6 Kayaking Areas near Schenectady, NY
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Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
12.3 miles SWGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
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Caroga Lake Campground Beach
Caroga Lake
34.5 miles NWA sandy, unguarded swim beach on East Caroga Lake at DEC's Caroga Lake Campground and Day Use Area in the southern Adirondacks. Open mid-May to early September, with day use at $8 per car.
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The Hudson off River Road
Lake Luzerne, New York
36.5 miles NSandy access points along the Hudson River off River Road near Lake Luzerne offer calm water for tubing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming — stay upstream of Rockwell Falls, which is dangerous.
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Burbank Park Beach
Pittsfield
41.3 miles SEPittsfield's free public swimming beach on Onota Lake, inside Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive, with a bath house, boat launch and lakeside path. Lifeguards are not hired every season, so check before you swim.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
43.0 miles SSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
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Lake George Beach (Million Dollar Beach)
Lake George
43.4 miles NMillion Dollar Beach is the big guarded swimming beach at the south end of Lake George, run by New York State DEC as the Lake George Beach Day Use Area. The sand and the water are free, parking is $10, and swimming is only allowed inside the roped area wh
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