Lake Colby

{{other uses|Colby Lake (disambiguation)}}

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| location = Franklin County, New York

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Lake Colby is a {{convert|272|acre|km2|adj=on}} lake, located on NY-86 just outside the village of Saranac Lake,{{Cite web |title=Lake Colby - NYSDEC |url=https://dec.ny.gov/places/lake-colby |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=dec.ny.gov |language=en}} in Franklin County, New York in the Adirondacks; its outlet feeds into Lower Saranac Lake. Lake Colby is also the name of a hamlet located just north of the lake on NY-86.

The village beach of Saranac Lake is on Lake Colby, and New York State operates a boat launch and fishing access; there is a ten horsepower limit for motorboats. Harrietstown operates Latour Park on its shore, providing picnicking and shore fishing. Less than 8% of its {{convert|3.7|mi|km}} of shoreline is privately owned. There are two approved campsites on the lake.

Camp Colby, the Lake Colby Environmental Education Camp for 11- to 13-year-olds, is located on the western shore. Originally a private estate built by theatrical agent William Morris, whose clients were invited there for rest and relaxation, it was then known as Camp Intermission. Camp Colby opened as a boy's conservation education camp in 1963; in 1971 it became co-educational.

The Adirondack Medical Center hospital is located on the eastern shore of Lake Colby.