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Watkins Glen State Park
- Established
- 1906
- Acreage
- 778 · 778 acres at the southern tip of Seneca Lake
- Location
- Schuyler County, NY at the south end of Seneca Lake (village of Watkins Glen)
- Key features
- 400-foot-deep gorge cut by Glen Creek; 19 waterfalls along the 2-mile Gorge Trail; 832 stone steps; Spiral Tunnel; Suspension Bridge 85 ft above the creek; Cavern Cascade and Rainbow Falls
- Activities
- Hiking the Gorge Trail, swimming in the Olympic-size pool, camping (305 sites in 6 loops), fishing in Seneca Lake/Catherine Creek, picnicking, scheduled gorge tours
- Notable
- One of the first state parks in New York (designated 1906); attracts 1.4+ million visitors annually and was named #3 State Park in America by USA Today's Readers' Choice Poll
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08