Hosted the Winter Olympics twice, leaving behind a bobsled run, ski jump complex, and speed skating oval still open to visitors.
General Information
Olympic venues and attractions have varying hours; check individual venue websites
Lake Placid Olympic Museum: daily 10am–5pm (seasonal variations)
Lake Placid Olympic Museum: adults ~$14, children ~$9
Whiteface Mountain lift tickets: vary by season
How to Get There
From Albany, NY (approximately 140 miles): Take I-87 N (Adirondack Northway) to Exit 30 (Underwood), then take NY-73 W approximately 28 miles through Keene Valley into Lake Placid village. Total drive is about 2.5 hours.
Overview
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains New York. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics, the 1972 and 2023 Winter World University Games as well as the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games.
Recreational opportunities
Lake Placid is well known among winter-sports enthusiasts for its skiing, both Alpine and Nordic. Whiteface Mountain (4,867 ft or 1,483 m), in nearby Wilmington about 13 miles (21 km) from Lake Placid, offers skiing, hiking, gondola rides, and mountain biking, and is the only one of the High Peaks that can be reached by an auto road. Whiteface Mountain has a vertical elevation of 3,430 feet (1,050 m), the highest vertical elevation of mountains in Eastern North America. The area has one of only 16 bobsled runs in the Western Hemisphere.
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