42
then State Rt. 30 south to State Rt. 86 at
Paul Smiths, then east to Saranac Lake. (+/-
3 hours)
AIR SERVICE
The Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake
Clear (SLK), the only commercial airport in
the Adirondacks, is just a 10-minute drive
from Saranac Lake. Cape Air offers daily
flights from Boston's Logan International
Airport.
Full general aviation services for private
planes are also available, and the runway can
accommodate charter and general aviation
aircraft up to and including Boeing 757s.
Rental cars, taxis and limousines, and
ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft
are available.
BEING HERE IS GREAT. GETTING
HERE IS JUST AS SPECTACULAR.
Whether you drive or fly, the world starts
to feel a little different when you get closer
to the Adirondacks.
DRIVING
From Montreal: Take Autoroute 15 south
to the Champlain border crossing. Connect
with I-87 south. Take Exit 38 to State Rt. 374
west to State Rt. 3 west to Saranac Lake.
(2 hours)
From the Metropolitan NY & NJ area:
Take I-87 north through the Albany area
and continue north to Exit 30. Follow
US Rt. 9N to State Rt. 73 into Lake Placid
and west on State Rt. 86 to Saranac Lake.
(+/- 6 hours)
From the Buffalo, Rochester & Syracuse
areas: Take the NYS Thruway (I-90) east
to I-81 in Syracuse. Follow I-81 north to
Watertown, then State Rt. 3 east to Saranac
Lake. (+/- 4 hours from Syracuse)
From Ottawa: Take routes south to the
Cornwall bridge. Take Rt. 37 east to Malone
Directions
Photos in this guide courtesy of Adirondack
Lakes & Trails / Jason Smith, Adirondack Research
Room at the Saranac Lake Free Library, BETA Trails
/ Josh Wilson, Cycle Adirondacks, Mark Kurtz
Photography, Diane Leieit, Origin Coffee, ROOST,
The Wild Center, Brendan Wiltse Photography
