The 13 best spots to watch the sunset in Otsego

The wait staff was excellent, and the food was just as good. Even better was the view of the lake! I highly recommend the outdoor seating if the weather permits. If I’m ever in Cooperstown, I would definitely return for a meal.

Found this place when looking for vegan options. One of the chefs is vegan so he made some great options. We came for dinner and they had a spot open. Waiters were excellent! Food was great. Dumplings tasted delicious and a lil spicy. The braised tofu was good, but had some uncooked rice. Went back for the vegan smash burger and that was delicious. Definitely visit this place and sit outside!

This restaurant is fantastic. Everything we ate there was excellent. I highly recommend the halibut, I had to eat that twice while we were staying there. They also have excellent homemade ice cream! All the servers are very friendly and professional. The atmosphere is amazing, cozy wood pub inside, gorgeous patio over the lake outside. This entire hotel is incredible, I hope to go back one day.

The patio view was breathtaking. The French onion soup and grilled cheese was delicious and very filling. The burger was huge and tasty. The banana drink special was well flavored and not too strong, but just right. The Cosmo was perfection.

Excellent food and service. Fabulous views across the lake at sunset

This past visit was good but not great. The service was lacking compared to the high touch I have received in the past and it didn't seem to be a particularly busy night. Now that I think about it, the last two visits have had lower quality service fell two different servers. We called in and made a reservation and we're seated promptly. We had a group of five and we seated at a table for eight. It was too large and a little awkward of a set up as we couldn't hear our waiter and he didn't make an effort to go around the table to hear our orders, offer suggestions, or answer questions other than our favorite answer of the night which was that the prime rib tasted meaty. The meatloaf, french onion soup, bread and butter, and burgers came out delicious. The regular fries were hot and crispy. The sweet potato fries were floppy, soggy, and cold. I'm glad we got to compare both types although disappointed with one. I have always enjoyed eating here but based on this most recent experience, it was too loud for our group to be so spread out, the service was lacking, and not all the food was hot and fresh so I had to take a star away. It was an off night and I'll update after my next visit if we are asked if we'd like anything to drink, drinks are refilled, and dessert is offered.

Came here a little after 3pm on 11/2/25 and was exited for a nice dinner with a view, esp after traveling here for the first time. Upon entering I was pretty excited as the entrance was so cute with the pink, then we found the bar. After entering an older lady walked up to us and didn’t say anything to us. We had to say we would like a table for 2, she said the high tops and bar is only available. Even though people were clearly sitting throughout the dining restaurant portion… I asked again if we could sit by a window and she sternly repeated herself on the high tops or bar. I asked why and she mentioned dinner wouldn’t be open until 5. Flustered and hungry we sat at a high tops to give it a chance. I noticed the older lady just glaring from the wall behind the tv, the menu was quite unappealing with no cocktail menu provided, still thought this was worth it to at least get a drink here. Definitely was my sign to walk out. We watched our waitress ignore us for about 10 min and decided to just get leave since there’s no point of having wasted 10 min to ask for a drink menu to wait again to order. My 2 takeaways from this restaurant are: 1) maybe close from 3-5 if you aren’t going to serve dinner or have dinner available at 4pm 2) get some serious hospitality training for your staff. Just off the introduction I had to bite my tongue to not say “I would’ve cancelled because of this interaction” to the hostess asking if we were staying at the hotel.

Beautiful small park with great views.

Beautiful Lake in the Winter...nice views! I hope to see this again in the summer!

A beautiful view of the lake with huge shade trees and benches to sit on.

Mostly a historic marker at the edge of the lake, but the view is beautiful. In addition to the Council Rock marker, at the same location is a marker for Clinton's Dam (see the "different" photo). These photos are from October 2021 (a great time of year there).

Beautifully Calm, yet exquisite and perfect place to bring the family for a picnic. Right on the edge of Otsego Lake. Good spot to deploy a canoe or kayak for fishing or just perusing the lake itself. The view is something out of a post card.

Council Rock Park is a small park in Cooperstown that sits at the southern end of beautiful Lake Otsego. The interesting thing about this park is that it sits at the very beginning of the Susquehanna River. I found it intriguing to see the start of this river as I’m very familiar with many other parts of the it, including the other end as it stretches its way almost 500 miles into Maryland. Quite a difference in water quality between the start and end. Everything about this lake is such a beautiful sight to see. I didn’t want to leave after my short two days in Cooperstown.

