Catamount – Area Attractions
While staying at Catamount you may want to take day trips to experience
many other assets of the region. Below is a list of places and local
attractions within about 50-60 miles that might interest you.
There also are many other things to see and do along the highways and
byways and in the small communities of Northern New York—doing sports
activities, antiquing, visiting museums, and buying local products including
arts, crafts, and even Amish-made baskets, quilts, and much more.
Blue Mountain Lake – 60 miles
Adirondack Museum and Museum Library
Canton – 26 miles
St. Lawrence County (SLC) government offices; St. Lawrence University
including Brewer Bookstore; SUNY Canton; SLC Historical Association and
Silas Wright Museum; Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY)
gallery and shop; Shops along Main Street; Restaurants (e.g., McCarthy’s,
Sergi’s Italian Restaurant, Josie’s Pizzeria, Phoebe’s, University Inn, etc.)
Childwold (including hamlet in Town of Piercefield) – 8 to 13 miles
The Backwoods Inn (on State Highway 56); Thirsty Moose Restaurant and
Bar (on Route 3); Leather Artisan—artisan and shop (on Route 3); Mount
Arab with Fire Tower (nearby with trailhead on Conifer Road)
Colton (including hamlet of South Colton) – 8 to 15 miles
Higley Flow State Park / Nature Center; Raquette River Reservoirs; Stone
Valley Hiking Trail; Sunday Rock Landmark; Boyce’s General Store;
Adirondack Artisans; Three Falls Antiques; Restaurants (e.g., The Hide
Away, Sunday Rock Coffee Shop, South of the Rock Inn)
Cranberry Lake – 18 miles
Cranberry Lake / Marinas (fish, paddle, boat, and snowmobile depending
on the season); Five Ponds Wilderness Area (northern edge); Diners and
Restaurants
Heuvelton – 48 miles
Pickens General Store (hand-crafted Amish goods and gifts); seasonal
roadside stands (baskets, etc.) along way on County Route 10 and
elsewhere
Lake Placid (in Lakes & High Peaks Regions of the Adirondacks) – 55
miles
Olympic Village—Center, Museum, Jumping and Sports Complexes; Ski
areas (downhill and cross-country); Lake Placid; Mirror Lake; Uihlein Sugar
Maple Station; nearby winter sports and other attractions (e.g., Santa’s
Workshop at North Pole) at White Face Mountain; Shops (e.g., Adirondack
Store) and Restaurants
Massena – 42 miles
St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project; Robert Moses State Park /
Nature Center (Barnhart Island); Fishing charter boats (muskie);
Akwesasne Cultural Center and Mohawk Casino (nearby in Hogansburg)
Ogdensburg – 40 miles
Frederic Remington Art Museum; St. Lawrence River and nearby
Thousand Islands attractions (e.g., Boldt and Singer Castles); Historic sites
(e.g., Fort La Presentation); Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge to
Canada; Restaurants (e.g., Stone Fence)
Paul Smiths – 53 miles
Paul Smiths College; Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center
Potsdam – 22 miles
Clarkson University; SUNY Potsdam; Sun-Feather Natural Soap Company;
Shopping (e.g., Hacketts, etc.), Grocery Stores, Diners (e.g., Fields Coffee
House, Village Diner) and Restaurants (e.g., Angelo’s, Sergi’s, Cactus Grill
and Cantina, Mama Lucia’s, First Crush, and more)
Ray Brook – 51 miles
New York State Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Headquarters
Saranac Lake (in Lakes Region of the Adirondacks) – 47 miles
Saranac Lake; Hotel Saranac of Paul Smiths College; Winter Carnival (end
of January / beginning of February); Adirondack Scenic Railroad; Golf
(including Saranac Lake Golf Club plus Saranac Inn Golf & Country Club)
Tupper Lake (in Lakes Region of the Adirondacks) – 25 miles
Wild Center / Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks; Fernow Forest
(Self-Guided Nature Trail); Municipal Golf Course; Groceries and
Restaurants
Wanakena – 26 miles
The Ranger School of the SUNY College of Environmental Studies and
Forestry