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Stone Manor Motel — Cranberry Lake, New York
(315) 848-2678

Around Tilly's

Explore the area.

Cranberry Lake sits in the most remote stretch of the Adirondack Park. Hiking is the headline, with two public beaches, a public boat launch, and four nearby Adirondack towns all within an easy drive.

Hiking is the headline

Cranberry Lake & beyond.

The Cranberry Lake 50 trailhead is right at our property, and the iconic Bear Mountain climb is one of its most popular day-hike sections — a rocky overlook with a view stretching across the whole lake.

  • The Cranberry Lake 50

    At the trailhead

    A 50-mile signature loop through the Five Ponds Wilderness that circles the entire lake. The trailhead is right at our property — backpack the whole thing in 4–5 days, or pick off any of 11 day-hike sections.

  • Bear Mountain Trail

    Short drive

    A popular Cranberry Lake hike with a rocky overlook above the lake. One of the classic CL50 day-hike sections.

Topographical maps: OpenTopoMap ↗ CalTopo ↗ AllTrails ↗

Beaches & boating

On the water.

Two public swim beaches and the NYSDEC public boat launch — all open to the public.

  • Clifton Town Beach

    Walking distance

    The town public beach in the Cranberry Lake hamlet, on NYS Route 3 — a sandy shoreline with a car-top boat launch right beside it.

  • Cranberry Lake Campground & Day-Use Beach

    Short drive

    NYSDEC public campground with a designated swim beach and day-use area maintained by campground staff — a sandy second beach for guests not staying overnight at the campground. A small day-use access fee applies.

  • Cranberry Lake Public Boat Launch

    In the village

    NYSDEC's hard-surface boat ramp off State Route 3, adjacent to the outlet dam in the village of Cranberry Lake. Free, open to the public, and the easiest way to get a motor boat or trailer-launched boat onto the lake.

An easy drive

Day trips: Tupper, Saranac, Lake Placid, Star Lake.

A handful of nearby Adirondack towns and attractions — each with its own personality, all within an easy drive.

  • Clifton-Fine Golf Course (Star Lake)

    Short drive

    A 9-hole public course in nearby Star Lake with alternate tees, cart rentals, a pro shop, and tournaments through the season.

  • The Wild Center (Tupper Lake)

    ~40 min drive

    Tupper Lake's natural-history museum and science center — 115 acres of trails, otters, an indoor live-river exhibit, and the Wild Walk treetop bridge over the canopy.

  • Tupper Lake village

    ~40 min drive

    A friendly Adirondack village with restaurants, the Summer Sunset concert series, an Irish pub, and bowling at Lakeview Lanes.

  • Saranac Lake village

    ~1 hr 15 min drive

    The cultural hub of the central Adirondacks — galleries, restaurants, the Saranac Laboratory Museum (the first U.S. tuberculosis-research lab), and the famous Winter Carnival each February.

  • Lake Placid

    ~1 hr 30 min drive

    Home of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic hockey team — host of two Winter Olympics (1932 and 1980), with a charming village wrapped around Mirror Lake, Olympic venues open to visitors, and easy access to the Adirondack High Peaks.