Public Land in Columbia County

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation(Region IV)

Wildlife office (518) 357-2450
Division of Lands and Forests (518) 357-2066

• Beebe Hill State Forest – Austerlitz
• Harvey Mountain State Forest – Austerlitz
• New Forge State Forest – Taghkanic
• Nutten Hook State Unique Area – Stuyvesant
• Public Fishing Access
• Rogers Island State Wildlife Management Area – Greenport
• Stockport Creek State Wetland Preservation Area – Stockport

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

• Clermont State Historic Site – Clermont
• Hudson River Islands State Park – On the Hudson River,access by boat only
• Lake Taghkanic State Park – Taghkanic
• Olana State Historic Site – Greenport
• Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area – Copake

The Nature Conservancy – Eastern New York Office

(518) 272-0195

• Lewis A. Swyer Preserve – Stuyvesant

• Freund Wildlife Sanctuary – Chatham

Other

• Wilson M. Powell Wildlife Sanctuary (protected with a CLC conservation easement) – Chatham
• Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center – Hillsdale
• Harlem Valley Rail Trail – Copake Falls

The Columbia Land Conservancy’s Owns or Manages 10 Public Conservation Areas