This geological wonder, formed by retreating glaciers, was the site of Onondaga County's first mill operation in 1796. Picnic opportunities abound. Also popular for archery and cross-country skiing. NY The gorge at Watkins Glen is the best-known in the Finger Lakes region. Foot trails follow the rim of the gorge, some of them blazed centuries ago by Native Americans.
Many steep trails have stone steps and pass through caverns behind the waterfalls.
The park is an excellent place for backpackers to pick up the Finger Lakes Trail, which traverses the state. NY Women's Rights National Historical Park commemorates the First Women's Rights Convention and the early leaders of the women's rights movement in the United States. 1840's Greek Revival home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, organizer and leader of the women's rights movement, the Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention, Declaration Park with a 100 foot long waterwall engraved with the Declaration of Sentiments and the names of the signers of the Declaration, the Hunt House, home of Jane and Richard Hunt, the site where the idea for the First Women's Rights Convention was conceived, and the M'Clintock House, home of MaryAnn and Thomas M'Clintock, site where the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted. It is housed in the 1850 Weighlock Building, where canal boats were weighed during the days when they traveled through the center of Syracuse on the Erie Canal. The Museum has three special exhibits each year that draw on its nationally renowned artifact collection and historical research.