The western foothills of the Adirondacks have pockets that are relatively well developed and populated. But then it has big areas of wild forest and wilderness. The hills tend to long and narrow ridges, with wetlands, streams and lakes filling the bottom lands below. Old Forge/ Brantingham Lake is an example of this

Fulton Chain - lakes separated by long ridges. Paddling. Bald Mountain - good views though only 600 feet high.

Raquette Lake - one of the largest lakes in the Adirondacks, with 99 miles of waterfront. Home to Sagamore, built by Durant and bought by the Vanderbilts. Prototypical Adirondack Great Camp. Four other great camps, Camp Pine Knot, Camp Echo, Bluff Point, North Point.

Hiking
Old Forge/ Brantingham Lake
Stillwater Reservoir


Paddling
Fulton Chain
Raquette Lake
Stillwater Reservoir