Explore Saranac Lake.
Where to eat, what is on, and everything worth doing at or near Lake Flower, all measured in minutes from your own dock.
What is on around Lake Flower.
The village calendar is busier than its size suggests. These countdowns run live, and each event drops off the list by itself once it is over.
Where to eat.
You are in a real working village, not a resort strip, which means good coffee, a brewery, a pizza place worth taking back to the deck, and one or two kitchens doing ambitious food. Hours shrink in April and November, so call ahead.
Coffee, breakfast and provisions
Start here on arrival day. The cabins have a full kitchen, so one good shop makes the whole stay easier.
Origin Coffee Co.
Specialty coffee
Properly made espresso and filter coffee in the village, and the easiest first stop of the morning.
Saranac Lake village · about 5 minutes
Nori's Village Market
Natural foods and deli
Local produce, good bread, cheese and a deli counter. The best place to build a picnic for the boat.
Saranac Lake village · about 5 minutes
Lakeview Deli
Sandwiches
Generous sandwiches to take out on the water or up a mountain. Order ahead on busy summer mornings.
Saranac Lake · about 5 minutes
Price Chopper
Full grocery
The big shop: groceries, ice, charcoal and everything you forgot to pack.
Saranac Lake · about 7 minutes
Casual and family friendly
For the days that end with wet boots, tired legs and a very direct request for burgers.
Downhill Grill
Burgers, wings, pub food
The dependable post-hike, post-ski option. Big portions, local crowd, no fuss.
Saranac Lake · about 6 minutes
Little Italy Pizzeria
Pizza
Take a couple of pies back to the cabin and eat them on the deck. This is a Colden Lodge tradition.
Saranac Lake village · about 5 minutes
Casa del Sol
Mexican
A long-standing village favourite. Small room, warm welcome, worth the wait on a Friday.
Saranac Lake · about 6 minutes
Tail O' the Pup
Barbecue, seasonal
Open-air barbecue between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, summer only, and pure Adirondack holiday.
Ray Brook · about 12 minutes
Dinner and drinks
Book ahead at weekends, on holidays and during Winter Carnival. Adirondack kitchens close earlier than city ones.
Left Bank Café
Café and bistro
Seasonal cooking, good wine and a lovely room by the river. The village's smart choice.
Saranac Lake village · about 5 minutes
Blue Line Brewery
Brewery taproom
Beer brewed in the village, a rotating tap list and a friendly, dog-and-hiker sort of atmosphere.
Saranac Lake · about 6 minutes
Bitters & Bones
Gastropub
Smoked meats, whiskey and a proper bar. Busy and deservedly so.
Saranac Lake · about 6 minutes
Fiddlehead Bistro
Small bistro
A tiny, ambitious kitchen with a short seasonal menu. Reserve well in advance.
Saranac Lake village · about 5 minutes
Worth the drive to Lake Placid
Twenty minutes down the road, with the widest choice in the region and mountain views thrown in.
Big Slide Brewery & Public House
Brewery and kitchen
House beer and good pub food, right in the middle of Lake Placid.
Lake Placid · about 20 minutes
Salt of the Earth Bistro
Bistro
Small, seasonal and carefully done. One of the better dinners in the Olympic village.
Lake Placid · about 20 minutes
Great Adirondack Steak & Seafood
Steakhouse
Main Street institution for a big, unapologetic dinner after a day on Whiteface.
Lake Placid · about 20 minutes
Smoke Signals
Barbecue and bar
Ribs, live music some nights, and a balcony over Main Street.
Lake Placid · about 20 minutes
Eating in beats eating out, some nights.
Both cabins have a full kitchen, outdoor dining furniture, a barbecue grill and a fire pit. Do one shop on arrival, cook a lake-view dinner, and save the restaurants for the nights you have earned them.
Things to do at or near Lake Flower.
Some of this happens without leaving the property. The rest is a short paddle, a five-minute drive, or a very good day out. Filter by what you feel like.
Paddle straight off the dock
A kayak and a paddle boat are yours to use, with fifty miles of connected water from the back door.
At the property
Read the guideHot tub under the pines
Each cabin has its own hot tub. Best used after a cold day, ideally with snow falling.
At the property
Fire pit and barbecue
Outdoor dining furniture, a grill and a fire pit for the part of the evening nobody wants to end.
At the property
Fish the shoreline at dawn
Smallmouth and northern pike along the weed edges, with the whole Saranac chain beyond.
At the property
Read the guideOseetah Lake and Kiwassa
Wander the bays, islands and marsh channels south of Lake Flower. Herons, loons and no traffic.
Paddle from the dock
Read the guideLower and Middle Saranac
Island campsites, big open water and Ampersand Mountain framing the view. A full, glorious day.
1-2 hours by paddle
Read the guideSwim off the sandy beach
Gentle beach access at the property, which makes launching, landing and swimming easy for everyone.
At the property
Skating and ice fishing
When the lake locks up, the village heads out with skates, augers and tip-ups. Always check the ice first.
On Lake Flower
Read the guideBaker Mountain
A short, steep climb to the best view of the village, Lake Flower and the High Peaks beyond.
About 5 minutes to the trailhead
Read the guideAmpersand and Haystack
Half-day classics on Route 3, with open summit rock looking out over the whole Saranac chain.
15-20 minutes
Read the guideBloomingdale Bog
A flat former rail bed through boreal bog. Gray jays land on your hand if you stand still.
About 15 minutes
Read the guideHigh Peaks trailheads
Cascade, Porter, Marcy and Algonquin are all within reach of an early start from the cabins.
35-45 minutes
Read the guideSaranac Lake village
Independent shops, riverwalk, the Adirondack Carousel and a farmers market on summer Saturdays.
About 5 minutes
Historic Saranac Lake
The Saranac Laboratory Museum tells the story of the village's tuberculosis cure cottages.
About 5 minutes
Dewey Mountain
Groomed cross-country and snowshoe trails with rentals and lit night skiing, minutes from the cabins.
About 5 minutes
Read the guideWinter Carnival
The oldest winter carnival in the eastern United States, with an Ice Palace cut from your own lake.
Every February
Read the guideMount Pisgah
The village ski hill: lift, tubing, night skiing and the friendliest first day on snow anywhere.
About 5 minutes
Read the guideWhiteface Mountain
The greatest vertical drop in the East, an Olympic downhill pedigree, and a road to the summit in summer.
About 40 minutes
Read the guideTitus Mountain
Family-owned, night skiing, and lift tickets that will make anyone from a big resort blink.
About 50 minutes
Read the guideSnowshoe the quiet trails
No lift ticket, no lesson. Just silence, snow-loaded pines and a hot tub waiting afterwards.
From the front door
Read the guideLake Placid Olympic venues
Skate on 1980 ice, ride a bobsled at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and climb the ski jump tower.
About 20 minutes
Read the guideHigh Falls Gorge
Boardwalks and bridges over the Ausable River as it drops through a granite chasm. Superb in autumn.
About 35 minutes
Read the guideThe Wild Center
Adirondack natural history museum in Tupper Lake with a treetop walk that children refuse to leave.
About 30 minutes
Paul Smiths VIC
Kilometres of marked trails, boreal boardwalks and winter rentals in a beautiful interpretive centre.
About 30 minutes
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