ALBANY — Dippikill, the beloved forest retreat owned by the University at Albany Student Association, located in the Warren County town of Thurman, will reopen under new ownership, the university announced.
No date was announced, and the university said the reopening would not occur this year.
The Adirondack camp was abruptly closed in October 2024. Student Senate members floated the idea of selling the 800-acre wilderness outpost, which is worth more than $2 million, according to the property assessment. Alumni responded en masse, questioning the legality of such a move as they invoked protections put in place when the property was first purchased in 1956…