Watkins Glen State Park offers access to Glen Creek via a famous 1. 5-mile gorge trail featuring 19 waterfalls, stone bridges, and tunnels carved through a 400-foot-deep canyon—ideal for hiking and waterfall viewing rather than paddling.

The park provides 305 campsites with full amenities (restrooms, showers, dump stations), an Olympic-size pool, and fishing opportunities in nearby Seneca Lake and Catherine Creek, though the gorge trail closes mid-October through late May due to winter conditions.

Note that main entrance construction runs through summer 2026, but camping and alternate trail access remain fully operational.