Short List of Things To Do

q Drive to the top of Whiteface Mountain^*. It’s a toll road but the views are worth it. The walking path to the very top is uneven and steep in spots. There is also an elevator from the parking lot.

q Visit the John Brown farm near Lake Placid. Besides the farm cabin^* and graves site, there is a nice area to walk around.

q Visit AuSable Chasm^*. This is a really impressive natural feature on the AuSable River along “9N” on the way to Port Kent. You can pay admission and walk around the chasm or just park along the road and peer down from the bridge.

q Pack a picnic lunch and hike to Round Pond. This is an easy (after a short climb at the beginning) hike to a nice pond with picnic tables (I think).

q Take the ferry to Burlington from Port Kent and have lunch on the water front or visit aquarium. The views of the Green Mountains from the ferry boat a spectacular. Look for the restaurant “Splash” on the water front.

q Visit the “Wild Center” ^* in Tupper Lake. This is a wonderful interpretive museum. There are nice easy nature walks as well as inside exhibits, including a river otter tank

q Walk the 2½ mi. loop walk around Mirror Lake in Lake Placid and dream of owning one of the $3M homes that surround Mirror Lake.

q Rent kayaks and paddle around Lake Placid.

q Play tennis or shoot hoops at the covered bridge. My side of the bridge has a picnic area with a tennis court and basketball hoop.

q Visit the toboggan run the Van Hoevenberg area in Lake Placid^*. You can also ride a toboggan on wheels. This is expensive but looks like lots of fun.

q Go to the top of the ski jumps towers at Van Hoevenberg^*. On the way to the John Brown farm, turn left at sign for jumps. Even if you don’t go up the elevator to the top of the jumps, walk to the platform from where the jumpers take off. Here are some of the best views around.

^* Fee Charged: Since the park is about half private and half public lands, some of the sites are on private land and have admission charges. Remember, you didn’t pay to get into the park as you would for most state and national parks.