Swimming & Picnicking
Season: Mar-Nov
A historic conference center offering an inspiring Adirondack experience. Daily full membership covers all facilities and activities including, tennis, hiking trails, swimming, picnicking and boating.
Swim, picnic, playground.
Price: Free
Town Park, Robert E Henry Memorial Park
Lake Shore DrHague, NY 12836
518-543-6161
http://www.townofhague.org
Season: July 1-Labor Day
Swim, picnic, playground, public launch.
Price: Free
Up Yonda Farm Environmental Education Center
5239 Lake Shore DrBolton Landing, NY 12814
518-644-9767
http://www.upyondafarm.com
Season: YR
72 acre facility; Museum features wildlife exhibits of native mammals and birds; children's activity room. Nature programs, Butterfly and perennial gardens, birding, honeybees, Maple sugaring, woodworking. Hiking, picnic shelter. Guided snowshoe hikes.
Season: Mem Day-Col Day
Swim, picnic, playground. Pavilion rental.
Price: Free
Veterans Park
Lake Shore Dr (Main St)Bolton Landing, NY 12814
518-644-2444
http://www.boltonchamber.com
Season: July-Aug
Swim, picnic, playground. Parking fee. Car top launch.
Price: Free
Season: YR
View hatchery operation; interpretive film, visitor center. Staff guided and self guided tours, birding canoe access, fishing, picnic; pavilion rental available. Free.
Price: Free
Season: Late June-Labor Day
Swim, picnic, public launch, parking.
Price: Free
Basketball, youth baseball field, playground, picnic tables and shelter.
Price: Free
Adirondack Beach on Schroon Lake
East Shore DrAdirondack, NY 12808
518-494-3647
http://www.northwarren.com
Season: July-Labor Day, 12-5pm daily; closed Mondays
Swim, picnic June-Labor Day. Good for small children because water is shallow.
Price: Free
Season: July-Labor Day
Swim, picnic.
Price: Free
Picnic.
Price: Free
Season: YR
Playground, softball, soccer fields, basketball, tennis courts, hiking. Picnic, BBQ pavilion rental by reservation. Fishing and ice skating pond; restrooms. Saucer sledding only, saucers available for Park use, or bring your own. Weather permitting.
Price: Free
Dynamite Hill at Town of Chester Recreation Center
3 Dynamite HillChestertown, NY 12817
518-494-2722
http://www.northwarren.com/index/xcountry
One trail with rope tow for beginner and novice skiers, night skiing. Sledding, ice skating, warming hut. Half-mile, marked nature trail. Seasonal picnic and playground.
Eagle Point State Campground
8448 Rt 9Pottersville, NY 12860
518-494-2220
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24463.html
Season: Mid-May - Early Sep
Campground is located on west shore of beautiful Schroon Lake; can accommodate tents to 30' RV's. Eagle Point offers a variety of recreational opportunities including canoeing, hiking, boating, fishing and bicycling. Public launch. Reservations www.reserveamerica.com
Season: YR
Four-season recreation. Ice skating on frozen pond, weather permitting, warming hut. Pool, playground, ball fields, tennis, bath house. Home field for the Glens Falls Golden Eagles of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League and the Glens Falls Greeenjackets of the North American Football League.
Price: Free/$
Season: Late June-Labor Day
Swim, picnic, playground. NO swimming without lifeguard.
Price: Free
Picnic, barrier playground.
Price: Free
Glens Falls Tennis & Swim Club
264 Sanford StGlens Falls, NY 12801
518-792-5512
http://www.gftsc.com
Large pool, diving area, reserved lap lane. Shallow wading pool with fountain for ages 5 and under. 10 Clay/Har-tru courts, practice backboard, thennis ball machine. Picnic area, grill, tables, ping-pong table and sandbox.
Price: $
Gurney Lane Recreation Area
118 Gurney LaneQueensbury, NY 12804
518-761-8216
http://recreation.queensbury.net
Season: YR
4+ miles marked trails for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing; pool, playground, picnic pavilion, fishing pond, sledding. Weather permitting.
Price: Free; Swim $
Season: June-Labor Day
Swim, picnic, playground, tennis.
Price: Free
12-acre park, marshland walkway, educational signage, botanical gardens, fishing, passive recreation, picnic and play area.
Hudson Grove Beach
East River DrLake Luzerne, NY 12846
518-696-2711
http://www.townoflakeluzerne.com
Season: July-Aug
Swim.
Price: Free
Picnic.
Price: Free
Season: Apr-Late-Oct
44-acre park offers access to 6-mile stretch of Hudson River. Boat launch, playground, basketball, softball, picnic shelter, fishing. SWIMMING PROHIBITED. Leashed dogs are welcome.
