New York Upstate 8 days Itinerary Summary

2020 pandemic year, we had originally planned other trip options but did not feel comfortable with flying, so instead we planned a little driving road trip in upstate NY.

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Trip Highlight

• New York State Parks
  • Saratoga Spa State Park
  • Adirondack state park
  • Wellesley Island State Park
  • Robert H Treman State Park
  • Buttermilk Falls State Park
  • Taughannock Falls State Park
• Lakes/town
  • Lake George
  • Lake Placid
  • Alexandria Bay/Thousand Islands
  • Finger Lakes
• Other
  • Railbike
  • Ausable Chasm
  • The Wild Center
  • Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Day1 Saratoga Springs

9:30 – 12:30	Drive to Saratoga Springs
12:30 – 16:00	Saratoga Springs spa State Park
16:00 – 17:00	Saratoga Springs hotel checkin
17:00 – 19:00	Saratoga Springs downtown, dinner

Day2 Adirondack Waterfalls

9:30 – 10:30	Lake Luzerne
10:30 – 15:00	Adirondack Waterfalls
15:00 – 17:00	Drive to Lake George

Day3 Lake George

9:00 – 11:00	Lake George
11:00 – 13:00	Prospect Mountain
13:00 – 14:00	Drive to Revolution Rail Co
14:00 – 16:00	Rail bike
16:00 – 18:00	Drive to Plattsburgh

Day4 Ausable Chasm & Lake Placid

9:30 – 11:30	Ausable Chasm
11:30 – 13:30	Whiteface mountain – stag brook falls
13:30 – 15:30	Lake Placid
15:30 – 16:30	Donnelly’s soft ice cream
16:30 – 17:00	Saranac Lake

Day5 the Wild Center

10:00- 13:00	The Wild Center
13:00 – 15:00	The Wild Center Canoe
15:00 – 17:00	Drive to Alexandria Bay

Day6 Alexandria Bay/Thousand Islands

10:00-12:00	Alexandria Bay
12:30 – 14:30	Uncle Sam’s America Narrows Boat tour

Day7 Wellesley Island State Park & Fingers Lakes

10:30 – 13:00	Wellesley Island State Park
13:00 – 15:30	Drive to Fingers Lakes
15:30 – 16:00	Women’s Right National Historical Park
16:00 – 17:00	Seneca Lake

Day8 Fingers Lakes

10:00 – 10:30	Fingers Lakes Welcome Center
10:30 – 12:00	Robert H Treman State Park
12:00 – 14:30	Buttermilk Falls State Park
14:30 – 15:30	lunch/ice cream
15:30 – 17:00	Taughannock Falls State Park

Day9 Fingers Lakes

9:00 – 11:00	Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
11:00 – 16:00	Drive back to NJ

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Where we stayed/hotel

1 Night	Saratoga Spring
1 Night	Lake George
1 Night	Plattsburgh
1 Night	Lake Placid
2 Nights	Thousand Island
2 Nights	Finger Lakes