E-mail this pageRecreational Resources and Related Information
The Adirondack/Lake Champlain region offers a wealth of recreational opportunities and is home to expert, knowledgeable, professionals who can guide and instruct you, and direct you to places and resources. This directory is our contribution to bringing some of these resources together:
Adventure Education
- The Adirondack Experience - Adventure Education At SUNY Plattsburgh.
Sports & Recreation
- Adirondack Backcountry Skiing - Offers backcountry recreational and educational resources for the skiing community. It posts current skiing conditions, upcoming events and a helpful local ski mountaineering guide.
- Adirondack International Mountain Fest - Adirondack International Mountainfest is an annual climbing meet bringing international climbers, guides, and instruction to the Adirondacks.
- Adirondack Mountain Club - The oldest recreation, conservation, and advocacy group for the Adirondacks.
- Adirondack Mountain School - Private Guiding and Instruction in rock and ice climbing and backcountry skiing by Plattsburgh State faculty member Jesse Williams.
- Adirondack.Net - Hiking information from around the Adirondack Park.
- Adirondack Park Waterways and Paddling - A good beginning point for paddlers new to this region.
- Adirondoc - Backcountry medicine tips, health and hygiene.
- Gore Mountain - New York State owned ski area, located in North Cree, an hour and a half from Plattsburgh.
- Lake Placid On-Line - Check out the virtual tours of skiing at Whiteface, a walk around Mirror Lake, a hike up Hurricane Mountain, or a visit to Santa's Workshop at North Pole, New York.
- Mountain Aid Training International (M.A.T.I.) - Wilderness medicine instruction offered by a team of active adventurers trained as doctors and EMTs.
- NeIce.com - Up-to-date source for Northeast Ice Climbing conditions.
- New York Olympic Regional Development Authority - A guide to ORDA sponsored events, venues, and related information.
- Titus Mountain - Family-oriented ski area in Malone, with modest prices, small crowds, and some surprising dumps of snow.
- Whiteface Mountain - New York State owned area, with the greatest vertical drop in the east.
Travel Information
- Champlain Shores - Driving distances and directions to Lake Champlain/Adirondack region.
- Current Local Weather - Planning a visit? Use this resource to check on the weather.
Adirondack News and History
- Adirondack Photography - Exclusive photographs by one of the leading Adirondack photographers.
- Adirondack Explorer - Adirondack Park News.
- Adirondack Expeditions - General Outdoor Information for the Adirondacks.
- Adirondack Sports & Fitness - Information on sports and activities in the Adirondacks. Features a message board and many articles by local authors.
Museums & Archives
- Adirondack Visitor Interpretive Centers - Environmental education and traveler visitor center.
- Adirondack Museum - Exhibits and collections reflecting the history and art of over two centuries of life in the Adirondacks.
- Special Collections at Plattsburgh State - Research materials for the north country and Adirondack region.
Department of Environmental Conservation
- Department of Environmental Conservation - Camping, hiking, historical information, rules & regulations.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about Expeditionary Studies classes, please feel free to contact us:
Larry Soroka, Director and Chair
Phone: (518) 564-5292
E-mail: laurence.soroka@plattsburgh.edu