Lake Placid Outing Club

Lake Placid Outing Club LPOC is an outdoor organization providing a safe, positive, lifelong learning experience for our youth through wilderness activities.

LPOC builds self-esteem through the satisfaction of achievement while having fun in the mountains. All Club activities foster teamwork, caring for others, and stewardship of the environment. The Lake Placid Outing Club (LPOC) has been providing mountaineering experiences, outdoor education, and fellowship for youths and their families since 1993. The Outing Club is open to all youths of any age an

d any residency and operates without any membership fees or paid personnel. Most simply put, the LPOC is a parent/child mobilization wherein over 40 parent leaders volunteer their time to take over 100 youths, in trip groups of twelve or fewer, on day-long and extended backcountry adventures throughout the year. All trip leaders are family members. In a typical year, LPOC will run approximately 70 to 80 day trips and 10 to 12 extended trips of one to ten nights in length. The Club also conducts at least six fund-raising activities and does 15 to 20 classroom presentations annually for the purpose of interesting new students in the program. LPOC provides trip leader training annually, publishes safety guidelines, adopts the 'Leave No Trace' philosophy, and imposes group size limits which match or are more restrictive than Department of Environmental Conservation regulations. As an extracurricular activity of the Lake Placid Central School, the Club's finances are managed by the School Business Office, although no funding is provided by the School. LPOC is a not-for-profit corporation insured through S. Curtis Hayes in Saranac Lake. Because it is a not-for-profit, and funds are channeled through the School, donations are tax-deductible. The Club's activities are managed by an eight-member Board of Directors comprised of parents all of whom also serve as trip leaders. While LPOC has no paid personnel in any capacity, it does have substantial annual expenses for equipment purchases and repairs, scholarships and subsidies for extended trips (depending upon youths' ability to pay), medical supplies, photography, postage, and insurance costs. These operational needs are met through the generosity of parents and friends of LPOC, grants, and fundraising projects in which our members and their parents participate. Other major sponsors include: the Adirondack Community Trust, Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters, Adirondack Medical Center Foundation Trust, Adirondack Mountain Club's Adirondak Loj, Lake Placid, and North Woods Chapters, Appalachian Mountain Club's Youth Opportunity Program, the Clements Foundation, Eastern Mountain Sports, High Peaks Adventures Guide Service; Ironman, N.A., Lake Placid Education Foundation, the Mountaineer, Stewart's Shops, and the Uihlein Foundation. More detailed information about the LPOC, schedules, upcoming events, may be found at [email protected] or by contacting Board Chairman, Dave Balestrini (518-524-0446), Advisor, Don McMullen (518-523-2754), or by writing the Lake Placid Outing Club, Lake Placid Central School, 34 School Street, Lake Placid, NY 12946.

Last call for SUP and free concert with the Outing Club!!!No experience necessary. Text Jen for details
08/03/2026

Last call for SUP and free concert with the Outing Club!!!
No experience necessary. Text Jen for details

If you love our local trails, please take a minute to complete the BETA survey!
07/31/2026

If you love our local trails, please take a minute to complete the BETA survey!

Only 5 days left! Fill out our 2026 Survey: www.bit.ly/BETAsurvey26

Thank you to the 100+ people who have already submitted a response to the survey -- your thoughts will help direct the future of BETA. One way we'll utilize your feedback is to set priorities during our next 5-Year Strategic Plan.

Our Strategic Plan is an important guiding playbook for what matters most to BETA as an organization. It's something we refer to when we have to decide between multiple exciting programs: what is most important to tackle first, and for what reason? The Strategic Plan helps us make those choices by keeping us grounded in a shared direction.

We deeply value and appreciate your feedback. As a small thank you, folks who answer the survey by August 4th can enter to win a $100 gift card to Placid Planet Bicycles, High Peaks Cyclery, Silver Birch Cycles, Solace Cycles or Mountaineer Keene Valley. Yes, this means there will be five lucky winners!

LPOC parent leaders Mandi Smith, Luke Hudak, Harrison Sangster and Debbie Erenstone brought an amazing group of kids up ...
07/28/2026

LPOC parent leaders Mandi Smith, Luke Hudak, Harrison Sangster and Debbie Erenstone brought an amazing group of kids up along the Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains last week. These kids were incredibly hardworking, supportive and eager to conquer these challenging peaks. Even when the weather turned, forcing us to adjust routes, their positive attitudes never wavered. These kids are already making plans to return to the White Mountains for more backpacking and ski adventures on Tuckerman's Ravine!

Today! Join the fun at the kids mini tri 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️
07/27/2026

Today! Join the fun at the kids mini tri 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️

The second JBL trip had a great adventure up Gothics, Armstrong and Upper Wolfjaw.
07/24/2026

The second JBL trip had a great adventure up Gothics, Armstrong and Upper Wolfjaw.

We had an amazing group of kids join us for a scenic and challenging hike up Rocky peak ridge and Giant this past week! ...
07/13/2026

We had an amazing group of kids join us for a scenic and challenging hike up Rocky peak ridge and Giant this past week! Many thanks to parent leaders Mandi Smith, Luke Hudak, Dave Francis and Debbie Erenstone. LPOC adventures are made possible by our dedicated parent volunteer leaders who believe in the importance of getting kids out into the mountains!

Great ride with LPOC and BETA friends at Craigwood today!
07/13/2026

Great ride with LPOC and BETA friends at Craigwood today!

Good luck to JBL trip one and others enjoying the perfect summer trails!
07/06/2026

Good luck to JBL trip one and others enjoying the perfect summer trails!

2 spots left for our paddle to concert on Mirror Lake for the 30th or join with your own SUP. RSVP to Jen. See calendar...
06/29/2026

2 spots left for our paddle to concert on Mirror Lake for the 30th or join with your own SUP. RSVP to Jen. See calendar for number and time.

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34 School Street
Lake Placid, NY
12946

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+19704098922

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