SAINT REGIS CANOE AREA
The St. Regis Canoe Area (SRCA) covers over 18,000 acres and is the only designated Canoe Area in New York State. There are over 50 motor-less ponds of various sizes within the SRCA and one can find 70 designated primitive campsites spread out over 20 of those ponds – camping is limited to 8 persons per site. Marked "carries" of varying lengths and difficulty connect many of the ponds - one can easily spend as much time on one's feet as on one's butt while traveling through the area. St. Regis Mountain (2,874' elevation) and Long Pond Mountain (2,530') are the notable peaks in the SRCA and both have marked hiking trails to their open summits. The SRCA is managed similarly to designated "Wilderness Areas" but the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan allows for biking on designated trails within a "Canoe Area" as well as the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and aircraft by administrative personnel for purposes designed to p...