Protect the Adirondacks stands in solidarity with the quest for equality and justice in the Black Lives Matter movement that is transforming American society. This is a major moment in American history where a number [...]
Cascade Pond is a remote pond with and lean-to, off of the Northville-Placid Trail, outside of Blue Mountain Lake in the central Adirondacks Cascade Pond 4.6 miles (9.2 miles round trip) Indian Lake, Hamilton County Central Adirondack [...]
Wakely Mountain is a moderately difficult 5-mile hike to a stunning panoramic view of the central Adirondacks from one of the tallest firetowers in the Adirondacks Wakely Mountain 2.5 miles (5 miles round trip) Indian Lake, Hamilton [...]
Pillsbury Mountain provides a stunning panoramic view from a firetower on the summit of the mountains and lakes in the central Adirondacks. Pillsbury Mountain 3.2 miles (6.4 miles round trip, 3.4 miles on hiking trail, 3 miles [...]
Article XIV, Section 1, of the New York Constitution, the famed forever wild provision, has been amended 16 times since 1938. It has been amended five times since 2007, making this period the most active [...]
OK Slip Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Adirondack Park and provides a great pay-off at the end of a lovely 3-mile hike through rolling hills OK Slip Falls 3 miles [...]
Sawyer Mountain is a terrific easy and short hike in the central Adirondacks, accessed from NYS Routes 28/30 between Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake. Sawyer Mountain 1 Mile (2 miles round trip) Indian Lake, Hamilton County [...]
This spring, as New York and many other places are shut down with stay-at-home directives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Protect the Adirondacks is working to keep our members up to date on our activities. [...]
Protect the Adirondacks continues to support the adverse abandonment application with the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), filed by the NYS Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), regarding the [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting comments on an amendment to the Remsen - Lake Placid Travel Corridor Unit Management Plan (UMP) Amendment. This APA is taking comments until April 20, 2020, though given the [...]
