Cranberry Lake is a hamlet in the eastern part of the Town of Clifton, in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It lies along New York State Route 3 on the north shore of Cranberry Lake. The population was 200 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.[6]

Cranberry Lake
hamlet & CDP
Black Duck Hole, Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°13′21″N 074°50′11″W[1]
Country	United States
State	New York
County	St. Lawrence County
Town	Town of Clifton
Area [2]
• Total	19.71 sq mi (51.06 km2)
• Land	19.42 sq mi (50.31 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,489 ft (454 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	174
• Density	8.96/sq mi (3.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code[3]	12927
Area code	315
FIPS code[4][5]	36-18817
GNIS feature ID[5]	976196

Cranberry Lake, despite being one of the largest lakes in the Adirondacks, has mostly been preserved, because most of the land is owned by the state of New York. Cranberry Lake has many ponds and mountains with extensive hiking trails, such as the Cranberry Lake 50, a 50-mile hike around the Lake.

Geography

Cranberry Lake is located at 44°13′21″N 074°50′11″W (44.2225615, -74.8362986) and its elevation is 1,489 feet (454 m).[1]

According to the 2010 United States Census, the CDP has a total area of 19.713 square miles (51.06 km²), of which 19.437 square miles (50.34 km²) is land and 0.276 square miles (0.71 km²) is water.[4]

Demographics

References

External links

• DEC information about Cranberry Lake recreation facilities
• Cranberry Lake Biological Station
• Google books: Smeby, Susan Thomas, Cranberry Lake and Wanakena
• The Cranberry Lake 50 hiking trail information