Taughannock Falls State Park

We have been very impressed with the New York State Parks we have visited. Most of the ones we have been to, of course, have been on one of the Finger Lakes. That is a pretty small sampling compared to the total number in the state, but I am sure they are representative of state parks across the New York. Some have entrance fees, other do not. We suspect this is more a vehicle parking fee rather than a use fee.

We were amazed at the unmaintained Chimney Bluffs Park which had a wonderful picnic area and nice, clean restrooms. The maintained parks are really exceptional with paved bike trails, life guards on duty at sandy, lakeside swimming areas, very nice campgrounds, snack bars, rec rooms, and play areas. We were once again impressed at Taughannock Falls State Park.

We have had some very heavy rain for the past couple of days, so there was plenty of water in the falls which was our reason for going there. This park has it all with several miles of hiking trails, a great campground including cabins for rent, and right on Cayuga Lake. We took our picnic lunch and enjoyed the falls.