Inexpensive Fall Road Trip Upstate New York
Inexpensive Fall Road Trip: Upstate New York Road Trips
Where to stay: You’ll find budget lodging 17 miles down scenic U.S. 20 in Geneva. Geneva’s Microtel Inn and Suites has fall rates with breakfast starting under $70. Or indulge in a night at Canandaigua’s elegant (from $145 until Nov. 1, then $125). Alamy Stock Photo Visitors flock to Watkins Glen State Park for its beautiful waterfalls.
Where to stay: in Watkins Glen has rooms and breakfast for less than $100. Alamy Stock Photo Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art opened in 1973.
Where to stay: has fall rates in the $100 range, including breakfast. Alamy Stock Photo Taughannock Falls State Park has many attractions for outdoor enthusiasts.
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Affordable Fall Road Trip Upstate New York
See beautiful foliage and the Finger Lakes on this 4-day getaway
Alamy Stock Photo New England takes the spotlight in foliage season, but brilliant fall colors, blue waters and the rich history of the Finger Lakes region in western New York state — on this round trip from Rochester — are magnificent. (194 miles) Alamy Stock Photo Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion is a 50-acre estate near downtown Canandaigua.Day 1 Rochester to Geneva 37 miles
Take state highways to Canandaigua and step back in time. The 19th-century and feature period furnishings and knowledgeable docents. Tickets for both manses are $15. Granger hosts a German-style Christmas market (Nov. 8-10 this year) with food vendors and artisans. Through October, take a narrated cruise of Canandaigua Lake on the Canandaigua Lady paddle wheeler. Taste the region’s notable wine, beer and food at nonprofit New York Kitchen, a restaurant/tasting room/cooking class complex. Pasta with wine pairings is a reasonable $30. Seek out a fall specialty — grape pies and tarts — at roadside stands.Where to stay: You’ll find budget lodging 17 miles down scenic U.S. 20 in Geneva. Geneva’s Microtel Inn and Suites has fall rates with breakfast starting under $70. Or indulge in a night at Canandaigua’s elegant (from $145 until Nov. 1, then $125). Alamy Stock Photo Visitors flock to Watkins Glen State Park for its beautiful waterfalls.
Day 2 Geneva to Watkins Glen 35 miles
At the northern tip of crystalline Seneca Lake, Geneva’s historic downtown boasts restored row houses. Hug the lakeshore heading south on Route 14 (known as “winery row”) to . Hike the popular Gorge Trail, passing 19 waterfalls in two miles. The park is perfect for leaf-peeping. Car-racing enthusiasts detour to legendary road course (drive it in your own vehicle for just $30). Dine on the cheap at Nickel’s Pit BBQ in a former firehouse.Where to stay: in Watkins Glen has rooms and breakfast for less than $100. Alamy Stock Photo Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art opened in 1973.
Day 3 Watkins Glen to Ithaca 26 miles
Home to Cornell University and vertigo-inducing gorges, Ithaca also is a food lover’s delight. If you have $57 to spend, take a three-hour outing with . You’ll be led to six eateries and get an insider’s look at the city on the shores of Cayuga Lake. Can’t-miss sights include the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, in a striking building designed by I.M. Pei, and Cornell Botanic Gardens.Where to stay: has fall rates in the $100 range, including breakfast. Alamy Stock Photo Taughannock Falls State Park has many attractions for outdoor enthusiasts.
Day 4 Ithaca to Rochester 96 miles
Head north along Cayuga Lake on the Cayuga Scenic Byway. Stop to take a short walk to a waterfall higher than Niagara at . Stop at Seneca Falls to tour the k, containing the onetime home of women’s voting rights advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Then drive back to Rochester to explore the Erie Canal outpost or return home.More Affordable Fall Road Trips
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