Lake Placid, NY
Heart Lake shoreline, Adirondak Loj
- Getting in
- The lake sits inside ADK's private day-use property at 1002 Adirondack Loj Road, about 20 minutes south of Lake Placid village. Parking is paid at the booth when it is staffed, or at the High Peaks Information Center or the Loj when it is not.
How private it is
We haven’t rated privacy here yet.
If the weather turns: John Brown Farm State Historic Site meadow
Where to eat, drink and stay nearby
The moment is the fixed point; these are the hours either side of it. Real places in Lake Placid, drawn from our destination catalog — not ranked, not sponsored, and not described by anything other than the catalog’s own words.
Dinner after
Generations at Mirror Lake Inn
New American · $$$
Lake-view fine dining at the AAA Five-Diamond inn
The Cottage at Mirror Lake Inn
Tavern · $$
Lakeside deck for cocktails and a casual lunch
Liquids & Solids
Gastropub · $$$
Charcuterie + craft cocktails on a tight seasonal menu
A quiet drink
Maggie's Pub at Lake Placid Lodge
lounge · $$$
A wood-panelled room one floor below the lobby of the Relais & Châteaux lodge: a small bar of local beer, wine and rare spirits, a stacked-stone fireplace, billiards and a terrace over the water. Open daily.
Peak 47 at The Whiteface Lodge
lounge · $$$
The lodge's fireside room off Saranac Avenue — handcrafted cocktails, a deep wine list, wood-fired pizza and live music some nights. No reservations; it is first come, first served.
Where to stay
Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa
resort
Five-Diamond lakefront with spa + two restaurants
The Point, Upper Saranac Lake
resort
William Avery Rockefeller II's Great Camp on Upper Saranac Lake, about 35 minutes west of Lake Placid — eleven rooms, Relais & Châteaux and Forbes Five Star, and the only Gilded-Age Adirondack Great Camp open to the public. The rate is all-inclusive: meals, the bar, and the boats.
The morning after
Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled ride
adventure-park
Pro-piloted run down the Olympic bobsled track
Olympic Jumping Complex + zipline
zip-lining
Elevator to the 120m tower + zipline back to base
Shows the city and roughly when to keep free. Never the place, and never the word.
Source: adk.org · confirmed 2026-08-06. Places change — check before you build a trip you cannot move.