Emergency Phone Numbers Medical, Fire, Police...... 911 Park Police (Emerg. #)...... 1-877-851-6086 Park Police Administration....315-492-6422 Glimmerglass Park Office...... 607-547-8662 *Pay Phone located at Park Office Facilities 593 Acres 39 electric campsites (Trailers and Tents Allowed) Beaver Pond (Primitive Camping) Lake Sand Beach Playground and Playing Fields Picnic Areas with Tables and Grills Picnic Shelters, Rentable Rooms

Nature Trails Hot Showers, Flush Toilets Trailer Dumping Station Directions Concession Stand BUFFALO-ROCHESTER-SYRACUSE: Thruway George Hyde Clarke Estate () (I-90) East to Exit 30 Herkimer; Rt. 28 South to Covered Bridge:Oldest Existing in the U.S. Richfield Springs; Route 20 East to East Springfield; Warming Hut County Route 31 South to park entrance. Winter Concession Stand, Weekends & Holidays ***SPECIAL DIRECTIONS for CAMPERS with LARGE Activities TRAILERS: Thruway (I-90) East to Exit 31, Utica; Route Year-round camping Ice Fishing 12 South to New Hartford; Route 8 South to Fishing - Hiking Cross-Country Skiing Bridgewater; Route 20 East to East Springfield; County Swimming Snow Tubing Route 31 South to park entrance. Bicycling Nature Center Disc Golf and ALBANY: Thruway (I-90) West to Basketball Exit 25A (I-88); I-88 to Exit 24 (Duanesburg- Cooperstown); Route 20 West to East Springfield; Accessibility County Route 31 South to park entrance. Regional Office : 315-492-1756 Accessible parking spaces, comfort stations, picnic areas, picnic shelters and campsites are available www.nysparks.com 1527 County Highway 31 within the park and are marked. Please contact the park office for specific information. Cooperstown, NY 13326 Park Office: (607) 547-8662 Fax: (607) 547-5465 Carry In - Carry Out Day Use Patrons: Please comply with the stated Produced by JMF Publishing Carry-In, Carry-Out Policy. Please take all your 30 Burr Ave, New York Mills, NY 13417 garbage with you when you leave the park. Thank as a service for visitors to the Central Region of the New you. York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Overnight Patrons: Please give your attention to Preservation current recycling efforts by use of appropriately For sponsorship information call 315-768-7137 marked containers in camping area. or email [email protected]

