The Fern Lodge in Chestertown: Directions

*Please note: for the ultimate in privacy for our Guests, there are no signs for the lodge except our “Fern” logo. Use OUR directions here especially when you arrive at Hill Park Road-  car GPS  often routes people down the wrong road. Fiddlehead Bay Road has a sign that says “Fiddlehead Bay Road” and you drive between 2 stone pillars. Google “The Fern Lodge,” our address is 46 Fiddlehead Bay Road, Chestertown, NY 12817. See directions below to one of the best resorts in New York’s upstate region!

From Albany and Points South

(3 ½ hours from NYC, 1 ¼ hours from Albany) Take the NY Thruway to exit 24 in Albany and take exit 1N (after the toll) to I-87 North (the Adirondack “Northway”). Drive approx. 1 1/2 hours, * take exit 25 (Chestertown/Brant Lake). Make a LEFT off the exit ramp onto Route 8 WEST (briefly this overlaps with Rt 9 north). Drive 3 ½ miles, then make a LEFT onto Friends Lake Road. Bear right at the fork, drive 1 mile, then make a RIGHT onto the continuation of Friends Lake Road. Continue a mile, pass Friends Lake Inn, go up the hill and take a left, onto Hill Park Road. Go almost to the end. Take a right on Fiddlehead Bay Road. Go over the bridge, stay to the right – we are the last one in. Brown House with army green trim.

From Rutland, Vermont and Points East

(1 ¾ hours) Travel 25 miles on 4W to Whitehall, NY. In Whitehall, you may either 1) Turn LEFT onto 4S, drive approx. 10 miles, then turn RIGHT onto Rte 149. Follow to the end of Rte 149 (about 20 miles), then turn LEFT onto Rte 9. Follow signs to I-87 North, and proceed to Exit 25. * Follow directions from the South. OR 2)Turn RIGHT onto Rte 22 North and head toward Ticonderoga. Travel 26 miles to Route 9N, then head south to Rte 9 toward Hague. When you reach Hague, turn onto Rte 8 West and drive approx. 18 miles. Pass I-87 Exit 25 ramp. *Follow directions from the South (see Albany).

From Buffalo and Points West

(5 hours) Drive east on New York State Thruway to Exit 33 (Rome/Rte 365). Turn RIGHT onto Rte 365 and follow until you reach Rte 8. Turn LEFT onto Rte 8 (about 2 hrs.) passing thru Speculator, Johnsburg and Wevertown. After you pass the Loon Lake Dam (on your left), turn RIGHT onto Friends Lake Road. Bear RIGHT at the fork, drive 1 mile, then make a RIGHT onto the continuation of Friends Lake Road. Pass Friends Lake Inn, go up the hill. Take a left onto Hill Park Road. Go almost to the end. Take a right on Fiddlehead Bay Road. Go over the bridge, stay to the right – we are the last one in. Brown House with army green trim.

From Montreal and Points North

(3 Hours) Take US Interstate 87 South to exit 25 (Chestertown/Brant Lake). Make a RIGHT off the exit ramp onto Route 8 WEST. Drive 3 ½ miles, then make a LEFT onto Friends Lake Road. Bear right at the fork, drive 1 mile, then make a RIGHT onto the continuation of Friends Lake Road. Pass Friends Lake Inn, go up the hill. Take Your 2nd left, (Indian Springs Road is the first Road) onto Hill Park Road. Go almost to the end. Take a right on Fiddlehead Bay Road. Go over the bridge, stay to the right – we are the last one in. Brown House with army green trim.

From Boston and Points East

(4 ½ hours) Take the Mass. Turnpike to the New York State Thruway (I-90). Get off at exit B-1, and follow to I-87 North (The “Northway”). *Follow directions from the South (see Albany).

From The Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing

(25 minutes) Proceed into Bolton Landing and make a RIGHT onto Rte 9N. Drive north approx. 1 ½ miles, then turn left onto County Rte 11. Follow this to the end and take I-87 North to Exit 25. *Follow directions from the South (see Albany).

From Gore Mountain

(20 minutes) Take Rt 28 south toward Warrensburg. After crossing the railroad tracks and the bridge at “The Glen”, take a sharp left onto Friends Lake Rd. Drive for 3 ½ miles, take a right onto Hill Park Road. Go almost to the end. Take a right on Fiddlehead Bay Road. Go over the bridge, stay to the right – we are the last one in. Brown House with army green trim.

Now that you know how to get to our Adirondack hotel, call and make a reservation to stay with us – (518) 494-7238. We’re open all year long, and because we’re centrally located in the Adirondacks, there is always something for you to do when you arrive. We look forward to seeing you.

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