Fahnestock State Park

Great campsite

We stayed overnight only and slept in the van. We liked the campsite. It was peaceful, has very nice trail around the lake and clean bathrooms and shower rooms. They also have sink to wash dish...

Don't Drive By

...as I usually did buzzing down the Taconic. 14,000 acres. Several lakes here, we were on Canopus Lake and rented a kayak for a modest fee adjacent to a sandy beach with shaded picnic areas. Restroo...

An okay trip

I have always enjoyed camping here and I broke early to get a choice spot. Unfortunately we had noisy neighbors and the “no amplified music” rule and 10pm quiet time were not enforced. The rangers sho...

Great park for nice easy hikes and a nice lake front beach

Stayed 3 nights, nice variety of easy to moderate trails. Most hikers would consider them easy. Non-hikers would like it too even though they wouldn't consider them that easy. some of the trailheads...

Geese are killed at Fahnestock State Park

Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, my partner and I were grateful to Fahnestock State Park for allowing hikers to camp overnight. Arriving around 5 p.m., we swam at the lake and admired a family of ge...