Round Lake Wilderness Area

Round Lake Wilderness Area
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	Adirondack Park New York USA
Nearest city	Tupper Lake, NY
Coordinates	44°04′15″N 74°35′07″W / 44.07081°N 74.58532°W / 44.07081; -74.58532Coordinates: 44°04′15″N 74°35′07″W / 44.07081°N 74.58532°W / 44.07081; -74.58532
Area	11,000 acres (4,452 ha)
Created	2005
Governing body	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The Round Lake Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York's Forest Preserve, is located in the town of Long Lake in Hamilton County. The area is approximately 11,000 acres (45 km²); it was created in 2005 by the Adirondack Park Agency by classifying Round Lake as wilderness, and reclassifying of portions of the and the to wilderness status.^[1]

There are eleven designated campsites on Round Lake, created in 2007.^[2] In addition to Round Lake, the area includes a stretch of the Bog River Flow, Hitchens Pond, Trout Pond and several smaller ponds.

Round Lake

See also[]

• List of Wilderness Areas in the Adirondack Park

References[]

External links[]

• "Map of Adirondack Park" (PDF). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2011-09-06.