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Things to Do in Lake Placid

No matter the season, there’s always something to do in Lake Placid. Year-round, our guests enjoy an abundance of ways to get outside and enjoy the Adirondack Park, experience new adventures at the area’s many attractions, and make new discoveries at our varied museums and historical sites.

Book for Ironman Lake Placid

Book for Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid

Lake Placid Events, Seasonal Activities & Attractions

From exploring the Adirondacks when the weather warms to channeling your inner Olympian while exploring venues used during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, explore all the possibilities for things to do during your Lake Placid vacation.

The Adirondack Experience

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.

Adirondack Sleigh Rides by Country Dreams Farm

The quiet horse-drawn sleigh ride offers mountain views and starry night skies that will be an unforgettable experience.

Adirondack Wildlife Refuge

A refuge and rehabilitation center for injured Adirondack wildlife with educational animal exhibits and one-mile hiking trail.

Ausable Chasm

Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks; encompasses nature trails, scenic views, rafting, tubing, camping and snowshoeing.

Bird Watching

Male Purple Finch

Ed Kanze, Adirondack Naturalist Company

Cascade Ski Center

With 12 miles of cross-country ski trails, Cascade Ski Center is the perfect weekend adventure for the whole family.

Dogsled Rides

Dogsled Rides on Mirror Lake

Dogsled Rides on Mirror Lake

Downhill Skiing

Skiing Down Whiteface Mountain

Whiteface Mountain

Ed Kanze, Naturalist and Adirondack Guide

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.

First Run Movies

Lake Placid Palace Theatre

Golf

Signature Golf Courses with a Historic Past

High Falls Gorge

The Adirondacks' most breathtaking 30-minute walk includes hiking trails with stunning waterfall views, river walk and snowshoe trails.

High Peaks Cyclery

The original multisport store in Lake Placid. Check out our selection of cycling, triathlon, running, skiing, hiking, climbing, paddling gear and more!

High Peaks Mountain Guides

Guide service with three decades of experience with specially designed adventures that include hands-on instruction and loads of fun.

Hiking in the Adirondacks

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

Horseback Riding

Two Women on Horseback

Emerald Springs Ranch

Ice Skating

Woman lacing up ice skates.

Skate Historic Ice

John Brown Farm

John Brown Farm in Lake Placid NY

A state historic site at the home and final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. Includes trail walks and hikes, guided tours, picnic area and cross-country skiing.

Lake Placid Boating and Boat Tours

A Family Waterskiing

Lake Placid Marina and Boat Tours

Lake Placid Center for the Arts

Performing and Visual Arts

Mountain Biking

people mountain biking

Mountain Biking In and Around the Adirondacks

Mt. Van Hoevenberg

Nordic skiers on Mt. Van Hoevenberg ski trails.

Step into a pair of skis or snowshoes, breathe in the fresh, crisp air and follow our meticulously groomed trails through the snowy woods.

Olympic Corporate Retreats

Gold Medal Games

Olympic Museum

Olympic History Museum

Olympic Sites & Activities

Whiteface Mountain

Adirondack Riverwalking

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.

Santa's Village

Santa's Village in Wilmington NY

The forerunner of the modern-day amusement park, this children's theme park, and Christmas village has been welcoming visitors since 1949.

Scenic Flight Tours

Views of the High Peaks from a Plane

View the high peaks, the Olympic venues or the Adirondack lakes regions from the clouds in a twenty-minute sightseeing flight over the Adirondack High Peaks.

Sacred Sounds

Sacred Sounds

Sound healing is one of the oldest and most natural forms of healing known to man. It uses the power of sound to restore one’s mind, body, and spirit back to a state of balance. The harmonic vibrations from the instruments have a deep penetrating effect on the receiver, promoting healing and well-being.

Swimming

People Jumping into the Lake

Enjoy one of our four pools or take a dip in a local lake.

Terry Watson, Stillwaters Guide Service

Terry Watson of Stillwaters Guide Service

Adirondack Guide with over 40-years professional experience guiding Adirondack waters and land.

Toboggan Chute

Toboggan chute in Lake Placid NY

Lake Placid Toboggan Chute

Watercraft

Girl in a Canoe

Kayaks, Pedal Boats and Stand Up Paddleboards

White Water Rafting

group of people whitewater rafting

Adirondack Rafting Co.

The Wild Center

The Bird's Nest on the Wild Walk

"Where the wilderness comes alive." A natural history museum dedicated to the Adirondack Preserve and the rare relationship between the park and its communities.

