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Your Guide To The Adirondacks & Adirondack Mountains!

Discover the Adirondacks! Hotels, Resorts, Real Estate, Events, Activities, Camping, Hiking, Rafting & More!

A Guide to the Adirondack Mountains For Vacationers, Residents and Anyone Who Calls the Adirondacks Home

Planning a visit to the Adirondacks? Looking for businesses in your own backyard? Adirondack.net is your online guide to:

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The Adirondacks offer the highest peaks in New York State, thousands of miles of hiking trails and canoe routes, and numerous scenic highways and byways that draw visitors each year to the many towns, villages and hamlets that are scattered throughout the Adirondack Park. First-time visitors can choose from luxurious 5-star resorts, a week of solitude backpacking along a remote mountain trail or enjoying the many activities and amenities of a local campground. You might even find a piece of Adirondack real estate that's just right for you.

Many first time visitors to the Adirondacks are surprised to learn that "the Park" isn't a traditional park at all! You won't find an entrance gate guarded by conservation officers – but you will find a vibrant blend of public and private lands where thousands of people live, work and play amid the breathtaking Adirondack mountains, forests and streams.

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10 Reasons To Visit NOW

May is the perfect month to visit the Adirondacks! See our Top 10 reasons to visit the Adirondacks this month!

Fishing Guide

Thousands of miles of lakes and streams, filled with fish! Check out the Adirondack Fishing Guide for information, species and more!

Paddle Fanatic?

Don't miss the largest on-water canoe and kayak sale in the country: Adirondack Paddlefest on May 17 &18.

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Upcoming Events

Adirondack Paddlefest 2013

Today until Sun, May 19, 2013

Thurman Townwide Sale

Today until Sun, May 19, 2013

Annual Spring Work Party at Salem Art Works

Today until Sun, May 19, 2013

Camp Little Notch Spring Stewardship Weekend

Today until Sun, May 19, 2013

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What's New In The Adirondacks

First Annual Adirondack Challenge July 21, 2013 - Indian Lake, New York
The First Annual Adirondack Challenge, taking place July 21, 2013, will be a celebration of the food, fun, and fresh air that the Adirondack's are famous for! Continue Reading »

10 Questions with Carl Heilman II: Adirondack Photographer, Snowshoe Maker, and Author!
Carl Heilman II has been the capturing the majestic beauty of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York for over 30 years, using an artist's eye to bring observers of his photography closer to nature through panoramic images of snow-glistening mountains and crystal clear forest Continue Reading »

Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Adirondacks This Month!
Spring is in the fresh mountain air! Take a break from your spring cleaning and escape to the gorgeous Adirondack Mountains region to unwind and celebrate winter's departure. Continue Reading »

History of the Adirondacks

The 6-million-acre park, that comprises the Adirondack Mountains, was established by the New York State Legislature in 1892. It has evolved into a patchwork of public and private lands, where thousands of people live, work and play in a protected environment of mountains, forests and streams.

The private lands are primarily part of the the Adirondack Forest Preserve, a diverse system of State Lands created in 1885 by an act of the New York State Legislature as a conservation effort to stem widespread tree cutting that supported the many lumber, paper, leather tanning, and iron mining industries that predominated the 19th century landscape, as well as ensure the major transportation corridors of the day - the Hudson River and Erie Canal - would not suffer reduced flows from continued logging. This was one of the earliest acts of public land preservation in the nation.

In 1894, the Adirondack Forest Preserve was further strengthened by when these now often quoted words were added to the New York State Constitution:

"The lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed."