Map: 1:5,000, contours 5 ft, black & white, 1990.
Directions: Take the Northway (I-87) to Exit 19. Go east on Rt. 254 for about 0.75 miles, then right on Rt. 9 for about 1.0 miles to the park entrance on the right. Follow O-signs to parking.

Map: 5-color, 1:7500 , 3m contours; updated by Phil Hawkes-Teeter, September 2000
Directions: From the Albany/Delmar city line, go southwest on Rt. 443 (Delaware Ave.) for about 4.5 miles, then right on Game Farm Rd. The entrance is about 0.5 miles on the right. Follow O-signs to parking.

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5m. (view map 640x383, 75K 1001x599, 168K 2560x1238, 361K)*
Preparation: Original fieldwork Stefan Slutsky NOV 96, drawn on OCAD by Bill Jameson, updated DEC 99 by Phil Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From South: 1-87 to Exit 23. Follow Rt. 9 for about 5 km thru Warrensburg, then turn left onto Rt. 28. Go about 30 km, then turn left at the sign for Garnet Hill. From North: I-87 to Exit 26. Follow Rt. 9 south for 8 km, then right onto Rt. 8 for 8 km, then right onto Rt. 28 for 15 km. Follow signs for Garnet Hill. From West: I-90 to Exit 31, then NW on Rt. 8 for about 150 km, then left on Rt. 28 for 15 km. Follow signs for Garnet Hill.

Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton, NY.

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5 m, April 1992.
Basemap courtesy of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Fieldwork: Mark Dominie, Fall 1990
Drafting: Bill Jameson
Directions: From I-787 northeast of Albany, exit onto Rt. 7 toward Troy. Follow Rt. 7 east for about 6 miles, then bear right onto Rt. 278. Go 1.5 miles until Rt. 278 ends, and turn left onto Rt. 2. Follow Rt. 2 east for about 7 miles. Follow signs into the park.

Map: 1:5,000, contours 3 m, 5 color, 1996.
Fieldwork: Eric Hamilton, John Beatty, Cynthia Johnson
Cartography: Eric Hamilton
Directions: From I-87 southbound: Take Exit 10. From the exit ramp, turn right, and then immediately left onto Pierce Rd. Go 1 mile to stop sign and turn right on Kinn's Road. Park is 1.5 miles on left. From I-87 northbound: Take Exit 9. Go left on Rt. 146 under I-87 and take the first right onto Plank Road. Follow Plank Rd. until it ends and turn left on Kinns Rd. Park is 0.5 miles on left.

Map: 1:10,000, contours 6 m, color, 1998.
Preparation: Field work by Eric Hamilton and drafted with OCAD for Ski O.
Directions: From Northville go north on Route 30 for 3 miles and turn left on Benson Road. Look for Lapland Lake signs on the right about 6 miles up Benson Road.

Map: 1:7,500, contours 5 m, 5 color.
Directions: From I-87 north of Albany, take Exit 17 to Rt. 9 south. Immediately take a right onto Old Saratoga Rd. Park entrance is 0.5 miles on right. Follow O-signs to parking.
Note: The park sometimes charges a $3 per car gate fee.

Map: 5 colors, 1:7500, 5m contours
Preparation: Re-drafted in OCAD 3/99 by Phil Hawkes-Teeter, additional fieldwork by Phil Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From Altamont take Route 156 West up the hill towards Knox & Berne. Stay on 156 beyond the left turn to Thacher Park, then turn left on County Route 254 (Pleasant Valley Road). Continue 3.5 miles to Norray Farm, parking on the right (North), courses on the left (South). If you are coming from the Southwest, take NY 443 to Berne, there pick up NY 156 North towards Knox, go 1 mile, and turn right on County Route 254 (Pleasant Valley Road), and continue to the Farm.

Map: 1:7,500, contours 2.5 m, 5 color, 1992.
Directions: From Albany take I-787 North. After crossing Rt. 7, 787 is no longer a highway. Go about 2.2 miles north of the junction with Rt 7, and turn right at the 4th traffic light, which is Ontario St. (Rt. 470). Go 0.7 miles, then turn left on Delaware Ave just before the bridge. Registration is just under a mile, at the end of Delaware Ave.

Map: 1:5000 contours 6 m, color, 1998. (view map 640x471, 38K 1170x1024, 123K )*
Preparation: Original by Patrick Quinlan 1985, updated and drawn on OCAD by Eric Hamilton DEC 97 and again DEC 99, with additional fieldwork.
Directions: From Saratoga, take Route 9N north towards Corinth. Take a left onto Mosher Road (marked with a sign that says, 'Great Sacandaga Lake'). Mosher Road becomes West Mountain Road, then bear left (over six miles from Rt 9N) on South Shore Road. Follow South Shore Road one mile to a dirt driveway on the left. Saratoga Biathlon is a short distance up this driveway.

Map: 1:10,000, contours 3 m, 5 color, 1987.
Directions: From I-87 north of Albany, take Exit 13 and go north on Rt. 9 for about 3 miles. There are two park entrances on left, so look for O-signs and follow to parking.

Map: 5 color, 1995.
Directions: From Northway take Exit 6 W (Rt 7), after about 5 miles turn right on Mohawk Rd., go about 1/2 mile until it ends, then turn left on River Rd., go about 1.5 miles, watch for "O" signs on right.

Map: 1:7,500, contours 3 m, 5 color, 1989.
Fieldwork: Pat Dunlavey, Eric Hamilton, Dan Hickey, Adam Jameson, Bill Jameson, and Tom Zetterstrom
Cartography: Bill Jameson
Printer: Hamilton Newell, Inc., Amherst, MA
Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 20 and the southern end of the Northway (I-87), go west on Rt. 20 for about 5 miles, then left on Rt. 146. Park entrance is 0.75 miles on left. Follow O-signs to parking.

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5 m, 5 color, 1993.
Fieldwork: Mark Adams 1992
Drafting: Bill Jameson 1993
Directions: From I-90 in Albany, take Exit 4 onto Rt. 85. Follow Rt. 85 for about 11 miles and make a right onto Thacher Rd (Rt. 157). Park is about 2 miles ahead. Follow O-signs to parking.

Map: 5 color, 1995.
Directions: From Northway (I-87) Exit 8, go West to Van Vrankin Road, turn left (South) and go to the end. Park in lot across the intersection.

Map: 1:5,000, contours 5 ft, 5 color, 1988.
Directions: From I-90 north of Albany, take Exit 4 onto Rt. 85 south. Go about 1 mile and take the exit for Western Ave. Follow Western Ave. east for about 1 mile, then bear right onto Madison Ave. Park is about 1.5 miles on the left. Follow O-signs to parking.

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