Detailed Driving Directions

Take the Northway (I-87 North) to Exit 30 (Lake Placid/Keene/Saranac Lake) and follow Rte. 73 northwest into Lake Placid ~ about 30 miles ~ to a stoplight at Main Street. Turn left, go down Main Street about 1 mile to a big left (Rte. 86) between the Hilton Hotel and Ramada Inn. Go left and continue 1½ miles to a road with signs for “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club”(this is Whiteface Inn Road, although there is no road sign). A Swiss Acres Motel is on the left. Turn right and go another 1½ miles to another “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club” sign. Turn right and go about ½ mile, following the signs through the Whiteface Club where you will see a Lake Placid Lodge Cabins Sign, turn left down the hill and follow signs to reception.

From Montreal, take Canadian Rte. 15 and I-87 south approximately 1 hour to Exit 34 (Ausable Forks/Whiteface Mountain/Olympic Training Center). Take 9N into Ausable Forks, turning left at Stewarts, then right at the sign for Lake Placid at the end of Main Street. Continue on 9N about 10 minutes to Jay, again turning right at the sign for Lake Placid, to Wilmington’s major stop sign intersection at Whiteface Mountain and “The North Pole.” Turn left onto Rte. 86 towards Lake Placid. Continue about 20 minutes on Rte. 86, winding around the Ausable River, to a traffic light at Main Street in Lake Placid. Go straight down Main Street about 1 mile to the big left between Hilton Hotel and Ramada Inn. Follow directions above to the Lodge.

Take I-81 north to Watertown. Connect with Route 3 to Saranac Lake, then take Rte. 86 for 10 miles to a “Welcome to Lake Placid” sign. Just beyond (1/4 mile or so) you will see a sign on the left for “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club” (this is Whiteface Inn Road although there is no road sign). A Swiss Acres Motel is on the right. Turn left and go 1 ½ miles to another “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club” sign. Turn right and go about ½ mile, following signs through the Whiteface Club where you will see a Lake Placid Lodge Cabins Sign, turn left down the hill and follow signs to reception..

Driving from Vermont you must cross Lake Champlain, either by ferry or Crown Point Bridge. The Grand Isle Ferry (Vermont to Plattsburgh, NY) runs all year and travels every 20 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., then every 40 minutes from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. To get to the Grand Isle Ferry from Burlington, take Interstate 89 north about 15 miles to Exist 17 (Rte. 2) Follow signs to the ferry landing. Once across Lake Champlain, follow signs from the ferry to I-87 south. Take I-87 south to Exit 34 (Ausable Forks/Whiteface Mountain), about ½ hour. Follow directions from Montreal above.

Take I-90 West towards Albany for approximately 165 miles. Follow signs for I-87 North (otherwise known as the Northway). Take the Northway to Exit 30 (Lake Placid/Keene/Saranac Lake) and follow Rte. 73 northwest into Lake Placid ~ about 30 miles ~ to a stoplight at Main Street. Turn left, go down Main Street about 1 mile to a big left (Rte. 86) between the Hilton Hotel and Ramada Inn. Go left and continue 1½ miles to a road with signs for “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club”(this is Whiteface Inn Road, although there is no road sign). A Swiss Acres Motel is on the left. Turn right and go another 1½ miles to another “Lake Placid Lodge/Whiteface Club” sign. Turn right and go about ½ mile, following the signs through the Whiteface Club where you will see a Lake Placid Lodge Cabins Sign, turn left down the hill and follow signs to reception.

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