Experience the illusion of roughing it in the Adirondack wilderness at the Vanderbilts’ Camp Sagamore — a “working” National Historic Landmark. Recall the era of robber barons as a local historian orients you to the Gilded Age. Expert-led tours reveal the social and architectural heritage of Sagamore and J.P. Morgan’s Camp Uncas. Examine the rustic materials used in vernacular architecture and the most recent historic preservation projects and techniques. Consider camp life in the harsh Adirondack winters in the workers’ complexes. In the guest houses, imagine servants catering to you during summer hunting and fishing trips with the Vanderbilts. On your final night, a famous Adirondack storyteller and singer gives insights into folklore.

Two-mile walk from Sagamore to Uncas with an elevation increase of 200 feet; shuttle available. Optional hiking on Sagamore Lake's historic carriage trail; flat terrain.

Program in association with Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks.

Campus is 1/4 mile, but most activities are within 700 feet. Stairs in most buildings and uneven terrain.

Raquette Lake

Raquette Lake’s pristine water and wooded lakeshores are located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Great Camp Sagamore, founded by the Vanderbilt family in 1897 and now a National Historic Landmark, shares this wilderness area.