Area Attractions

Golf
New visitors to the Lake George area are amazed by the number of golf courses available to them. Within a fifteen mile radius of Lake George there are over fifteen public golf courses and amazingly 111 holes. If you like the challenge of long narrow fairways, tricky doglegs and bunkered greens then try The Sagamore, Hiland Park, Kingswood or Brookhaven golf courses. The Queensbury Country Club, Tee Bird and Cronins golf courses offer a slightly more forgiving yet challenging round of play. The Top Of The World course offers 9 more holes with spectacular mountain top views of Lake George. Bay Meadows is a good course for golfers of all ages. Beginners and young adults will enjoy the very relaxed pitch and putt fairways of The Sunnyside Par Three golf course. Green Mansions Moteland 1,000 Acres Ranch offer their own golf courses. The commonality between all of these courses is their splendid views of the Adirondacks. All of these courses are well maintained with plentiful trees which provide ample shade for those hot summer days. It is recommended that you make your tee time reservations in advance.

Fishing
Bring your own boat, or charter one locally.Whitewater rafting and kayaking: Both short rides and extended tours are offered on the Hudson and Sacandaga Rivers from April 1 to October 1.

Mountain Biking
Gore Mountain ski slopes are open for biking in the summer and early fall.

Museums
In Glens Falls, the Hyde Collection for fine art and the Chapman for local history. Both open year round. In Blue Mountain Lake (an hour’s drive), the Adirondack Museum offers extensive exhibits on Adirondack history. An all-day  excursion. Open late May to mid-October.

Dinner Theatre
The Lake George Dinner Theatre in Lake George Village. Equity actors playing six days a week from mid-June to mid-October.

Ballet and Concerts
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) with performances in the summer by the New York City Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and rock and jazz groups (25 minute drive).

Thoroughbred and Harness Racing
The Saratoga Race Track, a world-class flat track, is open from late July through Labor Day. The harness-racing track is open February through November. Both are in Saratoga Springs (25 minute drive).

Amusement Parks
Great Escape, a truly big-time amusement park experience, and Magic Forest, whose setting really is a forest. (Both about 15 minutes away.) Waterslide World and Skateland equally close to home, add to the fun.

The Lake
Lake George is approximately 32 miles long and is nearly 2 miles wide. Much of the shore line, particularly the eastern shore, is unsettled. Due to the tight restrictions, through federally and state administered conservation efforts, it will forever remain so. The shoreline ranges from beautiful, quiet, sandy beaches to rocky crags, cliffs, marshes and tall hemlock stands.