<p>I could use your help when I visit Cornell with my parents.</p>
<p>aside from the very Big waterfall at Taugernock park (sp?)<br>
could you please recommend a nice trail that I could walk with my parents and enjoy a nice waterfall experience. I know there are a lot of parks in the Ithaca area … but which walks did you really enjoy… and which trails gave you a very nice “waterfall experience”. we will not be swimming, just hiking.
thank you for sharing your thoughts :)</p>
<p>Buttermilk is the obvious one. You pull right up to the falls. Maybe that’s too obvious?? I guess you have to see if all the trails are open or not. Last time we were there some were closed. </p>
<p>[Buttermilk</a> Falls State Park - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation](<a href=“http://nysparks.com/parks/151/details.aspx]Buttermilk”>http://nysparks.com/parks/151/details.aspx)</p>
<p>[Buttermilk</a> Falls State Park, Ithaca ? Photos, Maps, Information](<a href=“http://nyfalls.com/waterfalls/buttermilk-falls-state-park/]Buttermilk”>Buttermilk Falls State Park (Ithaca, NY) Waterfall Guide)</p>
<p>Also, don’t miss the Cornell Ornithology Lab and surrounding Sapsucker woods. You can take a short hike or long. It’s lovely. You can also sit in the visitor center and just watch the birds.</p>
<p>[Explore</a> Sapsucker Woods, Birds, Trails, Birdwatchi](<a href=“http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1576]Explore”>http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1576)</p>
<p>Thank you very much. I didn’t know about the Cornell Ornithology Lab and the surrounding Sapsucker woods. That sounds really nice.</p>
<p>I know it may be convenient to just drive up to the falls …but driving right up to the falls may be a little too easy. I really enjoy a walk to get to a destination, following a trail and then being rewarded for making the journey.</p>
<p>I’ve heard so much about the beautiful area …so I would like to walk through it and experience it. the confusion is where to go for that walk!!</p>
<p>Payne.</p>
<p>You and your parents should drive over to Watkins Glen. It is like transporting into another world. Nothing else compares. Nothing.</p>
<p>[Watkins</a> Glen State Park - Watkins Glen - Reviews of Watkins Glen State Park - TripAdvisor](<a href=“http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g48815-d107976-Reviews-Watkins_Glen_State_Park-Watkins_Glen_Finger_Lakes_New_York.html]Watkins”>http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g48815-d107976-Reviews-Watkins_Glen_State_Park-Watkins_Glen_Finger_Lakes_New_York.html)</p>
<p>look at the pictures on the link.</p>
<p>Lots of steps …but except for the end they are spaced and there are many places to rest</p>
<p>Cornell Plantations is definitely a good “walking tour” area.</p>
<p>And try not to go in the water at Stewart Park.
It’s extremely polluted.</p>