Beaver Creek State Forest | |
Map: | New York |
Map Alt: | A map showing Beaver Creek State Forest at the east end of Madison County, toward the middle of New York State. |
Location: | Madison County, NY, USA |
Nearest City: | Utica, New York |
Coordinates: | 42.859°N -75.277°W |
Area: | 3484acres |
Governing Body: | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
Beaver Creek State Forest is a state forest in Madison County, New York, United States.[1] It comprises a lowland swamp drained by Beaver Creek and surrounded by forested hills. In addition to native trees these forests contain managed plantations of conifers like Japanese Larch, maintained to provide forest resources like timber and seeds.
It includes of mixed-use recreational trails in the hills and around the perimeter of the swamp.[2] These are part of the larger Brookfield Trail System, which contains of trails spanning Beaver Creek, Charles E. Baker, and Brookfield Railroad state forests.[3]