Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown

Name: Glimmerglass State Park
Address: 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, 13326, United States

#15 among attractions in Cooperstown

Regional park, Relax in park, Park

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Glimmerglass State Park is a 593-acre state park located north of Cooperstown, in Otsego County, New York. Most of the park is located inside the Town of Springfield. ()

Created: 1963Visitors per year: 153.9 thous.Elevation: 1207 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°47'37"N, 74°52'8"W

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1527 County Highway 31Cooperstown 13326 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Fenimore Art Museum, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, Hyde Hall, Hyde Hall Bridge.

6.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art gallery
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown
157 min walk • The Fenimore Art Museum is a museum located in Cooperstown, New York on the west side of Otsego Lake. Collection strengths include the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, American fine and folk art, 19th and early 20th century photography, as well as rare books and manuscripts.
7.3 miSW
Winery
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, Cooperstown
188 min walk • The Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard is a historic water-powered cider mill on the banks of Fly Creek. The marketplace at the mill has daily tastings of over 40 specialty foods, including fresh mill-made fudge, mill-aged extra-sharp cheddar cheese, salsa, apple wines and hard ciders.
~510 ftS
History museum, Museum
Hyde Hall, Glimmerglass State Park
3 min walk • Hyde Hall is a neoclassical country mansion designed by architect Philip Hooker for George Clarke, a wealthy landowner. The house was constructed between 1817 and 1834, and designed with English and American architectural features.
~1860 ftSE
Bridge
Hyde Hall Bridge, Glimmerglass State Park
9 min walk • Hyde Hall Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Shadow Brook built in 1825, on then-private property of Hyde Hall, a country mansion. Both are now included in Glimmerglass State Park. With the possible exception of the Hassenplug Bridge in Pennsylvania, it is the oldest documented, existing covered bridge in the United States.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Leatherstocking Falls, Cooperstown
127 min walk • Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap", "Bear Cliff Falls" and "Deowongo Falls", is located on Leatherstocking Creek north of Cooperstown, New York. Deowongo translates to "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language.