Picnic area · Lake George NY
A boat-only picnic stop on Lake George, with two dockside sites.
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O’Dell Island is a small, state-managed day-use picnic destination in Lake George’s Narrow Island Group. It suits a reserved boat outing: its two picnic sites are beside a two-sided dock. If you’re already exploring the lake by boat, this gives you a place to tie up and make lunch the destination; it is not an overnight campground.
The two numbered sites sit on a wooded, rocky shore. Each has a grill, fireplace and picnic table. Bring what you need for the outing, including food and drinking water, and check your reservation details for any facilities you rely on. From the water, put the tree-lined rock edge in the foreground with some lake around it to show the island’s character.
Access is by boat only, and each day-use site must be reserved online; in-person booking is not available at Island Headquarters. Pets are prohibited, including aboard boats at the docks. The day-use map is not for navigation, so use current boating charts and your reservation information to find the dock.
Wildlife
34 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
26 sightingsTimber RattlesnakeMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
22 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
60 sightingsLoonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
33 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
84 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake George. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateUncas Cliff via Terzian Woodlot1.4 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.4 mi awayRocky forest walking ends at an open Lake George overlook.
ModerateUncas Falls via Terzian Woodlot2.2 mi · 2 hr · 1.4 mi awayTwo brook crossings reward the climb with a wooded waterfall.
EasyLeeming Jelliffe Preserve Trail0.3 mi · 15 min · 2 mi awayA short climb ends on rocks above the Narrows and Silver Bay.
EasyJabe Pond Trail1.6 mi · 1 hr · 2.7 mi awayA short pond walk with rocky shore stops along the way.
EasyLittle Jabe Pond Trail0.6 mi · 30 min · 2.7 mi awayA quick yellow trail to a smaller, more isolated pond.
ModerateDeer Leap Trail3.4 mi · 2.5 hr · 3.1 mi awayA rocky overlook above Lake George on a rolling woodland hike.
ChallengingTongue Mountain Range Trail10.8 mi · 9 hr · 3.1 mi awayBig ridge views come with a long hike and no road exit.
ModerateFivemile Mountain Trail from Deer Leap7.2 mi · 5.5 hr · 3.1 mi awayRidge, exposed rock, blueberries, and distant peaks reward a long climb.
Campground · 2.7 mi awayNarrow Island Group CampgroundBoat-only sites make this a proper island stay.
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