# Good place to go hiking / camping????
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 16, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926 "2008-04-16T12:54:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/1 "2008-04-16T12:54:24Z")
I am looking for a good place around WNY to go hiking for a weekend. Maybe somewhere that we could park at, walk out for a day, set up camp and then walk back the next day. Anyone have ideas of a good place to start.
Another option would be a place that has kayak access.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/2 "2008-04-16T13:00:30Z")
state land in east otto… never been there but i hurd its nice
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### Author:  [@mcdamien55](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcdamien55)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/3 "2008-04-16T19:43:24Z")
Letchworth state park is nice, decent hiking and class 2 rapids for your kayak. You cant set up camp wherever you want though you have to rent a camp site.
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### Author:  [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/4 "2008-04-16T20:17:31Z")
Watkins Glen
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/5 "2008-04-17T04:54:59Z")
> [@maverick27](#):
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> Watkins Glen
Where is that? Roads / Town / Awesome
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### Author:  [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/6 "2008-04-17T07:46:25Z")
Around WNY, I’m not sure if there is enough public land to get out, and really lose yourself from civilization to hike and setup camp.
If someone knows somewhere though, fill me in, as I’d love to do it sometime myself.
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### Author:  [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/7 "2008-04-17T07:54:55Z")
looking for the same myself, only i’m planning on taking the mountian bikes
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/8 "2008-04-17T08:01:11Z")
theres some cool places to check out there
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/9 "2008-04-17T08:21:21Z")
lake george is a fun place to hike. plus they have an amusement park there. the great escape, which has the original comet roller coaster. that thing was fun as shit when i road it. nice smooth fast wooden rollercoaster
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### Author:  [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/10 "2008-04-17T08:39:05Z")
alleghany?
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### Author:  [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/11 "2008-04-17T08:42:00Z")
Ya I just found some trails that go from Alleghany State Park, up through Springville to like Holland. May do that, its only 25 or 30 miles.
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/12 "2008-04-17T09:46:07Z")
buttermilk falls, also in taughannock falls
[http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/fingerlakes/ithaca/buttermilk/22buttermilk.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/fingerlakes/ithaca/buttermilk/index.htm&h=667&w=500&sz=124&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=VJBMDhqfFiQVJM:&tbnh=138&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtaughannock%2Bfalls%2Bstate%2Bpark%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Diceweasel-a%26rls%3Dorg.debian:en-US:unofficial%26sa%3DN](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/fingerlakes/ithaca/buttermilk/22buttermilk.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/fingerlakes/ithaca/buttermilk/index.htm&h=667&w=500&sz=124&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=VJBMDhqfFiQVJM:&tbnh=138&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtaughannock%2Bfalls%2Bstate%2Bpark%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Diceweasel-a%26rls%3Dorg.debian:en-US:unofficial%26sa%3DN)
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### Author:  [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/13 "2008-04-17T09:47:45Z")
+1 on east otto
Great place to get away to.
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### Author:  [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/14 "2008-04-17T17:09:44Z")
McCarty Hill/Rock City SF is the largest open area I know of. I imagine you could make a good hike by starting at holiday valley and going all the way out to rock city. There are camping areas or just stop anywhere.
The mountain biking is top notch as well
other links
[http://www.fingerlakestrail.org/](http://www.fingerlakestrail.org/)
[http://www.classicbuffalo.com/WNYOutdoors/BoyceHill.htm](http://www.classicbuffalo.com/WNYOutdoors/BoyceHill.htm)
[http://wnyhikingshop.com/](http://wnyhikingshop.com/)
> **[Home](http://www.wnymba.org)**
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> Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association
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### Author:  [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/15 "2008-04-17T18:21:17Z")
Lake Erie State Park?
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### Author:  [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/16 "2008-04-17T18:41:50Z")
I’ve always liked Farmersville. Olean has some nice areas as well.
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### Author:  [@forthekicks385](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forthekicks385)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/17 "2008-04-17T18:44:34Z")
watkins glen is nice so is montour falls nice also.
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### Author:  [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/18 "2008-04-17T21:36:55Z")
Zoar Valley was pretty nice for being so close. [http://www.zoarvalley.org/home.html](http://www.zoarvalley.org/home.html)
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### Author:  [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-place-to-go-hiking-camping/46926/19 "2008-04-18T04:56:35Z")
Thanks everybody. I will be sure to take lots of pics and document the hike as best as possible.