Directions to The Ranger School
From Syracuse (about 3 hours)
Route 81 to Route 342 (Ft. Drum) to Route 3 East (Natural Bridge, Harrisville, Star Lake)Follow Route 3, 6 miles beyond Star Lake and take County Road 61 (right turn) proceed about 1 mile, bear left at "Gateway to Wilderness" sign, proceed about 2/10's of a mile, take first left turn (Ranger School Road) - go all the way to the end.
Aerial photograph by ESF alumni
Tim O’Neill ’78 and David Peszko ’62
From Albany (about 4 hours)
Take Route 87 North to Exit 23 (Warrensburg). Take Route 28 N to Indian Lake to Blue Mountain Lake. In Blue Mountain Lake take Route 30 to Long Lake and on to Tupper Lake. In Tupper Lake take Route 3 West to Cranberry Lake. Proceed 8 miles beyond Cranberry Lake on Route 3 to County Road 61 (left turn) proceed about 1 mile, bear left at "Gateway to Wilderness" sign, proceed about 2/10's of a mile, take first left turn (Ranger School Road) - go all the way to the end.