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    Merriam Lake is a lake worth visiting. While you're here at Merriam Lake you will meet lots of folks from nearby Ogdensburg-Massena, and the skiing at McCauley Mountain is glorious. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the Adirondack Mountains. There are other spots here than Merriam Lake, for example Little Chief Pond; Moose River - South Branch is a great whitewater spot close by. This lake is so wonderful. You get a nice  
   view of Mount Tom from Merriam Lake, and since you're here, do take a spree to Craig Point.
This location, the Adirondack Mountains, has so much outdoors cool stuff. Good hiking is available along the Norridge Trail, and a quick trip to Constable Creek is beyond doubt a fine idea. Much precipitation falls at Merriam Lake; the wettest month of the year is typically August, that's the one that rains the most; the driest month of the year is February. There's
 
               wonderful hiking along the Salmon Lake Trail. There's so much to do here at Merriam Lake that you need to camp here for a while, OLD Forge Camping Resort is a great place for that.
This place is peerless, just look at all the fun things to do close to Merriam Lake. Lakes? Sure, Jock Pond is nearby; if you came to camp Browns Tract Pond State Campground is a glorious location to do that. This lake is so wonderful. The Big Deer Pond Trail offers hiking at its best; in the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Indian River. This lake is one of the great places here in the Adirondack Mountains.
If you want to take a look at some attention-grabbing stuff, take a look at Browns Rock. For the period of the warmest time of the year highs here at Merriam Lake get into the 70's. Summer nighttime lows fall down to the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 20's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Merriam Lake drop into the 0's.

 
Knights Inn Little Falls, Little Falls
41 miles away
Full Service Restaurant and Lounge Banquet. Meeting Facility. Twin Movie Theater. Rooms all have Hair dryers-Coffee makers-Irons with Boards-HSIA. Walking Distance to Arts and Antiques....

Comfort Suites Canton, Canton
42 miles away
The Comfort Suites of Canton NY is perfect for both business and leisure travelers alike, featuring complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, free high-speed wireless Internet access, indoor pool an...

Current weather conditions at Merriam Lake, Adirondack Mountains, Herkimer County, New York
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Local climate location: STILLWATER RESERVOIR 20 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.85667
Longitude: -74.84667

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 Hotels Near Merriam Lake:
Knights Inn Little Falls, Little Falls, 41 miles away
Comfort Suites Canton, Canton, 42 miles away
Best Western University Inn, Canton, 42 miles away
Americas Best Inns-Herkimer, Herkimer, 42 miles away
Budget Inn Motel, Herkimer, 43 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Merriam Lake:
OLD Forge Camping Resort, Old Forge, 9 miles away
Browns Tract Pond State Campground, Hamilton County, 10 miles away
Nicks Lake Campgrounds, Old Forge, 12 miles away
Singing waters Campground, Old Forge, 14 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Merriam Lake:
McCauley Mountain, New York, 11 miles away
      633 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Merriam Lake:
Moose River - South Branch, Hamilton/Herkimer CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-IV - 20 miles long (Rock Dam to McKeever)
Indian River, Hamilton CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Brooktrout Lake to South Branch Moose)
Black River - South Branch, Herkimer CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class II-IV - 8 miles long (South Lake to Black River)
 National Parks Near Merriam Lake:
Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome - NY, 53 miles away
 Trails Near Merriam Lake:
Norridge Trail, Herkimer County, 3 miles away
Salmon Lake Trail, Herkimer County, 8 miles away
Big Deer Pond Trail, St. Lawrence County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Merriam Lake:
Jock Pond, Herkimer CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Little Chief Pond, Herkimer CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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