CAA NETWORK
The CAA Network includes the following towns/areas:
Blue Mountain Lake, a tiny hamlet overlooking the island-studded lake of the same name, is itself overlooked by Blue Mountain. Geographically, it serves as the unofficial “heart” of the Adirondacks, with its location at the confluence of N.Y. Routes 28 & 30 and within a two-hour drive of virtually all reaches of the Adirondack Park. For as small as the community of Blue Mountain Lake is, it is certainly one of the biggest cultural centers in the entire Adirondacks due to the presence here of
the Adirondack Museum and the Adirondack Lakes Center For the Arts.
The beauty and cultural offerings of Blue Mountain Lake has drawn many artisans and craftspeople to the area....read more
Forestport - Gateway to the Adirondacks
The township of Forestport is comprised of three hamlets: Forestport, Woodgate and Otter Lake. Situated in Northern Oneida County, just ½ hour north of Utica, it is located on Route 28 and is the gateway to the western portion of the Adirondack Park. The Adirondack Scenic Railroad stops at the Forestport train station where you can get on or off. Forestport also boasts a section of the North Country National Scenic Trail, part of a network that spans seven northern states from North Dakota to eastern New York.....read more
Indian Lake
Indian Lake is a lake, a town and a hamlet about an hour’s drive from Old Forge to the west and an hour’s drive from Lake George to the east. The lake is distinguished by its long (nearly 14 miles) and slender (about 1 mile at its widest) profile. It is a popular lake with canoeists and kyakers, as its narrowness and many islands scattered about make it an interesting and safe place to explore. The largest mountains in the central Adirondacks overlook the northwestern shore of Indian Lake, including 3,900 foot high Snowy Mountain. Indian Lake’s location about half-way between the cultural offerings of Blue Mountain Lake and the recreational opportunities of the North Creek area (within a 20 minute drive of each) makes it an ideal hub for both vacationers and outdoor enthusiasts. The Town of Indian Lake- comprised of Indian Lake, Blue Mountain Lake and Sabael- promises a memorable vacation in the Adirondack Park, a 6 million acre natural sanctuary of public and private land, which stretches over nearly a third of New York State...read more
Inlet
Inlet’s picturesque location at the eastern end of Fourth Lake, the largest of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, makes it one of the most popular vacation spots in the region. Being halfway between Old Forge to the west and Blue Mountain Lake to the east doesn’t hurt either. The town’s two parks, Arrowhead Park and Fern Park, offer a wide variety of activities and special events, along with amenities such as the free public beach at Arrowhead and ice skating pavilion at Fern Park. Inlet's snowmobile trail system, some permitted, all groomed, intersects with Town of Webb's trail system to create a snowmobiler's paradise of destination rides. Inlet has been a hub of Adirondack eco-tourism for more than a century. The number of activities for the whole family that are available within minutes of our accommodations are perfect for an Adirondack family vacation. Inlet is surrounded by over one million acres of lands within the Adirondack Park that are easily accessible. We invite you to "share our good nature...read more
Long Lake is named for 14-mile long Long Lake beside which it sits. Located in Hamilton County, the only county entirely within the Adirondack Park, it is the most northerly town in the county. Long Lake is a tourism destination offering fishing, hiking, boating, and many other outdoor activities. In the winter months, snowmobiling and cross country skiing are popular. Long Lake is also the home of the historic Adirondack Hotel and Helms Aero Service, one of only two floatplane services surviving in the park (The other is Payne's in Inlet).
Long Lake is a glacial widening of the Raquette River and is part of the water route that connects the Fulton Chain of Lakes with the Saint Lawrence river drainage. The popular 90 miler Canoe Race which occurs every September follows this very water route from Old Forge to Saranac Lake.
Long Lake is the starting point of the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail. On September 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt was climbing Mount Marcy when he got word that President William McKinley, who had been shot two weeks before in Buffalo, New York, but expected to improve, had taken a serious turn for the worse.
Roosevelt rushed down ten miles from his campsite at Lake Tear of the Clouds to the closest town and telephone which was outside of Newcomb, New York, approximately 15 miles away from Long Lake. From there he took a legendary midnight stagecoach ride to the closest train station 12 miles away at North Creek, New York, where he found out that McKinley had died. Roosevelt was officially sworn in in Buffalo.
Just 20 minutes drive east of Long Lake is the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb with all kinds of signed nature trails and various programs. You may want to bike the 5 mile trek into Great Camp Santanoni or take a wagon ride in while you're in Newcomb. Twenty minutes north of Long Lake is Tupper Lake and home to the Wild Center, the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks...read more | For a list of things to do, click here
Old Forge
Old Forge has been the destination for generations of visitors seeking everything from serenity to soft and extreme adventure. Town of Webb, the largest township in New York State, is comprised of seven villages: Beaver River, Big Moose, Eagle Bay, McKeever, Old Forge, Stillwater and Thendara. In the summer and fall canoeists can enjoy routes throughout the Fulton Chain of Lakes and beyond that take them as far as Saranac Lake, with all but 8 miles of carry out of the 90-miles distance achieved on the water. The area is known for its hiking and camping, with the easy and scenic hike up to the top of Bald Mountain’s 2,350 foot summit a very popular way to get a grand view of the Fulton Chain and its surrounding wilderness. In winter, the vast trail system, permitted, patrolled and groomed, draws thousands of sledders to ride the more than 500 miles of snowmobile trails in the region. Snowmobilers love the long loops they can ride on the railroad tracks to Stillwater and north to Tupper and Lake Placid; or to Brantingham and Tug Hill to the west; or to Inlet, the Moose River Plains and Indian Lake to the east; or to Raquette Lake and Long Lake to the northeast.
Whitewater enthusiasts can test their skills and courage in the springtime on some of the wildest rapids in the eastern United States on the Lower Moose River southwest of Old Forge. Many folks continue to return because of the feeling they get when they’re here. Some call it “an Adirondack feeling.” What creates this Adirondack feeling? The cool fresh mountain air? A crackling campfire? The glitter of the moon’s reflection on a lake? Come experience the feeling and find out for yourself....read more
Raquette Lake is the largest natural lake in the Adirondacks with 99
miles of shoreline, 80% of which is owned by the State of New York.
The lake is deceptively small in appearance but its many bays and peninsulas give it all those miles of shoreline. The hamlet is tiny
with just 125 year-round residents and 3 children in public school.
Its claim to fame is it has more Great Camps than any place else in the Adirondack Park. It is the birthplace of the Great Camps style of architecture and was the playground of the millionaires during the Gilded Age period in American history, roughly the 1890s to 1920s. Industrial giants like Collis P Huntington, Alfred Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, William West Durant, Robert Collier and the Carnegie family all owned wilderness estates in the Raquette Lake area, to which they escaped, vacating the heat, dirt and disease of the city during the summer. Hence, we get the word “vacation.”...read more
