Adirondack Nature Trails:
Paul Smith's College VIC
Paul Smith's College VIC Description
Getting There: Directions to the Paul Smith's College VIC
From downtown Lake Placid: Head north on Main Street, following the road as it makes a sharp left up the hill. Continue on NY-86 W/Saranac Avenue/Sara-Placid Road. Drive 8.4 miles. Turn LEFT onto River Street. Turn RIGHT onto Church Street. Turn LEFT onto Bloomingdale Avenue. Turn RIGHT onto Broadway Street. Continue onto NY-86 W/Lake Colby Drive. Drive 10.8 miles. Turn RIGHT onto NY-30 N, just before the entrance to Paul Smith's College. Drive one mile. The main entrance to the VIC is one mile past the college on Route 30, on your left.
From Saranac Lake: From the Town Hall, head north on Main Street toward Broadway Street. Make a slight LEFT onto Broadway Street. Continue onto NY-86 W/Lake Colby Drive. Drive 10.8 miles. Turn RIGHT onto NY-30 N, just before the entrance to Paul Smith's College. Drive one mile. The main entrance to the VIC is one mile past the college on Route 30, on your left.
From Keene Valley and points southeast: From Keene Valley, head north on Route 73. Drive 19.1 miles. On the outskirts of Lake Placid, you will drive over a bridge across the Ausable River and past the ski jumps on your left and the Lake Placid Horse Show grounds on your right. Take a slight LEFT onto Old Military Road (County Highway 35). Drive 3.6 miles. You will come to an intersection; take a LEFT onto NY-86 West. Drive for 6.1 miles. Turn LEFT onto River Street. Turn RIGHT onto Church Street. Turn LEFT onto Bloomingdale Avenue. Turn RIGHT onto Broadway Street. Follow Broadway Street to NY-86 West. Drive 10.8 miles. Turn RIGHT onto NY-30 N, just before the entrance to Paul Smith's College. Drive one mile. The main entrance to the VIC is one mile past the college on Route 30, on your left.
From Malone and points north: Take NY-30 South. Drive 30.8 miles. The main entrance to the VIC is about five miles past Mccolloms and 1.2 miles past Barnum Pond. The entrance to the VIC will be on your right.