places where you won't be able to wipe the wag off your dog's tail - Ithaca NY
The Park
The Tutelo Indians resided from the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia down to the valleys of the Mayo and Dan Rivers in North Carolina. In the 1740s, remnants of the Saponi, Tutelo, and Occaneechi Indians sought the protection of the Iroquois Confederacy after dust-ups with the Algonkians. Collectively known as the Tutelo, they settled among the Cayuga in 1753, building a small cluster of wooden cabins near the falls. Their village of Coreorgonel was one of many Iroquois towns destroyed during the Sullivan Expedition of 1779. Like their neighboring namesake park, the initial funds for Buttermilk Falls State Park came from Robert and Laura Treman in 1924.
The Walks
It takes two separate glens for the Buttermilk Creek to storm 600 feet down the Cayuga Valley. You can circle the lower gorge that climaxes in the wide curtain waterfall at the bottom on two 3/4-mile trails on either side of the gorge. The north side is natural going through a shady hemlock forest while the south side utilizes a dramatic stone staircase. After that rollick adventure the remainder of canine hiking at Buttermilk Falls is relatively tame, but nonetheless desirable. The upper section of the park (on West King Street if you are driving, not hiking) features views of the gorge and an easy trek at Lake Treman, surrounded by a 1.5-mile trail. The 25-acre lake was built in 1930. About 100 yards south of the main entrance, accessed off Sand Bank Road, you can take your dog on a gentle wetland loop on the Larch Meadow Nature Trail. This is the only trail at Buttermilk that will stay open during the winter and when ice lingers even later in the gorge.
Where The Paw Meets The Earth: A park map will take you to the assorted trailheads. The trails are blazed once you reach them.
Workout For Your Dog - It is a hearty hike up and down the falls.
Swimming - Below Buttemilk Falls when the swimming pool is closed and Lake Treman are excellent places for canine aquatics.
Restrictions On Dogs - Dogs are allowed to hike the trails around Buttermilk Falls.
Something Extra
Near the top of the Gorge Trail you’ll pass by a dark spot shaded by a ragged 40-foot pillar of shale in Buttermilk Creek known as Pinnacle Rock. The rock has stood tall while all about it, literally, has fallen victim to the powerful stream waters.
Phone Number - (607) 273-5761
Admission Fee - Vehicle entrance fee May to November
Directions - Ithaca; take Route 13 South to park entrance.
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