Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen is a village of 1,863 (2020) in New York's Finger Lakes region.

Get in
From Ithaca, Watkins Glen is an hour west on NY 79.

From Interstate 90 (exit 42, between Syracuse-Rochester) or Interstate 86 (Corning-Binghamton) take NY 14, which becomes the town's main street.

Get around
The fastest way around Watkins Glen is by racecar.

Otherwise, Watkins Glen is best walked. Parking is easiest near the marina. Head north on Decatur St. and park in the lot to your left in front of the harbor hotel. Parking is also available across the street from the village's entrance to the state park, but the lot fills quickly in the busy summer season. If so inclined, state park parking is more available further uphill away from the village itself.

A regional hop-on-hop-off bus called the Lakeside Troller can be used to get around the village and travel to wineries around Seneca Lake.

Go next

 * Finger Lakes
 * Erie Canal
 * Corning - A Southern Tier city with the grand Corning Museum of Glass