The Ranger School
Directions & Lodging
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 "Y", proceed about 2/10's of a mile, take first left turn (Ranger School Road) - follow 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 "Y", 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
- contact RSSA Office Manager 315-848-2566 x 2112 - Packbasket Adventures Lodge (315) 848-3488
Cranberry Lake
(8 miles East of Ranger School on Route 3)
- NYS DEC campground Cranberry Lake (315) 848-2315 or http://www.reserveamerica.com/
- Coyote's Den 315-261-0352
Childwold
(20 miles East of Ranger School)
- Thirsty Moose Cabins (518) 359-2540
Tupper Lake
(35 miles East of Ranger School)
- Park Motel (315) 566-5787
- 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
- Various Cottages for rent at adkbyowner.com
Saranac Lake
(57 miles East of Ranger School)
- Best Western Mountain Lake Inn (518) 891-1970
Watertown
(70 miles West of Ranger School)
- 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) 965-1747
Other
(search Wanakena):
- VRBO
- AirBnB
- Adirondack "By Owner" - Search Tupper Lake and St. Lawrence County Region