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Located in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York, Lake Placid is a year-round resort with an extensive selection of outdoor recreation options in summer and winter. It was the home of the 1980 Winter Olympics and the setting for one of the greatest sporting wins in American sports history – when a few amateurs and college students beat the favored Soviet Union in ice hockey and took home the gold medal. One of the best ways to enjoy this renowned.... Read More
destination is with a Lake Placid timeshare.
Adirondack Park is the largest state park east of the Mississippi River. It has 46 mountains above 4,000 feet and from the top of Whiteface Mountain, you can see the border of New York, Vermont and Canada. Summer activities from your Lake Placid timeshare include some of the best mountain biking trails in the country as well as thousands of miles of road biking through spectacular scenery. The Lake Champlain bikeways pass through several historic communities. If mountain climbing is not your thing, take the Cloudsplitter Gondola from the base of Whiteface to the top of Little Whiteface. With 46 mountain peaks, you can imagine the amazing hiking near Lake Placid. Some trails are great for strolling and some offer strenuous treks. You won’t miss your golf with several scenic championship golf courses nearby.
Once the snow comes, the whole region surrounding your Lake Placid timeshare changes into a world-class alpine recreational area. The Adirondack Equine Center operates year-round offering horseback riding, horse-drawn carriages and sleigh rides. Children are welcome with free riding lessons on the gentle horses.
Every activity is superlative with the best ice climbing in the northeast with 40-foot high walls and including night climbing. The cross-country skiing is also famous with the Jackrabbit trail system that extends from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid. It offers some great scenery and views of the mountains. Lake Placid is also home to world cup-level facilities for events including bobsledding, snowboarding, luge, freestyle skiing and skeleton. If your need for speed extends to skating, you are in luck. The Speed Skating Oval in Lake Placid is famous and you can also enjoy it. The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is a favorite event for more than 100 years. It has an ice palace, Nordic ski and snowshoe races, a parade and games, food and activities for all ages.
There are a wide variety of eating establishments near your Lake Placid timeshare - from budget meals to fine dining. Parents enjoy the Interlaken Inn with an award-winning Tuscan wine cellar. The Lake Placid Pub and Brewery is another favorite with award-winning craft beer along with a pub-food dinner. Zigzags is a bar the locals enjoy with live music and pool.
Lake Placid is also an arts and culture center with the Depot Theatre in Westport and the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. You can enjoy the free concert series Songs at Mirror Lake from July through August. There is also a Lake Placid Film Festival.
If you own a Lake Placid timeshare, you never have to miss out on any of the fun and adventure on offer in this wonderful getaway locale. You will have private accommodation with all the conveniences you expect from a quality resort for a fraction of what other visitors have to pay.