Editing Forestburgh, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in Forestburgh ==

=== Hamlets ===
*'''Forestburg''' &ndash; The hamlet of Forestburgh at Routes [[New York State Route 42|42]] and 48, east of Forestburgh Pond.
*'''Fowlerville''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Forestburgh village, located on route 44.
*'''Hartwood''' &ndash; A hamlet east of Forestburgh village on Route 48.
*'''Hartwood Club''' &ndash; A hamlet by the southern town line.
*'''Merriewold Park''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of Forestburgh village.
*'''Philwold''' &ndash; German for "Phil's Woods" named by [[Philip Wechsler]] in 1939 to refer to the area around the five homes built by architect [[Eugene Schoen]] as a [[Usonian]] community for the Weschsler family in 1939.<ref>April 1942 issue of [[Architectural Forum Magazine]]</ref>
*'''St. Josephs''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Forestburgh village by "St. Josephs Lake."
*'''Squirrels Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Forestburgh on Route 45.

=== Other locations ===

==== Forestburg Scout Reservation ====
The Forestburg Scout Reservation lies completely within the town borders. [[Scouting America]] [[Monmouth Council]] owns and operates the camp. It is a year-round reservation featuring two distinct but connected camps: J. Fred Billett Camp and [[Dan Beard]] Camp. Burnt Hope Lake, Tecumseh Rock, and Darlington Falls are three of its most notable features.

==== Neversink River Unique Area ====
The State of New York owns an extensive amount of land in Forestburgh that is under the supervision of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Foremost of this is the {{convert|4881|acre|km2|adj=on}} Neversink River [[New York State Forests|Unique Area]], sometimes called the Neversink Gorge.

The Neversink River has been recognized by The Nature Conservancy as one of “75 Last Great Places” based on its superior water quality and ability to support rare and pollution-sensitive species of mussels, which occur in the Neversink River approximately {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} below the Unique Area. The portion of the Neversink River flowing through Forestburgh has long been recognized as having an excellent trout fishery.

==== Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area ====
New York State also owns a considerable amount of land that straddles the [[Mongaup River]] in the Town of Forestburgh and the neighboring Towns of [[Lumberland, New York|Lumberland]] (Sullivan County) and [[Deerpark, New York|Deerpark]] (Orange County), and owns conservation easements (from Orange and Rockland Utilities and Clove Development Corp.) for many more acres, thus prohibiting future development. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and/or its parent company Mirant Corp. own {{convert|764|acre|km2}} of land in Forestburgh along the Mongaup River.

There are public access opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking, and boating. Eagle watching is extremely popular here in the winter, when bald eagles are numerous.