Beautiful and serene spot along the banks of Otsego Lake at the headwaters of the Susquehana River. Highly recommended for a moment of reflection.

Absolutely beautiful scenery, plenty of benches to relax and enjoy the view. Everyone we encountered were very friendly. It was clean n well kept.. definitely recommend this lil slice of hidden history.. the indigenous had a beautiful view as we do today..

Wonderful local park by the lakefront. Many boats, families and even a decent restaurant right next to the park. I could sit for an hour just relaxing in the fresh lakeside breeze, watching boats sailing by and families enjoying a great day outside. Recommend if you are looking to relax for a while and give God gratitude for all the good things He's done.

Natural beauty of Lake Otsego, One can I see from Cooperstown end. From Glimmerglass state park we have different view, The best part of Lake Front park in Cooperstown is you can get the rental boat for 2 hours with 12 seats can have good family time.

Beautiful waterfront park with picnic tables, well manicured lawn, band stand and public bathrooms

Beautiful and peaceful vibes!

Very nice park. Clean. Calm. Has trash cams and picnic tables. Lots of fish. Everything was great besides some dog walking all over the picnic table - how do you eat at that table after that?

This is a very nice place to sit down and have lunch while looking at a nice view.

Very nice museum. My baseball loving family had a great time especially my husband and son. I found some of the items and information interesting as well. My daughter also found some things interesting. It's a beautiful and well kept museum. A lot of great baseball items for all fans. I do wish they had a few more interactive things specifically geared towards kids, but the few things they had my kids enjoyed. Parking is in public lots or you can use the trolley system to park further out of town. Tickets can be bought online or at the museum. People working were great and very nice.

What an awesome experience if you’re a baseball fanatic! So much history to see and more! I would expect to spend at least 1-2 hrs here. There is a 17 film they have at certain times you watch then walk around the exhibit. You can purchase different types of books from the library and then there is a huge area for the gift store with plenty of selection!

A great time if you are a fan of baseball and the history of how it came to be. They had a lot of exhibits dedicated to what you would expect. But also plenty dedicated to women in baseball, how other countries and cultures have contributed to the sport, and acknowledge the good and the bad that baseball has faced. Very interactive museum. All of the floors have bathrooms. There are stairs and escalators. Watch the movie they play. There are tours of the plaque room or you can wander on your own. Staff announce when these will happen. The staff are very helpful and if you have questions ask them. Plan to spend at least two hours or more here. They do not have their own lot for parking, but you can park at the Doubleday Field lot and walk down.

Definitely a bucket list visit! I was attending a conference in Syracuse and made the incredibly beautiful drive to Cooperstown and 99% of it didn't disappoint! I love seeing all the plaques, the displayed memorabilia was amazing and there was even game use memorabilia from this year! My only disappointment was how small and minimalistic the baseball broadcasters hall of fame display is. Honestly it's an embarrassment!

We stopped at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on our way to Bar Harbor, Maine. We camped at Glimmerglass State Park, which is highly recommend! The museum was pretty decent. My preference would have been for the design to have been the history of baseball in a more chronological order before splitting up varying exhibits. It just didnt flow. The exhibits themselves were great. My biggest criticism might be that you have to go back all the way to the beginning to go to the gift shop. Again, a flow problem. Fortunately, most of the actual town is a gift/souveneir shop.

If you are near Cooperstown, you have to come !!! All the players you have heard about all your life are here .. nearly 150 years of baseball in one building .. The biggest tip I can give you is to come on a Tuesday or Wednesday .. the crowds are so crazy on the weekends .. parking can be a bear to fine on the weekends also .. that said , the staff are so helpful and very nice . Any questions at all, they will try to find an answer.. the bathrooms can be a bit hard to fine, plus the handicap elevators were not working, but we used the employees' elevators. The people move fairly well and very respectful of each other .. no food or drink inside the hall for everyone safety.. we had a wonderful time to top off a great week ..

I finally made my pilgrimage and it lived up to my expectations. I visited in November, so there wasn't a crowd, but there also wasn't much to do it town. Perfect for a visit centered around the hall itself.

I visit the Fenimore Art Museum every so often, both for its permanent exhibits (my favorite is the Thaw Native American collection) and temporary exhibits. My last visit was to specifically see its Women Impressionists exhibit and exhibit of powerful, mostly black-and-white, photographs. Both were brilliant and informative. The museum is in a beautiful location in Cooperstown, New York, and one can walk down the sweeping back lawn to Otsego Lake.

