BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Bear Creek, New York
No site in New York's access file falls on Bear Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 6 blocks of public land front Bear Creek, and 4.6 of its 15.4 mapped miles run through them.
Public land on the water
- Winona State Forest — state conservation department, 3.12 mi of this river, 9,657 acres in all
- Jefferson County Lands — county land, 0.71 mi of this river, 5,376 acres in all, restricted access
- Ellisburg Town Of Land — city land, 0.3 mi of this river, 14 acres in all, access unrecorded
- Ellisburg Village Of Land — city land, 0.26 mi of this river, 7 acres in all, access unrecorded
- South Sandy Creek — Public Fishing Rights Easement — NYSDEC, 0.15 mi of this river, 214 acres in all
- Pierrepnt Mnr Public Square Lands — local holder not recorded, 0.04 mi of this river
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water. "Restricted access" and "access unrecorded" are PAD-US's own words for the block, and neither one means open — check before you park.
More about Bear Creek
Bear Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access