Lake Placid Off The Beaten Path Tips by Phildagr8 Top 5 Page for this destination

On your way to Lake Placid, you'll pass some great areas to go hiking! During good weather, you'll see cars parked along Rt 9 after you've gotten off the exit 30 on I-87. In fact, the first thing you'll pass is a natural spring on the left after you get off the exit, less than a mile down Rt 9. Route 9 turns into Rt 73, which takes you in to Lake Placid.

Be careful driving around these cars. You'll want to part near them and parking on the shoulder only is not advised. Make sure your car is clearly off the road, and be sure to push your outside rear view mirror in towards your side window, too!! This is pretty much all part of the Adirondack Park Reserve.

You'll see a few trails here and there. There's a small waterfall, too. Excellent for photography!! There's a river that you can canoe around that runs along with the highway, so have a great time!!