Chazy Lake.
Chazy Lake is a 690-acre lake in the northeastern Adirondacks, straddling Clinton and Franklin Counties. Public access via DEC boat launch on the north shore; known for smallmouth bass and northern pike.
Chazy Lake has public access. Summits nearby include Topknot Mountain and Ellenburg Mountain.
The water, surveyed.
§ The water
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Chazy Lake© Tojo Chacko
3D terrain: USGS 3DEP relief with NAIP imagery — loads as this slot scrolls into view. The 2D map carries every pin from the classic lake page.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
10 parking areas
Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data and NYSDEC records; surface and capacity from NYSDEC and OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.
- 01Wilfred King Parking AreaTrailhead1.0 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Lyon Mountain Trail Parking Area1.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 03Chazy Lake Road Parking Area2.4 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Bridge Road Parking Area2.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Nys Route 374 Field Parking Area3.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 06Route 374 Parking Area4.2 mipavedDirections →
- 07Route 374 Spring Parking Area4.3 mipavedDirections →
- 08Smith Road Parking Area5.9 miunpavedDirections →
+2 more on the map above
Chazy Lake.
From the people who’ve been here, plus what Google has on file.
What’s in the water.
NYSDEC has stocked this water across 15 recent seasons — the ledger below is the public record.
The stocking record.
Launch & supply.
Getting in, staying over.
Access.
Camping.
What the lake is doing today.
What rings this water.
The peaks.
The trails.
Read before you launch.
Make a weekend of it.
Closest editorial picks for a meal, a scoop, a pint, a bed, and a sight worth your time.
Sweet.
1— 24.3 mi to the nearest scoop; save it for the ride home.
Stay.
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- Mountain Brook Lodge24.5 mi
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- Wolfjaw Lodge24.6 mi
Welcome to the totally transformed Wolfjaw Lodge, located at the base of Whiteface Mountain, just a 2-minute drive from both Whiteface and Wilmington beach. Each of our 2 private houses and 11 lodge rooms and suites has been recently…
— 24.5 mi to the nearest bed on the register; book before you go.
See.
1— 23.3 mi to the nearest sight on file; fold it into the drive.
Add to the record.
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Every page on this site gets better when readers contribute. Mark a peak you’ve climbed, drop a photo, file a field note, or flag a correction — every addition makes the next visitor’s page better.
Add a shot.
Sunrise on the dock, a cairn at the summit, a bend on the trail. Your camera roll, our archive.
Add a photo →File a report.
Trail conditions, water level, bug pressure, blowdown. The kind of detail that helps the next person plan.
Write a field note →Spot something off?
Wrong elevation, outdated access notes, a coordinate that's drifted. We'd rather hear it than miss it.
Suggest an edit →Frequently asked.
- Where is Chazy Lake located?Chazy Lake is a lake in the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Chazy Lake?Chazy Lake has a surface area of approximately 1,845 acres, a large lake by Adirondack standards.
- Is Chazy Lake open to the public?Yes, Chazy Lake has public access. See the listing page for current trailhead, parking, and boat-launch details, and check active DEC advisories before visiting.
- Can you camp at Chazy Lake?Within roughly seven miles of Chazy Lake: 2 designated campsites, 1 lean-to or shelter. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.