Things to do in Lake Placid with kids?

Heading to LP Sunday-Thursday this week. We are going to ski a few days and do some of the fun stuff around town. Here's some of what I have in mind for non-skiing days. We won't do all of this stuff obviously, but am I missing anything?

- freestyle comp on Sunday afternoon
- ice skating show on Sunday night
- ice skating at the speed skating rink
- toboggan run
- dog sledding
- high falls gorge
- snow shoeing at mt. hoevenberg
- snow tubing at ski jumps

 Any other stuff to do with kids? They are young - 3 and 5. The 5 year has a good tolerance, but the 3 year is, well 3 years old. We are staying in LP.

Thanks!

D

sledding on the Mt golf course hole 17 - right off 86

Harlem Globetrotters in Olympic center one night next week

Night skiing at Mt Pisgah

Definitely love the toboggan chute. Looks like you've got a good list. While you're at Van Hovenburg, you can try the bobsled or XC skiing.

You can't take a 3 and 5 yr old on the bobsled

Coach Z wrote

You can't take a 3 and 5 yr old on the bobsled

WTF? Why not. ORDA sucks. I am canceling my trip:)

Has anyone done the dogsled? Its hard to find any info. As best I can tell you just show up anytime between 10-5pm Friday-Monday and its $10 per person? It looks like fun. Maybe a bit steep for a 10-15 minute ride but seems like something the kids would love.

The popcorn shop on main street

Danzilla wrote

 Maybe a bit steep for a 10-15 minute ride but seems like something the kids would love.

You can blame the Doggie Union for that. They bark at working for just treats.

We've skated on Mirror Lake before. It was cool. They had some Hockey matches going on and a good amount of paths cleared on the ice. The sun was setting over the mtns. There was a real charm to it all.

I was goofing off and fell on my butt. Everybody laughed. Take your skates. ML skating is free.

When my kids were young they us to love going to Mr. Mikes for dinner. Then we'd go to Bowlwinkles (right next door) for bowling, vid. games and lazer tag.

The WIld Center, 45 Museum Drive, in Tupper Lake.  Check it out.  And definitely take them to van Ho for xc skiing.  That's how we started our daughter.  2 1/2, in the stadium.

Also tubbing at Pisagh

Ten bucks for two hours. My son had a good time with that after his race event Sunday

Simple snowshoe hikes
Owls head of keene
Baxter mt.
Snow mt. In keene valley
Mt. Jo from the adk lodge
Snowshoe to marcey dam
Mt . Baker in lake placid
Cascade mt.
Ice fishing, lake placid, cascade lakes

Check out keene and tupper lake for rustic shopping, lake placid is basicly a big city mall with stores like the gap......

You must eat dinner at he noonmark dinner in keene valley, its a hikers right of passage..... can no top their pies anywhere...... simply the best 10-15 $ a person for full meals and deserts

Skiing,
Jack rabbit trail
Whiteface mt.
Titus mt.
Big tupper. ( best value if they dont close due to warm weaher)

Waterfalls
Split rock falls... roadside
Cascade falls and slide
High falls
Roaring brock falls

Umm Green Point, down the road from Noonmark, pies blow Noonmark away....

and who takes a 3 year ice fishing and rustic shopping!!!!  WTF!

Failed to notic age, for a hike snowsheo owls head of keene, .3 miles, enough up to make the young feel like they climbd a big hill

ScottyJack wrote

Umm Green Point, down the road from Noonmark, pies blow Noonmark away....

and who takes a 3 year ice fishing and rustic shopping!!!!  WTF!

I bet Tonto ice fished when he was 3

ScottyJack wrote

Umm Green Point, down the road from Noonmark, pies blow Noonmark away....

and who takes a 3 year ice fishing and rustic shopping!!!!  WTF!

So does ADK café...and ausable inn...as far as eats in Keene.  And I would hardly say that LP is like a city shopping mall!  ha!  

campgottagopee wrote

I bet Tonto ice fished when he was 3

No.  He was learning the fine art of scalping at 3 !!  

KW mentioned Split Rock Falls. FWIW, during the summer it is an absolutely beautiful, not to be missed place to swim. The large lower pool is magnificent! The water is amazing ! The downstream end of the lower pool is shallow with in-stream beaches. As you wade in the water gets deeper leading to an under water rock wall. The water just sparkles and is crystal clear. Underwater visibility is wonderful and swimming underwater around the wall is absolutely beautiful. There's a mild cascade that descends into this very wide pool.

A hundred yards or so upstream is the waterfall. In between there's rocks to jump from. Choose your leap carefully. Though some do go in it, stay out of the waterfall itself. Going in/under it has claimed lives before.

Split Rock falls is VERY easy to find and there is an off road paved parking lot for this popular swimming spot. Wear sneakers if climbing up through the stream. The water is chilly but in no way should that stop you.....It is that beautiful and will literally be some of the most awesome water you've ever encountered. " WOW! OMG!" will be your impression. Word.

Harv, you should take your family there sometime in the summer.

Just avoid it in may, the aderondac scorge loves cool running water, the black fly

To split rock you go right at the crazey intersection, just after you cross the river theirs sevral parking areas, sure in the winter its a site to be seen ice pilers and all (from the keene valley high peaks lake placid exit on the northway)

Maybe lp is not quite a city shopping mall, none the less it reminds me of the carosole mall aka destiny usa in syracuse, with some nice non mallish shops

Theirs a shop in keene that has taxidermied animals on display, sounds kinda sick, but could show kids what a bear, a mountian lion looks like

I would always do the Noonmark after a day or two of hiking, camping or back country skiing in JB Valley or off the Lake road but after a lot of bad service and grumpy staff I just refuse to go there. I hold out for  Mr Ps BBQ in Schroon Lake. The pies at Noonmark are very good and I will still buy them from time to time.

kenneywallace wrote

Just avoid it in may, the aderondac scorge loves cool running water, the black fly

To split rock you go right at the crazey intersection, just after you cross the river theirs sevral parking areas, sure in the winter its a site to be seen ice pilers and all (from the keene valley high peaks lake placid exit on the northway)

Maybe lp is not quite a city shopping mall, none the less it reminds me of the carosole mall aka destiny usa in syracuse, with some nice non mallish shops

Theirs a shop in keene that has taxidermied animals on display, sounds kinda sick, but could show kids what a bear, a mountian lion looks like

is English your second language?