ADK Trip Planning Sessions
ADK Trip Planning Sessions
Need help planning your backcountry adventure? Schedule a personal, online session with an ADK staff member!
ADK’s adventure planning sessions offer a friendly, individualized way to start your trip in the Adirondacks or other wild lands and waters across New York. Whether you’re new to the outdoors or a seasoned explorer, these thirty- or sixty-minute sessions are designed to help you plan a safe, fun, and rewarding trip.
No previous hiking, camping, or backpacking experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and a positive attitude! Click the button below to schedule an appointment.
As of January 1, 2026, ADK will charge $25 and $40 for 30-minute and 60-minute sessions, respectively. ADK members receive a 10% discount. Your fee goes directly towards ADK’s mission to protect New York State wild lands and waters.
30-minute Sessions
These 30-minute sessions are designed for individuals who may have prior outdoor recreation knowledge, or experience within the Adirondacks or High Peaks, but would like a bit more confidence in their itineraries and routes.
During these 30-minute sessions, a member of our Interpretive Facilities Staff will work with you to review your predesigned route and itinerary, and give you any applicable feedback. Our staff will also answer any brief or last-minute questions about gear, weather, or trail conditions.
By the end of this session, you will have confidence in your own route and itinerary, and you will be provided with any useful links, notes, or resources that were discussed during the trip planning session.
60-minute Sessions
These hour-long sessions are designed for individuals who may be new to the Adirondacks or High Peaks region, or may be newer to outdoor recreation as a whole. A member of our Interpretive Facilities Staff will help you plan a safe and enjoyable experience by helping with route selection and itinerary planning.
Our staff will review and answer questions related to DEC regulations, Leave No Trace principles, weather, and trail conditions. We will also discuss the Ten Essentials and any other gear applicable to your trip.
By the end of this session, you will be provided with any useful links, notes, or resources discussed as well as an itinerary of the route(s) of the trip, including daily mileage and elevation gain as well as potential camping locations.
Have a brief trip planning question? Reach out to our High Peaks Information Center staff by phone at 518-523-3441 ext. 121 or by email at hpic@adk.org.
Related
Benefits of Visitor Use Management
Since the creation of some of the first parks and protected areas in the United […]
Mud Season: Quick Facts
Just what is mud season? Running anytime from late March into mid-June—it varies each year […]
Spring on the NPT
by Jeffrey Case In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin’s breast; In the […]
Impromptu Honeymoon on the NPT
by Addison Wolanin My wife, Shannon, and I got married in July 2020—and we all […]