PLACES TO EXPLORE
Stone House Preserve
Town of Vienna, Oneida County, New York
Acreage: 438
# of Trails: 6
Miles of Trails: 5.1
Address: 8327 Whiskey Island Road, Camden, NY 13316
Trail Loop/ Stretch surface and slope info:All trails are through woodlands. Terrain is mostly even, but can be hilly at certain points with varying slopes.
What you can do there:Hiking, bird watching/wildlife viewing, environmental education programs, dog walking (on leash), snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, kayaking, and canoeing
Site use guidelines:
- Stay on Marked Trails
- Trails are for non-motorized day use only.
- If you carry it in, carry it out.
- Take only pictures. Leave what you find.
- Respect wildlife. Keep your distance. Never feed wild animals.
- Leashed dogs are welcome. Please bag waste and take home for disposal.
- No horses, pack animals, camping, fireworks, alcohol, or drugs are allowed.
- For everyone’s safety, this preserve is a no-hunting, no-firearms area.
Habitat:The property contains freshwater wetlands, mature forest habitats and a beaver pond. No rare, threatened, or endangered species are known to exist on the property. Semi-aquatic and woodland mammals, reptiles, amphibians, wetland and woodland birds live on the property.
History:This land was originally a part of Oneida Nation territory, before being ceded to the State of New York by treaty in 1788. The property has been in the Norton family for four generations, and currently as of writing, has one resident: Ruth Norton. Several families were involved with the physical and intellectual development of the property—the Clarke, Browning, Norton and Hoff families.
Early letters described this property as the “Stone House,” a namesake after the beautiful handcrafted stone home situated on the property, which was constructed over 100 years ago. The Norton family has raised chickens, maintained a blueberry patch as a community garden for over 130 years, and planted thousands of trees in their time residing on the property. The existing trail system on the property was originally established and maintained by the Norton family.
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