The gorge has lots of paths you can follow and many waterfalls. One such path takes you over a large bridge and then to a really big swimming pool which is open to the public. In addition to our State Park we also have a beautiful lake. Watkins Glen is located at the South end of Seneca Lake, which is one of the Finger Lakes of New York State. Seneca Lake was named after the Seneca Indians, which were members of the Iroquois nation.
Many people have cottages on the lake and ride their boats during the summer.
One of the neat spots on the lake is painted rocks. This shows how the Indians of the long ago communicated with each other through the use of pictures. We are currently learning about Native Americans of our area. Our county of 20,000 wintertime residents grows to well over 75,000 people during the summer and 200,000 people during this particular weekend. It takes many people and equipment to work on the cars.