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Encyclopedia > Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen State Park is located on the edge of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County. The main feature of this park is the hiking trail that climbs up through the gorge, passing over and under waterfalls. The park has a lower part that is next to the village and an upper part that is open woodland. Watkins Glen is a village located in Schuyler County, New York. ... Seneca Lake is the second longest (at 38 miles (60 km) long) of western New Yorks glacial Finger Lakes and has the largest volume, estimated at 4. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of New York. ...


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Watkins Glen State Park is a 400 foot deep narrow gorge cut through rock by gushing waters. Hundreds of stone steps climb trails over, under, and along the waterfalls. Watkins Glen is in New York's Finger Lake's region, south of Seneca Lake and west of Ithaca. New Yorks Finger Lakes The Finger Lakes are glacially formed lakes in upstate New York, mainly linear in shape, each lake oriented on a north-south axis. ...


The park has comfortable camping sites, as well as Pavilions, Picnic tables, Food, Playground, Gift shop, Pool, Dumping stations, Showers, Recreation programs, Tent/trailer sites, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Camper recreation, Cross-county skiing.

Key words: waterfall Gorge trail closed Early November to Mid-May.

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Watkins Glen State Park (387 words)
Watkins Glen State Park is in western New York, in the village of Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.
Watkins Glen contains several small waterfalls, and is a really amazing place especially for those who like the sight and sound of rock and water.
The park includes a campground, a large picnic area, swimming pool, etc. but the main attraction are the trails through the Glen, particularly the gorge trail.
Watkins Glen: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (882 words)
The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour.
Watkins Glen is also the home of the International Motor Racing Research Center, an annex to the village library.
Watkins Glen was the northern terminus of the Chemung Canal, connecting Seneca Lake to the Chemung River.
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