Robert H. Treman State Park and Lucifer Falls

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Rate Robert H. Treman Park

1 - Ugly, Not worth the trip
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2 - Could be better
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3 - OK, See it if you are in the area
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4 - Beautiful, worth the trip
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5 - Must see, worth revisiting
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We were camping here last weekend and visited Buttermilk Park too. The camping area was nice and away from the main attraction (the swimming hole). A little thunder storm Friday when we arrived but cleared up, some light showers Saturday night as well. We started up the gorge trail and I wasn’t impressed by it. The trail does not run close enough to the river to see, at least for the ¾ miles of it we walked. The park map showed it running next to the river, it might further up the trail. The upper area of the park is well worth the trip. The walk to Lucifer Falls was nice with other falls to shoot. I believe the best view of Lucifer Falls would be from above (upper gorge trail) you should be able to see the entire falls. I was surprised at the lack of water due to the rain fall this summer.


The Swimming Hole
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A falls before Lucifer
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About half of Lucifer Falls
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Was just there myself on Tuesday (went to Watkins, this park, and Taughannock that day). It was incredibly hot and humid. I thought the same thing about water flow, I expected much more. You have some great shots here!
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great shots with excellent contrast. How lucky were were to get photos without swimmers.
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I took that well after the day user's went home. Around 8:00pm
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Matt, I think you've got an error on the Robert Treman page. I'm pretty sure the creek behind the mill is called Fish Kill Creek and not Butternut Creek.
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You are correct. Thanks!
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Great shot! thanks for sharing. Welcome to the community!
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