How to get here

By Car
From Metropolitan New York & New Jersey Area: Take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to Exit 23 - take Rt 787N to the Adirondack Northway (I-87) North to Exit 30. Follow Route 73 west into Route 9N north, through the town of Keene, then continue on 9N north to the town of Jay. Then take Route 86 west into Wilmington and Whiteface Mt.

From Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.; points south: Use New Jersey Turnpike and connect with Garden State Parkway and follow to New York State Thruway. Then use directions above "From Metropolitan NY & NJ area."

From Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse; points Midwest: Take I-90 (NY State Thruway) to Syracuse I-81 Exit 36. Follow I-81 north to Watertown, then east on Route 3 to Saranac Lake. Take Route 86 east to Wilmington & Whiteface Mt.

From Boston, Springfield, Hartford: Take I-90 West (Mass Turnpike) to Albany, then I-787 north to Cohoes. Connect with Route 7 west and then take I-87 north. Follow I-87 (Northway) to Exit 30. Follow Route 73 west into Route 9N north, through the town of Keene, then continue on 9N north to the town of Jay. Then take Route 86 west into Wilmington and Whiteface Mt.

From Ottawa: Take routes south to Cornwall Bridge. Pick up Route 37 east to Malone. Follow Route 30 south to Paul Smiths and pick up Route 192. Follow Route 192 to Route 86 and continue to Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Wilmington.

From Toronto: Take 401 east to Route 16 south. Use Prescott Bridge (Ogdensburg, NY). Follow Route 37 east to Malone and then use final directions above "From Ottawa."

From Montreal: Take Route 15 south to Champlain crossing, connecting with I-87 south. Take Exit 34 south, follow Route 9N, then follow Route 86 to Whiteface Mt.

By Plane
Lake Placid Airport: 1 mi. south of village of Lake Placid on Route 73, 518-523-2473. Hours of operation are 9am-5pm daily. Runway: 4,300 ft. Services: Air Charter, tie down, 80-100 av-gas, scenic flights, plane repairs, flight instruction, air taxi and air ambulance.

Adirondack Airport: Saranac Lake, 16 mi. from Lake Placid on Route 86, 518-891-5551. Commercial flights. Call 800-221-2000 for flight information and reservations.

By Train
Amtrak: Operates between New York City and Montreal; local stop in Westport, NY (40 minutes from Lake Placid); shuttle bus service to Wilmington may be arranged with a reservation 518-523-4431.

By Bus
Adirondack Trailways: Service between Ottawa, Cornwall, Massena, Lake Placid, Albany & New York City: provides service from Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and Bergen Counties. 800-342-4101.