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Activities & Area Resources

Covewood offers a wide variety of fun activities for all members of your family, from a complimentary children's program to water- and land-based sports and games.

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Weekly gatherings

Every Sunday from late June through Labor Day, there is a Covewood campfire with s'mores, lemonade, songs, and stories. All ages welcome!


Wine and cheese gatherings take place every other week from 5:30–7 p.m. on the front porch of the Main Lodge. While adults enjoy this time together, the Kids Program has a cookout and slip-n-slide in the backyard. Please BYOB and an appetizer to pass for wine and cheese.

2025 wine and cheese dates: July 9, July 23, August 16, and August 20.


Covewood picnics are held every other week at 12:30 p.m., followed by slip-n-slide in the yard. Please bring a dish to pass that will serve 10–12 people.

2025 picnic dates:  June 25; July 2, July 16, July 30, August 13, and August 27.

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Scheduled Activities

Covewood offers a variety of supervised activities from late June until Labor Day, for approximately two–four hours a day.


Click on the button below to see a sample schedule. Scheduled activities are free for all Covewood guests.

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Boat Rentals and Waterskiing

Covewood's boat rentals include:

  • sailboats
  • kayaks
  • stand-up paddle boards
  • motor boats
  • tubes
  • canoes

Nonmotorized boats are complimentary; half-day and full-day watercraft rentals are generally available for the boats with engines. Covewood also offers water skiing for all levels, from the "never done it before" to the accomplished slalom skier.


Covewood does not allow jet skis.

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Dry Land

If dry land adventures are more to your liking, the surrounding 1300 acres of the Adirondack Park offers miles and miles of hiking. The north woods treks range from the easy to the very challenging. Detailed maps are available at the front desk.


Covewood also offers a tennis/basketball court, pool and ping pong, horseshoe pits, and the famous Covewood ring game. These activities are all complimentary.

Area Attractions

Below is information about Big Moose area services, businesses, events, and entertainment convenient to Covewood guests. Whether you're staying for a week or just the weekend, you'll want to know where you can get groceries, service your car, go white-water rafting, and get cash from the nearest ATM. This section should help you plan out your stay so you can focus on relaxing at Covewood and enjoying the surrounding Adirondack wilderness.

Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
(518) 352-7311


View Arts Center
Old Forge
(315) 369-6411


Enchanted Forest Water Safari 
Old Forge
(315) 369-6145


The Wild Center: Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Tupper Lake
(518) 359-7800

Restaurants

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Big Moose Station

Big Moose

(315) 357-3525


Duffy's at the Glenmore

Big Moose

(315) 357-4891


Little Fox

Big Moose

(315) 357-6000


Eagle Bay House

Eagle Bay

(315) 390-4101

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Tony Harper's

Inlet

(315) 390-4064


Red Dog Tavern

Inlet

(315) 357-5502


Seventh Lake House

Inlet

(315) 357-6028


Woods Inn

Inlet

(315) 903-0000 


**Check at the front desk for a full list of restaurants and their hours of operation.

Resources

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Banks

Adirondack Bank
Old Forge
(315) 369-3153


Community Bank
Old Forge
(315) 369-2764

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Boat Service

Dunn's Boat Service
Eagle Bay
(315) 357-3532

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Golf Courses

Thendara Golf Club
Thendara (Old Forge)
(315) 369-3136

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Grocery

Diorio's IGA
Old Forge
(315) 369-3131


EZ-Mart
Inlet
(315) 357-4288


Kalil's Grocery
Inlet
(315) 357-3603

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Medical

Dentist

Old Forge

(315) 369-6634


Town of Webb Medical Center

Old Forge

(315) 369-6619

Pharmacies

Kinney Drug Store

Old Forge

(315) 394-5466

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Service Stations

Fastrac

Old Forge

(315) 979-4943

Citgo

Inlet

(315) 357-4288

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Theatres

Strand Theatre

Old Forge

(315) 369-2792

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Tourism Offices

Inlet Chamber of Commerce

Inlet

(315) 357-5501


Webb Tourist Information

Old Forge

(315) 369-6983

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Wine & Liquor

Copper Fox

Old Forge

(315) 369-0207


Fourth Lake Wine and Spirits

Inlet

(315) 357-2477

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Worship

Big Moose Chapel

Eagle Bay

(315) 357-5841


Inlet Community Church

Inlet

(315) 357-2291


Niccolls Memorial Church (Presbyterian)

Old Forge

(315) 369-3475


St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church

Old Forge

(315) 369-3554