- Open for recreation: Year-round
- Fee: Free
- Contact Information:
- DEC Region 4 Stamford Office (M-F, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM), (607) 652-7365; [email protected]
- Search, rescue, wildfire, and enforcement matters: 911- or - 1-833-NYS-RANGERS (1-833-697-7264)
A local Forest Ranger is a valuable source of information for the state land you would like to visit.
- Location: Towns of Summit and Fulton, Schoharie County
- Wildlife Management Unit: 4G
- Map: Mallet Pond State Forest Map (PDF) || Google Earth || DECinfo Locator
The 2,584-acre Mallet Pond State Forest is located across the valley from the Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest. While smaller, it is still rugged and remote, with rough dirt roads, two ponds and plenty of land to explore. The name of the state forest is derived from the pond that was built in 1976 by the New York Power Authority as mitigation for the adverse fisheries impact incurred by construction and operation of the nearby Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project.