7 Canoeing Areas near Durham Area
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South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
4.5 miles SESouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake
Pine Hill
21.9 miles SWA lifeguarded sand beach on Pine Hill Lake, run by state-owned Belleayre Mountain off Route 28 in Pine Hill. Open late June to early September; $20 per car or $5 walk-in.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
21.9 miles SEWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
27.6 miles NGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Mansfield Beach
Great Barrington
36.8 miles EGreat Barrington's free town beach on 29-acre Lake Mansfield, a short walk from downtown, with a sandy swim area, seasonal lifeguards, a picnic lawn and playground, and conservation forest trails.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Burbank Park Beach
Pittsfield
43.7 miles EPittsfield's free public swimming beach on Onota Lake, inside Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive, with a bath house, boat launch and lakeside path. Lifeguards are not hired every season, so check before you swim.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Monterey Town Beach
Monterey
45.0 miles EMonterey's lifeguarded town beach on the western tip of 275-acre Lake Garfield, off Tyringham Road. Free for residents; non-residents are asked for a voluntary $20 per vehicle per day.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
