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Unknown or UnofficialComing from the intersection of Route 30 and Route 8, follow Route 8 and take the first left, which you’ll see in about 2.6 miles. Follow this road over a bridge, and then park along the road to the right. Â If you walk back towards the bridge, you’ll see that there is another road and […]
Coming from Speculator, follow Route 30/Route 8, and you’ll see a sign for “Snow Plow Turnaround” with a dirt road on your left (this is the Old Route 8b/30). Â Continue past this road and in about 0.3 to 0.5 miles you’ll see a small parking area on your left. Â There is a short but steep […]
This waterfall has turbulent water and a swift current, and we wouldn’t recommend swimming here after it rains. The access to Austin Falls is on a back road off of Route 30. Â This road is called Old Route 8b/Old Route 30, and is in rough shape. Â As you can see from the map below, this […]
This location is near the town marina, and there is a convenience store and mini golf nearby. This is a gorgeous state park beach with expansive views, a large sand beach, and clear blue water. Â It is one of those places where you feel like you’re on the ocean, and it is very relaxing. Â There […]
This location is at the end of Burr Road off of Route 30, and there is a parking lot with a Port-A-Potty. This beach was really a surprise, and it is absolutely gorgeous. Â The water is very clear water, and the views are lovely. Â We aren’t sure how crowded it gets here, but it was […]
This is a town-run recreation area, with a small sand beach and a medium size swim area. Â They also have a diving board, which is fairly unusual. Â This seems to be a popular spot for families. From all information, this beach is open to non-residents, but there was a guy following me in a hostile […]
Follow Hope Falls Road/Mud Creek Road to the end (there are signs along the road), to a small dirt parking area at the beginning of the trail. Â This is state land, but you do have to cross private land to get to the falls. Â There is a sign saying that the landowner allows this, but […]
There are two trails you can take at this location, and they sort of meet in a loop- but the trail gets sparse and disappears for a ways, and we don’t really recommend doing the loop. To get to the swimming area- follow the left trail/small road from the parking lot, and in a couple […]
This is a pretty beach and park near downtown Speculator. Â It is very small but laid out well, and a nice resource for the town. http://villageofspeculator.org/content http://www.nyroute30.com/towns/speculator.php
This is a very small beach, and the swimming area wasn’t roped off when we were there, so it may be sort of an “open swim.”  The water is reedy, but looked okay. We were told that the other parks in this area don’t have swimming that year, but the ranger didn’t know why, since […]