Cooperstown Outdoor Activities

Miles of hiking trails, pristine lakes, rivers, streams and a wildlife sanctuary provides a wealth of recreational opportunities in all seasons. Spring and summer bring sailing, fishing, birding, hiking, camping and amazing greens on Cooperstown golf courses. Fall foliage offers spectacular harvests and scenic drives while winter provides access to cross-country skiing, winter hiking, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing, tubing and snowmobiling.

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Bear Swamp State Forest
Buttermilk Hill Rd/Joe Chamberlain Rd Decatur & Roseboom NY   13450 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Bear Swamp State Forest offers 1,759 acres for recreational use and is located in the towns of Roseboom and Decatur.

Betty & Wilbur Davis State Park
173 Davis Rd NY   13488 Telephone: 607/547-8662	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Six cabins available for rent on property - just 11 miles from Cooperstown, perched atop a hill in Southern Otsego County, Betty & Wilbur Davis State Park provides spectacular views to the south and west. The park features extensive hiking trails and a woodland stream. Catch & release fishing, as well as winter activities including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobile trails.

Hooker Mountain State Forest
Hooker Mt Rd/Dog Hill Rd Westford & Maryland NY   12116 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Hooker Mountain State Forest consists of 801 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the towns of Maryland and Westford.

Middlefield Orchard
2274 State Highway 166 NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-8212 Email: middlefieldorchard@wildblue.net	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Pick-Your-Own Raspberries started July 1 and will go through October 31. Lots of berries this year! Middlefield Orchard is also home to groves of McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Gala, Fuji and many more varieties of apple trees. The Orchard for “pick-your-own” apple picking starts August 12 and will continue every Friday, Saturday and Monday, from 10 am – 5 pm through October 31. Middlefield Orchard also boasts 10,000 apple trees, 180 peach trees, 400 cherry trees and almost 50 pear trees.

Tsuga Links
435 Elliott Rd Garrattsville NY   13411 Telephone: 607/965-2380 Email: elliott@tsugalinks.com	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$ Season: 7 Days: 8am-8pm Located with scenic views of the Butternut Valley - this new golf course in Garrattsville offers 9 holes of a championship style links course. Tsuga Links, 20 miles from both Cooperstown and Oneonta, is a diverse public course that is fully irrigated, has USGA spec'ed bent grass greens, natural areas, multiple tee boxes and practice greens. Limited memberships are available. Golf carts available.

Basswood Pond State Forest
Jacobs Rd Burlington Flats, NY   13315 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR. Varied outdoor recreational opportunities: fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. An attractive picnic area with pit toilet. The pond site is handicapped accessible with a paved path to the water's edge.

Hartwick State Forest
St Hwy 205/Whalen Hill Rd Burlington Burlington Flats, NY   13315 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Hartwick State Forest consists of 1,242 acres of land available for recreational use and is located in the town of Burlington.

Plainfield State Forest
Adams Pond Rd/Mason Rd Plainfield/Unadilla Forks Burlington Flats, NY   13315 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Plainfield State Forest offers 1,403 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the towns of Plainfield and Unadilla Forks.

Cherry Valley State Forest
Kiniskern Rd Morton Rd Cherry Valley, NY   13320 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Cherry Valley State Forest offers 1,566 acres of recreational land and is located in the towns of Roseboom and Cherry Valley.

Cooperstown Fun Park
4850 State Highway 28 Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-2767 Email: funpark@telenet.net	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Call for information Offers recreation for families as well as groups! Outside they have a twisting 17 car go-kart track, bumper boats, 9 stall batting cage and a challenging scenic miniature golf course. Inside there is a vast arcade and a delicious Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor.

Glimmerglass Queen
10 Fair St Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-9511	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: May-Oct. Enjoy Otsego Lake aboard the elegant Glimmerglass Queen. These narrated tours offer a relaxing glimpse of the history and beauty of James Fenimore Cooper's fabled Leatherstocking Tales.

