Terry Mountain State Forest

General information on hiking includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations

In addition to the following trails, hiking is allowed on the public forest access roads throughout the property.

Champlain View Trail - From the final parking area on Red Road, hike 0.21 miles to a scenic view point overlooking Lake Champlain and the privately owned lands between Terry Mountain and the lake. To extend your experience, hike an additional 0.48 miles past the view point on the Champlain View Extension Trail. The Champlain View Extension Trail ends at a small pond adjacent to the State Land Boundary.

Mud Pond Trail - From its associated parking area at the end of the Mud Pond Road, hike 0.6 miles over relatively flat terrain to a scenic overlook of Mud Pond. Continue another 0.1 miles (0.7 total) and you will reach a designated campsite located on the northern shore of Mud Pond.

Military Pond Trail - From its associated parking area on Mud Pond Road, hike 1.5 miles over moderate terrain to an overlook of Military Pond.

General information on primitive camping includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

There is one designated campsite on the northern shore of Mud Pond.

Primitive camping is also allowed. At-large primitive camping requires campsites to be at least 150 feet away from the nearest road, trail, or water. Camping for more than three nights or in groups of ten or more requires a permit from a Forest Ranger.

General information on fishing includes how-to and safety tips and links to seasons, rules and regulations.

Fishing opportunities are available at both Mud Pond and Military Pond. Additionally, there are fishing opportunities in the small streams found on the property.

Adirondack/Lake Champlain Fishing provides information on fishing in the area and links to top fishing waters, stocking lists, public fishing access and waters open to ice fishing listed by county.

Wildlife Management Unit: 5C

General Information on hunting includes how-to and safety tips with links to seasons, rules and regulations.

Hunting is allowed during appropriate seasons.

Wildlife Management Unit: 5C

General information on trapping includes how-to and safety tips with links to seasons, rules and regulations.

Hunting is allowed during appropriate seasons.

General information on cross-country skiing includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Cross-country skiing is permitted on all hiking trails and public forest access roads on the property.

General information on snowshoeing includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.

Snowshoeing is permitted on all hiking trails and public forest access roads on the property.

General information on animals includes links to information about birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects that inhabit or migrate through the state.

The Adirondacks contain large tracts of wildlife habitat with some boreal, bog, alpine and other unique habitats. Many birds (common loon, peregrine falcon) and mammals (moose, black bear) are unique to the Adirondacks or are mainly found here. More than 50 species of mammals and hundreds of species of birds inhabit or pass through the Adirondacks at one time of the year or another.