Boating Cayuga Lake

With Bianconi Tours, you can attend a group tour at a very reasonable rate - and stop at various wineries with dock accessibility. Alternatively, you can also private charter one of their tour boats for 1-hour, half-day, or full-day tours. 

Bianconi Tours is committed to safety and service which is evident to their customers. As a result, they've been elected for a 'Traveler's Choice' Award on Trip Advisor four times!

Getting there

• 📍403 Main St, Aurora, NY 13026
• 📞 (617) 874-7353
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Leaving from Romulus, NY, you can choose three wineries to stop at on Captain Jim's Wine Cruises. 

Why take a limo when you can go by pontoon?

Getting there

• 📍8109 Co Rd 129, Ovid, NY 14521
• 📞 (607) 280-4644
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

If you want to do good for the local community and also learn about the area while you're on the water, take a cruise on the M/V Teal of Discover Cayuga Lake.

Discover Cayuga Lake is a non-profit organization which provides ecological education to local schools and monitors the health of the lake. 

In addition to providing public tours, you can also charter the M/V Teal, which can hold up to 80 people, for private events as well. 

Getting there

• 📍Allan H. Treman State, 1000 Allan Treman Park Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 📞 (607) 327-5253
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Tours with Ithaca Boat Tours will take you on either a sailboat or an ex-naval utility boat for either a relaxing ride or a narrated cruise.

You've got a few options, such as an eco-tour, sunset cruises, and special events. Alternatively, you can private charter a cruise for your own event. 

Getting there

• 📍708 W Buffalo St, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 📞 (607) 697-0166
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Getting there

• 📍805 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 📞 (607) 280-7474
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

"Book a winetastic Cayuga Lake boat tour" is Water to Wine Tours' tagline. 

Specializing in private charters, you get to plan your trip, where you stop for wine tastings, and where you eat lunch. 

Bring a bottle of wine or two - because you are allowed to drink aboard this cruise. 

Getting there

• 📍 7414 Wyers Point Rd, Ovid, NY 14521
• 📞 (607) 229-6368
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

One of the largest inland marinas in New York, there's plenty of space at the Allan H. Treman State Marine Park for you to launch and temporarily dock your boat.

If you're trailering your boat, this marina park has an 8-lane boat launch ramp. If you are coming to stay for a while, call to inquire about one of their 370 boat slips available.

Highlights

• Boating
• Wildlife viewing
• Fishing
• Paddling

Getting there

• 📍805 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 📞 (607) 272-1460
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State marine park: 91 acres
• 8-lane boat launch ramp

• 370 seasonal slips
• 30 transient slips
• 30 dry boat slips
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowed
• Entry fee

Located at the northern end of the lake, in Seneca Falls, at Cayuga Lake State Park you can launch your motor boat on the hard surface ramp, go fishing for northern pike and lake trout (among other species), then camp and swim at your leisure. 

Or, you can just take off to the open lake to bask in the scenery and enjoy the sunshine.

Highlights

• Boating
• Camping
• Swimming
• Fishing
• Ice fishing
• Paddling
• Hunting
• Snowshoeing
• Cross country skiing

Getting there

• 📍2678 Lower Lake Rd, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
• 📞 (315) 568-5163
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State park: 141 acres
• Hard-surface launch ramp
• Ample parking
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowed
• Entry fee

Operated by the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, at Dean’s Cove Boat Launch you can launch large and small watercraft, fish, and hunt.

You won’t find other facilities here, so if you’re making it a day on the lake only, this is a great place to launch because you don’t have to deal with the crowds of non-boaters.

Highlights

• Boating
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Paddling

Getting there

• 📍 5761 NY-89, Romulus, NY 14541
• 📞 (315) 568-5163
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Hard-surface launch ramp
• No facilities
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowed
• Entry fee

Dryden Lake is a 105-acre lake at the center of the Dryden Lake Multi-Use Area, about a half hour away from the southern point of Cayuga Lake.

Dryden Lake is excellent for fishing, paddling, and small craft if you are looking for a little serenity while you are visiting. Regulations limit boats to electric motors only, probably due to the fact that the lake is less than one mile long and maxes out at 12 feet deep. 

Luckily, the state does maintain a hard-surface launch ramp for your visit and parking for about 15 cars.

Highlights

• Fishing
• Paddling
• Hunting
• Viewing wildlife

Getting there

• 📍62 W Lake Rd, Dryden, NY 13053
• 📞 607-753-3095
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Hard-surface launch ramp
• Electric motors only
• Parking for 15 cars
• Dogs allowed
• Free entry

Run by the village of Union Springs, if you’re on the northeastern shore of Cayuga Lake and need to launch your boat, come to Frontenac Park. There are two concrete launch ramps for putting in your boat. 

Additionally, the park has pavilions and a gazebo, a swimming area, a baseball diamond, basketball court, and a soccer field. 

Frontenac Island is a small island in Cayuga Lake, which you can access from Frontenac Park by boat. Be prepared to share with the cormorants though, as they are populous on the small island.

