Yankee Lake Information |
Yankee Lake is a spring fed, 400 acre lake that is on the top of a 1600 ft mountain. This lake is private.Membership fees are 350 per yr. Sail boats, canoes, and kayaks are allowed, but no power boats. The island, which is home to a family of BALD EAGLES.
Quiet, pristine Yankee Lake is located in New York State's Sullivan County (41°35'0"N and 74°32'41"W), four miles west of Wurtsboro, on the top of the West Shawaugunk Ridge in the scenic Catskill Mountains.
Rising 1430 feet above sea level, Yankee Lake is two-and-a-half miles long and varies from one to two miles wide. The lake is fed by small streams from the north and west, as well as springs under the lake and is from thirty to forty feet in depth.
According to legend, in the early 19th century, a Yankee named Ellsworth used a canoe or dugout for hunting and fishing and kept it concealed near the shore of a large pond. Dutch hunters found the boat and named the body of water, "The Yankee's Pond."
No one knows when the pond changed to a lake, but one thing has never changed in over two centuries: Yankee Lake has always been known as an outstanding "fishin' hole." And indeed, today it still lives up to that reputation.
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Are Jet Skis permitted on Yankee Lake? No
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Can you Swim in Yankee Lake? Yes |
What is the Water Quality at Yankee Lake? Clear |
What is the Average water level variance at Yankee Lake? Good |
Are Boat Docks permitted at Yankee Lake? Yes |
Are Power Boats permitted at Yankee Lake? No |
Yankee Lake
Fishing Information |
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Ryan's Bait & Bow Shop
914-796-4225, 5 Glen Wild Rd, Rock
Hill, NY 12775-6707
J M Sporting Goods
914-796-2101, 87 Broadway, Monticello, NY
R & R Sport Shop
914-434-7881, Main, Woodridge, NY
C & G Bait & Tackle
914-754-7269, 789 Route 209, Godeffroy, NY
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Yankee Lake
Camping Information |
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Wanderwood Camp Ground
914-888-2161, Mt Vernon Rd, Summitville, NY 12781
Camp Lakota
914-888-5611, 112 Park Rd, Wurtsboro, NY 12790-5127
Camp Summit of Summitville
914-888-5000, 400 Mount Vernon Rd, Wurtsboro, NY
Timberline Camplands
914-888-2666, 871 Mount Vernon Rd, Wurtsboro, NY
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