The 91,854-acre Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest is located in the central section of Adirondack Park. There are over 14 miles of established hiking trails located in Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. This wild forest borders or contains 44 ponds and other small lakes, as well as portions of the Hudson River and much of the Boreas River. Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest lies both east and west of NY-28N in western Essex County.

The main attractions of the area are the lakes and ponds, the Boreas River, and Vanderwhacker Mountain. The Boreas River, a designated scenic river, is truly a beautiful Adirondack river. The Wolf Pond, Durgin Brook, and Lester Flow sections of the upper Boreas are well-known to bird clubs. These are plant and bird life communities of unusual interest, particularly in the more boreal forms.