Long Lake Area
Saugerties, New York
Swim
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Saugerties, New York
- Head west on Main St toward James St (322 ft)
- Turn right onto Market St (459 ft)
- Continue onto NY-212 W/
NY-32 N/ Ulster Ave Continue to follow NY-212 W/(0.9 mi)NY-32 N - Turn left (signs for I-87 N/
New York State Thruway N) Toll road(0.1 mi) - Take the ramp onto I-87 NToll road(46.7 mi)
- Take exit 24 for I-87 N/
I-90 E toward Albany/ Montreal Toll road(0.5 mi) - Continue onto I-87 N/
I-90 E Toll road(0.4 mi) - Take exit 1N for I-87 N toward Albany Int'l Airport/
Montreal (0.6 mi) - Merge onto Adirondack Northway (0.2 mi)
- Continue onto I-87/
Adirondack Northway (77.1 mi) - Take exit 26 toward US-9/
Pottersville/ Minerva (0.2 mi) - Turn left onto Valley Farm Rd (0.4 mi)
- Turn right onto US-9 N (0.2 mi)
- Slight left onto Olmstedville Rd (5.0 mi)
- Continue onto Co Hwy 29 (1.0 mi)
- Turn left onto Co Rd 29 (0.4 mi)
- Turn right onto A P Morse Hwy (2.9 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-28N W (22.6 mi)
- Turn right onto Arbutus Rd (0.3 mi)
- Continue straight onto Catlin Lake Rd (2.2 mi)
- Continue onto Wolf Lake Rd (456 ft)
- Continue onto Catlin Lake Rd (2.5 mi)
- Turn left onto Shattuck Clearing Rd (3.4 mi)
- Continue onto Wolf Lake Rd (1.3 mi)
- Turn right onto New York State Encon Rd (3.3 mi)
- Continue onto Horse Trail (2.4 mi)
- Turn left onto Adirondack Park (1.7 mi)
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Long Lake Town Beach
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Lake Clear Beach
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Blue Mountain Lake Public Beach
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Schroon Lake Town Beach
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Port Henry Beach
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Old Forge Public Beach
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