Watkins Glen State Park, New York
This is a beautiful park in eastern NY. Laurie told us about it when we traveled to Maine in 2010. She had been there as a girl. This place is nothing like the waterfalls we visit in the woods of North Carolina but it was nice in its own way. There were well developed trails and stairs through out the park and it looked like it might have been developed in the 1930's by the WPA or CCC. There was a lot of hand laid rock work.The Watkins Glen State Park website has a good description of the park.
Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving visitors spellbound. Within two miles, the glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of Cavern Cascade. Rim trails overlook the gorge. Campers and day-visitors can enjoy the Olympic-size pool, scheduled summer tours through the gorge, tent and trailer campsites, picnic facilities and excellent fishing in nearby Seneca Lake or Catherine Creek, which is renowned for its annual spring run of rainbow trout.
The coordinates below are not precise as there are several waterfalls in the park, but click on the waterfall icons to see more photos. If I am ever in the general area again I will return to Watkins Glen State Park.
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Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Bradley Taylor, Tucker Riley, Laurie
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Bradley Taylor, Tucker Riley, Laurie
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Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
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Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
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Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Bradley Taylor, Tucker Riley
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Bradley Taylor, Tucker Riley
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Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Tucker Riley, Laurie, Bradley Taylor
Watkins Glen State Park, NY
Tucker Riley, Laurie, Bradley Taylor
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