Ithaca is about 2 hours 45 minutes from Albany, which puts it firmly in stay-over territory rather than a day trip. Live availability and current rates are with the booking partners below; what follows is the part that does not change between listings.
What is around, wherever you book
| Park | County | Drive | On site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Falls | Tompkins | 4 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Robert H. Treman | Tompkins | 8 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Taughannock Falls | Tompkins | 15 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Fillmore Glen | Cayuga | 30 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Watkins Glen | Schuyler | 34 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Long Point | Cayuga | 35 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
| Lodi Point Marine Park | Seneca | 37 min | Playground |
| Sampson | Seneca | 45 min | Beach · Campground · Playground |
Showing the 8 closest of 15 state parks. The full list is on the playgrounds page.
Drive times are estimated from straight-line distance ×1.15 for road routing, at a speed that rises with distance from 40 mph on local roads to 65 mph on the interstate. Fees are not in the state dataset — every entry links to its official page.
No property is named on this page. Nothing here can go stale into a wrong price.