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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Balfour Lake. This lake is one of the great places here in the Adirondack Mountains. Going for a hike on the Dividing Ridge Trail is always a great adventure; get yourself into a kayak and hit Boreas River. And that's not everything there is to do here in the Adirondack Mountains. Go for a hike on the Indian Pass Trail, and you can never get enough of the tremendous skiing at Gore Mountain. This lake is so wonderful.
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| | From Balfour Lake you get a good vista of Balfour Mountain, and lakes are such peaceful locations, why not pop by Twentyninth Pond. Yep, outdoors amusing stuff to do are truly abundant here at Balfour Lake. Don't leave Balfour Lake without first paying a visit to Hewitt Eddy, and Rankin Pond is a brilliant lake close by. Balfour Lake is a good place of common rainfall; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is | |
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February. This lake is so wonderful. Some close by water includes Stony Pond Brook, and dry warm beds await you at Courtyard Lake Placid. So much cool stuff in the Adirondack Mountains, just tremendous. There is a pleasant hiking
trail near Balfour Lake called the Elk Lake Marcy Trail; you can stay the night at Smoke Rise Campsites. Balfour Lake is a pleasant place to visit for more than one day, Cedar Pond Campground is a pleasant place to camp nearby, and
if you come at the right time of year, Boreas River - Upper offers some wonderful whitewater. Summertime highs at Balfour Lake commonly tend to be in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down
into the 50's. During the winter highs are in the 20's; nighttime lows at Balfour Lake through the wintertime typically dip into the 0's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 43.85694 Longitude: -74.00972
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Boreas River, Essex/Warren CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class III-V - 8 miles long (Route 28N to Hudson River) |
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Boreas River - Upper, Essex CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class II-V - 6.5 miles long (Boreas Road to Route 28N) |
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Balm of Gilead Brook, Warren CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Barton Mines Road to Hudson River) |
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Gore Mountain
 | 8 PHOTOS I love the great snow here and the scenery.... |
Smoke Rise Campsites
 | 13 miles away I just love this place. I have been camping Seasonlally for 11 years. It offers a game room, a store and a beach with a small playground for the kids. there are many trails if you like hiking! Plus, it's only 1/2 mile from Schroon Lake.... |
Country Haven Campground
 | 18 miles away A Family Campground located in the heart of the adirondacks. Wooded and patially wooded campsites accomadating seasonal and transient campers. Open from May 1 to Oct. 30th. Full hook-up sites include water,sewer,electric and cable tv.Pets are allowed with permission. Our facilities include 18 hole mini.golf,basketball court,heated pool,arcade,bocci pits,horseshoe pits,and large playground. Two bathhouses with hot shower and coin operated laundry room.... |
Riverside Pines
 | 18 miles away We own Riverside and would like you to add that our beach is on Beautiful Schroon River. The fishing is hot at our spot. Thank Youbbravata@yahoo.com... |
Rancho Pines
 | 18 miles away 2 PHOTOS Tent sites... We are located on the Schroon river... ...en Brant and Loon Lakes, and only minutes from the Queen of the Adirondack lakes, Lake George. Making this an excellent spot for river tubing, boating, or just a relaxing day of fishing. If hiking or biking is your passion, there are trails close by and we can supply you with mountain bikes right at our campground. There are three golf courses, numerous horse ranches and local attractions, including The Great Escape Fun Park, just a short drive from our facility. Come and enjoy one of our 54 campsites here in the scenic Adirondacks and we're sure you'll come back time and again.
Our facility boasts Full Hookups with 30 amps electric, clean restrooms and hot showers. For the kids, we have a Game Room for their (and your) enjoyment. On those beautiful summer days, enjoy the great outdoors in one of our picnic areas. We also have Fire rings at every site so you can enjoy roasting marshmallows, or if you would like to go river tubing or take a leisurely paddle boat ride on the Schroon River, you can do it right from our canoe launch site. Come enjoy Adirondacks camping, and all it... |
Schroon River Campsites
 | 19 miles away 2 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... TENT:with water or water and electric, RV:30/50 amps w/cable & HBO, PETS:Rabie and Distempers certificates... Canoe Scout... Mountain view... |
Warrensburg Travel Park
 | 19 miles away I love this campground, this place has been my life sense I was born, I'm moving up to Warrensburg and I'm gonna live there for a while, I can't tell you how nice everyone at Warrensburg travel park are, they are the nicest people I have ever meet, everyone is friendly as long as your friendly back, the campsites, are the cleanest I have ever seen, and the camp ground is just all around amazing, I'm so glad that that place is a part of my life, and will continue to be a part of my life for a very long time, if not the rest of my life.... |
Mount Pisgah
 | 25 miles away 1 PHOTO Mt Pisgah Veterans Memorial Ski Center is located in the village of Saranac Lake, NY. This is an excellent family slope, offering well groomed trails for Beginner and Intermediate skiers in a casual atmosphere. Ski Lessons are available through the Saranac Lake Ski Club. The opportunity for night skiing as well as tubing are features for the entire family.... |
Whiteface Mountain
 | 26 miles away With the greatest vertical drop in the east at 3,166 feet, very few resorts do this better than Whiteface. With long runs over three separate, yet connected areas, you'll spend maximum time on the snow and minimum time on the lifts. There's also Little Whiteface with almost 2,500 vertical feet. And don't forget Kids Kampus which has separate lifts, lodge, ticketing, rentals, snowsports school and child care. This is an outstanding experience for young beginners in a low-key, safe environment. A new area opens during 2008/2009 season. Lookout Mountain looms over the horizon covered with pristine snow. For centuries this is how it has been. Until now. This season, Lookout Mountain will be yours for the first time. This means miles of new trail. Literally undiscovered country for you to fall in love with. Whiteface has another face, so Lookout. For more information about Whiteface, please visit their website at www.whiteface.com... |
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