Whelan Camp, Blue Ridge Wilderness Area

#4 among attractions in Blue Ridge Wilderness Area

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Whelan Camp is a historic late period Adirondack Great Camp and national historic district located on Raquette Lake at Long Lake in Hamilton County, New York. The district includes four contributing buildings and one contributing structure. It is composed of a large, sprawling Shingle Style main camp and five supporting buildings constructed between 1915 and 1918. The buildings include the Main Lodge, Garcon Lodge, Power House, lean-to, and workshop. ()

Coordinates: 43°48'27"N, 74°39'13"W

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Whelan Camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Upper Sister Lake, Sagamore Camp, Carnegie Camp North Point, Mohegan Lake.

7.5 miNW
Lake
Upper Sister Lake, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area
192 min walk • Upper Sister Lake is a lake located northwest of the hamlet of Raquette Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, yellow perch, and black bullhead. No motors are allowed on this lake.
3.2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Sagamore Camp, Adirondack Park
82 min walk • Great Camp Sagamore is one of several historic Great Camps located in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State.
4.2 miN
Lake
Carnegie Camp North Point
107 min walk • The Carnegie Camp North Point is on the northern shore of Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Park in New York. It is one of the original Great Camps of the Adirondacks located on Raquette Lake the home to many summer camps of the wealthy built during the Gilded Age.
4.4 miS
Lake
Mohegan Lake, Blue Ridge Wilderness Area
113 min walk • Mohegan Lake is a lake located south of Raquette Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, lake trout, white sucker, landlocked salmon, black bullhead, yellow perch, and sunfish.
4.7 miSW
Lake
Eagles Nest Lake
119 min walk • Eagles Nest Lake is located east of Inlet, New York. The outlet creek flows into Seventh Lake. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, and lake trout. There is access by trail from Eighth Lake Campground.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Raquette Lake, Adirondack Park
61 min walk • Raquette Lake is the source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It is near the community of Raquette Lake, New York. The lake has 99 miles of shoreline with pines and mountains bordering the lake. It is located in the towns of Long Lake and Arietta, both in Hamilton County.
2.4 miW
Park, Campsite
Brown Tract Pond Campground, Adirondack Park
62 min walk • Brown Tract Pond Campground is a campground run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Raquette Lake, New York.
1.6 miN
Church
Church of the Good Shepherd, Adirondack Park
42 min walk • The Church of the Good Shepherd is an Episcopal church on Saint Hubert's Isle in Raquette Lake, in the town of Long Lake, New York.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sagamore Lake, Blue Ridge Wilderness Area
83 min walk • Sagamore Lake is a lake located south of Raquette Lake, New York. Sagamore Lake was known as Shedd Lake before being renamed "Sagamore Lake" by Alfred G. Vanderbilt after he purchased Great Camp Sagamore in 1901. South Inlet is the outlet creek, which flows into Raquette Lake.
6.5 miNE
Lake
Upper Sargent Pond, Adirondack Park
167 min walk • Upper Sargent Pond is located west of Blue Mountain Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, white sucker, smallmouth bass, black bullhead, yellow perch, and sunfish. There is access by trail off North Point Road, 6 miles west of Deerland, New York.
6.3 miSW
Area
Goff Island
160 min walk • Goff Island is an island on Seventh Lake in Hamilton County, New York.