Just 20 minutes north of the little college town of Ithaca, New York is a beautiful state park which is home to one of the state’s highest waterfalls. Taughannock State Park is on the west side of Cayuga Lake, in the small town of Ulysses. Taughannock Falls fall 215′ down the cliff side, making it the highest waterfall in the northeast & a full 30′ taller than Niagara Falls.
The best thing about visiting the park is how accessible the waterfall is. The hiking path is a wide, flat .75 miles, meaning if you can walk, you can make it to this majestic wonder. We wore hiking shoes so that we could check out other trails, but a decent pair of tennis shoes will do you just fine on the Gorge Trail.
After checking out the falls from the base, be sure & follow the road around to the overlook for a stunning look at the falls from the top of the rim.
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