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Camp Pine Knot, Raquette Lake
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§ Attractions · Raquette Lake

Camp Pine Knot.

Historic Sites·Raquette Lake, NY·43.82°N 74.63°W

The first Great Camp — Durant's Raquette Lake original

Found inRaquette Lake, NY
Charted at43.82°N 74.63°Won the Atlas
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Historic Sites · Raquette LakeEntry revised Aug 10, 2026
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§ No. I · Field Notes

About Camp Pine Knot.

Camp Pine Knot is where the Adirondack Great Camp began. Starting around 1877 on Long Point, William West Durant assembled a cluster of peeled-log lodges, twig railings, and stonework chimneys that became the template every later camp copied. Durant later sold it to Collis P. Huntington; today it is SUNY Cortland's Huntington Memorial Camp, used for outdoor education, with occasional public tours and programs rather than open daily visiting.
§ No. II · Getting Here

Where it sits.

Raquette Lake Region→
The Address

Marked by coordinates on the chart.

43.8213°N · 74.6262°W

Directions→
Drive In From
New York City271 mi · 5h
Albany115 mi · 2h 0m
Boston258 mi · 4h 45m
Montreal159 mi · 3h
Syracuse116 mi · 2h 0m
Buffalo279 mi · 5h 0m

Approximate by-car estimates from the metros most visitors come from.

§ No. III · The Plates

Camp Pine Knot, observed.

4 plates on file
The Swiss-style Chalet, Camp Pine KnotPlate I — the leaderThe Swiss-style Chalet, Camp Pine Knot
Metcalf Hall, Camp Pine KnotPlate IIMetcalf Hall, Camp Pine Knot
William West Durant at Camp Pine KnotPlate IIIWilliam West Durant at Camp Pine Knot
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§ No. I

The waters.

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Raquette Lake1.2 mi
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