New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter II - LANDS AND FORESTS
Part 190 - Use of State Lands
Specific Areas
Section 190.38 - Brookfield Trail System

(1) Moscow Hill Camping Area shall mean an eight-acre state land area located in the Charles E. Baker State Forest (Madison Reforestation Area 1) lying north of the tributary to Pleasant Brook immediately south of the intersection of Moscow Road and Quaker Hill Road and east of Moscow Road in the Town of Brookfield, Madison County, locally known as the old Civilian Conservation Corps Camp.

(2) The Moscow Hill Assembly Area shall mean a two-acre state land area located in the Charles E. Baker State Forest (Madison Reforestation Area 1) south of the tributary to Pleasant Brook immediately south of the intersection of Moscow Road and Quaker Hill Road and east of Moscow Road in the Town of Brookfield, Madison County.

(3) Cherry Ridge Camping Area shall mean a five-acre state land area located in the Charles E. Baker State Forest (Madison Reforestation Area 1) just east of the intersection of Brown Road and Truck Trail number 8 in the Town of Brookfield, Madison County.

(1) Any person entering the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area with one or more horses shall have the following documentation, which must be presented upon request of department staff:

(2) Any person entering the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area with one or more llamas shall have a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, identifying each animal individually and proof of a current rabies vaccination.

(3) Any person harboring a horse or llama overnight in the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area must use a department provided covered tie stall or, in the case of a stallion, a stud stall, or a horse trailer associated with the person responsible for the horse or llama. No person shall use temporary corrals or paddocks.

(4) Stud stalls shall only be occupied by stallions.

(5) Horse stalls are provided for the equestrian community and may only be used for the storage of horses, llamas or related equipment. No person shall store unrelated personal property in stalls.

(6) No person shall tether any horse or llama to any tree in the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area.

(7) No person shall allow or encourage any horse or llama to gallop or canter in the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area.

(8) No person shall fail to maintain an orderly camp, including horse stalls. All manure shall be removed from stalls. Manure removed from stalls in the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area shall be deposited into designated manure pits.

(9) Horses and llamas are prohibited at the Cherry Ridge Camping Area.

(1) All animals are prohibited in the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area with the exception of cats, dogs, horses and llamas as provided for in this section.

(2) Within the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area, all persons must maintain control of their cat or dog at all times. All persons must confine their cat or dog to their campsite area, unless their cat or dog is being walked and is confined on a leash no more than six feet long.

(3) No person shall leave their cat or dog unattended in the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area at any time unless securely confined in a camper or enclosed trailer.

(4) Any person entering the Moscow Hill Camping Area or Assembly Area with a cat or dog shall have proof of a current rabies vaccination for their cat or dog, which must be presented upon request to department staff.

(5) Within the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area, animal owners shall properly dispose of their animals' excrement in the designated manure pits.

(6) Any person with a disruptive or vicious animal shall be required to remove their animal from the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area whenever directed by department personnel or by law enforcement personnel. Failure to do so may result in the termination of all privileges to access the Charles E. Baker State Forest and the Brookfield Trail System.

(1) The riding and possession of bicycles and the riding, driving or leading of horses and llamas is restricted to designated trails or roads on Madison Reforestation Areas 1, 4, 6, 11 and 12.

(2) No person shall ride or possess a bicycle, or ride, drive, lead or permit a horse or llama on any trail in Beaver Creek State Forest (Madison Reforestation Areas 11 and 12), Brookfield Railroad State Forest

(Madison Reforestation Area 6) or Charles E. Baker State Forest (Madison Reforestation Areas 1 and 4) between November 1 and April 30, unless such trails are designated for winter use.

(3) Fires are permitted only in fire rings and fireplaces provided by the department at designated camping sites.

(4) Within the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area, quiet hours shall be observed between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(5) Within the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area, generators may only be operated from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

(6) No person shall possess or use fireworks of any nature.

(7) Within the Moscow Hill Camping Area and Assembly Area, camping is permitted only at sites designated by the department.