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Birding & Nature Trails in The Finger Lakes
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> Bahar Preserve and Carpenter Falls
3800 Appletree Point Road, Skaneateles, NY 13152
Near Skaneateles Lake, Bahar Preserve's dramatic forest and gorge landscape offers hikers a dramatic view of the 100-foot deep Bear Swamp Creek Ravine.
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> Camp at Fair Haven Beach State Park
14985 State Park Rd, Sterling, NY 13156
The park features 1,500 feet of beautiful sandy beach with campgrounds and cabin areas nestled within its woodlands...
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> Cascadilla Gorge Trail
Cascadilla Gorge Trail, Ithaca, NY 14850
The Cascadilla Gorge Trail system is a popular gorge trail connecting Cornell University to downtown and its creek has carved its way through bedrock exposing rocks deposited 400 million years ago.
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> Cayuga County – Where Beauty, History and Fun Beckon
25 South St., Auburn, NY, 13021
Escape to Cayuga County in the Finger Lakes to find crystal clear lakes, historic attractions, charming villages and discover how this vibrant county is home to innovative inventions and concepts that shaped America.
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> Chimney Bluffs State Park
7700 Garner Road, Wolcott, NY 14590
One of Upstate New York's most gorgeous and unique parks, Chimney Bluffs shows off strange rock formations and spires.
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> Corbett's Glen Nature Park
415 Penfield Road, Rochester, NY 14625
A secluded park just 4.9 miles from Rochester, Corbett’s Glen provides 2 miles of 8-feet-wide trails that run by meadows, wetlands and a waterfall...
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> Cumming Nature Center
6472 Gulick Road, Naples, NY 14512
The Cumming Nature Center is a 900-acre environmental education facility offering themed hiking and exploring trails, educational programs, events and service-learning opportunities.
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> Hit the White Sandy Beach at Fair Haven State Park
14985 State Park Rd, Sterling, NY 13156
Located minutes from Fair Haven, Fair Haven Beach State Park has one of the finest public lakefronts in Upstate NY.
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> Finger Lakes National Forest
Burdett Hill Road, Burdett, NY 14818
The Finger Lakes National Forest is nestled between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, located just a few minutes-drive from downtown Watkins Glen. It is the only national forest in New York State.
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> Gilbert Lake State Park
18 CCC Road, Laurens, NY 13796
Most of this 1,584-acre state park along with its lake and three ponds is nestled in the wooded foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
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> Greece Canal Park
241 Elmgrove Road, Rochester, NY 14626
This 577-acre park is ideal for hiking and bird watching and has one of only two legal off-leash Dog Parks in the Monroe County Park system.
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> Hamlin Beach State Park
1 Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY 14464
Hamlin Beach State Park offers sandy beaches, tent and trailer campsites and miles of nature and hiking trails.
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> Helmer Nature Center
154 Pinegrove Ave., Irondequoit, NY 14609
The Helmer Nature Center is both an outdoor classroom and an environmental resource that encompasses approximately 45 acres of land with trails.
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> Highland Park
450 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14620
Seated in the Mt. Hope-Highland Historic District, the lovely Highland Park rests in a scenic setting of hills and valleys created from glacial deposits.
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> Keuka Lake Outlet Trail
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Formerly a canal towpath and later, a railroad bed, the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail is right in the heart of the Finger Lakes, just an hour’s drive from Auburn or Rochester.
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> Keuka Lake State Park
3560 Pepper Road, Keuka Park, NY 14478
Located in the heart of wine country, Keuka Lake State Park offers amazing views of vineyard-covered slopes and access to both the Keuka and Seneca Lake Winery trails.
