Quiet Water New York: Canoe and Kayak Guide »

Alex Wilson is an avid canoeist and naturalist. He is the publisher of Environmental Building News. John Hayes has spent years exploring the quiet waters of New England and New York. Together Alex Wilson and John Hayes have written Quiet Water paddling guides for New Hampshire/Vermont, Massachusetts/Connecticut/Rhode Island, and Maine.

The first new edition in 10 years, this completely revised and updated, Quiet Water New York describes more than 100 spectacular paddling destinations in New York State.

Key to Maps     xi
Foreword     xiii
Preface to the Second Edition     xv
Acknowledgments     xvii
Introduction to Quietwater Paddling     xix
How to Use This Book     xxv
Stewardship and Conservation     xxvii
Southeastern New York
Acabonack Harbor     2
Hallock Bay (Long Beach Bay) and Little Bay     6
Sebonac Creek     10
Flanders Bay Tributaries and Peconic River     15
Carmans River     18
Stony Brook Harbor     22
Nissequogue River     25
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge     29
Harriman State Park Lakes     33
Mohansic Lake and Crom Pond     50
Constitution Marsh     54
Canopus Lake and Stillwater Pond     58
Chodikee Lake     63
Tivoli Marshes-North Bay     67
Lake Taghkanic and Rudd Pond     70
Catskill Creek and Ramshorn Marsh     75
Basher Kill     78
Rio Reservoir     82
Mongaup Falls Reservoir     85
Cliff Lake     91
Toronto Reservoir     95
Lake Superior     99
MorningsideLake     103
Central New York
Grafton Lakes and Dunham Reservoir     107
Fish Creek (Saratoga Lake)     112
Susquehanna River     116
Ninemile Swamp (Sangerfield River)     121
Dryden Lake     125
Old Erie Canal     128
Fish Creek to Oneida Lake     132
Gifford Lake/West Branch Fish Creek     138
Salmon River Reservoir     142
Adirondack Park and Environs
Canada Lake and West Lake     147
West Branch Sacandaga River     151
South Bay     155
Northwest Bay of Lake George     160
Putnam Pond     165
Ausable Marsh     169
Davis Lake and Salmon River     174
Taylor Pond     178
Moose Pond     181
Lake Kushaqua and Rainbow Lake     185
Osgood Pond, Jones Pond, and Osgood River     197
Deer River Flow and Horseshoe Pond     202
Meacham Lake and Osgood River     206
St. Regis Lakes and Spitfire Lake     211
St. Regis Canoe Area     216
Fish Creek Loops     230
Middle Saranac Lake     237
Lower Saranac Lake     241
Raquette River     244
Lows Lake (Bog River Flow)     249
Lake Lila     256
Little Tupper Lake, Round Lake, and Rock Pond     260
Long Lake     265
Harris Lake and Rich Lake     269
South Pond     274
Forked Lake     277
Blue Mountain, Eagle, and Utowana Lakes and Marion River     280
Lake Durant and Rock Pond     286
Cedar River Flow     289
Indian Lake     298
Eighth Lake (Fulton Chain)     303
Limekiln Lake     307
Moss Lake     311
Stillwater Reservoir     314
Beaver River Canoe Route     319
Long Pond, Round Pond, and Oswegatchie River     326
Oswegatchie River     331
Cranberry Lake     337
Five Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Blake Falls Reservoirs     345
Coles Creek     350
Western New York
Crooked Creek     355
Red Lake and Indian River     359
Black River Bay     363
Lakeview Wildlife Management Area-North and South Colwell Ponds, Goose Pond, Floodwood Pond, and Lakeview Pond     366
Deer Creek Marsh     371
Sterling Valley Creek/The Pond      375
East Bay     379
Howland Island (Seneca River)     386
Clyde River     390
West River     394
Hemlock Lake and Canadice Lake     397
Mendon Ponds     402
Genesee River Gorge     406
Buck Pond     409
Salmon Creek and West Creek     413
Oak Orchard Creek     416
Tonawanda Creek     419
Allegheny Reservoir     423
Nature Essays
Snapping Turtle: Hidden Dweller of the Pond     47
Bald Eagle: Our National Bird Back from the Brink     88
The Playful River Otter     136
Adirondack Park     191
The Loon: Voice of the Northern Wilderness     254
Black Flies and Mosquitoes: Scourges of the North     292
Carnivorous Plants: The Table Is Turned     341
The Beaver: Resident Wetlands Engineer     379
Camping and Cabin Information, New York State Parks, and New York State Forest Preserves     427
Bibliography     438
About the Appalachian Mountain Club     440
Alphabetical List of Bodies of Water     442
About the Authors     445