Looking for a primitive campsite that is basically on the water (adhering to the 150ft rule). Seeking a spot that has a safe place to leave a car, not a far or strenuous hike in, and the lake is fairly quiet, scenic, and has decent fishing.

Has anyone stayed at the sites on the North side of Seventh Lake? Do you access it by taking 13 to Seventh Lake Rd? Where do you leave your car?

Are there spots better than those on Seventh Lake?

Thanks!

Operators of John Dillon Park, an Adirondack campground for people with disabilities, are confident of a mid-June opening. 

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/john-dillon-park-deal-reached-paul-smiths-international-paper

My friends and I are heading up next weekend for a backpacking trip to hike Nippletop, Dial, Colvin and Blake. We’re planning on camping on the Gill Brook Trail (already made our parking reservations). I was wondering if campfires are allowed in this area? Also just looking for any other general info that may be useful to us regarding the quality/size of the sites, since we are a fairly large group.

I’m heading up to the Indian Lake area . Can you give me an idea of what the black fly conditions are like near water (streams/lakes). Thanks.

Going to be camping in Placid area in middle August, looking to do some hiking with the family. My daughter will be 6 so I am just looking for suggestions on a good mountain to tackle (not steep rock face scrambles ect). She was able to do Bald Mountain last year fairly easily, the issue was more trying to follow behind her and guard her safely "I got it dad" hahaha. Thanks

Hey folks! I'm headed up to do a 3 day, 2 night trip into the High Peaks region this weekend. Pending the DEC advisory and trail conditions, I'm thinking of doing Mt Colden. My buddy who's coming with does a ton of trail running. I'm more confident in his abilities. I've watched him do Slide in the Catskills 3 times in the time it's taken me to do it at all, with GPS records to prove.

Were going to do the Loj to the far side of Lake Colden, maybe even just the campsite in between the lakes if the trails are bad. Second day would be up the backside of Colden then over to the Lake Arnold campsite. Third would be back out. He's never spent a night before and never been to the Adk. I've backpacked in the Adk in all seasons. I'm looking forward to showing him the area.

If trails are bad and my body can't do it, we'll probably go check out the Flowed Lands. Honestly though, I've never been up the backside of Colden and it looks very steep.

Anyone been out that deep recently? Anyone familiar with the trail up the south side of Colden? What about the situation at Lake Arnold?

Thanks!

I'm thinking of taking my teenage son up Mount Marcy in late July/early August.

We'll go midweek to try to avoid crowds. Our plan is to hike from the Adirondack Loj to Lake Colden and camp for the night. We'll go up Mount Marcy the second day and then back to our site at Lake Colden for a second night, so we won't have to hike up with all our gear.

I've read about bear preparedness, so we'll bring the appropriate gear.

We are both fit and experienced hikers and campers, but I've read some reviews on All Trails that indicate there are technical climbs from Lake Colden to Mount Marcy, which I take to mean actual rock climbing.

Can someone please clarify. Any other advice or suggestions for this area are welcome.

As a teenager in Pennsylvania I worked for a family in the mid 1980’s that had access to the Ausable Club. I would go to help get the cabin opened up for the summer and then get it ready for winter. I was around 14-16 years old and it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen. Is there access to the lower and upper lakes or close without a membership?

Looking to do as mentioned, an easy out and back or short loop trail with my 7 month old in a carrier. Any region. Waiting until it’s drier. I have bug net for myself and baby. There’s so many options, just looking to see what others have enjoyed. Suggestions ? Thank you kindly

Hi all. I’ve been told that the trail to Cascade and Porter off of Route 73 will be closed soon in favour of a new train that stars at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Rec Center.

Had this happened yet, or is the old trail still open?

Everything I’ve read online still makes reference to the Rte 73 trailhead, but I figured Reddit would be able to confirm.

Thanks in advance.

Thinking about coming up this weekend - If a local wouldn't mind sharing what the bugs are like I'd much appreciate.

