Lake Trailhead cannot be accessed by motor vehicle.
- Indian Lake Road
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Perkins Clearing Conservation Easement Tract
- Mud Lake Road
- Old Military Road (access to the Pillsbury Mountain Trailhead)
- Jessup River Road beyond the Sled Harbor Sand Pit (access to the Spruce Lake Trailhead)
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Raquette River Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads
- Speculator Tree Farm Conservation Easement Tract
- Terry Mountain State Forest
- White Hill Wild Forest
- All seasonal access roads
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Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
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