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If you are in this part of New York make sure to pay a visit to Lake Francis. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Indian River, and why not camp at Cedar Pond Campground since you're here at Lake Francis. Having a nice time in the Adirondack Mountains is simple. Indian River is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out; since you're here, you could also stop by gorgeous Rock Pond. This lake is so wonderful. A fine
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| | close by hotel is Best Western Mountain Lake Inn, and there's glorious hiking along the Oregon Trail. During the summer months here at Lake Francis, high temperatures regularly reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's with temperatures at Lake Francis dipping down into the 0's during winter nights. But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Adirondack Mountains. You can never get | |
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enough of the magnificent skiing at Gore Mountain, and do stop by Stonystep Pond, it's a stunning lake. Lake Francis is one of the lakes here in the Adirondack Mountains. Bad Luck Mountain is scenic and can be made out from Lake
Francis, and soar down the rapids of Cedar River in a kayak. The Sucker Brook Trail offers hiking at its best, and if you came for an overnight stay Hoss's Country Campground is a glorious spot to camp. Lake Francis gets a typical
amount of annual rain; during the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is February. Yep, outdoors entertaining things to do are really plentiful here at Lake Francis. Good hiking is available along the Northville Lake Placid Trail, and a good swamp in the neighborhood of Lake Francis is McGinn Meadows.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 43.79333 Longitude: -74.19667
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Cedar River, Hamilton/Essex CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class II-III - 18 miles long (Sprague Brook to Hudson River) |
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Indian River, Hamilton CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class II-V - 2.5 miles long (Abanakee Dam to Hudson River) |
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Hudson River, Essex/ Hamilton/ Warren CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class III-IV - 14 miles long (Indian River to North River) |
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Rock Pond, Hamilton CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Northville Lake Placid Trail
 | 13 miles away Not sure where Plumley's Point is but I hiked the Northville Lake Placid trail about 4 or 5 miles north from Long Lake village and it was fairly well maintained (just a little overgrowth). At one point the trail runs into a bog/pond and the wooden planks are flooded over. You must make a detour to the left and bushwack to some rocks to cross (hiked June 09)...8/14/09 I'm wondering if anyone knows the trail conditions for the Northville Lake Palcid trail from Long Lake village to near Plumley's Point-... |
Gore Mountain
 | 15 miles away 8 PHOTOS I love the great snow here and the scenery.... |
Mount Pisgah
 | 27 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.... |
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