Caywood Point
Caywood Point is the only part of the Finger Lakes National Forest bordering Seneca Lake. Fossenvue Trail is a gravel path descends through forest to an open area beside the lake with a gravel beach and panoramic views. Please be aware that the last portion of the trail can be quite steep.
General Information
Camp Fossenvue occupied the point from 1875-1908. It was a summer retreat for the area’s elites and progressives, especially suffragettes. Its sole remaining cabin, the “Queen’s Castle”, was dedicated to co-founder and “Queen of Fossenvue” Elizabeth Smith Miller. It can be viewed at the site, but not entered.
Caution: The Fossenvue Trail has a couple of sharp switchbacks combined with inclines of 20-30% the closer you get to Seneca Lake.
- No motorized vehicles
Getting There
Directions
From the South: Take State Route 14 North (Exit 52 off State Route 17/I-86 in Horseheads) to Watkins Glen, NY. In Watkins Glen, turn right at the Fourth Street intersection onto State Route 414 North. Go approximately 15 miles north. A roadside sign indicates the road which descends to the trailhead parking area, on the left across from Shalestone Vineyards.
From the North: Take State Route 414 (exit 41 off I-90, with a stretch of US Highway 20 between Waterloo and Seneca Falls) south through Lodi, NY. The road to the trailhead is on the right.
Facility and Amenity Information
Accessibility
Restrooms
Restrooms are not available at this site.
Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
