Green Lakes State Park
Green Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located east of Syracuse in the town of Manlius.
A state park inside Manlius
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 15°, with about 128" of snow a year. When to go ↓
DeWitt is the nearest base
DeWitt is 5 miles west, with 37 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 69–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Syracuse Hancock (SYR) has airline service, about 8 miles from Green Lakes State Park.
Established in 1928
Green Lakes State Park dates from 1928 and is run by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Manlius. Green months are the mild ones.
Green Lakes State Park
Green Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located east of Syracuse in the town of Manlius. The park is centered on two small meromictic lakes, Green Lake and Round Lake, which have an unusual blue-green color, and preserves the largest stand of old growth forest in Central New York. The lakes lie at the base of a gorge just over a mile long, both of which are remnants of the ice ages and exemplify the unusual geology of upstate New York. Green Lake has a surface area of 65 acres and a maximum depth of 195 feet. Round Lake has a surface area of 34 acres and a maximum depth of 170 feet.
- Type
- State park
- Established
- 1928
- Run by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Wikipedia readers
- 9.1K a year
Where to stay near Green Lakes State Park
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Manlius (4) and DeWitt (37).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Green Lakes | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manlius | in town | — | 4 1 hotel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 32,864 | $254K | B |
| DeWitt | 5 mi west | 10 min | 37 34 hotels · 3 motels | 25,487 | $244K | C− |
| Syracuse | 9 mi west | 15 min | 28 21 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 144,896 | $138K | D− |
| Salina | 11 mi west | 15 min | 21 20 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 32,375 | $161K | — |
| Cicero | 10 mi northwest | 15 min | 10 4 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 30,815 | $221K | B+ |
| Cazenovia | 11 mi southeast | 15 min | 11 2 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 6,641 | $347K | — |
| Vienna | 16 mi northeast | 25 min | 21 2 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 14 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 5,130 | $125K | — |
| Clay | 14 mi northwest | 20 min | 9 9 hotels | 59,285 | $206K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Green Lakes
Other well-known places within 59 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
18 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
Big draw58 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
212 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
54 mi LakeSeneca Lake
45 mi LakeCayuga Lake
39 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
428 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
510 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Visiting Green Lakes
Is Green Lakes State Park in Manlius?
Yes. It’s inside Manlius, NY.
When is the best time to visit Green Lakes State Park?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 69–82°.
What is the closest airport to Green Lakes State Park?
Syracuse Hancock (SYR), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Green Lakes State Park?
DeWitt (5 mi, 37 places to stay), Syracuse (9 mi, 28 places to stay) and Salina (11 mi, 21 places to stay).
Tips from people in Manlius
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Manlius’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.