Hunting and Leasing
Situated in the Adirondack Park, the Lyme Adirondack Timberlands property is the largest private forestland ownership in the state of New York – encompassing more than 234,000 acres.
It includes frontage on a number of scenic rivers and access to undeveloped ponds and lakes. The property is permanently conserved as a working forest under a conservation easement held by the State of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Portions of the property are open to the public for a variety of recreational opportunities.
LAFCo offers private recreational leasing opportunities to hunting clubs, individuals, and families. Activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, bird watching, snowmobiling, and ATV riding are allowed as part of the lease. More information on our lease program is below.
1. Luzerne
2. Corinth
3. Edinburg
4. Farrell Farm
5. Hope Falls
6. Oxbow
7. Perkins Clearing
8. Speculator Tree Farm
9. Johnsburg
10. Crotched Pond
11. Big Moose
12. Robinwood
13. Colton
14. Piercefield
15. Altamont
16. Kushaqua
17. Black Brook
17a. Peru
18. Lewis
19. Iron Ore
20. Crown Point
21. Ti-Hague
22. South Bay
23. Fort Ann
Types of Leases Offered:
Recreational Posting Leases
A posting lease offers exclusive recreational rights to a specific parcel of land owned by LAFCo. The lease includes, but is not limited to, exclusive use of the area for hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, trapping and cross-country skiing, etc. It is called a posting lease because you may post the property in your name against trespassing just as if you owned the property.
Recreational Cabin and Site License Agreement
A cabin site license authorizes the lease holder to erect and occupy a cabin on a one-acre privacy envelope within lands owned by LAFCo at a specific site designated by LAFCo for an annual rental fee. These cabins are typically located on properties open to the general public as part of the conservation easement with NYDEC, providing the lease holder with additional recreational opportunities on adjoining LAFCo lands.
Contact
Please contact LAFCo’s Leasing and Project Manager, at the Queensbury, NY office for additional information regarding recreational leasing opportunities: 518-793-4481 ext. 308.