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Adirondacks
A park the size of a state, with an Olympic village, a lake steamer town, and a quiet Fulton Chain base.
Photo: Mirror Lake and the village of Lake Placid, Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Adirondacks, New York · United States
Lake Placid
Two-time Olympic village with lakes, peaks and a gorge of waterfalls.
Adirondacks, New York · United States
Lake George
A 32-mile lake, a rebuilt 1750s fort, steamboats and a mountain road.
Adirondacks, New York · United States
Old Forge and the Fulton Chain
A chain of lakes, a fire tower hike and the western Adirondacks' summer town.
Ready-made trips in this area
2 days · Lake Placid
Adirondack peaks and lakes
Mirror Lake, a short summit hike and the Olympic venues.
3 days · Saratoga Springs → Lake Placid
Saratoga and the Adirondacks
Springs, the track and a battlefield, then the High Peaks.
2 days · Saratoga Springs → Lake George
Saratoga to Lake George
Mineral springs and a racetrack, then a steamboat on the Queen of American Lakes.
2 days · Old Forge and the Fulton Chain
An Old Forge weekend
Adirondack lakes, a fire tower and a scenic railroad.