Glimmerglass State Park is located eight miles outside of Cooperstown, New York on the shore of Otsego Lake. The park overlooks Otsego Lake, the "Glimmerglass" of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. The rolling, partially-wooded terrain is host to a wide variety of wildlife. An uphill trail through the forest affords a spectacular view of Otsego Lake; the Beaver Pond and Woodland trails are picturesque and of interest for the variety of wildflowers, shrubs, ferns and mosses. The Hyde Hall Mansion, Covered Bridge, and a self-guided Beaver Pond Nature Trail are within park boundaries and open to visitors.
Winter visitors can go tubing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, showshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, winter hiking and an Annual August Triathlon. Open year-round, the park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, ice skating, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling and a food concession.
Location: Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse: Thruway (I-90) east to exit 30 (Herkimer). Rt.28 south to Richfield Springs; Rt.20 east to East Springfield; county Rt.31 south to park entrance. New York, Albany: Thruway (I-90) west to exit 25A to I-88. One exit on I-88 to Duanesburg-Cooperstown exit. Rt. 20 west to East Springfield, county Rt. 31 south to park entrance. Contact Information: 1527 County Highway 31 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (607) 547-8662 Reservations: (800) 456-2267 Seasons/Operating Hours: Open year-round. Restrictions: Household pets only; caged or on a leash not more than 6 feet. Not allowed in the bathing areas.