(green is the real trail, through the much and up the wet slab, red is the illegal widening through the forest around the mud and on the soil)

So this trail is a great example of why they need to relocate, rehab, and rebuild nearly every trail in the ADK. Sadly people don't like walking in mud (totally understandable) or on rock (less understandable, especially since trails are typically routed on rock since it's durable). I hate that nearly all our trails will eventually be wooden staircase, boardwalk, switchbacks in the future. And while that might be necessary due to increasing use, a good majority of it is being necessitated by people creating illegal footpaths or illegally widening existing footpaths for no good reason. This creates more erosion and a viscous cycle of footpath widening since the rock and mud they were trying to avoid is now the same rock and mud they were trying to avoid only it's wider.

You can see this in parts of the high peaks that are not main access points to high peaks. As soon as you cross the threshold to the main access the trail goes from a footpath to a 2 lane bedrock highway.

Was this always such a problem and is it just more use magnifying it?

Hi all,

Aspiring 46er here. Does DEC officially "lift" the mud season recommendations?

Last year I was in the adirondacks for memorial day and I would have loved to hike some high peaks. I saw the DEC mud season alert from back in Feb or March and never saw a "you're good to go!" Alert so I made other plans... when I drove past the cascade trailhead I saw the parking lot was full and there were guys at the info tent. So were the high peaks "open" at that point?

I only get a few opportunities to come up every year so I'd like to get the most out of each trip while being respectful and preserving the trails.

So my question is, is there any chance of hiking the high peaks this memorial day weekend and is there an official "good to go" message?

Thanks!

Picture for attention. Hey guys long time backcountry enthusiast here (NPT, CL50, French Louie, etc) who just picked up a 19’ travel trailer for traveling for one of my hobbies. This weekend I was planning on doing the Cold River Loop but am bailing on those plans for various reasons. Because I just picked up this trailer less than a week ago I want to make its maiden voyage fun and I’m not a campground person. I know of a bunch of roadside camping options that Ive mentally logged over the years but just wanted to make sure I won’t get myself into trouble.

So to get to my question, on the DEC Info locator, if a site is listed as a Primitive Campsite I should legally (doesn’t mean physically I can fit) be okay with having a camper there but if it’s listed as a primitive tent site then I assume that’s tents only. Just wanted to see if anyone has any regulations on this.

Another confusing thing is for example the sites on Coreys road are just listed as “Coreys Road Site #”. Im aware that road is closed for mud season still.

I am aware of the 3 night regulation etc but not really finding any info on where you can legally park an rv to camp. Just wanted to see if anyone has any experience with this. I can PM some of the places I was considering if anyone has input.

Hoping to ride some trails this coming weekend (Pisgah, Craig Woods, Hardy Road). Any idea on what conditions are like?

Hey all,

My partner and I are experienced hikers and headed to the Adirondacks High Peaks late on May 17th for 3 nights and 3 days (on arrival I’m booked at Loj). Suggestions for routes? It seems this sub is very against the concept of the Adirondacks in May but you get the time you get and this is what we’ve got.

The harder the hike, the better. We have full backpacking gear, though I’ll have to rent a bear can since my bear can isn’t legal it seems. I’d rather camp backcountry, but low elevation so weather is a touch more predictable.

Thanks!

Edit: I should add that I’ve done Marcy (10 years ago, day hike in June) and a high peak loop (25 years ago, vague memories).

My spouse and I hike a lot in the high peaks. Does anyone have any advice on backpacks for men 6’5. The one my husband is using is not right for him . When I look at recommendations on other sites we are wary due to his height . Any advice would be greatly appreciated. (We mainly hike in the high peaks trying to complete the 46)

Hi all. I’ll be staying at Fish Creek Pond campground (Upper Saranac Lake) next weekend and want to climb Cascade and Phelps.

Ironically, I can’t seem to navigate which NatGeo map(s) I need. Can someone please assist?

Thanks in advance.

Doing a backpacking trip next month. Haven’t been to the Adirondacks in about 7 years. Reading the park regulations it seems fires are prohibited in the high peaks regions. But according to the website and the National Geographic map it doesn’t seem very clear, are the giant mtn wilderness, sentinel range wilderness, Jay mtn wilderness, and hurricane mtn wilderness all part of the same region where you can’t have fires? Is there a more clear resource on the regions and their separate regulations? The website seems a little overlapping.