NEWCOMB LAKE & CAMP SANTANONI, Adirondack Park, skiing, hiking, camping, paddling.
Dec 23, 2021 - Skied into the camp on 5"-8" of snow. +Quite well tracked out by other skiers this week. Saw 9 other skiers. Temp rising thru the teens & wind-chill at the camp. Visited the boathouse which is always open. 10 miles, 4 hours. Sep 2-4, 2017. NEWCOMB LAKE. Backpacked in on the smooth dirt/gravel/horsepoop road. 4.9 miles to the boathouse of Great Camp Santanoni. Boat pickins were slim - I borrowed a 17' Ward's Sea King aluminum canoe. Most of Newcomb Lake is in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. There are 8 campsites near the great camp - there are 2 lean-tos in the W half of the lake which you don't see from the great camp. Paddled to Ward Pond Brook lean-to, nice views of 4,606' Santanoni Peak along the way; small beach landing, shallow sandy bottom was nice for a swim, view of 2,838' Baldwin Mtn. Took 3 hours from the car. Paddled around the W end of the lake - could see Marcy. Poked up the inlet to the W. The cano...