Take the Next Challenge!

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The 2025 Catskills Fire Tower Challenge has begun! All you need to do is visit the six DEC fire towers located in the Catskill Park, download (PDF) and email the log or complete it online, and submit it along with a favorite photo from the hikes.

• Overlook Mountain

• Hunter Mountain

• Red Hill

• Balsam Lake Mountain

• Tremper Mountain

• Upper Esopus Fire Tower (located at the Catskills Visitor Center)

The first 1,000 finishers will receive a one-year subscription to the DEC’s Conservationist magazine AND a gift subscription for a second person of their choice, and all finishers receive a commemorative 2025 Catskills Fire Tower Challenge patch (make sure to check out the new design!) and an entry into the grand prize drawing. Are you a returning Challenger? We have something for you, too -repeat finishers will receive an additional commemorative Catskills Fire Tower Challenge prize.

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