Things to Do in Lake Placid

The Adirondack Experience offers more than 40,000 square feet of exciting exhibitions housed in 24 modern and historic buildings on a 121-acre campus. Interactive, hands-on activities abound, making the stories of the Adirondacks and its people highly engaging for the whole family. | Located 61.1 miles / 1 hour 17 minutes from High Peaks Resort

Explore nature through unique, guided sensory experiences like riverwalking, forest bathing, lake & forest walking, and winter forest bathing. Experience the Adirondacks in a new way.

The day awaits you to explore the Adirondacks by air! Each scenic flight is a totally unique Lake Placid attraction in itself. Tours leave from Lake Placid Airport, just a 5-minute drive from downtown Lake Placid. You can choose from spectacular views of the High Peaks, cruise over Olympic venues or navigate above winding Adirondack waterways. | Located 2.5 miles / 8 minutes from High Peaks Resort

The quiet horse-drawn sleigh ride offers mountain views and starry night skies that will be an unforgettable experience. | Located 3.2 miles / 9 minutes from High Peaks Resort

Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks; encompasses nature trails, scenic views, rafting, tubing, camping, and snowshoeing. | Located 37.4 miles / 55 minutes from High Peaks Resort

The cast of birding characters in any location in the Adirondacks changes – sometimes gradually, sometimes abruptly – with the march of the seasons.

Cruise down the track like the world-renowned athletes do. Reach speeds of up to 55 miles per hour. Zoom around sharp turns on the over a half-mile-long bobsled track. the Lake Bobsled Experience at the Olympic Sports Complex is a can’t-miss experience for adrenaline-seekers searching for a thrilling ride unlike any other! | Located 9.7 miles / 20 minutes from High Peaks Resort.

With 12 miles of cross-country ski trails, Cascade Ski Center is the perfect weekend adventure for the whole family. | Located 5.8 miles / 12 minutes from High Peaks Resort

Enjoy a scenic ride to the top of the Cliffside Coaster and learn about the inspiring Olympic history of the Lake Placid Sliding Center. Once you reach the top, you control the ride. You have the ability to go as slow or as fast as you’d like. Race your family & friends alongside the 1980 bobsled track to the bottom of the Cliffside Coaster, the longest Mountain Coaster in the USA. | Located 9.7 miles / 20 minutes from High Peaks Resort.

Craig Wood Golf Course offers a challenging round of golf in a spectacular setting. Designed by Seymour Dunn in 1925, this carefully maintained municipal course is strategically carved into the Adirondack countryside. | Located 5.5 miles / 12 minutes from High Peaks Resort.

The Olympic Cross Country ski trails of Mt. Van Hoevenberg have delighted individuals, couples, and families for over 35 years. Constant trail upgrades and world-class grooming on 55 km of rolling Adirondack terrain have been the hallmark of our Olympic legacy. Skiers have always found trails fit for the Olympian inside them, no matter their ability. | Located 9.7 miles / 20 minutes from High Peaks Resort.

This one-stop experience will help you discover the sport of Luge and provide a unique experience on the roller loops at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. This complete learn-to-luge experience offers an hour-long lesson from our skilled instructors. Located 9.7 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Ed is a naturalist, author, and Adirondack guide with more than thirty years' experience leading walks in wild places. A former National Park Ranger, museum curator, and instructor, exploring the Adirondacks promises to be the highlight of your Adirondack experience any time of year.

Located on Scott Cobble Mountain, Experience Outdoors is an adventure park with zipline and adventure courses, mountain biking trails, and rock climbing. Located 5.2 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Signature Golf Courses with a Historic Past

The Adirondacks' most breathtaking 30-minute walk includes hiking trails with stunning waterfall views, river walk, and snowshoe trails. Located 8.7 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Complete, experienced guide service for hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, sea kayaking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, ice climbing, and xc skiing. Also, visit the retail store in downtown Lake Placid for all your outdoor adventure needs! Cycling, mountain biking, Nordic skiing, hiking, paddling, fishing, and more. Located 0.8 miles from High Peaks Resort.

This guide includes eight trails in the Lake Placid area that are enjoyable for all hikers - novice to experienced.

Skate historic ice on the Olympic Oval, at the Herb Brooks Arena, or at the Jack Shea Arena. Or head out on Mirror Lake where there is a shoveled and maintained skating path throughout the winter! Indoor arenas are year-round, outdoor rinks are seasonal. Located 0.8 miles from High Peaks Resort.

A state historic site at the home and final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. Includes trail walks and hikes, guided tours, John Brown Lives! exhibits, picnic area, and cross-country skiing. Located 3.2 miles from High Peaks Resort.

No matter the weather, making your own one-of-a-kind jewelry is a great day to decompress. Located on Main Street across from the High Peaks Resort.

Cruise the pristine waters of Lake Placid in an enclosed pontoon boats. The hour-long, narrated tour travels 16 miles on one of the world's most beautiful lakes. See and hear about the stately manors situated along the shore, Adirondack wildlife, and Whiteface Mountain, the site of the alpine events during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Located 0.8 miles from High Peaks Resort.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is a year-round performing and visual Arts Facility dedicated to presenting and fostering quality arts, which inspire, enrich, educate and entertain people of all ages. Located 0.8 miles from High Peaks Resort.

A locally owned vintage theater showing 1st-run movies on 4 screens in a circa-1926 building. Located 0.1 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Boasting more than 30 km of trails that climb, dip and twist through pristine stands of Adirondack hardwoods and sky-scraping pines. If you’re a veteran trail rider, you’ll find plenty to challenge you: all the jumps, steeps and hairpin turns you could ever want and terrain that varies from open meadows to single-track in secluded forests. If you’re new to the sport, this is the perfect place to get started. Their trail system has plenty of mileage to offer riders of all levels. Located 9.7 miles from High Peaks Resort.

The forerunner of the modern-day amusement park, this children's theme park, and Christmas village has been welcoming visitors since 1949. Located 14.5 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Stand alongside the ramp that ski jumpers launch themselves from before flying over the length of a football field. Explore the site on our 8-person Skyride, a state-of-the-art pulse gondola, followed by a glass-enclosed elevator ending at the observation deck of the K-120 meter jump. Located 2.7 miles from High Peaks Resort.

Visit the Spa & Salon at High Peaks Resort for a relaxing day spa experience that will leave you feeling refreshed and beautiful!

Terry Watson of Stillwaters Guide Service is an Adirondack Guide with over 40-years of professional experience guiding Adirondack waters and land. Specializes in lake, river, and ice fishing.

Enjoy one of our four pools or take a dip in Mirror Lake.

Provides dog sled rides on scenic Mirror Lake through the Adirondack wilderness. Located on Main Street across from the High Peaks Resort.

With the biggest vertical drop of the eastern ski resorts (3,430 feet), Whiteface, NY, offers 288 skiable acres serviced by 12 lifts, including one gondola. Located 10.1 miles from High Peaks Resort

Lake Placid Toboggan Chute

We have complimentary kayaks, pedal boats, and stand-up paddleboards for our hotel guests to use.

Fully irrigated in 2005 this historical course is perched on the shores of beautiful Lake Placid offering a challenge on each and every fairway and green. Located 2.7 miles from High Peaks Resort.

"Where the wilderness comes alive." A natural history museum dedicated to the Adirondack Preserve and the rare relationship between the park and its communities. Located 29.1 miles from High Peaks Resort.