Cayuga Lake State Park

Cayuga Lake — named for the Cayuga people, who called themselves the People of the Great Swamp and fished these waters long before a state park bore their name — runs nearly 39 miles through central New York, one of the deepest glacially carved lakes on the continent. The park sits on the north end, 188 acres of flat lakeshore rising gently to campsites and cabins, with a swimming beach, boat launch, and fishing access where largemouth bass, northern pike, and lake trout hold in the deeper water. Come for the campsite; stay for the lake itself.