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Directions to The Ranger School
257 Ranger School Road, Wanakena, NY

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.

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.

Wanakena Area Lodging

Wanakena

• Alumni Campground – First come/First serve – across from the Ranger School Campus
  Please call Gail, Alumni Office Manager, with questions (315) 848-2566 ext. 112
• Packbasket Adventures Lodge (315) 848-3488

Cranberry Lake (8 miles East of Ranger School on Route 3)

• Stone Manor Motel (315) 848-2678
• Cranberry Lake Lodge (315) 848-3301
• NYS DEC campground Cranberry Lake (315) 848-2315 or http://www.reserveamerica.com/

Star Lake (6 miles West of Ranger School on Route 3)

• Splendid Space B&B (315) 848-2316

Childwold (20 miles East of Ranger School)

• Thirsty Moose Cabins (518) 359-2540

Harrisville (28 miles West of Ranger School)

• The Kilbourn House Bed and Breakfast (315) 543-2008

Tupper Lake (35 miles East of Ranger School)

• Lakeview Motel (518) 359-2778
• Park Motel (518) 359-3600
• Pine Terrace Motel (518) 359-9258
• Red Top Inn (518) 359-9209
• Shaheen’s Motel (518) 359-3384
• Sunset Park Motel (518) 359-3995
• Timber Lodge Motel (518) 359-2320
• Tupper Lake Motel (518) 359-3381

Saranac Lake (57miles East of Ranger School)

• Gauthier's Saranac Lake Inn (518) 891-1950
• Best Western Mountain Lake Inn (518) 891-1970
• Adirondack Motel (518) 891-2116

Watertown (70 miles West of Ranger School)

• Ramada Inn (315) 788-0700
• Hampton Inn (315) 782-2222
• Hilton Garden Inn (315) 788-1234
• Holiday Inn Express (315) 779-1234
• Ramada (315) 788-0700
• Comfort Inn & Suites (315) 782-2700