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East Branch Cold Brook

East Branch Cold Brook drains west through the working forest between Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake — a mid-sized tributary feeding the Cold Brook drainage system that eventually meets the Raquette River. It's the kind of unnamed-on-most-maps stream that defines the interior Adirondacks: functional, not scenic; valuable more for what it feeds than for any reason to visit. No fish data on record, no formal access, no reason to name it except that every branch of every brook is cataloged somewhere, and this is one of them. If you're bushwhacking the Cold Brook corridor or cutting timber lease roads on a map, you'll cross it.

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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Blue Moon
6.0 mi away
Restaurant
ADK Street Eats
4.4 mi away
General store
Village Mercantile
6.1 mi away
Shelter
Saranac River Site 1
3.9 mi away
§ On the water & nearby

Marinas, beaches, bait shops, and food

Marinas & launches (1)
Public beaches (0)

No public beaches listed within 7 mi yet.

Bait & tackle (0)

No bait & tackle shops listed yet.

Food nearby (10)
§ At the water

Camping & access

Camping (30)
Access (76)
§ Nearby parking

73 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.

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§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (23)
Trails (25)
Lean-tos (23)
  • Duck Hole Lean-to #16.7 mi
  • Duck Hole Lean-to #26.8 mi
  • Moose Pond4.4 mi
  • Cold River Lean-to #16.8 mi
  • Cold River Lean-to #26.8 mi
  • Ward Brook Lean-to5.2 mi
  • Blueberry Lean-to5.3 mi
  • Number Four #15.1 mi
Primitive campsites (29)
  • Saranac River Site 23.7 mi
  • Wanika Falls Tentsites3.9 mi
  • Wanika Falls campsite3.9 mi
  • Moose Pond Tentsites4.4 mi
  • Kiwasa Lake Site 14.4 mi
  • Kiwasa Lake Site 24.5 mi
  • Route 3 Campsite5.0 mi
  • Route 3 Campsite5.2 mi
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