Black Pond Wildlife Management Area is a 526-acre area managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.  There are two ways to access Black Pond: either walk two miles north on the beach from Southwick Beach State Park to get to the area, or try out the new, handicapped accessible boardwalk. To access the boardwalk parking area, at the end of Bolton road turn left on to a gravel road.  Follow this road to the parking area.  For more information about Black Pond WMA, contact the NYSDEC at (315) 785-2263.

Black Pond can be reached either from Route 3, or from Exit 41 on Interstate-81. From Exit 41, take Route 152 west to Route 3. Take a left on Route 3 and head south till you come to Bolton Road. Take a right onto Bolton Road. At the end of Bolton Road, follow the gravel road to the left, until you reach the parking area.