Summer in Lake Placid – Customize your Lake Placid summer vacation
During the winter, many people focus on the alpine skiing at Whiteface Mountain. However, located in the heart of the Adirondacks, Lake Placid is a community offering a wide-range of summer activities, from cultural to outdoor adventure. The lake for which the area is named is a phenomenal venue for boating, fishing, swimming and more. Its massive 2,173 acres averages a depth of 52 feet with a maximum depth of 151 feet. Because it’s spring fed and replenishes itself about every three days, it’s one of the cleanest lakes in North America.
Over at Whiteface Mountain, the fifth-highest point in New York, take the Cloudsplitter Gondola or car via a toll road to the top and experience a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside. The Whiteface Mountain Bike Park offers more than 25 trials totaling 2,476 vertical feet, the most in the east, with something suitable for all abilities, from beginner to advanced.
Your Lake Placid summer vacation
Just because Lake Placid is known around the world as the host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games doesn’t mean visitors can’t get a taste of Olympic history the summertime, too. Purchase an Olympic Sites Passport to get VIP entry to all the Olympic venues in the region, a discounted summer Bobsled ride, discounted merchandise and more. The Passport includes an elevator ride to skydeck perched atop of the 120mm ski jump tower, access to and tour of the Olympic Sports Complex, a Whiteface Mountain gondola ride, entry into the 1932 and 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum and access via Veteran’s Memorial Highway to the summit of Whiteface Mountain, castle and look-out point.
You may also test your marksmanship skills on the same targets used by winter biathletes, enjoy an evening of ice skating on one of the Olympic Center's four ice surfaces or try your hand at the Sports Development Department’s Gold Medal Adventure, a fun-filled family program. The Gold Medal Adventure is for athletes and non-athletes alike who wish to try some of their favorite Olympic events. Located at the Olympic Jump Complex, activities include a wheel Luge clinic, Bobsled push clinic, lunch and a tour of the Freestyle Training Center and Jumping Complex.
Let Summer Mountain Travel customize an unforgettable vacation for you today to a remarkable summer resort. Book your Lake Placid summer vacation package by talking to one of our Mountain Vacation Specialists and enjoy a truly spectacular summer mountain vacation. Make your Lake Placid reservations today!