Taughannock Falls State Park - Finger Lakes | New York 

"Taughannock Falls State park is located in Ulysses, NY, in the popular Finger Lakes Region of central New York. The falls are a famous feature of Taughannock State Park and a popular destination for Finger Lakes area travel. Taughannock Falls cataract has an incredible drop of 215 feet (66 meters), and is one of the highest east of the Rocky Mountains. The park is located 8 miles Northwest of the city of Ithaca and 3 miles Southeast of the Village of Trumansburg. Taughannock State Park has expanded to 750 acres from it's original 64 acres in 1925. It features hiking and nature trails, tent and trailer sites, cabin rentals, several picnic areas, beach swimming, fishing, playground areas, and a marina launch site to Cayuga Lake with kayak rentals. Winter activities include ice-skating, sledding, cross-country skiing and in summer an annual concert series. Other interesting area attractions from ten minutes to an hours drive include: Buttermilk Falls, Robert Treman State Park, Cornell Botanical Gardens, Watkins Glen, Corning Glass Museum, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art and over 50 local wineries." (www.taughannoc...)