Adirondack Mountains / Adirondack Park
We are planning a trip to the Canadian Maritime Provinces and want to see the Adirondacks along the way. If any readers have toured the Adirondacks / Adirondack Park, and can recommend some good rout...
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We camp all over in the Adirondacks. Main reason we bought a hybrid was to have a short trailer for easy access to the state parks in the ADK's. Love the lake front sites.
Depending on your route from PA, I would recommend a couple options. I-81 north all the way to Watertown, you could even hit the 1,000 islands (Wellsley Island SP, Association Island KOA or our favorite Cedar Point SP) and then do Route 3 across the northern ADK's. Lake Placid KOA would be on that route.
My favorite though, is I-81 to Syracuse, then I-90 to Utica. From there, Route 28 north to Old Forge. This is the hub for the southern ADK's. Tons of things to do. We stay at the Old Forge Camping Resort 3-4X a year. Big rig friendly, but sites are fairly close. Can do the train, rent kayaks, mountain bikes, hike, shop, fish... From there you go through Racquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Tupper Lake, and on to Lake Placid which is a good spot in the High Peaks. You can see the Olympic venues.
A slight variation of this route is from Utica take Route 30 to Speculator and then north to Lake Placid. Lewey Lake or Moffit Beach State Park are great.
Third route is I-90 toward Albany and then I-87 to Saratoga Springs / Lake George. Then north to Lake Placid and on to Canada. This is a popular area, but we don't spend much time out that way.
If you aren't in a rush and want to see the true ADK's, I would recommend the central route of 28 & 30 through Old Forge. Two lane roads, but mostly in good shape. There are not a lot of private cg's, but there are dozens of state parks. Sites are listed on Reserve America by length and there are some 40ft sites. No hookups at any of them, but easy access to water to fill up.
Hope that helps - let me know if you want more details on anything.
Depending on your route from PA, I would recommend a couple options. I-81 north all the way to Watertown, you could even hit the 1,000 islands (Wellsley Island SP, Association Island KOA or our favorite Cedar Point SP) and then do Route 3 across the northern ADK's. Lake Placid KOA would be on that route.
My favorite though, is I-81 to Syracuse, then I-90 to Utica. From there, Route 28 north to Old Forge. This is the hub for the southern ADK's. Tons of things to do. We stay at the Old Forge Camping Resort 3-4X a year. Big rig friendly, but sites are fairly close. Can do the train, rent kayaks, mountain bikes, hike, shop, fish... From there you go through Racquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Tupper Lake, and on to Lake Placid which is a good spot in the High Peaks. You can see the Olympic venues.
A slight variation of this route is from Utica take Route 30 to Speculator and then north to Lake Placid. Lewey Lake or Moffit Beach State Park are great.
Third route is I-90 toward Albany and then I-87 to Saratoga Springs / Lake George. Then north to Lake Placid and on to Canada. This is a popular area, but we don't spend much time out that way.
If you aren't in a rush and want to see the true ADK's, I would recommend the central route of 28 & 30 through Old Forge. Two lane roads, but mostly in good shape. There are not a lot of private cg's, but there are dozens of state parks. Sites are listed on Reserve America by length and there are some 40ft sites. No hookups at any of them, but easy access to water to fill up.
Hope that helps - let me know if you want more details on anything.
