Sugar Hill Fire Tower

Best free campground I've ever stayed in. Open access fire tower with amazing views overlooking Keuka Lake. The bathrooms have running water, and there's a cell tower on site, which provides excellent reception. Plenty of sites with shade as well. You can stay here a maximum of three nights at a time.

Cool little state park with a fire watch tower you can climb to top and get a great view of the surrounding countryside. Saw this place on maps and thought it would be cool to climb to the top of the tower. The tower stairs are steep and narrow and it looks not as tall from the ground, there are lots of steps. At the top you get a great view though. I visited at the peak of fall colors and just had some drop-dead gorgeous views of the New York Countryside. There was some camping and trails to walk around the state park. It was moderately busy when I visited. Definatley worth a trip here if your close or in the finger lakes region of New York.

Great place to take sunset/night sky photos. A bit windy at times so if you plan on camping make sure you stake your tent down well. Tons of hiking trails throughout. Nice restrooms but no showers unfortunately.

We went here while looking to check out the farm sanctuary. It was a really cool place to come by! It’s a pretty tight tower up top but the views where fantastic! There’s a bathroom right below the tower as well which was nice. There are currently wildfires going on in Canada which is why in the pictures you can see a good amount of haze in all directions. It’s a cool piece of history here I’d definitely recommend checking it out if your in the area!

I know most people love this place for summer, but I came out last month in the snow and it was beautiful and awesome. We couldn’t park on the campground so we parked in the corral and hiked up to the camp area. We had it all to ourselves and really enjoyed it. Other than the cold, pitch black at night and creepers crackling through the woods, great trails and views.