$8 entry fee to park your car and then hike one of several trails to see all the waterfalls which are spectacular. This is a great park which has a small gift shop, however this was shut when we returned from our hike and is the reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. The trails are either well... More

Wasn't able to see the gorges. They were closed due to weather. But the park surrounding the gorge was beautiful. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Since we were visiting early in the season not all of the gorge trail was open yet. A little over 1/2 was open and that alone was worth the trip. For the rest of the gorge we were able to walk along the upper Indian trail and still see most of the rest of the falls. Highly recommended.

The State Park is the gateway to the Finger Lakes District of New York State. As you enter Watkins Glen off of Route 17, you enter the town, famous for Nascar Races during the summer, the waterfall on your left, a big hole in the mountain gushes out, and there are tours available to get a close up look at... More

Spend the morning hiking at Watkins Glen which is beautiful. Unfortunately the entire Gorge trail was not open, but I was actually expecting the entire trail to be closed so I was pleasantly surprised. We were able to hike to Lover's Lane which allowed us to see many of the falls and then cut to the Indian trail to see... More

We've been to Watkins Glen State Park MANY times over the years and feel it's a MUST see, the bad thing this time was we found out some trees were down and they're closed till mid-May. By all means PLEASE go when it opens no one would regret it I'm sure, SO beautiful!

Watkins Glen State Park and its stunning gorge were our primary destination this trip, so we were a little disappointed that the Gorge Trail was still closed for winter! Fortunately, WGSP has two other trails that are open year round, with some views of the gorge and waterfalls. The South Rim trail is a lovely 3-mile hike (round trip) through... More

Gorgeous! As, unfortunately Gorge trail was still closed did the Indian trail. Not quite as spectacular as Gorge trail, but still gave amazing views. Definitely woth a visit. Not suitable for elderly or young children as some parts are steep.

I have been upstate several times but was never here before. The waterfalls are beautiful, it was worth the stop for sure! I could not understand the map AT ALL. I was trying to figure out approx. how long it would take to get to a certain waterfall. Eventually, we just turned back. I didn't want to end up so... More