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Adirondack Mountain Reserve hiking: Reservation system enters 4th year

By Gwendolyn Craig

Hikers must reserve parking spots at popular High Peaks gateway, starting May 1 through Oct. 31, 2024

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Hiking reservation pilot wraps, what’s next?

By Gwendolyn Craig

An experimental reservation system at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve is over. The state is not yet saying whether it will become permanent.

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Officials tout year 2 of AMR reservation ‘pilot’

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Adirondack Mountain Reserve want to keep a pilot reservation system permanent, though the DEC said it was not ready to make a decision. 

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High Peaks use: Updates and information

By Adirondack Explorer

This is where we'll be updating information about the Adirondack Mountain Reserve permit system on an ongoing basis.

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Reservations to High Peaks gateway resume May 1

By Gwendolyn Craig

AMR parking permit system enters its second year

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Catskills advisory group considers reservation system for some trailheads

By Times Union

In the longer-term, the group recommends various ways to dilute the number of visitors at hotspots

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2021 Explored: Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits

By Gwendolyn Craig

Groups tested traffic management and parking reservations

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Permits in the preserves

By Gwendolyn Craig

Do the experiences in the Catskills travel to the Adirondacks?

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