Palmer Creek drains a small watershed in the Old Forge area — one of dozens of named tributaries feeding the Fulton Chain or Moose River network, depending on which side of the divide it falls. No fish stocking records on file, no marked trails or DEC campsites tied directly to the creek itself; it's the kind of water that shows up on the topo map but not in the guidebooks. Most paddlers and anglers working this corner of the Park focus on the bigger arteries — the Moose, the Middle Branch, the chain lakes — and Palmer Creek stays in the background. Worth a look if you're already in the drainage and want to confirm what a headwater stream looks like before it picks up volume.
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