🕙 Hours

Lodge hours:

Closed for the season

Trails & TreeTops Treehouse

Open Daily | 10am — 5pm

🎟️ Admission

Pay-what-you-wish, donation-based admission
Thank you for your continued support!

🗺️ Location

Ride the bus! We are on Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) Route 22 (Parks) (note that this runs during the Summer only). The Cayuga Nature Center is stop #2932.

🍂 Things to explore while you’re here

  • Hike our miles of trails through woodlands and meadows past ponds, streams, and waterfalls.

  • Explore a bird’s-eye view in our 6-story treehouse, TreeTops.

  • Explore the Lodge’s Cayuga Lake aquaria of the past and present, climate exhibits, and hands-on Nature Nook

  • Visit the Pollinator Garden in summer to see monarchs, swallowtails, and more.

  • Consider stopping by Smith Woods for a hike as well!

ℹ️ Additional Information

  • For the safety of our visitors, staff, and Animal Ambassadors NO PETS ARE ALLOWED on the grounds or in the buildings at the Cayuga Nature Center.
    Service animals are welcomed.

  • Cayuga Nature Center is a mask friendly facility. All individuals can choose to wear a mask or not.