Visitor Information: Directions
Fort Ticonderoga is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Champlain, opposite Vermont, in the 6-million acre Adirondack Park in upstate New York.
You are traveling on one of the great waterway travel corridors of the past millennium. Today, most visitors reach Fort Ticonderoga via exit 28 on US Interstate 87 (the Adirondack Northway), the principal north-south conduit for travel and commerce in the region, or via picturesque local Routes 9-N and 22 inland from Lake George and Lake Champlain.
From US Interstate 87 (North or South) – Take Exit 28 ("Ticonderoga Ferry") onto NY Routes 22/74 East and follow 18 miles; turn left onto Route 74 East at the flashing light, follow 1 mile to fort entrance on right.
From NY Route 9-N (North or South) – Follow 9-N to the traffic circle in the town of Ticonderoga, turn east onto Montcalm Street and continue 3 miles through 2 stoplights and 1 flashing light, across Route 22, to the fort entrance on right.
From Vermont – Follow state Route 74 West to the Ticonderoga Ferry (toll) at Shoreham; after crossing Lake Champlain, the main entrance to the Fort will be 1 mile ahead on the left. Alternatively, follow state Route 17 West across the Crown Point Bridge and continue to end, turn left onto NY Route 9-N South; proceed to stoplight and turn left onto Routes 22/74. Follow for 2 miles, turn left at flashing light onto Route 74 East, fort entrance is 1 mile ahead on right.
