![]() Once you re-enter the Saranac River, there’s a lean-to near Lower Lock. You can stop in at the State Bridge boat launch and if sites are available, and can register the same day. On Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes, the sites are state-managed and require a reservation and fee. There are several primitive campsites along the north shore of Stony Creek Pond and one at Huckleberry Bay on Upper Saranac Lake. Many beautiful lean-tos placed along the shores of the 10-mile Long Lake and the Raquette River. This area can be buggy so it might be best to wait until after all the snow has melted in the High Peaks for a more enjoyable experience.Ĭamping: Plentiful and spread out, but require some planning for the Saranac Lakes area. Half of the 1.1-mile Indian Carry from Stony Pond is challenging to wheel and finally the Bartlett Carry is quick and wheelable on a road. During high water in the spring, the bridges along the brief Stony Creek stretch will force paddlers to briefly portage around. After allocating some time to this portage, paddlers are rewarded with views when they put-in below the falls. Most of the trail has too many roots and rocks to navigate, making wheeling unlikely. The first of them, the 1.3-mile Raquette Falls Carry isn’t easy. Depending on the wind, this can be a quick paddle. This stretch is fairly wild and remote, with quaint waterside towns, and excellent swimming and camping. The trail travels 9 miles across Long Lake to the winding and gentle Raquette River before entering the Saranac Lakes. In the heart of the Adirondacks lies one of the most pristine sections of the NFCT. State Campgrounds located on Alger Island (mile 5.5), Eighth Lake (mile 16), and Brown Tract Pond (mile 20) by reservation for a fee. Primitive lean-to’s at Seventh and Eighth Lakes between miles 13 and 17. The bugs can be vicious and the lakes get crowded with visitors during early summer, meaning there could be lots of boats and jet skis.Ĭamping: Plentiful. The Fifth Lake (.4 miles) and Eighth Lake Campground (1 mile) portages are a short distance and wheelable, however the Brown Tract Carry from the north end of Eighth Lake follows a rougher trail that might require moving by hand for short distances. ![]() Portages: Three You’ll want a set of wheels for this section. Where: Old Forge, NY to Raquette Lake, NY ![]() There’s a reason thru-paddlers are captivated by this trail from the start. ![]() This section requires some straightforward portaging through dense woods and is home to some of the most well-managed and pristine campsites around. Fulton Chain of Lakesīeginning at the Western Terminus of the NFCT, the Chain of Lakes connects eight flatwater lakes and ponds through the Adirondacks. Thankfully, some of the best pieces of the NFCT are do-able in a short trip, and are begging to be paddled. Most will opt to paddle in smaller pieces in days or weeks, but even this isn’t easy: There are a number of spectacular sections of this trail, but not all are accessible to paddle in shorter chunks. But thanks to its length, few people paddle it in one go, end to end. Paddlers who travel its waters experience solitude, joy, and challenges. It follows lakes, streams, ponds, and rivers to connect historic old trading routes. I hope I was of some help.The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, or NFCT, travels over 700-miles from upstate New York to the Canadian Border in Maine. Advantage is you are adjacent to the lake. The sites you picked are OK as there are only four sites on that road. those sites are pretty private on that road. I see they have stopped naming the roads by number on the map. Road ten are huge campsites but are not as private. East River is pretty private also and there are a number of non electrical sites at the end of each road. I have camped in all 3 campgrounds and Roe is my favorite of being private. If you want closer to the water road seven at the bottom are two campsites but are not private. Most people leave their canoes and kayaks off to the side at the beaches and i have never heard of anybody using them at all. No campsites are on the water so no matter what campsite you picked you would have to carry your Kayak to the water. Road four in Roe in the middle are pretty private and are non electrical. albeit the dog beach is in Lumby campground. The two you picked however are off by themselves I would try Campsites in the roe campground area. Actually most sites in Lumby Campground are little more open than the rest of the park and some are wide open at the front. ![]()
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