HISTORY
OF
THE CCC AT
GILBERT LAKE
PICTURES
OF
CCC WORK
PRESENTLY
OTHER
CCC WEB
SITES and E-MAIL
ADDRESSES
CONTACT INFORMATION, CAMPING &
CABIN
RESERVATIONS
....at Gilbert Lake State Park in New York State
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Directions
to Gilbert Lake State Park and the
N.Y.S. C.C.C. Museum
FROM ALBANY
From the airport, go through several lights and
stay in the right hand lane. Get onto I-87 South to Albany. Take I-90
West to Buffalo. Get off exit 25A which is I-88 West. Head southwest to
Oneonta. Get off at the Oneonta Route 205 Exit 13. Take a right at
the top of the ramp.
FROM
BINGHAMTON
Take I-88 East. Get off at Oneonta-Route 205 Exit
13. Take a left at the top of the ramp.
FROM
SYRACUSE
From the N.Y.S. Thruway, take Exit 39 and go east
on I-690. Get on I-81 South to the Whitney Point Exit 8. Take a left off
the ramp and drive through town. Take a left at the light by the Hess
Station onto County Route 206. Go all the way through Greene, Coventry,
etc. to Bainbridge. Go diagonally under the light in Bainbridge, cross
the river, and go under the I-88 bridge. Take a left onto the ramp for
I-88 East. Get off at Oneonta-Route 205 Exit 13. Take a left at the top
of the ramp.
FROM ONEONTA
ROUTE 205 EXIT 13
Go through four lights three regulars and one
blinking. Veer right (almost straight) at the fifth light the second
blinking yellow light. Go about 4 miles and take a left at the next
blinking yellow light. Take a left at the next stop sign onto Main
Street Laurens. Go past the school on your right, and take a right just
after the American Legion and before the Presbyterian Church. Go about 4
miles more and Gilbert Lake State Park will be on the right. After going
through the ticket booth, stop at the Park Office for a park map and
other information.
The N.Y.S. C.C.C. Museum is
located inside the building at the beach at the far end of Gilbert Lake.
Park up past the beach on the left there are three tiers of parking.
Go through one of two tunnels to the beach.