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Cedar Lakes

Cedar Lakes is a 380-acre chain of three connected backcountry lakes in the West Canada Lakes Wilderness, accessed only by trail. Lean-tos dot the shoreline and the Northville-Placid Trail corridor — a remote base for multi-day paddling or through-hiking.

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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
The PERKS of Speculator
12.7 mi away
Restaurant
Acorn Pub & Eatery at Oak Mountain
12.0 mi away
General store
Pedals and Petals
15.1 mi away
Shelter
Beaver Pond (Aka Cedar Lakes Lean-To #2)
0.6 mi away
§ At the water

Camping & access

Camping (45)
  • 45 designated campsites
Access (7)
§ Nearby parking

6 parking areas· 1 accessible

Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.

§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (8)
Lakes & ponds (26)
Trails (25)
Lean-tos (27)
  • West Lake Lean-to #23.8 mi
  • West Lake Lean-to #14.1 mi
  • South Lake Lean-to4.0 mi
  • Cedar Lakes Lean-to #10.9 mi
  • Cedar Lakes Lean-to #20.6 mi
  • Cedar Lakes Lean-to #30.7 mi
  • Spruce Lake lean-to #16.9 mi
  • Spruce Lake lean-to #36.2 mi
Primitive campsites (45)
  • Unnamed campsite0.6 mi
  • Third Cedar Lake campsite0.9 mi
  • NY DEC1.0 mi
  • Cedar Lakes Dam campsite1.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake Dam 11.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake Dam Tentsite1.1 mi
  • NYSDEC2.9 mi
  • Mud Lake Tentsites3.4 mi
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§ Nearby vacation rentals

Closest cabins, camps & lakefront rentals

Lake Kora
9.3 miBlue Mountain Lake

Lake Kora

Historic 1898 Adirondack great camp on its own 500-acre private lake — rented exclusively for gatherings up to 35 guests.

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