This is one of the gems of New York State that surprisingly many people do not know about. In a way, that is a good thing since despite its beauty the park does not get unbearably crowded, unless you visit on holidays, long weekends, and when the town of Watkins Glen has visitors over for other events, like NASCAR racing.

The park is located in Central New York in the town of Watkins Glen at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The beautiful 1.5-mile long gorge trail offers a hike along a deep and narow canyon surrounding the Glen Creek. It is not a wild natural setting since the pathways are manmade and offer easy walking, however, that takes nothing away from the canyon beauty in my opinion. It all starts right at the Wakins Glen parking lot and the Entrance Cascade and the Sentry Bridge, followed by more and more beautiful creations of Mother Nature (incl. 18 more waterfalls!).

The Entrance Cascade pictured here is what welcomes you to the park since you can see it right from the Watkins Glen parking lot (aka, Main Entrance, Lower Entrance) under the Sentry Bridge.