Golf in Copake Lake

Copake Lake is a hamlet in the Town of Copake, Columbia County, near the Massachusetts and Connecticut borders in southeastern Columbia County. The community is centered on Copake Lake, a glacial kettle lake in the elevated terrain near the Taconic Mountains at the state border. Columbia County's eastern and southeastern sections rise from the Hudson Valley floor toward the Taconic ridge country near the state line. Copake Country Club serves the Copake Lake community in the lake terrain of southeastern Columbia County. Copake Lake's position in Columbia County places the community in the golf landscape of this part of New York, where the course or courses contribute to local recreation.