When submitting eBird observations at Lake Everest, it is most helpful to start a new checklist for each hotspot around the lake. Use the general hotspot when you have a checklist that includes multiple locations or if no other hotspot or personal location is appropriate for your sightings.

Lake Everest is simply a widening of the Ausable River, kind of like how Long Lake is a widening of the Raquette River. This is a unique paddle, because of its interesting features.

Boat launch from the public day-use area. End of Bowman Lane off NY-86 in Wilmington. This is a mix of town parkland and private lands. Wilmington Town Beach offers many kinds of rentals.

Be sure to watch for wildlife along the shore as well as schools of brown trout beneath you. You won’t be able to paddle all the way to the Flume, but you can get quite a ways up the river before it gets too rocky for most canoes and kayaks.

From the intersection of NY-73 and NY-86 in Lake Placid, follow NY-86 toward Wilmington. At the 4-way intersection in Wilmington, continue along NY-86 toward Jay. About 200 feet from the intersection is the small town park on the left before the Ausable River.