Lower Saranac Lake
- Easy
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
Lower Saranac Lake is a fishing lake in New York, managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The nearest town is McMasters Crossing, about 3.7 miles away. The lake is an easy outing, and its location makes it a natural base for exploring the surrounding area. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ray Brook weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 53°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Bluff Island, a climbing area, sits just 0.6 miles away. Within about 3 miles are the Sorry hike and the West Side Snowshoe Trail. Paddlers can head to the Floodwood Pond Loop, roughly 8.6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Bluff IslandRock climbing0.6 mi
SorryHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- West Side Snowshoe TrailHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi
- Mumbly PegHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi
Iron BillHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Second Set BoulderRock climbing5.5 mi
- First SetRock climbing5.5 mi
- Floodwood Pond LoopCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Echo PondLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Raquette LakeLake fishing · ~1h 5m drive
- West Branch Ausable RiverRiver fishing · ~22 min drive
- Polliwog PondLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Long PondLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Echo LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Connery PondLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Piercefield FlowLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Rock PondLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Military LakeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
Best time to visit Lower Saranac Lake
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 5°
Feb
25° / 5°
Mar
34° / 14°
Apr
48° / 27°
May
61° / 39°
Jun
70° / 49°
Jul
74° / 53°
Aug
72° / 51°
Sep
66° / 44°
Oct
52° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
27° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ray Brook, NY, 5.2 mi away at 1,620 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
