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Rock Lake

Central Region • Central Region

Miles7
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Rock Lake is a short Blue Mountain Wild Forest lake hike with easy grades, shoreline scenery, and paddling or fishing appeal.

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Rock Lake is a small but worthwhile lake destination off the Route 28/30 corridor between Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake. Hikers go here for a quick forest walk, lake views, and a quiet shoreline setting that can also appeal to anglers and paddlers. The route is best treated as a short lake-access hike, not a long wilderness approach.