Indian lake is considered the Whitewater Rafting Capital of New York State. Thirteen rafting companies are available to take you safely from Indian Lake to North River on the Indian River and the Hudson River.

Running from the dam-controlled put-in site at Indian Lake to North Creek, this 17 mile gorge trip is one of the greatest single-day rafting trips in America. The trip starts on the Indian River, which drops 150 vertical feet in 3.5 miles before reaching the confluence of the Hudson River. Further on, a 20 foot ice cold waterfall from Huntly Pond, adds its Brook Trout stream to the Hudson. The next 10 miles on the Hudson offer continuous rapids spotted with welcome calms for resting. Blue Ledge Rapids and Narrows, the Osprey Nest, Beaver Dam, O K Slip, Gunsight, Kettle Mountain and the final Harris Rift are the common names used by the guides to refer to the sites the raft passes. The 17 mile wildwater trip drops approximately 650 vertical feet and passes through one of the greatest Adirondack Park land masses.