| Caroga Lake, New York | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Caroga Lake |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fulton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Caroga |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.74 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.50 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 548 |
| Population Density Km2: | 84.62 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 219.20 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1480 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1375°N -74.4808°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12032 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-12584 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0945874 |
Caroga Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Caroga, Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 518 at the 2010 census.[2] The hamlet is in the southern part of the town of Caroga and is northwest of Gloversville. Two lakes, West Caroga Lake and East Caroga Lake are located next to the hamlet.
The community of Caroga Lake is situated in northern Fulton County in the southern Adirondack Mountains, centered on a peninsula between West Caroga Lake to the west and East Caroga Lake to the south. The CDP area includes both of the lakes and the developed land surrounding the lakes. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.7km2, of which 6.5km2 is land and 2.3km2, or 25.89%, is water.[2]
New York State Routes 10 and 29A intersect at the center of the community. NY 10 leads north to Piseco Lake and south to Canajoharie on the Mohawk River, while NY 29A leads southeast 10miles to Gloversville. NY 29A follows NY 10 to the northwest out of town, then turns west towards Stratford, from Caroga Lake.
Caroga Lake CDP area was home to Sherman's Restaurant and Amusement Park from 1921 until the early 1970s.[3] The shell of a park now hosts music and art events, including live bands and a fireworks show every 4 July.
There is a New York State Campground located on the shore of East Caroga Lake that features 105 campsites, a picnic area, sandy beach, trailer dump station, bathhouse, hot showers and toilets.[4]