Glimmerglass State Park
1527 County Hwy 31 Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-8662 Toll Free: 800/456-CAMP Email: davidpeterson@oprhp.state.ny.us	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $, $$, Season: Mid May-Columbus Day, YR., Daily Camping and swimming on Otsego Lake. Hiking trails. Winter sports include tubing, XC skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, winter hiking. Rental facilities available includes picnic pavillion, two new conference rooms (up to 150 people). Call park for details.

Leatherstocking Golf Course
60 Lake St Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-5275 Toll Free: 800/348-6222 xExt7546 Email: otesagahotel@otesaga.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Call for information. Scenic par 72 championship course. Elevation changes along Otsego Lake.

Roseboom State Forest
Roseboom Hill Rd Middlefield Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Roseboom State Forest offers 630 acres for recreational use and is located in the town of Middlefield.

Sam Smith's Boat Yard
State Hwy 80 Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-2543	Add to Trip Planner
Boat rentals of all types, nautical equipment, popular lakefront grill - come by land or lake.

Sleeping Lion Trail
Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/547-8662	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Seen from the south, Mount Wellington, on the eastern shore of Otsego Lake, is said to resemble a sleeping lion. The loop trail that climbs it from Glimmerglass State Park is about 2.5 miles long, marked with orange paint blazes. This trail offers a lovely forested walk through magestic white pines, hemlocks and hardwoods. A good trail for snowshoeing. The park offers cross-country ski trails and other recreational facilities. An entrance fee may apply.

Susquehanna Flight Park
293 Hade Hollow Rd Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 315-867-8011 Email: dan@cooperstownhanggliding.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
HANG GLIDING... The purest form of flight. Throughout the centuries man has dreamt of personal flight, to set oneself free and soar silently with the birds. Dan Guido, now a master pilot and certified USHGA instructor, has taught many students this wonderful sport of flying. With the success of his teachings, his school has grown into a full operational organization, with a class room, 5 training hills, and a mountain launch. Dan is able to provide a student all of the necessary means of going from beginner to advanced pilot ratings. We teach class every weekend from April to November (including holidays) – weather permitting. Classes start promptly at 9:00am eastern Time. Evening lessons are available during the week by appointment only.

Time Out Boat Rentals
6714 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY   13326 Telephone: 607/287-7737 Email: gwelch2@stny.rr.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Seasonal: May-Oct Captain your own pontoon boat on beautiful Otsego, Canadarago or Goodyear Lake. Boats are delivered with personalized instruction from our Captain! You can rent boats by the hourly, 1/2 day, full day or weekly basis. Guided tours are also available on Otsego Lake!

Red Pines Golf Course
580 Cty Hwy 20 Edmeston, NY   13335 Telephone: 607/965-6714	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$ Season: Apr-Nov: dawn to dusk Just a short drive from Cooperstown, Red Pines Golf Course offers morning specials Monday thru Friday. Come golf on this scenic golf course in the Central Leatherstocking Region.

Texas School House State Forest
Jones Rd/Lena Rd New Lisbon Garrattsville, NY   13342 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Texas School House State Forest consists of 1,245 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the town of New Lisbon.

Wagner Farm State Forest
Cove Brook Rd Butternuts Gilbertsville, NY   13776 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Wagner Farm State Forest consists of 458 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the town of Butternuts.

Arnold Lake State Forest
Arnold Lake Rd Hartwick & Milford Hartwick, NY   13348 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Trails lie on New York State and Otsego County lands surrounding Arnold Lake. The main trail is a 5.5 mile loop that crosses public highways at three places with several short, steep pitches. Can be skied comfortably by cross-country skiers of modest ability.

Hunter Hill Horse Farm & Riding Stables
3444 County Route 11 Hartwick, NY   13348 Telephone: 607/293-7952 Email: hunterhill3444@hotmail.com	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$$ Season: Apr-Nov Hunter / Jumper, training, riding instructions, boarding, showing and sales. We are open to the public for private and/or group riding instructions.

