Lodging Near Outdoor Recreation in New York

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Lodges and Resorts

Rates listed here are only approximate*.

Lodging Price Ranges
$: <$50 | $$: $50-100 | $$$: $100-150 | $$$$: $150-200 | $$$$$: >$200

Lodges, Resorts and Inns

Lake Placid Area - hiking in the Adirondack High Peaks, xc skiing at several centers. Dozens of lodgings are available in town and nearby.
The Adirondack Mountain Club operates the Adirondack Loj, located in the High Peaks region about 5 miles southeast of Lake Placid. There are rooms ($$) and bunks in coed dorms($) with breakfast. There is also a 4-person cabin ($105), a 16-person cabin ($230), tent cabins ($27 for two) and a backcountry lodge. Johns Brook Lodge, a backcountry lodge and two cabins, located about 3.5 miles along the trail from the Garden (a trailhead west of Keene Valley) cost $24 in summer with breakfast, $14 in spring and fall (2000 rates).

Keene Valley, located on the east side of the High Peaks, offers a quieter alternative to Lake Placid with several lodging options such as:
Trails End Inn - 12 rooms in 1903 inn, 3 cottages, hiking and snowshoeing out the back door, $$-$$$$ B&B (2003)

Bark Eater Inn, Keene - 19 rooms, hiking, horseback riding, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing, $$-$$$

Adirondack Rock & River, Keene - dormitory and rooms, rock & ice climbing (instruction available), hiking, snowshoeing, xc skiing, $/dorm bunk to $$ per room B&B (2004)

Falls Brook Yurts, Minerva - two backcountry yurts, (sleep 8 persons each) with propane heating, lighting and cooking reached by a 2/3 mile hike, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, xc skiing, fishing, swimming, whitewater rafting, wildlife viewing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, open year-round, $$+ (2006)

Indian Head Canoes & Rafting, Barryville - cabins ($$+), campground ($13/pp), canoeing, rafting, tubing in the Delaware River, (2006)

Peak 'n Peek Resort, Clymer - rooms, condos, golf, alpine & xc skiing $$$+ (2003)

Endless Trails Guesthouse, Brookfield - 4 rooms and 1 suite, hiking, mountain biking, xc skiing, fishing, hunting, swimming, wildlife viewing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling on the Brookfield Trails $$$ (2005)

Garnet Hill Lodge, North River - 30 rooms, restaurant, bar, hiking, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing, $$+ pp MAP (2003)

Salmon Hills, Redfield - six yurts with indoor plumbing sleep 4 to 12, eight motel rooms, hiking, mtn biking, xc skiing, $$+ (2005)

Covewood Lodge, Eagle Bay - 7 rooms in rustic 1925 lodge ($$-$$$$) and 18 cottages ($$$+) on shore of Big Moose Lake, minimum one week stay, canoeing, hiking, snowshoeing, xc skiing (2003)

Lapland Lake Resort, Northville - 30 "tupas" (Finnish cabins) ($125-135), hiking, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing

Friends Lake Inn, Chestertown - 16 rooms, restaurant, bar, snowshoeing, xc skiing $$-$$$$ pp MAP

Inn by the Mill, Saint Johnsville - hiking, bike trails, xc skiing, fishing, golfing, swimming $$$+ B&B

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz - 261 rooms in luxurious Victorian castle overlooking mountain lake. Hiking, snowshoeing and xc skiing in private 7,500-acre preserve. Special theme programs are hosted each week, $$$$$

Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville - family & conference center, elderhostel offers dorms, rooms, camping, hiking, canoeing, xc skiing, nature programs, $$-$$$$ pp AP for two nights.

Williams Lake Hotel, Rosendale - 57 rooms on 600-acre forest estate, mountain biking, swimming, ice skating, xc skiing, $$$+ pp AP (2002)

Rates are the approximate cost of a room for two for one night with no meals--unless indicated pp (per person), MAP (Modified American Plan, breakfast and dinner included), AP (three meals) or B&B. Taxes are not included. Check with the establishment for the latest rates.

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Cabins in State Parks

A few state parks offer cabins and rooms for rent.

Allegany State Park, Salamanca - 94 winterized cabins, hiking, horseback riding, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing, $$
Letchworth State Park, Castile - 82 cabins available year-round, hiking, horseback riding, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing along the rim of the Genesee Gorge, $-$$

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Hostels

Most hostels are affiliated with the New York branch of Hostelling International. Rates are per person for HI members in 2000. Nonmembers are charged about $4 more. Hostels generally do not provide linens, blankets or towels.

HI-Buffalo, Buffalo - 40 beds ($19)

Lake Placid and Keene - A recently-opened hostel in Keene has bunks for $18 and rooms for $50, 518-576-2030.

HI-Tibbetts Point Lighthouse*, Cape Vincent - 26 beds ($12)

HI-Niagara Falls*, Niagara Falls - 46 beds ($15)

Belleayre Hostel, Pine Hill - bunks, rooms and cabins, hiking and skiing in Catskills, ($13-60 linens included)

HI-Downing Int'l Hostel, Syracuse - 35 beds ($12), skiing

HI-New York, New York City - 624 rooms, $27-35

*hostel is closed during certain off-peak periods

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