Watkins Glen, a small town in south-central New York State, is famous for America's first road racing track. Nicknamed The Glen, the track hosted Formula One Grand Prix racing for nearly 20 consecutive years. The village is also home for a spectacular gorge and a series of 19 cascading waterfalls.
   Watkins Glen and Schuyler County are located on the southern shore of beautiful Seneca Lake in the state's Finger Lakes Region. The area is also a waterfall mecca, where six other major waterfalls join the long line of cascades in Watkins Glen.
   Here in the gorge Glen Creek sliced its way through hundreds of layers of sedimentary rock, exposing a series of ledges that make up this unique canyon. The gorge is narrow and seldom sees daylight. Here the microclimate in the gorge remains cool and moist, providing excellent conditions for ferns and mosses.
   This scenic wonder was purchased by New York State in 1906 and is managed by the Finger Lakes Region of the New State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Gorge Trail and Indian Trail make up a loop trail that total about 2.5 miles. Visitors, who choose the main entrance (which offers plenty of parking spaces), encounter over 800 steps, a small tunnel and rock lined pathways during their climb through the gorge. Two other entrances provide different options to enjoy the gorge.

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