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Family Fun in The Adirondacks
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> Cooper's Cave
46 Saratoga Ave., South Glens Falls, NY 12803
Learn how "these dark and silent caves" inspired author James Fenimore Cooper to write one of his most famous and beloved novels, “The Last of the Mohicans.”
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> Craig Wood Golf Course
141 Country Club Ln, Lake Placid, NY 12946
Designed in 1925 by Seymour Dunn, the 18-hole course was renamed in 1954 for Lake Placid native and US Open and Masters champion Craig Wood.
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> Cumberland Bay State Park
152 Cumberland Head Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
This popular park is set on the western shore of gorgeous Lake Champlain and features a large, natural sandy beach, picnic grounds and tent and RV campsites.
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> Dewey Mountain Recreation Center
RR 3, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 1-518-891-2697
Dewey has regular hours for its cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter with lighted nighttime skiing available.
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> Experience a unique Adventure at the Ausable Chasm
2144 Route 9, Au Sable Chasm, NY 12911
Called the Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks, the Ausable Chasm holds an assortment of adventures like no other.
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> Explore Ice Castles in Lake George
Lake George Festival Commons, 17 W. Brook Road, Lake George, NY 12845
Select dates December 2023 through March 2024: Ice Castles is an award-winning frozen attraction located in five cities across North America using hundreds of thousands of icicles hand-placed by professional ice artists.
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> Fern Park Recreation Area
7 Loomis Road, Inlet, NY 13360
This four-season recreation area in Inlet features 20 miles of free trails open year-round for outdoor fun.
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> Flat Rock Inn
4100 Flat Rock Road, Lowville, NY 13367
Located on the Tug Hill Plateau, Flat Rock Inn offers four rooms and 125 campsites with water and sewer hookup a well as two bath houses.
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> Fort Ticonderoga
102 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga, New York 12883
Every day promises to be an event as the 2,000-acre Fort Ticonderoga boasts to be the only site in America that tells a new story each year through dynamic historical interpretation and exhibitions.
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> Fort William Henry Museum & Restoration
48 Canada St., Lake George, NY 12845
Step back in time at Fort William Henry and experience what was like to be at the outpost in the wilderness in 1757.
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Set on 50 acres with a diverse terrain of meadows, wildflowers, protected wetlands, spring-fed creeks, and hiking trails through a mature forest, Glampful offers modern comforts in the great outdoors.
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> Enjoy Snowboarding, Skiing, and Tubing at Oak Mountain
141 Novosel Way, Speculator, NY 12164
Just an hour west of Utica, Oak Mountain offers Fun for the Entire Family including downhill Skiing, snowboarding, tubing and snowshoeing.
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> Great Adirondack Moose Festival
Indian Lake, NY (various locations throughout town)
September 27-29, 2024: On the fourth weekend in September each year, people from all over congregate in the Adirondack town of Indian Lake for the annual Great Adirondack Moose Festival, a three-day event.
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> Heroic Corn Maze
102 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga, New York 12883
Weekends, Sept. 1- mid-October: Bring family and friends along to Fort Ticonderoga's six-acre corn maze designed especially for the fort! Visit the historic fort.
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> Hickory Ski Center
43 Hickory Hill Road, Warrensburg, NY 12885
Nestled in the scenic Adirondack Mountains, the history and vintage Hickory Ski Center is just one hour from Albany, offering 1,200 vertical feet and 19 trails.
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> High Falls Gorge
4761 NY-86, Wilmington, NY 12997
Just a short drive from Lake Placid, this 22-acre, privately owned nature park, High Falls Gorge, is one of the Adirondacks' most breathtaking year-round hikes.
