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Escape to the New York Adirondacks
The Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA location in Wilmington, Essex County, New York is ideally situated for you to explore the Adirondacks, including Lake Placid, the Ausable River and much more!
The Adirondacks
An exciting blend of New York's wilderness and Upstate culture, the Adirondacks is an enormous natural playground (both outdoors and in) in Northern New York.
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PHONE: (518) 846-8016 |
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is six million acres of pristine wild lands dedicated to the public to remain "forever wild" in 1882. Explore a forested, mountainous region dotted with over 3000 ponds & lakes and connected by hundreds of miles of canoe routes and over 2000 miles of hiking trails (the largest trail system in the nation) that take you through forest glades to secluded waterfalls and 42 mountain peaks.
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PHONE:(518) 891-4050 |
Adirondack Park Recreation
Take your pick: hiking, mountain & road biking, horseback riding, canoeing, boating, fishing, swimming, and more!
Adirondack Park Birds, Fish & Wildlife
Bald eagles, common loons, mergansers, fishers, brook & lake trout, land-locked salmon, beavers, black bears, bobcats, coyotes, white tailed deer and more all call the Adirondacks home.
Adirondack Flying Service
Experience a 20 minute scenic flight over the spectacular High Peaks Range aboard the Adirondack Flying Service. This breathtaking wilderness is only accessible by air or on foot. $30.00 per person, minimum 2 people with family rates available. Open year round, 7 days a week. Adirondack Flying Service, Lake Placid / Whiteface Mountain Airport (across from Olympic Ski Jumps).
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PHONE: (518)523-2473 EMAIL: info@flyanywhere.com |
Adirondack Park Forests & Flowers
A world of hardwoods and softwoods comprise the Adirondacks forests, including balsam fir, beech, black cherry, hemlock, maple, red & Scotch pine and several varieties of spruce. Woodland wildflowers include the gorgeous ladyslippes. The waterways are famous for their white and yellow water lilies.
Adirondack Culture
Explore the civilized side of the Adirondacks. Charming villages & farms, logging, farming & pioneer museums, quaint architecture, thriving artisan & arts scenes, and more are just waiting to be discovered.
Adirondack Amusement Parks
Santa's Workshop
North Pole, New York is home to Santa's Workshop, the oldest theme park in the North Country! Celebrate Christmas anytime - visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, see a nativity pageant, take a trip to the "forever frozen" North Pole, enjoy the holiday-themed rides, stores, shows and more!
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PHONE: 1-800-806-0215 EMAIL: info@northpoleny.com |
Lake Champlain
Set between the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Green Mountains of Vermont, Lake Champlain is a major tourist attraction.
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PHONE: 1-866-843-5253 EMAIL: info@lakechamplainregion.com |
Burlington-Port Kent Ferry
The Burlington-Port Kent ferry travels over Lake Champlain between Port Kent, New York and Burlington, Vermont. Take a one-hour scenic ferry ride to Vermont's largest city to enjoy a day of shopping, dining and more!
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PHONE: (802) 864-9804 EMAIL: lct@ferries.com |
Lake Placid & Whiteface Mountain
Lake Placid is huddled in the northeastern region of the Adirondacks, where Whiteface Mountain rugged provides spectacular scenery for a wide variety of activities & sites.
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PHONE: 1-800-447-5224 |
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Enjoy year-round performances of repertory theatre, music and dance plus films and an art gallery.
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PHONE: (518) 523-2512 EMAIL: info@lakeplacidarts.org |
Lake Placid Boat Cruise & Luncheon
Take an hour-long, 16-mile narrated cruise of Lake Placid. Enjoy a tour that takes you through crystal waters in the safety and comfort of enclosed, turn-of-the-century boats. Learn about the wildlife and historic manors on the Lake Placid shore and also Whiteface Mountain, site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Enclosed boats make for a delightful experience rain or shine. You'll start your tour with a luncheon and enjoy a break for shopping in the Village of Lake Placid. Tours run from mid-May through Mid-October.
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1-800-424-4700 EMAIL: info@browncoach.com |
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Lake Placid Olympic Sites Tour
Olympic Sites Passports (valid mid-June through mid-October) are sold at our front desk (and come with free discount coupons) and include:
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PHONE: (518)523-1655 EMAIL: info@orda.org |
Whiteface Mountain Cloudsplitter Gondola
The 8-passenger Cloundsplitter is the newest gondola ride in North America. This scenic ride takes you from the base lodge at Whiteface Mountain to the summit of Little Whiteface at 3676 feet in less than 15 minutes.
Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
Drive the Veterans Memorial Toll Highway to the Summit of Whiteface Mountain, the only Adirondack High Peak accessible by car. Once at the top, you are rewarded with an elevator ride to the summit for a 360 degree panoramic view of the surrounding wilderness.
Olympic Jumping Complex
The ski jumps of the Olympic Jumping Complex are the highest point between Albany, New York and Montreal, Alberta, Canada. The Olympic Ski Jumps are the 90 and 120 meter proving ground for many Olympians and World Champions. The skydeck of the 120 meter tower provides a sky-high view of nordic ski jumping competitions year-round.
Olympic Center
"Do you believe in miracles?" Explore the Olympic Center, site of the U.S. Hockey Team's victory over the Soviet Union in 1980 and the place where, in 1932, figure skater and future movie star Sonja Henie obtain the second of her three consecutive Olympic gold medals. Ice rinks for hockey players, figure skaters and speed skaters host competitor training. Enjoy the Smucker's Stars on Ice figure skating show or lace up your own (or rented) skates for an evening of ice skating year-round.
The 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum
Attention sports historians: the 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum features regularly-changing exhibits, videos, athletic equipment and more. The more entertainment-minded will enjoy headlining performers at the concert venue.
Lake Placid Golf Courses
Craig Wood Golf Course
The Craig Wood Golf Course is a par 72, 6,554-yard North Elba municipal course owned and operated by the Town of North Elba. Enjoy memorable holes, including a spectacular drive across a tree-bordered ravine on the 18th hole. The course is named for Craig Wood, a terrific golf champion.
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PHONE:(518) 523-9811 EMAIL: golf@northelba.org |
Lake Placid Golf Club
The Lake Placid Golf Club Mountain Course has been a favorite player course since its opening in 1910. Featuring smaller greens and tree-lined fairways, you'll enjoy the challenge of working on your "straight shot." What's more, you'll be surrounded by the beauty of the Adirondack Mountains.
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PHONE: (518) 523-2556 EMAIL: info@lakeplacidcp.com |
Whiteface Club Golf Course
The beautiful, challenging Whiteface Club Golf Course, built in 1898, is one of the nation's oldest and lies along the shores of Lake Placid. Enjoy the views of Adirondack Mountains as you play through clover leaf-shaped greens & bunkers on 18 holes. Drop by the pro shop for quality golfing products. Have a casual lunch or beverage at the cafe, where the deck features a view of the first hole's putting green.
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PHONE: 1–800–422–6757 |
Lake Placid Historic Sites
John Brown Farm State Historic Site
The home, farm and gravesite of abolitionist John Brown is nestled High in the Adirondack Mountains in North Elba, New York. This is where he lived before he led his anti-slavery followers on an assault of the U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry on October 16, 1859.
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PHONE: (518) 523-3900 |
Lake Placid Tours
High Falls Gorge
View 70 feet of spectacular waterfalls and ancient granite cliffs. Take self-guided tours on groomed paths and steel bridges. One of the few handicap-accessible tours of this kind. Open through Columbus Day.
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PHONE: (518)946-227 EMAIL: info@highfallsgorge.com |
Mirror Lake Walking Tour
This small glacier lake lies in the middle of Lake Placid / Whiteface Mountain Village. The self-guided tour takes you on a stroll around the lake and takes approximately one hour, depending on time spent window shopping on Main Street.
Ausable River
The Ausable River (also known as Au Sable River) flows along the back side of Lake Placid/Whiteface KOA and is home to nine of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks: Algonquin, Cascade, Giant, Gothics, Basin, Haystack, Skylight, Nippletop, and Whiteface. The Ausable River is internationally known for its spectacular fishing, whitewater rafting & canoeing, and tourist attractions.
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PHONE: (518) 873-3752 EMAIL: info@ausableriver.org |
Ausable River Fishing
Voted the #1 brook trout stream in the east for fly fishing, the legendary West Branch of the Ausable River, located in the Adirondack's majestic High Peaks, tumbles and flows, twists and turns through one of the most pristine and scenic regions in the East.
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PHONE: (518) 946-2255 EMAIL: info@whitefaceregion.com |
Wilmington Beach
Wilmington beach is located park close to Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA and offers a large, sandy beach on the Ausable River. A roped swimming area makes it especially good for young children.
Free Concerts at Wilmington Beach
Enjoy music on the Ausable River, every Thursday in July and August at 6:30pm.
Ausable Chasm
The Ausable Chasm (also known as the "Little Grand Canyon of the East") is an awesome scenic wonder of the Adirondacks and is less than a one hour drive from the Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA.
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PHONE: 518-834-7454 |
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