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The Round Lake Wilderness Area, an NY DEC Trail Conditions
/ref> In addition to Round Lake, the area includes a stretch of the Bog River Flow, Hitchens Pond, Trout Pond and several smaller ponds.
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
unit of New York's Forest Preserve
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, is located in the town of Long Lake in Hamilton County. The area is approximately ; it was created in 2005 by the Adirondack Park Agency Adirondack may refer to:
Places
*Adirondack Mountains, New York, US
**Adirondack Park, a protected area in the US, containing a large portion of the Adirondack Mountains
* Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York
* Adirondack, Ne ...
by classifying Round Lake as wilderness, and reclassifying of portions of the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest
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and the Hitchens Pond Primitive Area Hitchens is a surname of early medieval English origin. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred Hitchens (1861–1942), English painter
* Anthony Hitchens (born 1992), American football linebacker
* Bob Hitchens (1952–2020), American ...
to wilderness status.
There are eleven designated campsite
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s on Round Lake, created in 2007./ref> In addition to Round Lake, the area includes a stretch of the Bog River Flow, Hitchens Pond, Trout Pond and several smaller ponds.
See also
*List of Wilderness Areas in the Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park' ...
References
External links
* {{cite web , url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/adk012209.pdf , title=Map of Adirondack Park , publisher=New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , accessdate=2011-09-06 Wilderness areas in Adirondack Park Protected areas of Hamilton County, New York