Off of Route 86, use the parking area marked “Copperas Pond.” From the parking lot, cross over 86 and follow the trail marked for Copperas Pond. This is only about a 1/2 mile hike, but it is steep, and there is a lot of scrambling over rocks and roots. It is on an incline all […]
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 […]
It is unknown if swimming is allowed or safe at this location. Both sides of river here are private property, but one side welcomes walkers, and the other side doesn’t. The signs say no fires camping or littering so please respect this. Our GPS is to the small parking area at the head of the […]
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 […]