Wilmington (New York) - town in New York, USA

Wilmington is a town of 1,100 people in the Adirondacks near Lake Placid, New York. It is home to Whiteface Mountain and the North Pole Santa theme park. Whiteface Mountain

Get in

By car

From Interstate 87 (Keeseville), take NY Hwy 9N sixteen miles southwest through Au Sable Forks to Jay, then NY Hwy 86 five miles west to Wilmington.

From Lake Placid, take NY Hwy 86 twelve miles north to Wilmington.

Get around

This is a small village; there is no public transportation.

See

View of Adirondack Park from the summit of Whiteface Mountain

Do

  • Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center, 997 Springfield Road. Drop in and tour the rehabilitation and education center to visit the birds and other critters (there is an remarkable variety of hawks, falcons, owls--including the Great Horned Owls--and more). The refuge mascots are Cree, a wolf-hybrid, and Zeebie, a wolf pup. The daily walk around the refuge property with the wolves is an extraordinary experience for visitors! (Also on Facebook)
  • Santa's Workshop, 44.3999°, -73.8505°. - located in Wilmington

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Eat

Drink

  • The Hungry Trout Resort operates RF McDougall's Pub (dead link: January 2023) serving beer, ale, burgers and pub fare; there's also a restaurant (dead link: January 2023) on-site.

Sleep

Evergreens, mountains and clouds

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Wilmington

Postal code:12997Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/New_YorkPopulation:1,139Coordinates:44.39, -73.82

Essex County

2nd-order administrative division

New York

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
NEMA 14-30NEMA 14-50