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Places near Lake Placid by type
All 263 places by distance →One day from Lake Placid
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:03 pm
52 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lake Placid
- Lake Placidlake · 45 min
- McKenzie Mountainnature spot · 2 hrs
- McKenzie Mountain Wildernessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Pitchoff Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Mount Van Hoevenbergviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Lake Placid
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lake Placid?
Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum (museum, about 1 km), Mirror Lake (lake, about 1 km), John Brown Farm State Historic Site (attraction, about 4 km), Lake Placid (lake, about 5 km), McKenzie Mountain (nature spot, about 9 km), McKenzie Mountain Wilderness (nature spot, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lake Placid?
98 places on Spotwander: 26 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 54 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 other attractions, 1 museum.
Which is the nearest lake to Lake Placid?
Mirror Lake, about 1 km by road; Lake Placid (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Lake Placid?
Mount Van Hoevenberg, about 11 km by road; Pitchoff Mountain (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lake Placid?
Start in Lake Placid, visit Lake Placid, then McKenzie Mountain, then McKenzie Mountain Wilderness, then Pitchoff Mountain, then Mount Van Hoevenberg, and drive back — about 52 km by road in all.