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SUNY Cortland Camps, Raquette Lake
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§ Pursuits & Outdoors · Raquette Lake

SUNY Cortland Camps.

Youth Camps·Raquette Lake, NY·43.83°N 74.65°W

SUNY's only National Historic Landmark, on Raquette Lake.

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Telephone(315) 354-4631
Found inRaquette Lake, NY
Charted at43.83°N 74.65°Won the Atlas
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Youth Camps · Raquette LakeEntry revised Aug 25, 2026
§ No. I · Field Notes

About SUNY Cortland Camps.

Antlers Road on Raquette Lake, on the eastern shore of one of the central Adirondacks' larger bodies of water. The Parks Family Center is SUNY Cortland's working outdoor education facility, and its claim to attention is structural: it's the only National Historic Landmark in the entire SUNY system. That makes it both a working educational asset and a preserved Adirondack Great Camp. The center serves SUNY Cortland's recreation, education, and physical education programs across the academic year. Students come up for team-building activities, environmental field studies, and outdoor leadership training. The lakeside setting and historic camp architecture are integral to the program: students engage with the actual material conditions of the Adirondack tradition rather than reading about them. Outside groups (academic departments, nonprofits, alumni events) can sometimes access the facility under separate arrangements; the contact is the SUNY Cortland Outdoor Education office. Specific public access is limited because the primary mission is academic. Best for SUNY Cortland-affiliated visitors and for educators interested in the National Historic Landmark architecture; confirm current visitor policy and tours with the campus office directly.
§ No. II · The Particulars

Hours, facts & the front desk.

§ No. II

The particulars.

Youth Camps
AccessibilityWheelchair entrance, parking (per Google)
§ No. III · Getting Here

Where it sits.

Raquette Lake Region
The Address

540 Antlers Rd
Raquette Lake, NY

43.8254°N · 74.6475°W

Directions
Drive In From
New York City272 mi · 5h
Albany116 mi · 2h 0m
Boston259 mi · 4h 45m
Montreal159 mi · 3h
Syracuse116 mi · 2h 0m
Buffalo278 mi · 5h 0m

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

§ No. IV · The Plates

SUNY Cortland Camps, observed.

7 plates on file
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate IPlate I — the leaderPhotograph · Courtesy SUNY Cortland Camps / www2.cortland.edu
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate IIPlate IIPhotograph · William McMahon · Google
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate IIIPlate IIIPhotograph · William McMahon · Google
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate IVPlate IVPhotograph · Courtesy SUNY Cortland Camps / www2.cortland.edu
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate VPlate VPhotograph · Courtesy SUNY Cortland Camps / www2.cortland.edu
SUNY Cortland Camps — plate VIPlate VIPhotograph · William McMahon · Google
§ The Pairings

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§ No. I

Refuel.

Within ~25 miles
Seventh Lake House8.0 mi
§ No. II

Other pursuits nearby.

Within ~25 miles
Raquette Lake Navigation Cruise0.9 mi
§ The Surrounding Country · Within 10 Mi

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§ No. I

The waters.

Lakes & ponds
Raquette Lake0.6 miFox Pond1.2 mi
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