Price: Free
Lake George Beach
Beach RdLake George, NY 12845
518-668-3352
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9178.html
Season: Late May-late June, weekends; June-Labor day, daily
A 51 acre sand beach and picnic area operated by NYS. Beach house, changing area and food concessions. Free launch before Mem Day and after Labor day ONLY!
Price: Free; park, $
Lake George Battlefield Park
Fort George RdLake George, NY 12845
518-668-3352
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9177.html
Operated by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This extensive park maintains important open space at the southern end of Lake George and preserves major French & Indian War and Revolutionary War battlesites. Interpretive signs.
Price: Free; $ park
Lake George Islands-Glen Island Group
Boat Access OnlyBolton Landing, NY 12814
518-644-9696
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24474.html
Season: Mid-May - Mid-Oct
One of three groups of island campgrounds on Lake George. Accessible by boat only. Most sites are well forested and private. This group north of Bolton landing. Camp store. Reservations www.reserveamerica.com
Lake George Islands-Long Island Group
Boat Access OnlyLake George, NY 12845
518-656-9426
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24474.html
Season: Mid-May - Mid-Oct
One of three groups of island campgrounds on Lake George. Accessible by boat only. Most sites are forested and private. Southernmost Island Group, located off Diamond Point.
Lake George Islands-Narrow Island Group
Boat Access OnlyHuletts Landing, NY 12814
518-499-1288
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24474.html
Season: Mid-May - Mid-Oct
One of three group of island campgrounds on Lake George (sometimes referred to as the Mother Bunch Group) Accessible by boat only. Most sites are forested and private. Some islands with single campsites available. Reservations www.reserveamerica.com
Loon Lake Town Beach
Jct Rts 8 & 9Chestertown, NY 12817
518-494-2711
http://www.townofchesterny.org
Season: June-Labor Day
Swim, picnic. Public launch, purchase key required.
Price: Free
Luzerne Public Beach
Pierpont RdLake Luzerne, NY 12846
518-696-2711
http://www.townoflakeluzerne.com
Season: Late June-Labor Day
Swim, public launch, parking, cartop only.
Price: Free
Luzerne Public Campground
892 Lake Ave (Rt 9N)Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
518-696-2031
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24480.html
Season: Mid-May - Mid-Sept
Located on Fourth Lake. Public launch for cartop boats only; pay day use fee. Campsite with horse stables available. Two barns with tie stalls, paddocks and corrals. Water available. Horse trails open to campers only. Reservations www.reserveamerica.com
Picnic, fish, day use area on Mill Creek.
Price: Free
Basketball, playground, picnic.
Price: Free
Basketball, softball, tennis, playground, picnic.
Price: Free
Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
Rt 9Lake George, NY 12845
518-668-5198
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9176.html
Season: Late May-mid Oct, daily
I-87 Exit 21, 1 mile north on Rt 9 to State Highway entrance on left. 100-mile view from 2,030' summit. A 5.5 mile 2-lane highway leads to parking lot; enroute are spectacular views of Vermont's Green Mts, New Hampshire's White Mts, New York's Adirondack High Peaks and on a very clear day, the Laurentian Mts of Canada. From parking lot take continuously running viewmobile to summit for more spectacular views. Picnic at summit. Hiking trail access from Lake George Village. Drive time: 10 min 1-way to parking lot plus stops.
Price: $
Picnic, playground, tennis.
Price: Free
Ridge/Jenkinsville Park
Ridge Rd & Jenkinsville RdQueensbury, NY 12804
518-761-8216
http://www.queensbury.net
Basketball courts, tennis court, softball fields, play apparatus, restrooms, picnic shelter, cookout grills.
Price: Free
Rogers Memorial Park
Lake Shore Dr (Main St)Bolton Landing, NY 12814
518-644-2444
http://www.boltonchamber.com
Season: July-Sep
Swim, picnic, tennis.
Rogers Rock Public Campground
9844 Rt 9NHague, NY 12836
518-585-6746
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24493.html
Season: Mid-May - Mid-Oct
Located on the west side of the northern end of Lake George.Campers enjoy swimming, bicycling, fishing, boating, and hiking (on state marked trails only). Public launch, pay day use fee. Includes Waltonian Island Group. Reservations: www.reserveamerica.com
Basketball, tennis, playground, picnic.
Price: Free
Scaroon Manor Public Campground
8728 Rt 9Pottersville, NY 12860
518-623-1200
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/31376.html
Season: Late June-mid Sept
Campground and day use area on Schroon Lake. Swim, picnic, bathhouse, fishing; 60 sites are ALL ADA compliant. www.reserveamerica.com
Season: June-Labor Day
Swim, picnic, playground.
Price: Free
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