Description
Located on picturesque Piseco Lake. The Point Comfort Loop of the Piseco Lake Campground offers activities such as hiking, swimming, and fishing. At an elevation of 1,660 feet, the park's terrain is hilly, with well-wooded areas consisting of conifers and mixed hardwoods. The Little Sand Point Loop offers seclusion and serenity. Piseco Lake offers fishing, canoeing, sailing, and all types of water sports. Numerous hiking trails challenge the day hiker, while the 133-mile Northville-Lake Placid Trail is located just minutes away.
Geography:
The Piseco Lake Campground is in the central portion of the Adirondack Park, on Piseco Lake. Originally, Point Comfort was developed in the late season of 1929 to provide additional camping to the area. The Little Sand Point Loop sits at an elevation of 1,660 feet, and the terrain is hilly, with well-wooded areas of conifers and hardwoods, and was originally opened to the public in 1953.
Recreation:
Motorized boating is welcome, and a boat launch is available. Fishing (for walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, brown bullhead, perch, rock bass, and white fish) is popular. Hiking rounds out the activities.
Facilities:
Amenities include campsites, a boat launch, flush toilets, a pay telephone, a picnic area, a trailer dumping station, hot showers and a recycling center.
Nearby Attractions:
Shopping, restaurants, rowboat and canoe rentals, and a golf course are nearby.