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Park Minute: Watkins Glen State Park, Entrance Amphitheatre

414 views · Published 27 July 2013 · 1:25 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Anthony Ingraham · 2013 · Travel & Events

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Called the "Entrance Amphitheatre" by Victorian era tourist operators in the late 19th century, the entrance to the gorge at Watkins Glen State Park in New York's Finger Lakes region is impressive scenery in its own right. 
"The Main Entrance to the park is in the last section of gorge for Glen Creek, as it emerges after its trip through waterfalls, pools, and twisting chutes in the gorge. The creek's rush and song will accompany you throughout your walk. Here the stream heads quietly out of the glen, as you will when you return from your walk. 
This section of gorge was called the Entrance Amphitheatre by the Victorian operators of the glen because high cliffs appear to enclose you on three sides. At the far end of the Entrance Amphitheatre the towering rock walls suddenly seem to merge, appearing to allow no further passage. However, a hidden portal reveals Glen Creek where it emerges from its rugged route. Entrance Cascade, the first waterfall, plunges sideways beneath the stone masonry of Sentry Bridge."
The narrative from this video was taken from our award-winning book, A Walk through Watkins Glen: Water's Sculpture in Stone. Find out more at http://owlgorge.com.

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