Watkins Glen State Park is a natural oasis with a gorge path boasting 19 waterfalls, like the impressive Cavern Cascade. The park offers camping, hiking, …See more
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Sep 8, 2024
I heard to arrive at the upper falls and walk down the steps vs walking up several hundred steps. When you arrive at the bottom you can shuttle back for $6 a person. Anyways…. This park lets wayyy to… Full review by Kim O
Sep 8, 2024
Came here on a tour enroute to Niagara Falls and you should add to your list as well! The whole hike took less than 45 minutes if you're doing the tour bus route - dropping us at the top and picking … Full review by cheezzoo
Sep 5, 2024
Two adults visited Watkins Glen State Park on a Thursday in mid-August and found the scenery to be fantastic. It had been 49 years since the last time we visited and we enjoyed it as much today as we… Full review by Chris H
i visited the park on a bus trip years ago. I remember being dropped off and we walked down and the bus picked us up at the bottom. Which entrance should i start from to redo that trip?
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Your best bet is to park in one of the main parking lots right on N. Franklin St., the main thorough-fair in Watkins Glen. This is the main entrance and then you walk through the gorge …
Your best bet is to park in one of the main parking lots right on N. Franklin St., the main thorough-fair in Watkins Glen. This is the main entrance and then you walk through the gorge along the gorge Trail, which ultimately does ascend. All 19 waterfalls can be seen in the 1st mile of the hike— it is at this point that there is a path up to the north rim and to the parking lot where it sounds like you first entered the last time you were there. You can take the shuttle bus from this parking lot back down to the main entrance or there is the north rim path you can take all the way back. If you choose to continue the hike all the way until the end, the last bit is a killer, called Jacob ladder— Very steep and lots and lots of steps.
My husband has Parkinson's and can't walk very far. If we drive to the top, can we see ANY of the river or waterfalls? Thanls.
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Hello and and I’m sorry for my delayed response. If I recall correctly , from the upper parking area , there are still some steep stairs that you need to take to walk down to the first …
Hello and and I’m sorry for my delayed response. If I recall correctly , from the upper parking area , there are still some steep stairs that you need to take to walk down to the first level where you can view the falls. And that’s viewing the falls looking down stream which isn’t as impressive as looking at them up stream. Again my memory isn’t the best but from the parking area in the center of town , after crossing the street, there is this small plaza where there is an information booth. Again if I recall, there are no steps or a few steps to access this plaza at the start of the trail and from here you can look up at the first series of falls. My suggestion is you arrive relatively early and get a spot in the lower parking lot in town and before having your husband walk across to the plaza, just run over and check it out to see if there are steps and also to check out the view of the falls. I really don’t think the upper lot is a good option. I hope that helps.
my husband can not go up the stairs, is any possibility to see glen park
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Only thing I can tell you is, there are steps all along the Gorge. To view some of it one can go south on N Franklin St. Turn right onto Pine St. Travel approximately 0.2 miles then turn left …
Only thing I can tell you is, there are steps all along the Gorge. To view some of it one can go south on N Franklin St. Turn right onto Pine St. Travel approximately 0.2 miles then turn left onto Cemetery Rd. Once into the cemetery continue following the zig zagging road up to the big Jesus statue. There are trails to the left that may take you so you can see some of the gorge. That, my friend, is about the only way. It is a hiking and stepping gorge. Hope this helps.
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