Robert H. Treman State Park

Robert H. Treman State Park
Waterfalls at Robert H. Treman State Park
Location of Robert H. Treman State Park within New York State
Type	State park
Location	105 Enfield Falls Road Ithaca, New York[1]
Nearest city	Ithaca, New York
Coordinates	42°24′00″N 76°34′26″W / 42.4°N 76.574°WCoordinates: 42°24′00″N 76°34′26″W / 42.4°N 76.574°W
Area	1,110 acres (4.5 km^2)[2]
Created	1920
Operated by	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors	210,543 (in 2014)[3]
Open	All year
Camp sites	72[4]
Website	Robert H. Treman State Park

Robert H. Treman State Park is a 1,110-acre (4.5 km²) state park located in Tompkins County,^[2] in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The park is situated in the towns of Ithaca, Enfield and Newfield.

History

Robert H. Treman State Park was formed in 1920 after Enfield Glen was donated to New York State by the park's namesake, Robert H. Treman, and his wife, Laura Treman.^[5] The Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[6]

Park description

Robert H. Treman State Park is located along State Route 327, just west of state routes 13, 34, and 96. The park offers a pool, picnic tables, playing fields, hiking and camping.

The park has numerous waterfalls along a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) round-trip hike. The hiking trails follow Enfield Creek, giving many views of the rock formations in the deep, narrow gorge known as Enfield Glen. A natural swimming pool is located at the easternmost waterfall, known as Lower Falls. Lucifer Falls, a 115-foot-tall (35 m), multi-tiered cascading waterfall, is a short hike from the western portion of the park. Views of Lucifer Falls can be found along the gorge trail, in addition to overlooks along the rim trail. The Finger Lakes Trail skirts the southern edge of the park.

Because of dangerous conditions created by snow and ice, most of the park's trails are inaccessible in the winter. Visitors can view Lower Falls year-round.

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See also

• Buttermilk Falls State Park
• List of New York state parks

References

1. "Robert H. Treman State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
2. "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
3. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
4. Dyson, Katharine Delavan (2011). Explorer's Guide Finger Lakes: A Great Destination (4th ed.). The Countryman Press. p. 96. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
5. Thompson, Susan (2004). "Town of Enfield". In Kammen, Carol. Place Names of Tompkins County (PDF). Ithaca, New York: Office of the Tompkins County Historian. p. 49. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
6. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• New York State Parks: Robert H. Treman State Park
• Robert H. Treman State Park Trail Map
• Lucifer Falls