Nestled within the foothills of the stunning and mountainous six-million-acre Adirondack Park and beside the cool waters of a nine-mile mountain lake, the town of Schroon Lake is your gateway to one of the northeast's most spectacular outdoor playgrounds.

Lake-view bed and breakfasts dotting the shoreline and friendly mountain shops lining Schroon Lake's three-block Main Street will serve as your base camp to hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails, nearly endless acres of trout and bass-filled waterways, stunning mountain-view drives, and one of New York's highest accessible peaks. You'll also be located a short drive from a 250-year-old and fully restored Revolutionary War fort and museum, the site of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and a picturesque bridge away from the bucolic charms of Vermont.

One of Schroon Lake's best features, however, is its location within the largest protected wild area in the contiguous United States, Adirondack Park, which boasts thousands of miles of trails, dozens of waterways, and 46 peaks over 4,000 feet. Schroon Lake's location just inside the park's eastern edge makes it an ideal jumping-off point for hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, and skiing trips around the region. Just north of Lake Placid, you'll find New York's fifth highest mountain and one of its most accessible peaks at the 4,867-foot tall Whiteface Mountain.

And with the Adirondack Museum and hundreds of miles of stunning scenic drives around each mountain pass, the Schroon Lake region is truly an outdoor wonderland.