Smithville Flats

This Greene neighborhood is where you’ll find Long Pond State Forest, a year-round park that is pup-friendly and features 4 miles of groomed trails used for snowmobiling in winter, and pawrfect for hiking with your fur-pal in the off-season. With 4 parking areas providing access to the trail, on State Road, Tarbell Road, State Road 41 and Nelson Road, you can choose the length of your hike. If you want to extend your hike to Five Streams State Forest in Oxford, the Long Pond trail heads west on Nelson Road and then north. Off-trail campsites surround Long Pond, and boat launches make it easy to take your furry bestie for a boat ride or paddle! Arf! 

Harpursville

The town of Harpursville is just south of Greene, and is home to the 1000-acre Beaver Flow State Forest. This green space offers a dog-friendly multiple use trail along the southwestern edge of the forest, as well a longer hiking trail that runs diagonally through the forest from northwest to southeast. Both trails feature abundant wildlife, including the beaver for which the forest is named. The presence of beaver dams attracts lots of other wildlife to the pools and ponds created by them, as well as the surrounding meadows. Camping is permitted 150 feet from trails, and the park is open year-round. Pawsome!

Chenango Forks

Lisle

Lisle is a town west of Greene, and it’s where you’ll find the dog-friendly Greenwood Park Campground that features a playground, picnic areas and a nature trail system where you and your fur-baby can hike. The campground offers 50 sites equipped with electricity, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and there are centrally-located taps with drinkable water as well. The park’s nature trail system consists of a series of loops which intersect for a wide range of walk lengths for you and Fido. The Outer Loop Trail travels the perimeter of the park, and its beginning point at Greenwood Road is where you’ll find the information kiosk, one of 4 restrooms, and the park office. Other restrooms and services are scattered throughout. In the winter, trails are groomed for cross-country skiing. This is a furbulous place to spend an overnight or a week with your fur-buddy!

Whitney Point

Nearby Whitney Point is home to Dorchester Park, which surrounds a large reservoir and is a great place to take your fur-pup for a boat ride and dip in the water from the boat. Do note that doggos are prohibited from the swimming beach. Motorized small boats, as well as sail and paddle vessels of all kinds, are available to rent or bring your own. The park also features picnic areas and shelters with tables and grills, open and shaded areas, drinking water, and playground equipment for the family. There is a 2-mile paved walking path for strolls with Fido on his leash, and convenient restrooms and parking. Spend a few hours, or spend a day enjoying the outdoors with your pooch at this woofderful park!