Letchworth State Park

Once we left the Hershey area, we headed into New York. Route 15 was a pretty good road and the drive along the Susquehanna River was quite scenic. Had we not been on a bit of a timeline, it would have been tempting to spend a couple of nights relaxing by the river.

We were visiting family in western New York, approximately an hour southeast of Buffalo. We stayed in the campground in Letchworth State Park. We stayed in Loop 800, which had some nice long spots for the rig. The park service had online photos that helped tremendously with site selection. Loops 500 and 600 had some sites along the gorge, but I was glad we didn't have to take the big rig through those loops. They had some elevation changes and some tighter curves.

The sites are electric only with water spigots throughout the loop. They have three dump stations, which helps with those long lines at the end of a weekend. Regrettably, most of the sites were pretty muddy when we were there. I didn't bother with the patio mats or any outdoor chairs. We didn't do much at the campsite anyway. Oh, one more thing about the NY state parks. They have pet and no pet loops. I love it.

I remember visiting Letchworth State Park as a child and later, seeing photos of my cousin's wedding there. The Genesee River has cut a deep and narrow gorge that is quite impressive. There are three sets of falls. The upper and middle falls are located pretty close together. The lower falls are a bit further down the river. Wow, are they beautiful.

We've already decided that we want to go back to that area. Not only are there lots of trails we didn't explore on this trip within the park itself, there are other places to see within an hour or so of driving. We'd like to visit the Corning Glass Museum, Niagara Falls, and more of the Finger Lakes. There's even a Jell-o Museum that we've decided that we should check out.

Upper falls with new train trestle

Middle falls

Lower falls

Down river from lower falls

Down river from archery field overlook