Good Luck Lake

Located off of NY 10 in Arietta, this lake is a popular place for kayaking, camping, and other activities. The Good Luck Cliffs Trail offers sweeping views of the country in the southern portion of the Ferris Lake Wild Forest.

How’s Your Luck? Hike to Good Luck Lake or Bad Luck Pond.

In the Adirondack Park there is a Bad Luck Mountain and Bad Luck Pond, along with a Good Luck Mountain and Good Luck Cliffs. I have only been to later, but maybe sometime I will get a chance to visit the much more remote Bad Luck Pond as described by CNY Hiking.

In Good Luck Lake

If you are not feeling particularly lucky, consider visiting Big Bad Luck Pond, off of NY 28, roughly halfway between Northville and Indian Lake. It’s a little too far to carry a kayak back into, but it is a 3 mile hike from the trailhead to the pond, passing over the col of Bell Mountain, and several other small ponds. There are some designated campsites near the lake, and it’s below Bad Luck Mountain.

Old Catharine Creek Canal

Alternatively, if your feeling lucky, consider visiting Good Luck Lake. Located north of Caroga Lake on NY 10, there are 12 paddle-in or hike-to campsites along the lake, which is located below Good Luck Mountain. It is a delightful paddle on in, but if you go, make sure to visit Good Luck Cliffs and Good Luck Mountain above it.

Deer grazed vs deer protected areas in the Wildflower Gardens ?

Edge of the hollow

Good Luck Cliffs