Boat
route length: Boat launch to the Lake
Ontario outlet is 2.5 miles (one way); boat launch to the fork in Sandy
Creek is 2.9 miles (one way)
Current:
weak; may be strong and wavy at the
Lake Ontario outlet
Type
of boat: motorized or unmotorized boat
Route
description: Travel south through Lakeview
Pond to a channel at its southern end which leads to Sandy Creek. If
you follow Sandy Creek to the right (west), you will eventually pass
Floodwood Pond on your left and approach the Lake Ontario outlet on
your right.
For
a longer excursion, follow Sandy Creek to the left (east). The creek
eventually forks into two branches at the boundary of the Wildlife Management
Area. The island between these branches is private property.
How
to get there: Pierrepont Place is 0.2
miles north of the intersection of Hessel Road and Route 3. The parking
area and boat launch for Lakeview Pond are at the end of Pierrepont
Place.