Colonial Ridge Golf Course
195 Bateman Rd Laurens, NY   13796 Telephone: 607/263-5291 Email: colonialridge@frontiernet.net	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Call for information. Colonial Ridge is located in the heart of beautiful central New York. It's a short, picturesque ride from Cooperstown or Oneonta, and it's just one mile from Gilbert Lake State Park. Come enjoy one of the few 18-hole public golf courses in Otsego County and indulge in spectacular views as you make your way around this challenging course.

Edgewood Golf Course
Crow Hill Rd Laurens, NY   13796 Telephone: 607/432-2713	Add to Trip Planner
9 Holes, 18 tees, 7,200 yards, par 72 Pro shop, riding carts. Near Gilbert Lake State Park.

Gilbert Lake State Park
18 CCC Rd Laurens, NY   13796 Telephone: 607/432-2114 Toll Free: 800/456-CAMP	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$, Season: YR, Camping: Seasonal, Daily Lake and 3 ponds in wooded terrain. 12+ miles of trails for hiking, skiing, snowmobiling & snowshoeing. Camping, playgrounds, frisbee-disc golf course, swimming, boating & fishing. The NYS Civilian Conservation Corps Museum is located within the Park.

Ice Pond-Lake of the Twin Fawns Trail
Gilbert Lake State Park 18 CCC Rd Laurens, NY   13796 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Gilbert Lake State Park offers year-round recreational opportunities. The park contains over twelve miles of trails available to hikers, skiers and snowshoers. A map for the entire park is available at the park office. The Ice Pond-Lake of the Twin Fawns trail, a loop trail of about two and a half miles, traverses both wooded and open land. It is gently rolling, excellent for skiing and snowshoeing.

South Hill State Forest
Daevnport Rd Maryland, NY   12116 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR South Hill State Forest lies on the top of the ridge straddling Otsego and Delaware counties. Its 521 acres offers pleasant excursions in any season and is ideally suited to cross-country skiing, especially for beginners. There are no marked trails, but the wide, well-maintained access roads are easily followed and offer easy walking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.

Barnyard Swing Miniature Golf
4750 State Highway 28 Milford, NY   13807 Telephone: 607/547-8330 Email: info@barnyardswing.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: June-Labor Day: 10am-11pm A deluxe farm theme miniature golf course designed and built by Castle Golf. Family fun center located 5 miles south of the Village of Cooperstown andgem panning, arcade area, and the Clay Cafe - where you can paint your own pottery piece, ice cream, farmers' market and gifts. The Barmyard Swing welcomes groups and hosts birthday parties.

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Route 166 136 East Main St Milford, NY   13807 Telephone: 607/432-2429 Email: LRHS@lrhs.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Trains May-Oct, Special Events Apr-Dec. Call for ride schedule. Ride into history....and beautiful scenery. Built in 1869, visitors have the chance to experience what was once the primary form of transportation throughout the country - riding the rails. Special train rides throughout the year; Easter Bunny Express, Dinner Trains, Blues Express, Train Robberies, Halloween Special, Christmas Trains. Group train rides available.

Milford State Forest
State Land Rd/Kelly Corners Rd Milford & Laurens Milford, NY   13807 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Milford State Forest offers 512 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the towns of Laurens and Milford.

Silver Linings Haflinger Horse Farm
2165 Kelly Corners Rd Milford, NY   13807 Telephone: 607/286-7299 Email: momapanz5@aol.com	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$$ Season: July thru September We offer assisted rides for children on our beautiful Haflinger horses "Sybie"," Boo","Nika", & "Lady Liberty" and for teeny weeny tots on "Javie" and "Fancy" our Magical Little Mini's. In addition to riding we offer playtime with our Mini's - they just love to get dressed up in one of their costumes or be brushed, combed and have their manes and forelocks braided. Come enjoy the Magic of our Miniature Horses. Each one has a very special story and we offer Story Time for the enjoyment of both young and young at heart. Our horses will touch your hearts and make you smile. Our Mini's also love to travel to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, parties, special celebrations and anywhere folks need to smile.

