Caywood Point

A gravel path leads down to a cabin that sites along the lake.

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.

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At a Glance

Restrictions:	No motorized vehicles
Closest Towns:	Hector, NY. Dial 911 for emergencies.
Information Center:	Finger Lakes National Forest - Hector Ranger District

General Information

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.

General Notes:

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.