Watkins Glen State Park

Local nameWatkins Glen State Park
LocationWatkins Glen

Watkins Glen State Park is located in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State. Initially known as Watkins Glen State Reservation, the park was first managed by the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society before being turned over to full state control in 1911. Since 1924, it has been managed by the Finger Lakes Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The centerpiece of the 778-acre park is a 400-foot-deep narrow gorge cut through rock by a stream – Glen Creek – that was left hanging when glaciers of the Ice age deepened the Seneca valley, increasing the tributary stream gradient to create rapids and waterfalls wherever there were layers of hard rock.

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Opening hours

Open all year round.

Admission

Vehicle entry fee collected from mid-May to November: $8 per vehicle

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkins_Glen_State_Park

Official website http://nysparks.com/parks/142/details.aspx

Phone +1 607 535 4511

Address 1009 N Franklin St Watkins Glen, NY 14891, USA

Coordinates 42°22'20.528" N -76°52'30.876" E

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