Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs 📍

The Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs is a 224-acre protected conservation area located off Ridge Road in Lansing, New York. Managed by the Finger Lakes Land Trust, this scenic property features roughly 1.8 miles of interconnected hiking trails that guide visitors through open meadows, quiet woodlands, and deep gorges. Situated directly across Cayuga Lake from Taughannock Falls State Park, it protects more than 4,000 feet of steep, wooded shoreline bluffs that offer panoramic views of the lake from custom handmade benches at multiple vista points.

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Simms-Jennings Preserve

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The Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs is a 224-acre protected conservation area located in the town of Lansing, New York, high above the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Maintained by the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT), this scenic landscape safeguards crucial grassland habitats, over 4,000 feet of steep shoreline bluffs, and regional water quality.
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