High Peaks Wilderness

The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in the U.S. state of New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.

It is roughly bounded on the north by NY 3, the old Haybridge Road, which runs from Cold Brook to Averyville, the Adirondak Loj property at Heart Lake, the Mount Van Hoevenberg area and NY 73 near the Cascade Lakes. Private land to the west of Route 73 forms the eastern boundary. The southern boundary is formed by privately owned lands, including the Ausable Club, Finch, Pruyn, and Company, National Lead Company and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Huntington Wildlife Forest. This wilderness is bounded on the west by Long Lake and the Raquette River.

There is one significant inholding: the Johns Brook Lodge, a cabin and surrounding campsites operated by the Adirondack Mountain Club, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) along the eponymous trail and brook from the popular “Garden” parking area and access point near Keene Valley.

The area includes 112 bodies of water on 1,392 acres (5.6 km2), 238.4 miles (383.5 km) of foot trails, 52.3 miles (84.1 km) of horse trails, and 84 lean-tos. The area contains 36 of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, including the tallest, Mount Marcy.
The topography ranges from small areas of low-lying swampland (e.g., along the Raquette and Saranac Rivers) to the highest point in New York State at the top of Mount Marcy. Although there is a considerable variety of topography, it is predominantly high mountain country. Like the topography, the forest cover also varies from pole-size hardwoods to mature, large diameter hardwood and softwood stands to the spruce-fir of the subalpine region.

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Racquette River Campsites, Lean-Tos Boat Launches πŸ• πŸ›Ά

Online Map of Racquette River Campsites

Β Printable Map of Racquette River Campsites

 Raquette River Crusher Boat Launch

Β Coordinate List of Racquette River Campsites

LocationDescriptionNotesLatitudeLongitude
Axton LandingHand LaunchHand Launch44.2035302496685-74.3265353716198
Axton Landing CampsitePrimitive Campsite 44.2035779929482-74.3261379393283
Axton Landing ParkingUnpaved Parking Lot12 Vehicle Capacity44.2033300030134-74.3263166662663
Crusher Boat Launch ParkingPaved Parking Lot38 Spaces; 135′ X 73′ + 115′ X 56′44.2393153024164-74.3878177490498
Raquette Lean-ToLean-ToBuilt In 201344.2253525405174-74.3803783852444
Raquette River Site 10Primitive Campsite 44.2131285724835-74.3738600835363
Raquette River Site 11Primitive Campsite 44.2132378096177-74.3781992125591
Raquette River Site 12Primitive Campsite 44.2089917159947-74.368137030962
Raquette River Site 13Primitive Campsite 44.2068080092519-74.3599561224732
Raquette River Site 14Primitive Campsite 44.2048226562689-74.3491579407642
Raquette River Site 15Primitive Campsite 44.2036823743229-74.34417698275
Raquette River Site 16Primitive Campsite 44.2030370382853-74.3287874542713
Raquette River Site 2Primitive Campsite 44.232252575083-74.4005468686181
Raquette River Site 2Primitive Campsite 44.23325948448-74.403860999247
Raquette River Site 3Primitive Campsite 44.2361907784499-74.3840841075194
Raquette River Site 4Primitive Campsite 44.2333273901288-74.3844112516893
Raquette River Site 5Primitive Campsite 44.2279414227932-74.3848242349451
Raquette River Site 7Primitive Campsite 44.2292254896885-74.3771388984978
Raquette River Site 8Primitive Campsite 44.2192203997972-74.3774227834084
Raquette River Site 9Primitive Campsite 44.2183320955162-74.3792159601143
Rt 30 Intersection Misc ParkingUnpaved Parking Lot105 Spaces; 155′ X 350′44.244767552556-74.3582161123963
The Crusher Boat LaunchRamp LaunchConcrete Ramp44.2394118943849-74.3875724785671
Trombley Landing Lean-ToLean-To 44.2287716477077-74.3755334311793
Trombley Landing Parking LotPaved Parking Lot4 Vehicle Capacity44.2438876359445-74.3580219214678

Keene Valley

Looking through the high peaks, past Giant Mountain.

Keene Valley

Giant Mountain

Interactive map of Giant Mountain in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Campsites are from the DEC, Scenic Vistas are from OpenStreetMap (CC-BY-SA).