Location Tag: Lifeguard

Adirondack Beach

This is a teeny town beach, and there is no parking by it, but you seem to be able to park uphill near the church.  This beach is only open Wednesday through Sunday from 11-5.  It is a small beach on beautiful lake, with a small to medium swim area.  There are very pretty views. […]

Loon Lake Park

This is a town beach with a small swimming area, and sand beach.  There are some grass areas for picnicking, and benches to sit and watch the water.   This would be a good place for kids.  They have concessions, and a little plastic play set for young children. http://www.loonyaboutadirondacks.com/loonlakebeach.html

Minerva Lake, Donnelly Beach

This location is a little hard to find as it isn’t well marked, but it is at the end of Beach Road in the town of Minerva. Exceptionally picturesque town beach, with a lot of amenities including tennis courts, two playgrounds, camping, concessions, and a boat launch.  There is a medium to large sized swim […]

Lake Harris Town Beach

This is a HUGE town beach in Newcomb, just off of Route 28N.  This beach is awesome, they have really done an amazing job with providing the public access to this local resource.  There are multiple docks and swimming areas spread out over a beautiful lake- this is how all public access areas should be. […]

Lake Durant State Campground

Very small beach, the capacity is only 25. There is a small swimming area, sand beach and picnic area.  The water is tannic with some organic debris. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24473.html http://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/lake-durant/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=653

Brant Lake

This was closed when we stopped by, and we had to take pictures through a fence.  This is a small beach with a medium swimming area, directly on the road across the street from the  Fire Department in Brant Lake.  The parking situation was unclear, but it looked like you could park in the school […]

Blue Mountain Lake Public Beach

This is a teeny tiny town beach, across from the Fire Department in Blue Mountain Lake.  Very small “swim” area, and they have a partial sand/grass beach. They do have a bathroom and changing area across the road. This location is close to the Adirondack Museum, which is very popular, and a fun place to […]

Wayside Beach

This is a town beach, just off of Route 9N, and the parking area and beach are visible from the road.  There is a large swimming area with a sand beach, and clear tannic water.  This beach has some lovely views of a teeny tiny island, named Ivy Island.  There is another park just over […]

Luzerne Beach

This beach is at the end of Pierpont Road in the town of Lake Luzerne.  This is a nice town beach with a medium swimming area and sand beach.  We didn’t see a restroom, we think the building in the photo is just the lifeguard station. http://www.lakegeorge.com/business/luzerne-heights-public-beach-8747/ http://www.townoflakeluzerne.com

Hudson Grove Beach

This is a little town beach with a fishing dock, picnic area, small sand beach, and small swimming area.  There was a lot of trash when we were there, but that could have just been that day.  It is in the town of Cornith, and we didn’t see restrooms, but there might be public ones […]