Clark Reservation State Park

#2152 among destinations in the United States

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Protected area

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Clark Reservation State Park is a state park in Onondaga County, New York. The park is in Jamesville, NY, in the Town of DeWitt, south of Syracuse. It was the site of a large waterfall formed by melting glacial ice at the end of the last Ice Age; the plunge basin at the base of the old falls is now a small lake. James Macfarlane described the area in 1879, "On approaching the lake from the turnpike on the south side, the tourist is startled at finding himself, without any notice, on the brink of a yawning gulf, precisely like that of the Niagara River below the Falls, and nearly as deep." Clark Reservation is also noted for its many ferns; it harbors the largest population in the U.S. of American hart's tongue, which is so rare that it was declared endangered in the U.S. in 1989. ()

Created: 1928Visitors per year: 81.8 thous.Coordinates: 42°59'50"N, 76°5'35"W

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Clark Reservation State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: ShoppingTown Mall, Oakwood Cemetery, The Westcott Theater, Westcott Community Center.

3.4 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
ShoppingTown Mall, Syracuse
86 min walk • ShoppingTown Mall was a regional shopping mall in Dewitt, New York. First opened as an open-air shopping center in 1954, it was enclosed in 1973 and remained a major shopping center until undergoing rapid decline in the late 2010s, before ultimately closing in March 2020.
3.2 miNW
Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse
82 min walk • Oakwood Cemetery is a 160-acre historic cemetery located in Syracuse, New York. It was designed by Howard Daniels and built in 1859. Oakwood Cemetery was created during a time period in the nineteenth century when the rural cemetery was becoming a distinct landscape type, and is a good example of this kind of landscape architecture.
3.3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Rock club
The Westcott Theater, Syracuse
86 min walk • The Westcott Theater is a 700-person multi-purpose, cinema-style concert venue at 524 Westcott St in the Westcott neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, United States.
3 miNW
43°2'11"N • 76°7'9"W
Westcott Community Center, Syracuse
78 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Event space
2.9 miW
Temple
Zen Center of Syracuse, Syracuse
75 min walk • The Zen Center of Syracuse, temple name Hoen-ji, is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice center in Syracuse, New York, one of the oldest continuously running Zen centers in the United States.
3 miNW
Mosque
Islamic Society of Central New York, Syracuse
78 min walk • The Islamic Society of Central New York is a "purpose-built" Sunni mosque and Islamic community centre located on Comstock Avenue in Syracuse, NY.
3.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Westcott, Syracuse
85 min walk • Westcott is a neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its proximity to Syracuse University makes for a diverse community, home to Syracuse University students, professors and other faculty and staff, as well as residents at all income levels.
2.6 miNW
Universities and schools
Syracuse University, Syracuse
67 min walk • Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The institution's roots can be traced to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded in 1831 by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York.
2.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Outer Comstock, Syracuse
62 min walk • Outer Comstock is one of the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse, New York.
3.2 miN
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Scottholm, Syracuse
81 min walk • Scottholm is an historic housing development in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. It has been registered as a National Historic District.
3.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Sanderson House, Syracuse
83 min walk • Sanderson House is a Ward Wellington Ward-designed house in Syracuse, New York designed in the British Regency architectural style and built in 1922. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed for its architecture. The house was built for Amon F.