The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the planned temporary closure of the parking lot on Manitou Beach Road at Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Monroe County. The closure is due to a paving project to improve the conditions of the parking area. 

The parking lot will be closed beginning Sunday, May 10, 2026, with an anticipated reopening on Saturday, May 16, 2026. 

The parking area provides access to the “Owl Woods” area on the north side of Manitou Beach Road and the paved trail leading to the fishing access platform on Salmon Creek. 

For more information on this project and for answers to other questions related to Braddock Bay WMA, please contact the Iroquois Field Office at 585-948-5182 or email R8wildlife@dec.ny.gov.