post-hike lodging & swimming near Mt. Marcy

[zorts]

Does anyone have suggestions for where to stay the night after a 4-night hike near Mt. Marcy? There are 8 of us, and we'll be looking for a quiet, yet inexpensive, place to crash that has (of course) SHOWERS available. We'll have tents, so a quiet campground would work. It'll be a Sunday or Monday night, which will hopefully improve availability and quiet....

The other thing we'll be looking for is a place to swim the following morning/afternoon before we pile in the cars for the trip home. Any favorite swimming holes you're willing to divulge? (PM if you do't want to broadcast....)

-- Jerry

 

[AntlerPeak]

Whispering Pines Campground on Rte 73 south of the ADK loj road is clean, quiet and has showers. Not sure about swimming holes.

 

[Tom Rankin]

Does anyone have suggestions for where to stay the night after a 4-night hike near Mt. Marcy? There are 8 of us, and we'll be looking for a quiet, yet inexpensive, place to crash that has (of course) SHOWERS available. We'll have tents, so a quiet campground would work. It'll be a Sunday or Monday night, which will hopefully improve availability and quiet....

The other thing we'll be looking for is a place to swim the following morning/afternoon before we pile in the cars for the trip home. Any favorite swimming holes you're willing to divulge? (PM if you do't want to broadcast....)

-- Jerry

The Adirondack Loj has camping and a lake. Also, South Meadows is near by.

 

[TCD]

Easy to stop at the picnic area between the two Cascade Lakes. Swimming is great in either lake.

 

[beverly]

Chapel Pond

right by the Giant trailhead on Rte. 73 is a very popular post-hike swimming spot.