Lawson Lake
Albany County, New York
Uploaded by Gwendelen
Lake is lovely and peaceful but very small.
Super easy beach type launch area with picnic pavilion, portapotty and charcoal grills. Plenty of parking. No fees. Park has playground and hiking trails. Trails appear as if they might be good for mountain biking.
Lake has lovely marshy areas at either end full of snapping and painted turtles, king fisher, great blue herons and other water birds. Didn't seem possible to navigate too far into the marshes before it became impassible. Seems to be popular with fishers.
Lovely in every way except that there is little to explore. Even the laziest of paddles of the perimeter will take no more than an hour. Excellent location for a new paddler to test out a boat and skills.
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Lawson Lake | Albany County, New York
Lake is lovely and peaceful but very small.
Super easy beach type launch area with picnic pavilion, portapotty and charcoal grills. Plenty of parking. No fees. Park has playground and hiking trails. Trails appear as if they might be good for mountain biking.
Lake has lovely marshy areas at either end full of snapping and painted turtles, king fisher, great blue herons and other water birds. Didn't seem possible to navigate too far into the marshes before it became impassible. Seems to be popular with fishers.
Lovely in every way except that there is little to explore. Even the laziest of paddles of the perimeter will take no more than an hour. Excellent location for a new paddler to test out a boat and skills.
