US lakes & pondsUS lakes & pondsNorth Castle · Mount Pleasant, New York — Westchester County.
Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID {de884b7a-a267-463d-b556-cbf6281b4765}).
The red circle marks Kensico Reservoir.
Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.
Official NYSDEC pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.
Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.
Fish species listed by NYSDEC for this recommended fishing water: Brown trout, Lake trout, Smallmouth bass, Largemouth bass, Yellow perch.
Stocked by the state: Brown trout, Lake trout (2011–2025, 13 years; 130,810 fish in all, fry included)
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds and Fish Stocking Lists (2011 on) on data.ny.gov, records for Kensico Reservoir (Westchester County). NYSDEC page.
No public access sites are listed for this water in the NYSDEC boat launch sites (data.ny.gov) data.
Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID {de884b7a-a267-463d-b556-cbf6281b4765}), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: NYSDEC boat launch sites (data.ny.gov). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.
OpenStreetMap shows about 0.8 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Kensico Reservoir shoreline, mostly along the east and south shores.
The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.
Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.
We found 2 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Kensico Reservoir. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.
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Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.
Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.
Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (41.0993, -73.7521). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Kensico Reservoir. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.
Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.
Kensico Reservoir covers about 1,336 acres in North Castle and Mount Pleasant, New York (Westchester County).
NYSDEC fishing and stocking data lists Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout, Brown trout and Yellow perch.
Yes. We list 2 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles.
Kensico Reservoir touches North Castle and Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York.
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