Easy driving, direct route from Syracuse, NY, to Lake Placid?
I would like a route where I won't have to keep stopping to ask for directions, as happened to me last year with the standard Rte 81 Rte 3 approach. Also, I don't like extremely twisty-turny routes. I'd like to find a route that is reasonably quick and fairly easy driving.
I am considering this alternate route: I-90, NY-365, NY-8. Recommendations?
Best Answer
If you don't have a navigator in the car or a Smartphone where you can launch Google Maps, Waze, and a whole bunch of other possible software, then consider this:
The clearest way to get to Lake Placid is from I-87, where you take an exit toward Lake Placid which would be NY-73 and stay on it until you hit downtown Lake Placid.
Problem with that route is that it is taking you a long way around the Adirondacks from Syracuse to Albany and then north toward Lake Placid but you don't have to drive through back woods of Adirondacks to get there.
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Where do you stop on the way to Lake Placid?
The top stops along the way from New York City to Lake Placid (with short detours) are The Met Cloisters, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, and Norman Rockwell Museum. Other popular stops include Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, Lake George, and Saratoga Race Course.Is Lake Placid Near Syracuse?
The distance between Syracuse and Lake Placid is 139 miles. The road distance is 198.6 miles.How long is the drive from Syracuse to Canada?
Yes, the driving distance between Syracuse to Canada is 393 km. It takes approximately 4h 18m to drive from Syracuse to Canada.Driving from Elmira to Lake Placid | New York | USA
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