Park History Reservations Camping Reservations for all New York State Park There are 39 electric campsites at Glimmerglass State Glimmerglass State Park is truly one of the most Campgrounds are available by calling the New York Park in the main campground. Three sites are accessible picturesque parks in Central New York. Located eight miles State Camping Reservation System at 1-800-456-CAMP, to persons with disabilities. Hot showers and a trailer dumping station are available in this camping loop. Trailers outside of the Village of Cooperstown, with a breathtaking or online at www.ReserveAmerica.com view of , it is the “Glimmerglass” of James and recreational vehicles are allowed. There are no water Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. hookups. Primitive camping is permitted year round in the Glimmerglass State Park was established in 1963 with Recreation Beaver Pond area. This area has one water spigot and port the purchase of approximately 600 acres, made possible a johns. This is the only area available for winter camping by a New York State Land Acquisition Act. The park Warm weather recreation activities at Glimmerglass and is for tents and self-contained units only during winter. opened on a full-time basis in 1968. include swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking, and Sites #40-43 are for tents only and one car is permitted. All of the park lands were originally part of the estate bicycling. The public beach is monitored by lifeguards (No RV's.) of George Clarke, who inherited 120,000 acres of from mid-June through Labor Day, and there is a American property from his great-grandfather, Colonel concession stand and bathhouse with exterior showers. George Clarke, the Lt. Governor of New York from There are two picnic areas with over 300 picnic tables, Main Camping Area Map 1736-1744. The Builder's estate included the Hyde Hall two rental rooms at the beach and one covered shelter Mansion, covered bridge, and several other outbuildings, with electric service. Visitors may use the ball fields, all of which are contained within the 15-acre historic site playgrounds, and horseshoe pits. within the Park. Today it is considered one of the finest Anglers may cast their line in over 1 1/2 miles of surviving examples of Classical Revival architecture in shoreline in hopes of catching Lake Trout, Walleye, America. The covered Bridge is the oldest existing covered Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, bridge in the United States. Brown Bullheads, Yellow Perch, or Chain Pickerel. During the winter months, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy ice fishing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, and Terrain Features snow tubing. Warming hut is available when tubing is open. The tubing hill and concession stand are open 6 8,000’ of Shoreline on Otsego Lake weekends. Go to www.friendsofglimmerglass.com for 6 Rolling, Partially Wooded, Open info and photos about programs and events at Basketball Court Trash/ Recycling 6 Elevation ranges from 1,194’ to 1,795’ Glimmerglass State Park. Campsites 33, 34, 35 are Accessible Let’s Take a Hike All Electric Sites are 30 amp only Good Manners Hikers who wish to “get away from it all” may follow Camper Alert Be respectful of others by keeping noise to a an uphill trail through a scenic forest for a view of Otsego minimum level and keeping your campsite or picnic area Glimmerglass State Park is home to a large and Lake. Those who prefer easier terrain will enjoy the nature clean, and litter-free. Litter leads to more litter; don’t be active population of raccoons. Please secure all food trail near the Beaver Pond. Of particular interest to the the first to drop it. in your vehicle before leaving your campsite or amateur naturalist is the diverse array of wildlife living It is illegal to collect anything on state lands. retiring for the evening. Remember that raccoons are within the park. Plants, fossils, rocks, and animals are important parts of wild animals and should NOT be enticed into your On the Beaver Pond and Woodland Trails there is a the park experience. Please leave them there for campsite. With incidents of rabies on the rise in New variety of wildflowers, shrubs, ferns, and mosses to see. everyone’s enjoyment and your safety. York State, we ask that you do not feed, attract, or As you walk, please remember that you are a guest Pets are welcome, but must be properly licensed and harass raccoons or other wildlife. If you notice any of the natural surroundings. Do not remove anything from proof of a current rabies vaccination must be presented. animals that appear ill, or are acting in a strange the park. Your help in preserving the beauty of Household pets must be kept on a leash no longer than manner, contact park staff immediately. Report any Glimmerglass State Park will enable others to enjoy it as six (6) feet, and must never be left unattended. bites, scratches, or other contact with a wild or much as you have. domestic animal to park staff. Cooperstown61 Linden Ave. Cooperstown,Natural NY Foods Organic Produce Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Meats • Groceries All You Can Eat Sunday Buffet Rte. 20 E. Springfield 607-264-9392 Open: Monday - Friday 10am-6pm 3 Miles North of Glimmerglass State Park Saturday 9am - 2pm Closed Sunday 607-547-8613 Mon-Sat 8am - 8pm Sun 8am - 4pm Hyde Hall Historic Mansion National Historic Landmark & NYS Historic Site

Guided Tours on the hour 10:00 - 4:00 Daily from May 26 - October 31, 2018 Mansion Tours from the Tin Top Visitor Center For tour or Event Information visit HydeHall.org or call (607) 547-5098 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown NY 13326 Serving Breakfast & Lunch 7629A State Hwy 80 Beaver Pond Cooperstown Primitive Camping Open Year-round 315-985-8096 No water, Port-a-jon

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©2018 JMF Publishing Inc. KEY CAMPER ALERT: DON’T MOVE FIREWOOD Parking NC Nature Center - - - - - Trail Telephone A regulation is still in effect that prohibits moving untreated firewood more than 50 __ __ Waterway Comfort Station Playground ... miles from its source. The regulation also bans importing firewood into New York Camping Boundary unless it has been kiln-dried to kill invasive insects. Comfort Station Trailer Dumping H Horseshoes Station You can help protect forests and campgrounds from tree-killing insects and diseases. (Primitive) Water Faucet S Swings • Leave firewood at home - do not bring wood from home to campgrounds or parks. Food Cross-Country V Volleyball • Only use firewood from local sources, or wood that has been heat-treated to kill pests. Accessible Skiing • Burn ALL your wood before leaving your campsite. First Aid Disc Golf Snow Tubing