NY Finger Lakes suggestions

michigan buckeye wrote:
Hi All,

I'm planning a trip to the Finger Lakes area for a week in July with my wife and 11 yo daughter. We'll be in our 30' motor home with car in tow. We plan to stay at Watkins Glen State Park for sure but are debating if we should split up the week at a different CG too. We're into wine, beer, cheese, and all of the other local flavor. Should we split the week at two campgrounds or can we stay entertained doing day trips out of Watkins Glen for the whole week? Please suggest a second campground if that's your thought. Public or private doesn't really matter, just need electricity as a minimum.

Thanks.

We are close to the region and camp allot in the Finger Lakes area. When you go out for the day - take a lunch because many of the wineries have a great view of the lake and have space for you to eat your lunch

Watkins Glen State Park will be tight in some sites with a 30' motor home. Recommend Sampson (all have electric), Keuka (1/2 the sites have electric) and some on Cayuga (east side has electric) state parks. Sampson will give you good access to Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Keuka Lake will give you access to more wineries and a few micro breweries.

The 11 year old will be able to sample grape juice at the wineries and some of the micro breweries now make root beer or cream soda to sample.

You will need reservations for your time period and they can be made 9 months in advance.
http://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/

There were wine, cheese and beer "trails" in the area. Most wineries have a small fee to sample ($3-4). Some return the fee when you purchase wine.

http://www.senecalakewine.com/
http://cayugawinetrail.com/
http://www.keukawinetrail.com/

http://www.fingerlakesbeertrail.com/content/

http://www.flcheesetrail.com/

There is a good distillery on Seneca Lake and one on Cayuga Lake.
I prefer the Finger Lakes Distillery on Seneca Lake. Both have sampling for a small fee ($3-4)
http://fingerlakesdistilling.com/
http://www.myerfarmdistillers.com/products/


I can give you more info and suggested camp sites at the State Parks (except Watkins Glen - we have not stayed there in a long time - too hard to get a 35' fifth wheel in any of the sites).