What a stunning place! My partner and I had the most beautiful late summer day exploring the collection and the property - we even met a lovely woman who told us all about the history of the land down at the Mohawk bark house. Pro tip - walk down to the lake, look left and check out the replica bark house hiding along the waters edge.

Absolutely beautiful museum! I just had my wedding here and it was perfect. Everyone was wonderful to wok with. While I didn't look around the museum a ton, I look forward to coming back for a visit!!

We recently returned after a long absence when we were in the vicinity. The Fenimore Art Museum was once well known for its displays of American folk art, and still shows several rooms with folk art paintings and objects. More recently, their collection has evidently moved in other directions, purchasing traditional "American" academic art, apparently funded by the Thaws, whose art philanthropy has been in evidence at the Met and Morgan in NYC for some time. Unlike many of the works in NYC institutions that were once part of the Thaws' own carefully assembled collections, the American works in Cooperstown were apparently only bought with their money and are of inconsistent quality. That growth, combined with unrelated special exhibitions on multiple levels, makes a visit a haphazard time. A couple of summer 2025 exhibitions featured an extensive displays of American photography, while another showcased paintings and works on paper by impressionists Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot. If we hadn't read about it on their website in advance, we would have likely missed that awkwardly wedged into a dark lower-level room of American Indian art was a model of the truss work at Notre-Dame Paris which was recently restored after a terrible fire, and that although not visible from the museum itself, out on the beautiful rear lakeside lawn was actually a towering replica of a truss. While it is always nice to encounter unexpected art treasures, the overall Fenimore experience was not consistent, and despite picking-up and consulting their map, we may have missed other installations we would have enjoyed. We were fortunate to find one of the few remaining parking spots in front of the Museum. We didn't spend time in the gift shop, but they have a simple cafe run by a bakery a few towns over from which we enjoyed a sandwich and slice of cake. The Fenimore is across the street from a farm museum and adjacent to a golf course, which combine to make for a busy approach and exit.

This is a wonderful small museum. Outstanding American folk art and photography collections. Also, museum has added to American painting collection.

This is a small but mighty museum with art and history from ancient to modern Native American and folk artists and impressionists from the 17th to 20th centuries. Beautiful grounds on the lake

Pwe went for the Calvin and Hobbes exhibit and lecture. So many laughs! Seeing some of my favorite comic strip as part of the exhibit was great!

beautiful clear water!! there is a beach on one end or you can rent a boat for the day. highly recommend checking out the sunken island on the northern end of the lake if you can get out there

Otsego Lake is a narrow, wonderful beauty of nature that stretches about 10 miles north from Cooperstown. At the northern end is Glimmerglass State Park, offering the usual recreational activities available at a lake, as well as some historic sites to see. At the southern end of the lake is a small park, Council Rock Park, that sits at the very beginning of the Susquehanna River. I found it intriguing to see the start of this river as I’m very familiar with many other parts of the it, including the other end as it stretches its way almost 500 miles into Maryland. Quite a difference in water quality between the start and end. Everything about this lake is such a beautiful sight to see. I didn’t want to leave after my short two days in Cooperstown.

Beautiful upstate New York lake and not busy

One of, if not the most beautiful lakes and towns I have ever seen. We will be back for many years to come!

This lake is absolutely beautiful and not crowded at all. It’s clean and the scenery is amazing.

Awesome lake. Wish I had a cottage on it!

Beautiful lake view from Hyde Park Mension, stunning view, great for picnic, RV boondocking.

Laurence scouts troope 10 moving up ceremony weekend / camping badges. There are multiple personal grilling stations as well as fire pits located at your tent zones. The hiking trails are clearly visible even in rainy conditions all the scouts enjoyed the 2-mile hike that they did in the all-day rain. If you want a place where you can go and get away from technology some what is a perfect area it's got signs up everywhere no drone zone. During the time that my family and the other Scouts were there there was a 5k / 10K run walk event going on from the main Beach. For sanitation there is plenty of porta potties they do have a shower house / bath house you can bring your pets just would need your shots records and tags. They do offer would on sight as you first enter the park. All in all it was a peaceful experience an even when it rains they have the availability for those who may be looking for an activity to do where you can go on the tour of the grounds Maine house which they do three different types of toys one of them just so happens to be a quote haunted/ghost tour. There are plenty of pavilions and multiple playgrounds to keep occupied while watching the water and staring up at the stars

Glimmerglass State Park is amazing!! It's a perfect blend of almost a beach and an amazing park rolled into one! I have been here many many times and rent kayaks and paddle around in what almost seems like a marsh right under the most beautiful old covered bridge. I highly recommend this place for a beautiful fun filled day for everyone!

