Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen State Park Reviews

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• By Lispony

  My daughter and I hiked in the finger lakes area for 3 days in early October. We parked in the Watkins Glen parking lot at the main entrance. There are bathrooms and a visitor center there. We...  more »

• By 4sabsporty1200

  Local wine, beautiful scenery head back up lake Seneca on the 41 to see the falls. Then stop at the park on the lake for a picnic before you arrive back on the hwy.  more »

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• By David Pelky

  Great small state park to hike/walk along. Starting from the southern entrance, you'll have a steady incline for the first mile in the gorge and will hike up ~5 floors worth of steps to come out at the northern entrance. I wouldn't say this is strenuous if you are in shape and easy enough for older people to finish so it's a pretty great group trail. When we got to the northern entrance, there was no shuttle for those looking to take a ride back. I'd recommend taking either the Southern Rim Trail or the Indian Trail back if you walked up through the gorge. It was a nice change of scenery so you don't need to walk back through the same trail.

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• By Jamie Lai

  Wow, what a tremendous experience. The whole park is gorgeous with falls and caverns. So much to see out the outset of the Gorge Trail. It's a 75 minute walk along the Gorge Trail which is well paved (one way). Expect crowds! A marvelous experience. If you walk from the main entrance to the upper entrance, there's a shuttle that will take you back for $5 that comes every 20-30 minutes.

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