This is a gorgeous swimming hole, with possibly two routes down to it. There is a small 8 ft waterfall right by parking area, but the true gem is a downstream. Hike either north or south side of river about 5 min, with trails on the end of each guardrail on the opposite side of […]
This is a public boat launch and picnic are between the two lakes, and we didn’t observe people swimming, though there are no signs prohibiting it. Some sources do list this as a place people swim though. The entrance to the parking lot is marked but it is VERY hard to see coming from the […]
Park in the lot marked Giant Mountain/Roaring Brook, and follow the trails marked for “Roaring Brook” and “Base of the Fall,” which is about a .3 mile hike. This is a “See” location, and the base of the fall doesn’t have a pool, though I suppose you could “shower” under it. This is an unusual […]
This is a very popular town park on Mirror Lake in downtown Lake Placid. There is a large swimming area, with multiple diving platforms and a dock. Serious swimmers train for the Iron Man competition here, but we believe you have to have permission to swim outside of the buoyed areas. The park has […]
This is a roadside pull off parking area, with reported swimming. We believe the parking lot is intended for canoe launches and hikers. To get to the pond, just walk down the steep bank from the parking area. This is a very pretty pond, with no houses, and a nice view of a mountain on […]
There is a parking on the side of the street, both before and after crossing the north branch of the Boquet River, about 1.3 miles north of the rte. 73/9 intersection. From here there is a path on the south side of the river that will basically follow the river upstream, or you can just […]
This is a nice campground that only has about 20 sites, so it is small and a little close together, but not overcrowded. We couldn’t ascertain the size of the swim area, because they couldn’t get a lifeguard that year and just left the beach open without buoys. If a ranger sees you swimming you’ll […]
There is a parking on the side of the street, both before and after crossing the north branch of the Boquet River, about 1.3 miles north of the rte. 73/9 intersection. There are a few primitive campgrounds just upstream from the road. The one closest to the road on the south side of the river […]
There is a parking on the side of the street, both before and after crossing the north branch of the Boquet River, about 1.3 miles north of the rte. 73/9 intersection. From where you park, follow the river downstream about a quarter of a mile and you will come to an area where there is […]
This is a beautiful set of falls, but this location can be very dangerous, and deaths have occurred here. There is an upper, middle, and lower falls, and people swim in the middle and lower ones. The water is emerald green and very clear, which is enticing, but the water near the falls can become […]