Watkins Glen State Park: Ideal for Hiking in Spring

Watkins Glen State Park has no admission fee, yet the public facilities are very well-maintained. There's a spacious plaza and a small visitor center that has everything you need. The trails are also well-constructed, with winding paths through the valley featuring well-laid paths, stairways, caves, and bridges, allowing you to hike to the top without the need for rock climbing. The state park is essentially a two-mile-long narrow gorge with a thin stream running through it. However, within this short three-kilometer stretch, the stream spirals down four hundred feet, creating nineteen waterfalls along the way, and with the towering rock walls on both sides, the scenery is stunningly beautiful.