The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the Veterans Memorial Highway up Prospect Mountain near Lake George will be free and open to the public during the first weekend of November and on Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

The highway, which goes 5.5 miles up the mountain and stops just below the summit, normally costs $10 per car.

Prospect Mountain is 2,030 feet in elevation, and from the summit there are 360-degree views of the Adirondacks and Vermont’s Green Mountains. Along the highway there are three lookout areas, as well as at the parking lot. There is also a short trail from the parking lot to the summit.

“Accessible walkways, view scopes, and designated parking for people with disabilities are available on the summit,” the DEC said in a press release. “A picnic area with barbecue grills, accessible picnic tables, and accessible privy are located just below the summit. A self-guided nature trail and the remains of the world’s largest cable railroad can also be enjoyed by visitors. A shuttle with a wheel chair lift runs from the parking lot to the summit of the mountain.”

There is also a hiking trail up the mountain that is 1.7 miles long and starts in the village of Lake George.

The highway up the mountain is one of two in the Adirondacks, with the second going up Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, the fifth highest peak in the state. The Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway was dedicated by then-New York Gov. Franklin Roosevelt in 1929 and officially opened by then-President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936.

The Prospect Mountain highway will be open until Nov. 11 and then will close for the season the next day. The Whiteface highway is already closed for the winter.