High above the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, the Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs protects a mosaic of…

A glacier-carved valley gives way to steeply-sloping hillsides in a classic Finger Lakes landscape.

Let the lake breezes enliven your senses as you skip rocks along the water’s edge

Leave the world behind and follow the trail through fields, oak-hickory forests, and past the head of Barnes Gully.

Take in the sights of Bare Hill, South Hill, and the Finger Lakes Land Trust’s Great Hill Nature Preserve (Nundawao).

Overlooking the eastern shore of Owasco Lake, the 74-acre Owasco Bluffs Preserve protects over 1,100 feet of undeveloped, pristine shoreline.

The 26-acre Botsford Nature Preserve protects 2,500 feet of Big Gully including a half mile of frontage on Big Gully Creek.

Follow the Finger Lakes Trail to the highest point on this preserve and experience spectacular sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, extending 25 to 30 miles on a clear day.

With over 1,300 feet of wild shoreline on the west side of Otisco Lake, this preserve provides prime habitat for Bald Eagles and a hiking trail for rare public lakeshore access.

On a hilltop just minutes from downtown Corning, the Houghton Land Preserve offers easily accessed hiking trails for quiet recreation.

Miles of hiking trails with stunning views of meadows, ponds, forests, and hillsides of the Southern Tier.

Diverse stands of mature forest, a wide array of wildflowers, and sweeping views of the hills surrounding Honeoye Lake’s southern end make this site truly special.

Pull on your hiking boots and follow the trails in this forest, along the rim of Lick Brook gorge, through the layers of time and seasons.

Discover a dramatic forest and gorge landscape, skip stones along the lakeshore, and watch the secrets of the Bahar Preserve unfold.

Formed by gushing meltwaters at the end of the last ice age, Grimes Glen is typical of many Finger Lakes gorges that still carry runoff from uplands down into the ice-carved valleys below.

This scenic and inviting 241-acre preserve encompasses portions of an extensive forest, rolling meadows, wetlands, and a rugged stretch of Six-Mile Creek.

Following a trail through hemlock and yellow birch hummocks, you begin to understand the qualities of this wetland preserve, which lures us into the heart of nature.

You will find numerous trails to walk and observe the abundant wildlife. In the winter, these trails are excellent for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

The Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve consists of 554 acres of lakes, forests, meadows, brushland, gorges, streams and wetlands.

Together these areas play an important role in protecting and providing public access to natural, undeveloped shoreline—a rarity in the Finger Lakes region.