If your travels bring you to Upstate New York, make sure you make Watkins Glen State Park one of your priorities. It is stunning to say the least and it is right in the middle of the beautiful Finger Lakes Winery region. This region is world class and relatively undiscovered. Besides the beauty of the landscape, the people are down to earth and ...

We went to WG for the Vintage Indy Car Race weekend. Although places were booked and a little more pricey than on a non-race weekend, we are still going back for the Indy Race Weekend. If you are a racing fan and looking for a place to visit in NYS, this is the place for you. You have to see the vintage race through the streets of WG and get to ...

Watkins Glen is a nice small town on a beautiful large (30+miles long) lake.

Decent Hotels/Motels are difficult to find in the area. The Seneca Clipper Inn is clean and the inn-keepers are fabulous. The motel rooms are small but clean and they are in the process of updating. They offer free high speed wireless internet.

If you are ...

The bed and breakfasts are fantstic. If traveling w/ kids, most b&B's don't allow kids. The hotels in town are small and not so nice. Clean, but funky. The in-town theatre is great, and finding a good place to eat is easy. Such a beautiful place. Summer is fun, especially during races and Italian festival. Also, the area is great for ice wines.