Glimmerglass State Park, located eight miles outside the village of Cooperstown, overlooks Otsego Lake, the Glimmerglass of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. The rolling, partially-wooded terrain is host to a wide variety of wildlife. An uphill trail through the forest affords a spectacular view of Otsego Lake the Beaver Pond and Woodland trails are picturesque and of interest for the variety of wildflowers, shrubs, ferns and mosses.

The Hyde Hall Mansion, Covered Bridge, and a self-guided Beaver Pond Nature Trail are within park boundaries and open to visitors. Winter visitors can go tubing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, ice fishing, winter hiking.

Amenities
Biking
Campsites, Cabins Lodging
Fishing
Food
Hiking
Ice Fishing
Pavilions and Shelter Rentals Accessible
Playgrounds
Showers
Snowshoeing/X-Country Skiing
Swimming Beach Accessible