Letchworth State Park Photos - Day One

I went on a trip to Letchworth State Park in Western New York in early August (2013), Letchworth is called "The Grand Canyon of the Eaat" because of the significant gorge/canyon.  It is quite scenic and some terrific views.  Easy access to many of the lookouts makes it a nice family trip but hiking trails are available. There is a nice Inn in the park, Glen Iris, which was William Letchworth's home and  a very nice restaurant, Carolines.  The facilities through out the park are excellent.


This was one of the first vistas I encountered when I entered the park.  A big bend in the river (Genesse) with an interesting "hogsback" protrudung into the bend.

This was a view to my right from the same lookout. It is about midpoint in the park which is approximately 17 miles long.

At the north end of the park is the Mt. Morris Dan. A dry bed dam used for flood control only. The other side of the dam has a small lake caused a a weir dam near the city of Mt. Morris.  You can see work going on in the river bottom.  They periodically clean debris from the up side of the dam. In fact there is a boom across the river a short way up stream to prevent large logs from clogging the dam. I took more photos from the other side the next day.

A side view of the dam.

This is one of the many picnic areas in the park which are very well maintained.

Another great view as I  headed south toward the lower end of the park.

Great lunch spot!

Further south.

A small falls along the way.

This a a small rapids in the river. They offer rafting in the park and judging from the size of the groups I saw, it is quite popular.

The trails along the gorge and to the lookouts were very nice, the gorge is on the left. 

The Inn at Letchworth State Park - Glen Iris.  This is the main entrance. The library is above the balcony over the porch. Caroline's restaurant is to the back and left.

Just behind me, in the above photo, is the spectacular Middle Falls. This photo was taken in the afternoon. There are three main falls.

I took several photos but was intending to hike the gorge trail in the morning. I stayed in a small town, Perry, New York.  (The Inn was full.)  I had a reservation for the next night.  This is the end of the first day.

Here is the full shot of the Middle Falls, previewing day 2..