12 days in Adirondacks Itinerary

Get in touch with nature at Mirror Lake and Ausable Chasm. Explore Lake Placid's surroundings by going to Tupper Lake (Coney Mountain Trail & The Wild Center) and Alice Falls (in Keeseville).

For maps, reviews, photos, and more tourist information, refer to the Lake Placid trip itinerary maker.

Ile d'Orleans, Canada to Lake Placid is an approximately 15-hour combination of flight and car. In May in Lake Placid, expect temperatures between 22°C during the day and 3°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 19th (Fri) so you can go by car to Lake George.

Take a break from the city and head to Lake George and Tongue Mountain Range Trails. You'll explore and learn at Fort Ticonderoga and Fort William Henry Museum. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Lake George: Ticonderoga (The Hancock House, Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, &more). There's much more to do: take a tour by water with Boat Tours & Water Sports, see the interesting displays at The Sembrich, take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Prospect Mountain, and take an in-depth tour of Lake George Historical Association and Museum.

To find photos, reviews, traveler tips, and other tourist information, go to the Lake George travel route planning website.

Traveling by car from Lake Placid to Lake George takes 1.5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus. Traveling from Lake Placid in May, you can expect nighttime temperatures to be somewhat warmer in Lake George, with lows of 9°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 23rd (Tue) to allow enough time to drive to Old Forge.

On the 24th (Wed), trek along Castle Rock Trail and then get engrossed in the history at Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: contemplate the long history of Town of Webb Historic Association, take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Bald Mountain, and then sample the tasty concoctions at Fulton Chain Craft Brewery.

For more things to do, photos, maps, and tourist information, use the Old Forge sightseeing planner.

Drive from Lake George to Old Forge in 2 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. In May in Old Forge, expect temperatures between 24°C during the day and 9°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Fri) to allow enough time to travel back home.