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Upper Ausable Lake

Upper Ausable Lake lies at 2,000 feet beneath the cliffs of Gothics and Sawteeth — 1.5 miles long, remote, and reached by foot via the Ausable Lake Trail from the AMR trailhead. The lake feeds Ausable Falls and sits within the High Peaks Wilderness; camping is limited to AMR designated sites with advance reservations.

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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Old Mountain Coffee Company
8.7 mi away
Restaurant
Noon Mark Diner
8.7 mi away
General store
East Branch Organics
12.7 mi away
Shelter
Casey Brook Leanto
2.4 mi away
§ At the water

Camping & access

Camping (109)
  • 109 designated campsites
Access (12)
  • 12 parking areas nearby
§ Nearby parking

12 parking areas

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 (40)
Trails (25)
Shelters (1)
  • Johns Brook Lodge5.6 mi
Lean-tos (68)
  • High Peaks Lean-To5.2 mi
  • Howard Lean-to5.9 mi
  • Beaver Point #26.3 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to6.6 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to6.5 mi
  • Herbert Brook Lean-to6.4 mi
  • Cedar Point Lean-to6.2 mi
  • Beaver Point Lean-to #16.4 mi
Primitive campsites (109)
  • Camping site1.1 mi
  • NYSDEC2.6 mi
  • NYSDEC2.6 mi
  • Primitive campsite 181892.6 mi
  • Primitive campsite 181902.6 mi
  • NYSDEC2.7 mi
  • Sno-bird2.9 mi
  • NYSDEC3.3 mi
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