Location: Skaneateles
Top Things to do in Skaneateles
8 Nature & Parks in Skaneateles That You Shouldn't Miss
Nickname(s): Skantown
Restaurants in Skaneateles
1. Bahar Nature Preserve
2. Thayer Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By CapeSkan - Cape Coral, United States
This park in right in the village so you can combine your visit with shopping. There are park benches so grab a cup of coffee, sit and admire beautiful Skaneateles Lake. You will be looking down the lake so you can watch MidLakes Navigation tour boats leaving, locals enjoying the water from their boats and the all familiar ducks.
3. Skaneateles Lake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 554 reviews
This clean, serene lake is the easternmost of New York's Finger Lakes.
Reviewed By Besos43
We rented a house from Vrbo and were very happy with our experience. They had a dock and deck area for sitting and enjoying the beautiful lake. The water was very clear and clean. I was surprised that the temperature of water seemed warm for early July. We swam every day. Since travels were during Covid we did curbside takeout and were happy with food and service from Gilda's, Doug's Fish Fry, and The elephant and Dove.
4. Charlie Major Nature Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By Thecurlypineapple
A lovely walk through the woods, complete with the sight and sound of running water from the stream next to the trail. Not too long to walk, straight path, and easy to traverse. An easy walk for someone who wants to enjoy the beauty of nature.
5. Lockwood Lavender Farm
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
LOCKWOOD LAVENDER FARM WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE 2019 SEASON. Farming is never easy at the best of times. Our plants should be green and growing now but after an unusually wet fall and winter and now a wet spring, many of our plants appear damaged. Lavender thrives in a well-drained soil, but when precipitation becomes inordinate plants suffer. We have heard from many gardeners and other lavender farmers across Canada and the U.S. that are also experiencing the same loss after this winter’s polar vortex. Our reaction plan, the angustifolia we are pruning back and a large number of the lavandins will need removal and replacement. This will be a year to propagate cuttings from the less damaged plants and plan for the future. Over the 18 years that we have welcomed people to our farm (our home) it has always been our goal to offer the best of what we do. We will not be capable of representing ourselves at those standards in 2019.
6. Carpenter Falls
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By BuBmv1 - Pittstown, United States
We needed to kill some time prior to checking into to our hotel and found this park on the map by chance. We were there on a holiday Monday, but still only saw 3 people in the park. It was a little challenging to stay on trail and understand the loop, but the water falls and natural beauty FAR outweighed any concerns with this hidden gem of a hike.
7. Cliff Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
8. Shotwell Memorial Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
