Shaker Mountain Wild Forest is located in the southern Adirondack Park and consists of 40,500 acres of State Forest Preserve lands in the towns of Mayfield, Bleecker, Caroga, Northampton, and Benson in Fulton and Hamilton counties. This wild forest is easily accessible from Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam, Gloversville and Johnstown.  Popular state campgrounds are located at Caroga Lake and Northampton Beach. 

The popular Northville-Lake Placid Trail has its southern terminus in the unit at the western side of the Northville Bridge. Some of the more popular recreational activities include hunting, fishing, cross country skiing, hiking to the fire tower on Kane Mountain, and snowmobiling through the area.

Other popular hikes include Chase Lake, Stewart Lake, Indian Lake and Holmes Lake.  However, the most popular is the hike to Kane Mountain.  In the summer of 2010 a new Chase Lake Lean To was constructed on the northern shore of the lake and a spur trail was built and marked that leads from the main trail.  The main trail leads to the former lean to site on the south shore that has been marked as a designated tenting spot.  A new lean-to was constructed in 2009 near Holmes Lake.

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