Chittenango Falls State Park

Chittenango Falls State Park
location	Madison County , New York (State) , United States
Geographical location	42 ° 59 ′  N , 75 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 58 ′ 48 ″  N , 75 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  W
Setup date	1922

Chittenango Falls State Park is a state park in the area of Madison County , New York with the waterfall of the same name.

geography

The 193 acre (78 hectare) state park is located in Madison County, east of Cazenovia Lake . It extends along Gorge Road <13> and follows the course of Chittenango Creek from south to north. The eponymous waterfall has a height of 167 ft (51 m) and arises on a step from 400 million years old bedrock. From the base of the waterfall, Chittenango Creek runs through a wooden bridge and then in natural meander loops . Approx. 45,000 visitors come to the park every year. An existing campsite was closed in the 2000s.

Flora Fauna

Chittenango Falls State Park is also the only habitat of the endemic and threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail ( Novisuccinea chittenangoensis - Chittenango Amber Snail ).

Freetime activities

The park offers various recreational opportunities: picnic areas, playground, nature discovery trail, hiking and fishing opportunities. However, the path to the waterfall is closed in winter.

gallery

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  Chittenango Falls, 1993

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  Entrance to the park.

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  Chittenango Creek after the falls in May.

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  Chittenango Falls' lower part as seen from the bridge.

• Play media file

  Chittenango Falls Rec. 4K
  Multi-Filters May 15, 2017

See also

• State parks in New York

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
2. ↑ Chittenango Falls State Park Brochure . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
3. ^ Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . In: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2014, p. 671. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed April 9, 2016).  
4. ↑ Chittenango Falls State Park. In: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. - 946597.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) Recovery Plan, First Revision . US Fish and Wildlife Service . 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
6. ^ State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Retrieved May 27, 2015.
7. ^ Doran, Elizabeth: Chittenango Falls offers stunning views year-round . January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

Web links

Commons : Chittenango Falls State Park  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• New York State Parks: Chittenango Falls State Park
• Chittenango Falls State Park trail map