Attractions
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous and perhaps the most beautiful
of the Finger Lakes State Parks. The Gorge Trail is a mile-and-a-half long,
twisting and turning through 19 waterfalls and over 800 stairs.
Click image to view full size. Photographs taken by Mindy Alexander.
Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake is the deepest and widest of the Finger Lakes, holding 4.2 trillion gallons of water. Seneca Lake is famous for it's
wineries, with over 50 on it's shores.
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is home of NASCAR at The Glen,
Watkins Glen Grand Prix IndyCar Series, the Finger Lakes Wine Festival and much more.
Click image to view full size. Photographs from
www.theglen.com
Surrounding Area
Cities surrounding Watkins Glen within 30 miles include
Ithaca (28 miles),
Elmira (25 miles), and
Corning (20 miles.)
Other cities include
Geneva (38 miles),
Rochester (81 miles),
Syracuse (89 miles), and
Buffalo (144 miles).
While Watkins Glen is in the heart of the Finger Lakes, the other Finger Lakes are:
Canandaigua Lake (54 miles)
Keuka Lake (26 miles)
Cayuga Lake (28 miles)
Owasco Lake (55 miles)
Skaneateles Lake (68 miles)
