Watkins Glen October 2019

We have been there two times. Love the park and the campground. We walked the trail down, then took the shuttle back up. There is a fee for the shuttle. Several nice restaurants in the area. We really only spent the one day on the trail and then we moved on.

It's been several years, but we liked Clute Park right in the village. We parked at the bottom of the gorge and took the shuttle to the top to walk down. Much easier than walking up.

Many , many other things to do in the area.

Clute Park

in 2015 we stayed at site 84, Mohawk Village in Watkins Glen State Park. It had 30 Amp Electric and was close to a water spigot and the bathrooms. At the time we had a 34 foot travel trailer and we fit in the site fine. Walking the gorge is a must but like has been said, take the shuttle to the top and walk down. It's 800 steps! Really awesome to walk behind a waterfall and to see the cracks and crevices in the rock formations that were created when Africa and North America collided all those millions of years ago. The race track is always fun to go to. If no sanctioned race is going on, you can watch locals run the track in their hotrods. Nice town. We will be going back.

We've stayed at both Clute Park and the KOA. Clute is nice because it's right downtown, across the street from a really nice park and walking distance to a Walmart. The sites are a little close but not awning-to-slideout close.

The back sites at the KOA are very nice, with cement pads and patios and away from the road noise. It is right next to railroad and trains do come through at night.

Check the race schedule at The Glen. The KOA is within earshot of the racetrack. The weekend we were there, there was no race but there was still noise from the track.

Check Google Maps. Most of the WG State campground has street level views, so you can virtually walk the sites, if you are on a computer. But you can make reservations only 9 months before you arrive!

Seneca Lake is extremely scenic, ask for the flyer on the wine, cheese and beer trail around the lake. Lots of scenic venues overlooking the lake.


If money is no object the KOA has some high end sites you would probably enjoy, they also have the basic full hookup sites, more affordable but will still on the expensive side.

Mike

For the state park (and many other NY public campgrounds), the CampADK campsite photo database is a very useful resource.

Some of the Watkins Glen state park campsites are expansively large. Some are pretty tight. I've camped in site 292 and I thought it was really nice (although it's not one of the electric sites); while they say 30' maximum, a larger one would easily fit and as I recall not have trouble with the access roads.

Thank you everyone! Appreciate your input, can't wait to make our reservations Sue