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Watkins Glen State Park is 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.
Watkins Glen State Park is a 778-acre park with a 400-foot-deep (120 m) [10] narrow gorge featuring 19 waterfalls throughout less than two miles. It is considered a "flagship" park by the State of New York. [11]
Watkins Glen State Park: Finger Lakes: Schuyler: 778 acres (315 ha) 1906 [151]: 34 715,206: Glen Creek: Wellesley Island State Park: Thousand Islands: Jefferson: 2,636 acres (1,067 ha) 1951 [193] 204,017: St. Lawrence River: Includes the Wellesley Island State Park Golf Course [194] Westcott Beach State Park: Thousand Islands: Jefferson: 319 ...
English: Relief location map of the State of New York, USA. Geographic limits of the map: N: 45.3° N ... Washington Park (baseball) Watkins Glen State Park; West ...
The state-maintained NY 329 begins at an intersection with locally-maintained Meads Hill Road, Townsend Road and Whites Hollow Road in the community of Dix, New York.NY 329 progresses eastward, passing through a mix of forestry and residential homes, intersecting with Willow Drive, a local cul-de-sac, crossing a local railroad line and entering Watkins Glen State Park.
The original Watkins Glen street course. The first races in Watkins Glen were organized by Cameron Argetsinger, whose family had a summer home in the area. With local Chamber of Commerce approval and SCCA sanction, the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix took place in 1948 on a 6.600-mile (10.622 km) course [3] over local public roads. [4]
From 1948 to 1952, modern NY 409 was part of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, a road course around Watkins Glen State Park that also included NY 329, Franklin Street (NY 14 and NY 414), and Whites Hollow Road. The first race on the road took place on October 2, 1948; the last was on September 20, 1952.
Catharine Valley Trail is a state park and recreation trail located in Schuyler and Chemung counties, New York. [2] The park is located near Watkins Glen State Park and maintained by its staff, [3] as well as by volunteers. [2]