Driving Directions to Adirondack Range.doc

Driving Directions to Adirondack Range (Fort Drum Range 48) Front Desk (315) 772-5990 For Google Maps, search: “Russell Turnpike & Oak Rd Gouverneur, NY” From Syracuse and Watertown:

· Take I-81 North to Exit 48A onto I-781 toward Fort Drum

· Continue on I-781 for 4.0 mi

· Take Exit 4 to get off I-781 prior to Fort Drum

· Head North on Route 11 for 15.5 mi

· Turn Right onto Main St at Antwerp – Speed Limit changes to 45 mph before the turn

· Turn Left onto Depot Rd (CR 26)

· Continue on this road for approximately 5 miles until a 4-way Stop at Spragueville

· Turn Right at Spragueville onto County Line Rd

· Continue on County Line Rd for 3.9 mi (changes name to Swiss Hill Rd after 1.5 mi, then merges with Byrns Rd after another 1.0 mi)

· Turn Right to stay on Byrnes Rd for 2.0 mi – If you miss this turn, the road becomes Shantyville Rd which is an unimproved road.

· Turn Right onto Russell Turnpike at the Tri-County Marker – do not follow the road as it makes a 90 degree left at this intersection

· Turn Left at the break in the chain link fence marking entrance onto Fort Drum land

· Continue for 1.5 miles until you see the Main Control Tower

· Park at the base of the tower in the Visitor’s Parking Lot From Utica and Lowville:

· Take Route 12 to Lowville – merges with 26 at Lowville

· Turn Right onto E Martinsburg Rd to bypass downtown Lowville (see map next page)

· Turn Right onto Number 4 Rd for 0.5 mi

· Turn Left onto Snell Rd for 4.3 mi

· Turn Right onto Route 812 at New Bremen for 26 miles

· Turn Right onto Route 3/812 at T-intersection for 6 miles

· Turn Left onto Route 812 again for 7.9 mi

· Turn left onto Russell Turnpike at Balmat – Very easy to miss! See map below.

· Continue until you get to the Tri-County Marker – The road will want to turn right onto Byrns Rd, but continue straight until you see a break in the chain link fence

· Turn Left at the break in the chain link fence marking entrance onto Fort Drum land

· Continue for 1.5 miles until you see the Main Control Tower

· Park at the base of the tower in the Visitor’s Parking Lot

From Gouverneur:

· Take Route 812/58 South out of town for approx. 6 mi

· Turn Right to stay on 812 when it splits from 58, continue for 2.1 mi

· Turn Right onto Russell Turnpike (CR-24) See above map

· Continue until you get to the Tri-County Marker – The road will want to turn right onto Byrns Rd, but continue straight until you see a break in the chain link fence

· Turn Left at the break in the chain link fence marking entrance onto Fort Drum land

· Continue for 1.5 miles until you see the Main Control Tower

· Park at the base of the tower in the Visitor’s Parking Lot From Star Lake and Adirondacks

· Take Route 3 west towards Harrisville, NY

· Turn Right onto Route 812 at the Nice & Easy and continue for 7.9 mi

· Turn left onto Russell Turnpike at Balmat – Very easy to miss! See map below.

· Continue until you get to the Tri-County Marker – The road will want to turn right onto Byrns Rd, but continue straight until you see a break in the chain link fence

· Turn Left at the break in the chain link fence marking entrance onto Fort Drum land

· Continue for 1.5 miles until you see the Main Control Tower

· Park at the base of the tower in the Visitor’s Parking Lot