Lake George Overlook

Lake George Overlook is a roadside vista on Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, one of three pullouts along the 5.5-mile road to the summit. From here, the southern end of the lake, Lake George Village and its steamboat docks sit below the wooded hills, with islands and mountains stretching north across the water. If you're already driving the highway, this is a good stop for the broad lake view.

This is a short stop beside the road, not the summit itself. The highway begins at U.S. Route 9 about half a mile south of Lake George Village; the drive from the entrance booth to summit parking takes about ten minutes before stops. The road is seasonal, so check access before planning around it. The 1.5-mile trail up Prospect Mountain starts in the village and climbs 1,630 feet; it's a separate, much longer way to the summit.

For a photo, include the village and steamboat docks below the wooded ridge, with open water in the foreground. That puts the shoreline and lake together in one frame.

People were visiting Prospect Mountain's summit by the 1820s. The Prospect Mountain House hotel opened there in 1877, and an incline cable railway began carrying visitors up from the village in 1895. Today's highway opened in 1969, turning the climb into a drive with three separate lake and mountain overlooks.