Wilber Lake Cooperative Fishing Area
Wilber Lake Road, Oneonta
(Look for DEC sign and parking area on Wilber Lake Road) There is a second entrance off East Street as well.
A new bridge installed by the City of Oneonta links the logging road (shown on map as Upper Cross Road) that connects the Wilber Lake Road and East Street entrances. An out-and-back walk along the logging road is about two miles. There are also unmarked trails in the woods, like the one on the East Street side of the bridge, which follows the shoreline and brings you back to the logging road.
Wilber Lake is the reservoir for Oneonta. No swimming or boating permitted.
The lake is a popular fishing spot. Although fishing is limited to the shoreline, decent catches of panfish and bass have been reported. You may see folks ice fishing in winter as well.
Wilber Lake map from DECinfo locator, logging road where you can walk is called Upper Cross Road on map.
Maintained by the City of Oneonta and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. website
What Octet-ers are saying
3/12/24: “My family and I walked the Wilber Lake logging road from one end to other and back last night. Was a great walk, but unfortunately me and my son got 2 ticks attached to us. The new bridge is beautiful.”