Glimmerglass state park ia a beautiful place to swim in the summer and hike in the fall. In the winter you can snowshoe and ice skate. You can take a tour of Hyde Hall and walk the covered bridge trail. The hikes are easy, we'll marked and visitor friendly.

Camping here on our way across NYS. Easy access from main highways. Lovely view of lake ostego. Laughing lion trail was pleasant. Did not do the tour but looked like fun. Site 39 in primitive area was quite nice. Free Showers in main camping area. Lots of day use it appears based on size of parking lot. Would stay again. Close to cooperstown. Oh yes, great friendly staff.

Make sure you get water at the DUMP Station. Some idiot put all old fashioned bathroom faucets at the campground so people can't use a hose to fill their trailers holding tanks. You can only get BUCKETS of water! Thats okay for a nonelectric campsite but not for the RV side. The park itself is beautiful and close to Cooperstown and has a trail through the oldest covered bridge in the US.

This is a beautiful state park on Lake Otsego, not far from Copperstown and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Great campground. Nicely spaced sites, very clean, nice restrooms & hot showers. Beautiful views of Lake Ontario from the common ground area

I expected something better for the price. Some of the figures were missing fingers, and while I can appreciate people leaving mementos (money) to pay homage to the greats, the money on the figures themselves took away from it. It has potential to be better!

Wow. I came to Cooperstown expecting a celebration of baseball history — silly me. What I got instead at this wax museum was a love letter to the New York Yankees written in melted candle wax and broken dreams. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to walk through someone's obsessive shrine to pinstripes, but with mannequins that look like they were sculpted during a blackout, this is the place for you. Want to see a wax Joe DiMaggio locked in an eternal awkward smirk, desperately trying to forget his marriage to Marilyn Monroe? They've got that. Mickey Mantle makes an appearance too — I think. It could also be a melted Elvis in pinstripes. Hard to say. Non-Yankee fans, be warned: this museum makes you feel like you accidentally wandered into a cult meeting — and everyone's wearing navy blue. The few players but wearing pinstripes (if you can find them hiding in the back) feel like they were added under protest, possibly during a hostage negotiation. Save your money. Better yet, light it on fire — the experience will be just as warm and slightly more realistic.

It was a little disappointing. It was mainly Yankees wax statues and they weren't as good as as expecting. It is definitely a tourist trap that should be avoided

Fun stop! $15 per adult, 2 floors.

Overall neat thing to check out…. However they say the open at 10 yet really didn’t open until about 1020. I really did like the museum though. Some wax statues did not look like the person they are supposed to, BABE RUTH was the least accurate. But it’s a nice relaxing museum. Lou Gehrig’s was the best for sure.

Old and dated. Not realistic and not maintained. I cannot recommend this to anyone . Sorry

A very worthwhile thing to see. Wax figures brought the players back to life. Also has a DVD playing baseball bloopers. Everything was enjoyable.

Me and my son really enjoyed this trail. It's beautiful and has a beautiful, peaceful overlook, but the bugs were VERY intense. I am someone who usually gets annoyed when I hike with someone that complains about bugs. I don't usually use bug spray and even when there a lot of bugs, it really doesn't tend to get to me, but the amount of bugs on this trail and how badly they steadily bother you as you're walking not only made me rush as much as I could but it actually ruined my experience. I don't even know if bug spray would've made a difference. I was pretty impressed that I discovered a trail where bugs actually got on my nerves that badly. Regardless though, I probably will go again and try it with bug spray.

Great hidden gem! Hiking trails on both sides of rural road with parking area and information posted with maps and info about the local conservation group that maintains the area. Definitely worth a visit. Road appears to be seasonal, so would not be accessible in winter.

Parts of the trail was a little more than expected with a bad foot and a stroller lol, but all in all a great walk, beautiful scenery

Trail markers are almost completely illegible. Okay if you are only looking for a walk in the woods

Good, just take the mosquito repellent with yourself

It's a nice place to go if you need to get away

Fishing was okay but there was a lot of trash. I think some kind of trash can would help.

Nice trail with access to the river along the way.

Access to river but not an easy launch for everyone.

A great place to wander