Susquehanna State Forest
Cty Hwy 35 Milford, NY   13807 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Susquehanna State Forest offers 422 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the town of Milford.

Calhoun Creek State Forest
South Line Rd/Hilsinger Rd Morris & Pittsfield Morris, NY   13808 Telephone: 607/574-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Calhoun Creek State Forest consists of 730 acres of land for recreational use located in the towns of Morris and Pittsfield.

Catskill Mountain Balloon
PO Box 446 Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 607/435-9839 Email: Balloonny@aol.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$$ Catskill Mountain Balloon offers scenic balloon flights for a thrill of a lifetime! Our pilots are experienced and have flown in many states as well as abroad. Our balloon flights depart at sunrise and two hours prior to sunset year round - weather permitting. Perfect for special events, weddings, birthdays and engagements.

Damaschke Field
Gas Ave Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 607/432-6326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: Jun-Sep Damaschke Field is a cozy little minor league baseball park, just half an hour away from Cooperstown. The Oneonta Tigers, an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers play here in the New York-Penn League from June to September. Great family outing after spending a day at the museums.

Joseph L. Popp Jr. Butterfly Conservatory
5802 State Hightway 7 Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 607/435-1147 Email: info@poppbutterflyconservatory.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR: Apr-Oct: 9am-5pm; Nov-Mar: 10am-4pm (closed Mon) Live tropical butterfly exhibit and botanical garden -- an unforgettable experience! See and walk among hundreds of live, free flying butterflies from around the world in our huge indoor conservatory herbarium -- home also to hundreds of exotic plants. You will marvel at, and be enchanted by, this spectacular display.

Oneonta Country Club
7 Country Club Dr Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 607/432-9074	Add to Trip Planner
Season: Apr-Oct This traditional course, built in 1929 and designed by William Harries, is easy to score well on. It is a private golf course with the public invited to participate in tournaments.

Robert V. Riddell State Park
St Hwy 28 & Cty Hwy 7 Exit 17 off I-88 Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 315/492-1756	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: Free Season: YR Robert V. Riddell State Park is located off Exit 17 of I-88 near the City of Oneonta. The park consists of agricultural fields, deciduous and coniferous forests. Schenevus Creek, a popular trout stream, crosses the northern parcel of the park.

Susquehanna River Park Trail
Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway Silas Ln Oneonta, NY   13820 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR The Susquehanna River Park Trail, located in the City of Oneonta, is the first section of the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway to be completed. A full circuit of the loop trail offers two miles of easy, flat walking or cross-country skiing. Interpretive markers, keyed to a leaflet obtainable at the trailhead enhance the experience educational. The trail was largely built by volunteer labor recruited by the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway Committee.

Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales
2828 NYS Route 28 Portlandville, NY   13834 Telephone: 607-286-7349 Email: info@CanoeandKayakRentals.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Kick back and kayak! Rent or purchase canoes, single kayaks, tandem kayaks and angler kayaks. All rentals include paddles and lifejackets. Rent for a half day, whole day or by the week. Fishing poles and stocked tackle boxes are available for rent too. Yes we deliver! Open daily for the season from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm.

CP's Fishing Charter Service
574 Cty Hwy 29 Richfield Springs, NY   13439 Telephone: 315/858-3922	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$$ Season: Seasonal: Apr-Sept CP's Fishing Charter offers full and half-day excursions on Otsego Lake in Cooperstown. The 23 foot Pro-Line can accommodate up to 6 passengers or a larger group can be taken out on other vessels. Plenty of lake trout, brown trout, and small and large mouth bass. CP's provides all equipment and bait.

Meadow Links Golf Course
476 County Highway 27 Richfield Springs, NY   13439 Telephone: 315/858-1646 Email: mlinks27@yahoo.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: , Season: , A scenic and challenging 18 hole executive length golf course set in the hills above historic Otsego Lake. Located about 8 miles from Cooperstown. Facilities include a natural grass tee driving range, practice greens, clubhouse and pro shop and riding cart, pull cart and club rentals. We also have a golf professional on staff, offering lessons, clinics and friendly advice.

