photo by Harding
SCHOR Conservation Area
58 Shoreview Dr, Canaan
FEATURES
- Forest, pond, picnic area
- Summit offers views of Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. On a clear day, city of Albany is visible.
- 233 acres
58 Shoreview Dr, Red Rock
The Schor Conservation Area is accessed from Cemetery Road in Red Rock.
Traveling east from Chatham on Rte. 203: take a left onto County Rte. 9, following signs for Red Rock. After 2.5 miles, bear right onto Rte. 24, following for 1.8 miles. Take a left onto Cemetery Road and follow for one mile to Shoreview Drive on the right. Follow the entrance road for .5 miles to the parking area and trail entrance.
Traveling West from Spencertown/Austerlitz: take a right onto County Rte. 9. Bear right onto Rte. 24, following for 1.8 miles. Take a left onto Cemetery Road and follow for one mile to Shoreview Drive on the right. Follow the entrance road for .5 miles to the parking area and trail entrance.
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Regulations
- CLC properties are open year-round, dawn to dusk.
- Admission is free.
- Park only in the designated parking area.
- Pets must be on leash, except when swimming.
- “Carry in, carry out”. In an effort to minimize human impact on the conservation areas, no trash receptacles are located at the sites. Take your trash with you when you leave.
- People are not allowed to swim.
- Dog owners must remove dog waste from the site. Leaving dog waste on the site is harmful to wildlife and creates a major annoyance to site visitors and CLC maintenance staff. There are no trash receptacles located on the site.
- Motorized vehicles are not allowed unless they are part of an official CLC program.
- Fishing is permitted with NYS License.
- Limited hunting is allowed on some of the CLC properties as part of the overall management plans. Contact the CLC office at 518.392.5252, ext. 201 or tony@clctrust.org if you are interested in finding out more about our hunting policies and regulations.
- Audio equipment or radio use is allowed with earphones only.
- Please respect the plants, animals, and artifacts at the sites as they make the properties special.
While fishing with my two young sons on Saturday, September 3rd we ran into 3 rude adults that believed the rules didn’t apply to them. They arrived with two dogs that were allowed to run off leash, getting tangled in the fishing lines and being a general nuisance. Then the two women (old enough to know better) entered the water and began swimming exactly where we were fishing, forcing US to move. Eventually we gave up and went home.
Jack, I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience. We are working on making our rules more prominent and educating people about why they are important. I hope we can prevent this from happening in the future.
Two coyotes spotted in the fields.
What happened to the swing
Sorry Lynne but the swing was broken and beyond repair. It was cut up and hauled away earlier this week. Thanks for keeping an eye on things out there for us!
That’s strange. My wife and I sat on the swing only hours before it was taken down. Seemed fine, maybe needed a little work. What would it take to get a new one?
We’re open to the idea of the community sponsoring a new one.
Thanks Carol and John for the new bench swing:
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Three white-tailed deer on the Red Trail and ripe blackberries everywhere!
Gray catbirds meowing away today.
reports of pregnant mountain lion on path coming up from ehind the gazebo.
Took pictures of some amazing mushrooms today at the Schor Preserve. Would like to post. How do I share them?
That’s great! We’d love to see your photos. You have three options:
Saw a doe and one wee fawn crossing Shore View Drive yesterday afternoon.
Prescott spotted a coyote near the barns and visitors to the pond saw two black bears emerging from the water.
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Baltimore Oriole spotted in the woods near the pond – 05-14-11