NEW PALTZ –The State Department
of Environmental Conservation has instituted new regulations at Kaaterskill
Falls and three nearby areas that have experienced a substantial increase
in public use in recent years.
The new regulations impact all or parts of the Kaaterskill Falls Riparian
Area in the Town of Hunter; the Kaaterskill Clove Riparian Corridor in
the towns of Hunter ant Catskills; the Platte Clove Riparian Corridor
in the towns of Hunter and Saugerties; and the Colgate Lake Wild Forest
Area in the town of Jewett.
At all four areas, the new regulations include:
• Ban all of all camp fires and portable stoves except when camping
at designated campsites;
• Prohibit glass containers except for the storage of medicines;
• Ban the use of audio devices without the use of headphones, except
at designated campsites or otherwise camping in accordance with DEC regulations;
• Ban the possession of alcohol, except when transporting or, or
camped at, designated campsites;
• Prohibit the public from entering restricted areas, as designated
by signage.
Other regulations apply specifically to individual areas as listed on
the DEC website.
