Trip Ideas
Northern New York Trip Ideas
Weekend getaways, romantic trips, family trips, road trips and one- and two-day itineraries.
This guide is being researched and written now. While it is, start with the destinations below or the fall getaways guide.
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Where to go in the meantime
IllustrationThousand Islands
Clayton
A walkable river village with a working waterfront, the Antique Boat Museum, an opera house and restaurants within a few blocks of the St. Lawrence.
IllustrationLake Ontario
Sackets Harbor
A historic village on Lake Ontario with a War of 1812 battlefield, restored stone buildings, a harbor walk and some of the area's best-loved restaurants.
IllustrationWestern Adirondacks
Cranberry Lake
A big, wild lake in the northwestern Adirondacks, mostly ringed by state Forest Preserve, with a small hamlet, camps and the Cranberry Lake 50 trail.