"The Floodwood loop" Kayaking Rollins pond dispersed camping (flatwater) Saranac Lakes Wild Forest

The Floodwood loop (after the storm)
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Way up north in the Adirondack Park, while on a camping trip to Fish Creek Pond Campground in the Saranac Lake region, I spent a day circumnavigating the Floodwood Loop. High winds from an overnight storm made the first half of the day a real struggle. The second half was relaxing and so much fun, it was a great way to celebrate my 52nd birthday
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The Saranac Lakes Wild Forest is a discontinuous 79,000-acre (320 km2) tract designated as Wild Forest by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Franklin and Essex Counties near Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, and Lake Placid. The area covers large portions of Harrietstown, Santa Clara, and North Elba; smaller portions are in Altamont, St. Armand, Brighton, and Franklin. The area is served by State Routes NY-3, NY-30, NY-86, and NY-73.
There are over 67,000 acres (270 km2) of wild forest lands and nearly 19,000 acres (77 km2) of water. There are 142 bodies of water including Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, Oseetah Lake, Lake Placid, Lake Clear, and Lake Colby; most of the shorelines of these bodies of these lakes are a mix of public and private land. Major rivers include the Raquette and Saranac Rivers.
Activities supported include hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing, mountain biking, canoeing, hunting, fishing, camping, swimming, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and bird watching.
Hiking options include 3,058-foot (932 m) Scarface Mountain, 2,516-foot (767 m) Boot Bay Mountain and 2,352-foot (717 m) Shingle Bay Mountain, 2,241-foot (683 m) Panther Mountain, the Fernow Nature Trail, and the Lake Placid Peninsula Nature Trails. There are over 50 miles (80 km) of marked trails, including about 26.5 miles (42.6 km) of snowmobile trails, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of canoe carries, ten miles (16 km) of mountain bike trails, and 13 miles (21 km) of cross-country skiing trails.
There are nearly 250 designated campsites, including 90 in the Saranac Islands Campground on Weller Pond and Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes, eighteen on Upper Saranac Lake, 31 on Follensby Clear Pond, and sixteen along Floodwood Road, along with twelve lean-tos on several of the lakes, ponds, and rivers.
There are fifteen boat launches and fishing access sites, located on the Raquette River, Upper and Lower Saranac Lakes, Follensby Clear Pond, Second Pond, Lake Colby, Lake Placid, Lake Flower, Hoel Pond, East Pine Pond, Moose Pond, Little Green Pond, and Little Clear Pond.
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[@JohnAmes]

very cool my friend

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Does look like a good time out on the lake 🤠

[@ItsAboutTimeNow]

Enjoyed the ride!

[@jasongapper]

Great video. I’ll be up at Fish Creek on Monday. Not looking forward to the trek from Long Island but definitely worth it. Thanks for making videos like this one!

[@MAGA-kw3ol]

My wife and I have kayaked all these ponds we usually stay at fish creek pond in September, some of the best kayaking I have ever found. This year we are staying at Nicks lake near old forge, hopefully it’s just as nice as fish creek pond