Swimming at Long Lake?

ADK_Dreamer · 07-17-2012, 10:27 AM

Can anyone tell me what the swimming is like at Long Lake?

We are accustomed to swimming in Mirror Lake. Not much weed. Fairly decent temperatures in upper 70s in the summer months and safe with no motor boats.

Is Long Lake access from Motel Long Lake Motel and other such cabins... sandy bottom? Similar temperature? Safe to swim or are there many many boats?

ADKJack · 07-17-2012, 10:53 AM

There is a sandy beach right before the bridge in the village.

PA Ridgerunner · 07-17-2012, 11:02 AM

There's also a sandy beach at Sandy Point Motel...and Shamrock Motel. That lower end of the lake (south of Rt. 30 and the town beach) doesn't look like it gets a lot of boat traffic.

Daniel Eagan · 07-17-2012, 12:57 PM

Prefer the town beach near the bridge as the water's deeper. Lower part of the lake tends to be shallow, with lots of mud and undergrowth.

You can also find small pools at Buttermilk Falls.

PA Ridgerunner · 07-17-2012, 02:24 PM

The town beach has the added benefit of a view of the Sewards!

07-17-2012, 10:27 AM	#1
ADK_Dreamer Consultant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 230	Swimming at Long Lake? Can anyone tell me what the swimming is like at Long Lake? We are accustomed to swimming in Mirror Lake. Not much weed. Fairly decent temperatures in upper 70s in the summer months and safe with no motor boats. Is Long Lake access from Motel Long Lake Motel and other such cabins... sandy bottom? Similar temperature? Safe to swim or are there many many boats? __________________ 34/46

07-17-2012, 10:53 AM	#2
ADKJack Sure, Why not! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mt Adams Posts: 2,039	There is a sandy beach right before the bridge in the village. __________________ "Climbing is about freedom. There's no prize money; there are no gold medals. The mountains are all about going there to do what you want to do. That's why I'll never tell anyone else how to climb. All I can say is, This is how I prefer to do it." Ed Viesturs

07-17-2012, 11:02 AM	#3
PA Ridgerunner Lovin' Life! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central NY Posts: 2,415	There's also a sandy beach at Sandy Point Motel...and Shamrock Motel. That lower end of the lake (south of Rt. 30 and the town beach) doesn't look like it gets a lot of boat traffic. __________________ Nature we have always with us, an inexhaustible storehouse of that which moves the heart, appeals to the mind, and fires the imagination - health to the body, a stimulus to the intellect, and a joy to the soul. - John Burroughs

07-17-2012, 02:24 PM	#5
PA Ridgerunner Lovin' Life! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central NY Posts: 2,415	The town beach has the added benefit of a view of the Sewards! __________________ Nature we have always with us, an inexhaustible storehouse of that which moves the heart, appeals to the mind, and fires the imagination - health to the body, a stimulus to the intellect, and a joy to the soul. - John Burroughs

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07-17-2012, 12:57 PM	#4
Daniel Eagan Consultant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 176	Prefer the town beach near the bridge as the water's deeper. Lower part of the lake tends to be shallow, with lots of mud and undergrowth. You can also find small pools at Buttermilk Falls.

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