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The Southern Rim and Indian Trails run along the gorge's wooded rim, while the Gorge Trail is closest to the stream and runs over, under and along the park's 19 waterfalls by way of stone bridges and more than 800 stone steps. The trails connect to the Finger Lakes Trail, an 800-mile (1,300 km) system of trails within New York state. [3]
Taughannock Falls' main cataract is a 215-foot drop (66 m), [25] making it 33 feet (10 m) taller than Niagara Falls. It is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. [5] [26] The waterfall is located along Taughannock Creek, which flows through a long gorge with cliffs up to 400 feet (120 m) high.
The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes located directly south of Lake Ontario in an area called the Finger Lakes region in New York, in the United States. This region straddles the northern and transitional edge of the Northern Allegheny Plateau , known as the Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges ecoregion ...
Made up of nearly 40% water, the park has four large lakes, 26 smaller ones, and over 500 islands. Because of this, Voyageurs is best seen by boat. I recommend taking a boat to the historic Kelle ...
Buttermilk Falls State Park: Finger Lakes: Tompkins: 811 acres (328 ha) 1924 [48] 197,981: Buttermilk Creek: Features several waterfalls and wooded gorges. [49] Caleb Smith State Park Preserve: Long Island: Suffolk: 545 acres (221 ha) 1963: 27,863: Nissequogue River: Managed as a nature preserve. [50] Includes the Wyandanch Club Historic ...
On the Northern shore rests Seneca Falls, the historical Birthplace of Women’s Rights and the Seneca Falls Convention, and what is widely accepted as the real Bedford Falls from the Frank Capra movie It's A Wonderful Life. The Town Seneca Falls, comprises 25.3 square miles and is nestled in the Finger Lakes region located at the northern tip ...
Head to nearby Montour Falls for another spectacular waterfall - Shequaga Falls. Keuka Lake - Hammondsport, a village at the southern end of Keuka Lake, has spectacular views. Due to the lake's ...
Best viewed after a rain, Hidden Falls flows over a series of granite ledges, dropping at 60 feet. Let your feet dangle over the creek as you sit along the rock benches surrounded by ferns, galax ...