| Taughannock Falls State Park | |
|---|---|
 Taughannock Falls in Autumn 2003 | |
  Location of Taughannock Falls State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 1740 Taughannock Blvd. Trumansburg, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Trumansburg, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°32′42″N 76°36′22″W / 42.545°N 76.606°W |
| Area | 750 acres (3.0 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1925[3] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 434,090 (in 2014)[4] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Taughannock Falls State Park |
Taughannock Falls State Park (/təˈɡænək/ tə-GAN-ək) is a 750-acre (3.0 km2) state park[2] located in the town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the United States. The park is northwest of Ithaca near Trumansburg.
The park's namesake, Taughannock Falls, is a 215-foot (66 m) plunge waterfall that is the highest single-drop waterfall within the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.[5]
- ^ "Taughannock Falls State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 674. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Taughannock Falls State Park: A user's guide". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Taughannock Falls". National Geographic Guide to State Parks of the United States (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. 2012. pp. 54–55. ISBN 1426208898. Retrieved October 2, 2015.