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As local and visitors to our region are trying to make plans and figure out what the summer season will bring, we are keeping a close look on popular Adirondack area attractions and putting together this list of closures/delays. This is where we’ll add openings, too as they happen (scroll to the bottom of the list to see what’s there now)
Feel free to contribute in the comments section and/or send notices to [email protected]
Accommodations
Elk Lake Lodge (North Hudson) — closed for 2020 season
Great Camp Sagamore (Raquette Lake) — closed for 2020 season
Attractions
Adirondack Carousel (Saranac Lake) — closed until further notice
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Blue Mountain Lake) — online offerings only through the summer season
Adirondack Experience museum (Blue Mountain Lake) — offering digital programming only for this summer season
The Clinton County Historical Association Museum (Plattsburgh) will remain closed to the public indefinitely. In addition, the opening of the Bluff Point Lighthouse is also on hold.
Fulton County Historical Society & Museum (Gloversville) — closed for the 2020 season
Island Chapel (Upper Saranac Lake) — closed for 2020
Lake Luzerne Music Center (Lake Luzerne) — summer camp and concert season are cancelled
Meadowmount School of Music (Westport) — closed for the summer
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) — Adirondack programs delayed until July
Olympic Regional Development Authority — attractions include the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, the Olympic Jumping Complex and the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg — remain closed.
Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake) — digital only season planned
Raquette Lake Navigation (Raquette Lake) — closed for the 2020 season
Schroon North Hudson Historical Museum — closed for the summer
Seagle Music Colony (Schroon Lake) — canceled summer season
The Sembrich (Bolton Landing) — summer music festival cancelled; museum currently closed
Six Flags Great Escape Resort (Lake George) — Theme park and lodge are temporarily closed
Events
Speculator Craft Fair (Speculator) — Hamilton County Twigs will not hold its annual August craft fair this year.
Adirondack Balloon Festival (Queensbury) — Canceled in 2020
90 Miler Canoe Race, aka the Adirondack Canoe Classic (Old Forge to Saranac Lake) — Canceled in 2020.
Adirondack Folk Music Festival (Schroon Lake) — Canceled, along with summer concert series in Schroon Lake.
The next festival is scheduled for Aug. 15, 2021.
Depot Theatre (Westport) — 2020 season canceled/postponed until 2021; alternative programming planned.
Clinton County Fair (Morrisonville) — canceled for 2020
Essex County Fair (Westport) — canceled for 2020
Franklin County Fair (Malone) – canceled for 2020
Elvis Festival (Lake George) — canceled
Fishing tournaments (Massena) — The Town of Massena and Fishing League Worldwide are canceling two major FLW tournaments that were to have been held in Massena this summer. The Toyota Series 2020 Tournament (July 9 to 13) and Pro Circuit Championship (Aug. 24 to 29) are both canceled.
Otis Mountain Get Down (Elizabethtown) — Annual music festival canceled
Lake George Music Festival (Lake George) — Season postponed to 2021; virtual events planned
Lake Placid Sinfonietta (Lake Placid) — Summer season canceled
Lake Placid Horse Shows (Lake Placid) — canceled their events/summer season
Adirondack Theatre Festival (Glens Falls) — Summer program/events canceled
Saranac Lake weekly concerts on the green — canceled
Ausable Two-Fly Challenge (Wilmington) – rescheduled for September 17-19, 2020
Black Fly Challenge (Inlet/Indian Lake) – postponed until June 12, 2021
Hoss’s Country Corner (Long Lake) — canceled this year’s Authors Night
Summer Naturalist Programs at Heart Lake (Lake Placid) – canceled for 2020
Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival (Ticonderoga) – Postponed until June 19, 2021.
Tupper Lake Tinman (Tupper Lake) – Will be held as a virtual event open from June 27 to July 27.
Tupper Lake Warrior Run (Tupper Lake) – postponed until Fall 2020
Wilmington Uphill Bike Race (Wilmington) – postponed until 2021
Wilmington-Whiteface 100K (Wilmington) – postponed until fall 2020
RECREATION:
Trails closed
Pilot Knob (Lake George)
The Pinnacle (Bolton)
Silver Lake Bog Trail (Clinton County)
Cobble Hill (Lake Placid)
Rattlesnake Mountain (Willsboro)
Other recreation
Otter Creek Horse Trails: Campground, restrooms closed (Lewis County)
Lake Flower Boat Launch is closed due to construction (not COVID-related) (Saranac Lake)
Whiteface Mountain Ski Area is closed to public access. This blocks public access to Bear Den Mountain Trailhead and Trail.
The shuttle in the town of Keene between the Marcy Field Parking Lot and the Garden Trailhead remains closed.
Youth summer camps are closed to overnight stays. Day camps are still permitted.
Trail challenges on hold
Firetower challenge
Openings/updates
DEC fire towers: open
DEC campgrounds: DEC-managed campgrounds in the Adirondacks and Catskills are now open. Reservation system for booking stays opens Monday, July 6 for stays starting July 10.
