[6 Sep 2015: Correction Made & Additional Link Added to Finger Lakes Post]
A large 1930 reservoir which expanded the size of the body of water to 49 miles by 5 miles.Its oulet: the Hudson River.
While the 1st link below speaks of considerable public access, what I found along NY30 was virtually all private property. The shot was taken near the Sunset Bay RV Park.
[Photos taken on 5 Sep 2015]
Zooming in and aiming a bit to the left to omit the RVs in the above photo, one can clearly see that this is a large lake. Notably, it was largely financed by those who would benefit from it rather than with tax revenue from the State of New York. And there may have been a house or an apple orchard here at one time.
Links:
- Wikipedia article on Great Sacandaga Lake
- Trip Advisor Photos of Great Sacandaga
Routes:
M 7 Sep Actual Route: Runnings Store Pk Lot bd - Walmart - Gloverville Lib - Arterial Shop Ctr - Walmart
T 8 Sep Actual Route: Runnings Store Pk Lot bd - Walmart - Gloverville Lib - I-87 Rest Area
W 9 Sep Actual Route: I-87 Rest Area - Queensbury Ford - Schenectady Lowe's
Th 10 Sep Actual Route: Schenectady Lowe's - Albany VA Hosp Pharm - Rensselaer W/M
F 11 Sep Actual Route: Rensselaer W/M - Troy - Schylerville - Ft Edward - Glens Falls - I-87 Rest Area
Sa 12 Sep Actual Route: I-87 Rest Area - Warrensburg P.O. - Ticonderoga - Ft Ticonderoga - Walmart
Su 13 Sep Actual Route: Ticonderoga W/M - McDs - Walmart
M 14 Sep Actual Route: Ticonderoga W/M - near Mt Marcy, NY - Port Henry, NY, - Middlebury, VT - Rutland, VT, Mall
T 15 Sep Actual Route: Rutland W/M - Woodstock - White River Jcn, VT, - Ascutney, VT, - Claremont, NH, - Newport, NH, - Sunapee, NH
W 16 Sep Actual Route: Sunapee, NH - W. Lebanon, NH, - White River Jcn, VT, Sunapee, NH, Lib - I-89 Pk & Ride
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
The lake possesses a state campground, another state day facility, 4 public boat launches, 2 town beaches and 1 village beach. There are also numerous marinas and several yacht clubs. Sunset Bay is a private RV resort and marina.
ReplyDeleteWhile my sample was perhaps too small (just 1 side of the lake) to conclude that the remainder of the lake is similar, the Mayfield Town Beach was closed the day I drove by. And the locals weren't bashful about honking if you were driving too slowly for them. Best to check with a library (right?) or a Visitor Information kiosk.
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