North Harmony State Forest provides many outdoor recreational opportunities such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, snowmobiling, fishing, horseback riding, and hunting and totals 2,561 acres and is located in the southwestern area of Chautauqua County in the Towns of Harmony, North Harmony and Sherman, north of Panama.
A day-use picnic area is available.
Horseback riding is allowed on North Harmony State Forest roads and on the snowmobile trail in the summer months. There are also designated horse trails on the property.
The Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail (leaves DEC website) runs through 3.2 miles of North Harmony State Forest. Only hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing are allowed on the trail. There is a parking lot on Route 474, just west of Panama.
