34.4 Acres of Recreational Land for Sale in Cooperstown, New York

A beautiful wooded parcel, ideally situated on a paved road with electrical service at the road, provides several options for building a year-round home, vacation getaway, or hunting camp. Carefully and selectively logged 4-5 years ago, multiple trails were created, providing easy access throughout the property. Future timber income potential is offered with mixed hardwoods, including oak, maple, ash, beech, red pine, and hemlock. The last timber harvest resulted in the undergrowth, creating excellent habitat for deer and wildlife. There are other locations for potential building areas along the road and up into the property if desired. There was ample deer and turkey sign when recently walked. This location is well known for excellent hunting for nice bucks and wild turkey, and this property, with its diverse habitat, would make an ideal hunting camp. There are several good places for food plots and tree stands in strategic locations along the trails through the property. With multiple benches and a pleasant ridge running at the top of the property, the topography provides excellent spots for hunting, as whitetail deer and wild turkey traverse this area, living in the surrounding woods and brushy cover. This private location is only minutes away (2.5 miles) from so many outstanding amenities in Cooperstown and surrounding areas, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore Art Museum, NYS Historical Society, Farmers Museum, Brewery Ommegang, Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown Dreams Park, as well as shopping, several area golf courses, and many choices of outstanding restaurants. Fantastic fishing and watersports are available on the pristine Otsego Lake, 4046-acre lake renown for lake trout, walleye, and perch and the Glimmerglass State Park is only 9 miles away. It offers a public beach and picnic areas along with 593 acres for hiking, camping, ice skating, and cross country skiing on its many trails in the winter. Own your piece of this legendary area of New York State surrounded by wildlife and natural beauty but only minutes away from renowned Cooperstown. Portions of this property are part of a larger parcel and are subject to Town subdivision approval. Additional acreage is also available.

Property Features:

• Beautiful wooded location
• Potential building areas along the road and up into the property
• Easy access for ATVs from former logging trails
• Future timber potential with mixed hardwoods including oak, maple, ash and beech along with red pine and hemlock
• Last timber cut was carefully done and resulting undergrowth created excellent habitat for deer and wildlife management
• Multiple benches and ridge along the top offer nice topography for whitetail and turkey hunting
• Side hill with benches makes it easier to walk, trails, adding diversity to the property
• Loads of Whitetail and wild turkey sign when recently walked
• Glimmerglass State Park, 500 acres with public beach, picnic, nature trails and history Hyde Hall just 9 miles away.
• 3 hours 15 minutes to the George Washington Bridge/NYC area.