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NY |
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Lake Durant Campground is located on the east shore of 327-acre Lake Durant. The remote Central Adirondack setting of this facility offers a relaxing, quiet beauty and breathtaking views of Blue Mountain. The large, forested campsites offer privacy, and the campground offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including canoeing and boating, fishing, hiking, and bicycling. |
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From the NYS Thruway (I-90), take Exit 27 at Amsterdam; go north on Route 30 through the villages of Wells, Speculator, and Indian Lake. The campground is 9 miles north of Indian Lake, on Route 30, on the left side of the road.From Adirondack Northway (I-87), take Exit 23 at Warrensburg; take Route 9 North of Route 28 West, to Indian Lake Village. The campground is 9 miles north of Indian Lake, on the left side of the road. |
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The park offers tent and trailer sites, a picnic area with tables and fireplaces, flush toilets, hot showers, a trailer dump station, a recycling center, handicapped accessibility, a sand beach, a bathhouse, and hiking trails. |
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LAKE DURANT |
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653 |
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http://www.reserveamerica.com/campsiteSearch.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=653&cmp=39-32--joewils |
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WHEN YOU ARRIVE -You must sign for your own site. Have your equipment with you and be ready to camp when you register. Names of all campers on a site must be listed on the permit at time of registration CHECK-IN TIME -From 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. Campers must register for their campsite by 9:00 p.m. on the first night of their reservation or the campsite will be subject to re-rental and all fees will be forfeited CHECK-OUT TIME -11:00 a.m. on your departure date OCCUPANCY -Limited to 6 individuals per campsite and 2 tents or 1 unit of hard wheeled camping equipment and 1 tent. Only 2 vehicles permitted on any campsite. Extra vehicles will be required to park in a designated area (additional fees will apply) AGE REGULATIONS -Campsites must be registered and occupied by a responsible person 18 years of age or older LENGTH OF STAY -Your camping permit can be issued for a maximum of 14 nights. From July 1 through Labor Day only 14 cumulative nights will be permitted at any campground. QUIET HOURS -From 10 p.m. until 7 a.m., and are strictly enforced. Violators of this policy may be evicted GENERATORS -The use of generators may be limited to no more than 5 hours per day and fall between the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. If the use of a generator is deemed unreasonably loud by the facility staff then individual use of a generator may be prohibited/limited FIRES -Must be built in fireplaces provided. Only dead and down wood may be used for fuel. No chainsaws are allowed in campgrounds, and cutting down trees, alive or dead is prohibited. FIREARMS -Are not allowed in campgrounds except during the Fall and Spring hunting seasons. Firearms must not be discharged within campground boundaries at any time ACCESSIBLE SITES -At least one member of the camping party staying on the site must be mobility impaired (i.e. in a wheelchair or uses a walker) or the camping party may be turned away at the campground SWIMMING -Please take note the swimming facilities at this location are not supervised by a lifeguard or other responsible person. In place of on-site supervision, this facility has established a series of safeguards to be followed by all guests, the details of which are outlined in a brochure presented to customers upon arrival at the facility. PETS -Are allowed with proof of a currently valid rabies vaccination in the form of a current year's tag or a certificate issued by the veterinarian. Campers can walk dogs on a leash no longer than six feet as long as the animal is under control. Dogs cannot be left unattended and are not allowed in facility structures, on the beach or in day use areas |
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The Adirondack Park Visitors Interpretive Center at Newcomb is 25 miles east on N.Y.S. Route 28. The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake is located 2 miles north on N.Y.S. Route 28 and features the History of the Adirondack Park. The Wild Center is 35 miles from the campground in Tupper Lake. |
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| orientationDescription |
Lake Durant Campground is located on Lake Durant in the Adirondacks. |
| recreationDescription |
Boating (please note that smaller boats are recommended as the man-made lake is shallow), fishing, and hiking are popular activities here. Fish in the lake include tigermuskey, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, sunfish, white sucker, brown bullheads, and brook trout. The campground has an accessible fishing pier. Due to its location on the Northville-Placid Trail, there are wilderness trails from the campsite to several ponds in the area. |