Highlights

• Boating
• Fishing
• Paddling

Getting there

• 📍15 Creamery Rd, Union Springs, NY 13160
• 📞 (315) 889-7265
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Municipal park: 27 acres
• Hard-surface launch ramp

• Views of Frontenac Island
• Pavilions and gazebo
• Picnic areas
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Service dogs only
• Entry fee

Located on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake in Aurora, Long Point State Park has two boat launch sites for you to choose from. Cayuga Lake has amazing fishing, so if you bring your pole, Long Point State Park is a most excellent spot to choose.

Highlights

• Boating
• Hiking
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Paddling

Getting there

• 📍2063 Lake Rd, Aurora, NY 13026
• 📞 (315) 364-5637
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State park: 296 acres
• Two hard-surface launch ramps

• 4.5 miles of hiking trails
• Playground
• Picnic areas
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowd
• Entry fee

You can access both Cayuga Lake and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal by launching from Mud Lock Ramp. Mud Lock is actually ‘Lock 1’ of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. 

If you go far enough on canal, you will eventually connect to the historic Erie Canal. And if you go far enough after that, you can actually navigate to the Atlantic Ocean and out to the greater world. I don’t think you’ll be able to accomplish it in one day though...so plan accordingly.

Highlights

• Boating
• Paddling
• Fishing

Getting there

• 📍136-198 River Rd, Cayuga, NY 13034
• 📞 (607) 753-3095
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Hard-surface launch ramp
• Good for launching motor boats and kayaks/canoes
• Parking for 19 cars with trailers
• Access Cayuga Lake
• Access Cayuga-Seneca Canal
• No facilities
• Dogs allowed
• Free Entry

You can get a day or seasonal launch pass at Myers Park in Lansing. If you’re a senior citizen, be sure to mention you are for the discounted price!

Myers Park marina also has seasonal slips and dry dockage. The park itself has campsites, amenities, and hiking trails in addition to the marina.

Highlights

• Boating
• Paddling
• Camping
• Hiking
• Fishing

Getting there

• 📍1 Lansing Park Rd, Lansing, NY 14882
• 📞 (607) 533-7388 
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• Municipal park: 31 acres
• Hard-surface launch ramp

• Seasonal kayak storage
• View the Cayuga Inlet Lighthouse
• Senior citizen discount
• Dogs allowed on leash
• Entry fee

A privately owned establishment, you can pay-per-use to launch your boat at the campground launch, and then relax knowing your vehicle and trailer are in a secure location on the grounds of River's Crossing Campground and Marina.

River’s Crossing will launch you onto the Clyde River, a short jaunt away from Cayuga Lake. You can choose to explore the river, explore the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, or head out to the open water for a day on the lake.

Getting there

• 📍508 NY-89, Savannah, NY 13146
• 📞 (315) 365-3000
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

If you like waterfalls on the side of your boating, come to Taughannack Falls State Park.

Don’t let me mislead you though, you won’t see this 215-foot cascade from your boat - which is definitely worth taking the time to see. 

But, even if you aren’t interested in hiking to the fall, Taughannack Falls State Park still offers a state-maintained boat launch and marina. This launch will put you out into Cayuga Lake about ⅓ of the lake’s length up from Ithaca on the western shore. From there, you can access the greater lake, the wineries, fishing, and fun in the sun.

Highlights

• Boating
• Fishing
• Camping
• Hiking
• Swimming
• Viewing wildlife
• Paddling
• Snowshoeing
• Cross country skiing

Getting there

• 📍1740 Taughannock Blvd.
  Trumansburg, NY 14886
• 📞 (607) 387-6739
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Features

• State park: 750 acres
• Hard-surface launch ramp
• Not suitable for sailboats

• Kayak and canoe launch
• Marina
• Max 2 leashed dogs allowed
• Entry fee

Cayuga Lake Boat Rentals has you covered whether you want to rent a speed, pontoon, or fishing boat. They also have smaller craft available for some water fun, such as kayaks and stand up paddle boards (SUPs).

Located on the western side of Cayuga Lake, their primary drop-off location is Dean’s Cove.

Getting there

• 📞 (315) 515-0077
• 📧 cayugalakeboatrentals@gmail.com

Getting there

• 📍Ithaca City Harbor, 101 Pier Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 📞 (585) 356-6174
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

Getting there

• 📍435 Old Taughannock Blvd
  Ithaca, NY, 14850
• 📞 (607) 272-9227
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps

If you're looking to rent a speed or pontoon boat for an odd number of days, Finger Lakes Boat Rental is where you want to look. They’ve got speed or pontoon boats to rent for half-days and up to multiple weeks. You can also rent for an odd number of days such as three or four days, depending on your plans.

Getting there

• 📞 (315) 364-8663
• 📧 info@fingerlakesboatrental.com

“Your summer has never looked so good,” says Lansing Harbor - meaning, of course, that you’ll be looking good on one of their pontoon boats!

It's not hard to imagine, really: sparkling lake waters surrounded by rolling hills, and you with whomever you are visiting with enjoying the waters of Cayuga Lake by pontoon boat. 

You know…I might just have to…clear my agenda for the weekend...

Getting there

• 📍 44 Marina Rd, Lansing, NY 14882
• 📞 (607) 533-4422
• 🗺 Find on Google Maps