Ausable Chasm (Port Kent) — While adventurous activities, like tubing and rock climbing, aren’t yet available, the park’s five miles of scenic trails have been opened for hiking and exploring since June 15.
The Wild Center — plans to reopen on July 15
Saranac Lake Chamber’s Welcome Center — set to reopen July 2
Ironman (Lake Placid) — New triathlon date set for Aug. 30 Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid triathlon (half the distance of the 140.6-mile full Ironman) set for Sept. 13.
Lake George Steamboat Co. (Lake George) — Opened on June 13
Hotel Saranac (Saranac Lake) — Reopened June 15
The Hedges (Blue Mountain Lake) — Opened June 17
Adirondack Plein Air Festival (throughout the Park) — taking place July 30-Aug. 19, with online exhibition and art sale starting Aug. 23 at www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
TAUNY Center and Folk Store (Canton) — Reopened on June 8.
Adirondack Artists Guild (Saranac Lake) — Begins gradual reopening on June 19. For the remainder of June, the Gallery will be open Fridays and Saturdays, from 11 – 3 pm, which could expand in July.
Lake Placid Center for the Arts (Lake Placid) — Gallery 46 on Main Street is open to the public: https://www.gallery46.org/
Enchanted Forest Water Safari (Old Forge) — Set a target date of July 5 for opening (updated from original date of June 27)
View Arts Center (Old Forge) has a target reopening to the public on June 29.
Fort Ticonderoga (Ticonderoga) — Opening for the season on June 30
Adirondack Animal Land (Gloversville) — Opening July 1 as a drive-through attraction
Adirondack Folk School (Lake Luzerne) has a target reopening date of July 6.
Tupper Arts Center (Tupper Lake) has a target reopening of July 15.
The 2020 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament on the St. Lawrence is slated to take place July 23-26. The following week, from July 30-Aug. 2, Bassmaster Elite tournament takes place on Lake Champlain.
NYS Campgrounds: New York State Park campsites, cabins and cottages are currently open to those with existing reservations. New reservations for all available sites – including tents, trailers, RVs, cabins, yurts and cottages – are now open for camping stays beginning on June 22. Reservations are expected to fill quickly. Online reservations are encouraged. You must have a reservation to camp. No walk-up camping stays will be accepted. This does not apply to facilities operated by the NYS DEC.
Whiteface Club and Resort (Lake Placid) is in the process of reopening.
The Lake Champlain Ferry between Essex, NY and Charlotte, VT is scheduled to reopen on May 1.
Spirit Airlines to resume service to/from Plattsburgh airport starting May 2
NYS-run beaches opened Friday, May 22.
Adirondack Mountain Club’s High Peaks Information Center reopened May 22. Parking at Adirondak Loj Trailhead remains open to the public for a fee, but vehicles should be more than six feet apart. The restrooms on the back porch of the High Peaks Information Center are also open.
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I think your site is very informative.
Thank you for these updates.
Why would the State close Cobble Lookout which is a kid friendly short hike and still leave Cascade MTN open?? I see 10-15 cars their every weekend when I go to survey falcons nesting. Is the State afraid to close a high peak?? What BS
Most of Cobble is on private land.
Cobble lookout is in Wilmington. It is open.
Cobble mtn in lake placid is currently closed because parts of the trail are on private land
Thank you for this information!
Janet
Great Camp Sagamore’s website says it is delaying opening until July 2020. This website says it is ‘closed’. Which is more accurate please?
We received info via email from the GCS yesterday. Must be they haven’t updated their website. I just sent a message to make sure/double check.
thanks!
Sorry about the delay in replying…Sagamore’s website is now updated to reflect their closing.
There is an error in the report. The trail to Cobble Hill in Lake Placid is closed. This trail crosses Northwood School property. The Cobble Lookout Trail in Wilmington is open.
Whoops, too much going on. Great catch and thanks for calling it out. All fixed!
We have a camp on 3rd lake and we launch our boat in Hollywood hills and 1st lake is that still open? What is it
Is that a private or public launch?
It’s a private launch
Then you should be good to go….might want to double check with them first, however, just in case.
Thank you so much for your information I really appreciate it
If it’s NOT a NYS/DEC campground can they still open?
Not until social distancing order is lifted….
Thank You….Stay Safe…
Will Lake George entertainment on Canada st be closed around may 15?
Hi Traci, all nonessential businesses are closed through May 15, and possibly longer, depending on the State’s next steps.
Will lake Harris campground be opening.
At this point, we can only hope campgrounds will be opening on schedule. Will depend on when social distancing restrictions are opening back up.
NYS campgrounds are currently open.
Yup, have it under “openings”…thanks!
The Lake George Steamboat Company opens for the season today, 6/13.
Thanks for the head’s up!
You’re welcome!
Curious about the reasoning behind not allowing new reservations to be made once it has been decided a campground can be opened? I’ve been camping on Narrow Island for years; but looks like i’ll be locked out this year. Very frustrating for a resident camper who lives less than 20 miles from the campground. Also curious about the perceived threat of virus spread on island campsites; which are spread farther apart and have dedicated outhouses?
What about airborne and Mohawk Raceway when are we able to go to tracks watch racing