Discover the historic elegance of Great Camp Sagamore while enjoying peaceful lakeside water activities in the Adirondacks. Perfect for history buffs and outdoor lovers alike!
Explore the enchanting Great Camp Sagamore, a stunning example of Adirondack architecture built in 1897 for the Vanderbilt Family. This family-friendly tour showcases 27 historic buildings and their captivating surroundings. Enhance your visit with a lakeside buffet lunch, making it a memorable experience steeped in history and natural beauty.
Buffet lunch in our historic lakeside Dining Hall available for an additional $24.95!
Please select a date from the calendar to the right and choose your tour time.
2 Hours
Tour Great Camp Sagamore's 27 buildings, built in 1897 by famed Great Camps designer W. W. Durant and summer home to the Vanderbilt Family for a half century.
Come experience a masterpiece of Adirondack architecture, a place where America’s most influential people came to take a break from the clamor of their “modern” life. Sagamore’s builders gathered the colors, scents, and textures of the wild forest and reassembled them indoors in a style that is now imitated nationwide. This is a family-friendly historic tour of the buildings & grounds.
Tours consist of an optional short film shown 20 minutes before the tour time starts, followed by a 2 hour walking tour inside and around many of our historic and iconic buildings.
Please note that the walking tour of the camp includes walking on gravel roads and some short staircases. Portions of the Upper Complex is handicap accessible for persons with limited mobility.
Capture the stunning architecture and lake views, especially during the golden hour.
The tour involves walking through uneven terrain and historic buildings.
Tours and water activities can fill quickly, so reserve ahead.
Calm water enhances paddleboarding and boating safety and experience.
The camp’s architecture reflects the rustic elegance of the Adirondack Great Camps era, highlighting how wealthy families vacationed in harmony with nature.
Efforts are made to preserve the historic structures and natural environment, ensuring sustainable tourism and minimal ecological impact.
Necessary for exploring the historic grounds and walking tours.
Capture the scenic architecture and water reflections during your visit.
Dress in layers to stay comfortable in changing mountain weather.
spring;summer;fall;winter specific
Protect yourself during outdoor exploration and water activities.
spring;summer;fall;winter specific