Ziplining

Zipling in the Adirondacks

Experience Outdoors

Holiday Stroll | 12/13-15, 2019

A Lake Placid tradition, the Stroll is a family and couples weekend chock full of events, entertainment, parties, dining specials and shopping in the fairy-tale winter wonderland of Lake Placid. The weekend includes lots of free kids activities. Santa will be making an appearance in several locations throughout the weekend. There will also be dining specials and live entertainment into the late evening hours.

Empire State Winter Games | 1/30 - 2/2, 2020

A multi-day sports event hosted in Lake Placid, New York, from February 1 - February 4. In its 38th year, the Games will bring together athletes from across New York State and beyond to compete in over 30 winter sports events.

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival | 1/31 - 2/9, 2020

The longest-running event of its kind in the eastern U.S. Since 1897, it has grown into a 10-day festival that includes sports, performances, two parades, three sets of spectacular fireworks, and one very big ice palace.

ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Championships | TBD

hockey player

If you like the excitement and fast action of hockey, there is no place better to see it than Lake Placid, New York--the Winter Sports Capital of the World! Come see the best in the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Schools from the Eastern College Athletic Conference compete for the ECAC championship title.

Taste of Maple | TBD

maple syrup and wooden spoon

During Maple Weekend maple farms across New York State invite visitors to their “sugar houses” to experience firsthand how pure, mouth-watering maple syrup and other related products are made. Visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy fun, family-friendly activities, taste New York’s freshest syrup and purchase maple products.

Easter Brunch | 4-12-2020

colored Easter eggs

Easter has arrived. Join us for live entertainment, Easter egg decorating and a stunning springtime brunch.

Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp | 5/3-7, 2020

Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp hockey players

Join players from the gold medal winning 1980 USA Hockey Team and participate in the fourth annual Miracle On Ice Fantasy Camp in wondrous and magnificent Lake Placid, host city of those historic 1980 Winter Games. Connect with the greatest sports moment of all time. Enjoy the competition. Meet and get to know players from that greatest of all teams in the relaxed and friendly atmosphere that is Lake Placid. Skate in the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena at the Lake Placid Olympic Center where we beat the Russians and shocked the sports and political world.

Eat ADK Restaurant Week | TBD

people eating at Dancing Bears Restaurant

The Adirondacks' premiere celebration of restaurants throughout Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, & Tupper Lake offering special prix fixe menus with pricing options of $15, $20, & $30.

Lake Placid Marathon/Half Marathon | 6-14-2020

runners participating in half marathon in Lake Placid

Join the fun and challenge yourself in the scenic Lake Placid Marathon and Half Marathon. The course runs through the village of Lake Placid and through the scenic River Road, along the Ausable River. Both races finish in the famed Olympic speed skating oval.

Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon | 6-27-2020

bikers in Tinman Triathlon

Since 1983, athletes have descended on Tupper Lake to kick off their racing season on the Tupper Lake Tinman's picturesque Adirondack mountain course.

Fourth of July | 7/4

In Lake Placid, the Fourth of July is celebrated all day long and into the evening! Join us for the annual Lake Placid Fourth of July Parade, live entertainment and fireworks over Mirror Lake!

I Love BBQ & Music Festival | TBD

This annual event attracts the best BBQ competitors in the country and continues to grow in popularity year after year. The tasty event days are filled with sampling opportunities, food and beverage concessions, children's activities, live entertainment, and more!

Ironman Lake Placid | 7-26-2020

2.4 mile swim / 112 mile bike / 26.2 mile run - IRONMAN Lake Placid is the longest-running American event aside from the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Located in the beautiful Adirondack mountains, it's an accessible event every athlete should put on their bucket list. Having hosted two Olympic Games (1932 and 1980), this charming town knows how to deliver a world-class athletic event. It's also the home of one of the most challenging IRONMAN courses with its famous Adirondack climbs.

CanAm Rugby | 7/31 - 8/2, 2020

Considered one of the largest and best-run rugby events in the world, the Can-Am Tournament was created in 1973 by the Mountaineers Rugby Club and is proud to be celebrating its 44th year. The inaugural event was an eight-team affair that quickly doubled and has since mushroomed into a mid-summer tradition with 100+ teams converging on the Adirondacks.

Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid | TBD

At this event, athletes will be treated to a course that's identical to the full-distance race, but each discipline will be one single loop of the course. The 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Placid will offer qualifying slots to the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France.

Just Bead It

No matter the weather, making your own one of a kind jewelry is a great day to decompress.

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