Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) lean-to adopters are volunteers who donate their time to maintaining a lean-to, replacing registers, and reporting issues. Lean-to adopters must be at 18 years of age.
Lean-to adoption will open on December 15, 2025, and close on January 15, 2025. Check back at that time for the application link.
New lean-to adopters are required to attend a mandatory training on Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 26, or Saturday, May 2.
Lean-tos Available for Adoption
| Lean-to Name | Management Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bay | Moose River Plains Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Big Shallow Pond | Five Ponds Wilderness | Region 6 |
| Black Bay | Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest | Region 6 |
| Black Mt. Pond | Lake George Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Blagden (Fish Pond #1) | St. Regis Canoe Area | Region 5 |
| Boreas Ponds | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Boucher Point #1 | Sargent Ponds Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Bushnell Falls #1 | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Bushnell Falls #2 (Chicken Coop) | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Carry | West Canada Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Catlin Bay #2 | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Eagle Landing | Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest | Region 6 |
| East Branch Sacandaga River | Siamese Ponds Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Eighth Lake Island | Moose River Plains Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Giant Mt. | Giant Mountain Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Griffin | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Herbert Brook | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| High Falls #1 (North) | Five Ponds Wilderness | Region 6 |
| High Falls #2 (South) | Five Ponds Wilderness | Region 6 |
| Huckleberry Lake | Wolf Lake State Forest | Region 6 |
| Inlet Flow | Cranberry Lake Wild Forest | Region 6 |
| McMartin | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Moon Lake | Wolf Lake State Forest | Region 6 |
| Number Four #1 | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Number Four #2 | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Pharaoh Lake #4 (Pharo) | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Pharaoh Lake #5 | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Pine Lake | Independence River Wild Forest | Region 6 |
| Sand Lake | Five Ponds Wilderness | Region 6 |
| Scott Clearing | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Seventh Lake #2 | Moose River Plains Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Seventh Lake #3 | Moose River Plains Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Sheep Meadow #1 | Debar Mountain Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Sheep Meadow #2 | Debar Mountain Wild Forest | Region 5 |
| Silver Lake | Silver Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Spruce Lake #1 | West Canada Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Spruce Lake #2 | West Canada Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| T-Lake | West Canada Lake Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Trout Pond | Five Ponds Wilderness | Region 6 |
| Wallface | High Peaks Wilderness | Region 5 |
| Wolf Lake | Wolf Lake State Forest | Region 6 |
| Wolf Pond (Region 5) | Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest | Region 5 |