Five Points (County Forest #3)
Van Cleef Rd/Pearsall Rd Westford & Roseboom Roseboom, NY   13450 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Five Points (County Forest #3) is 380 acres of land available for recreational use located in the towns of Westford and Roseboom.

Hick State Forest
Perry Hill Rd Roseboom, NY   13450 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR The 1,293 acres of R. Milton Hick Memorial State Forest is maintained by the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. The Roseboom Nordic Ski Trail is marked with yellow trailmarkers and follows old logging roads and crosses two low north-south ridges. They are generally easy walking with occasional short, moderately steep climbs.

Honey Hill State Forest
Thompson Hill Rd/LaFleur Rd Roseboom, NY   13450 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Honey Hill State Forest offers 1,017 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the town of Roseboom.

Lordsland Preserve
Doc Ahlers Rd Gage Rd Roseboom, NY   13450 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Private, 80-acre parcel owned by The Nature Conservancy with two trails, each about three-quarters of a mile long. The west trail, with red trail-markers, offers xc skiing, provides open views of the beaver ponds and the surrounding wetland and rewarding birding and autumn hiking. The east trail marked with blue trailmarkers, is steeper. Exploring the preserve on snowshoes will also provide a nice outing.

Exeter State Forest
Cty Hwy 23/Allen Rd Exeter Schuyler Lake, NY   13457 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Exeter State Forest offers 1,957 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the town of Exeter.

Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary
St Hwy 80 Springfield Center, NY   13468 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR This wetland at the northwest end of Otsego Lake is a system of trails and boardwalks that provides a moderate walk of over a quarter mile in which to observe more than 200 species of large vascular plants, thousands of invertebrate organisms, as well as water-fowl, fur-bearing mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. A tour booklet is available at the entrance.

Otsego Golf Club
144 Pro Shop Drive Springfield Center, NY   13468 Telephone: 607/547-9290 Email: amoreandstewart@gmail.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Apr-Oct Built in 1894 on the shores of Otsego Lake, Otsego Golf Club is one of America's oldest courses. The challenging 9 hole, par 35 links-style course has a rating of 67.8 for 18 holes. Lunch is served daily in summer months on The Porch overlooking the 9th green. Come play a bit of history.

Valley View Walking Trails
298 Sheep-Pen Rd Unadilla, NY   13849 Telephone: 607/563-3459 Email: ggcod@citlink.net	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: YR: Closed during hunting season Nature trails for hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or mountain biking. Scenic trails with lookout points. Closed during hunting season. Snowshoe rentals available.

Woodhaven Golf Course
Forest Ln - off Rte 23 West Oneonta, NY   13861 Telephone: 607/267-4367	Add to Trip Planner
Season: Call for information. 9 holes, 5254 yards, par 68

Stonegate Golf Course
500 Cty Hwy 19 West Winfield, NY   13491 Telephone: 315/855-4389 Email: contactus@stonegategc.com	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: Apr-Oct Our golf course is as challenging as it is beautiful. The Stonegate is an 18 hole golf course complete with clubhouse, various golf leagues and plenty of golf outings available! Come enjoy a day of golf and the beautiful views from its many greens!

Maple Valley State Forest
Elmore Rd/Babcock Hill Rd Westford & Decatur Westford, NY   13488 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Maple Valley State Forest offers 801 acres of land for recreational use and is located in the towns of Westford and Decatur.

Decatur State Forest
Skinner Hill Rd/Golia Cross Rd Decatur & Worcester Worcester, NY   12197 Telephone: 607/547-4488 Email: occa@wpe.com	Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR Decatur State Forest offers 582 acres for recreational use and is located in the towns of Decatur and Worcester.

Mountain Top Driving Range
925 S America Rd Worcester, NY   12197 Telephone: 607/397-9207	Add to Trip Planner
Open field, range 300 yards - scenic views!