Mostly within the Town of Springfield, Glimmerglass State Park is located at Hyde Bay on the east shore of Otsego Lake, which is the "Glimmerglass" of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. The Hyde Hall mansion overlooks the bay and most of the grounds.
The park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, ice skating, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling and a food concession. The park is open year-round.
Link to NYS Park Website: Glimmerglass State Park (ny.gov)
TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC NOTICE TO OTSEGO LAKE USERS:
The summer season also brings with it some lake water issues, most serious is the Harmful Algae Bloom. It is very important to know what it looks like and stay away, especially children and animals. Please use the links below to educate yourself on this matter.
https://otsegolakeassociation.org/habs.html
DEC HABs Brochure (otsegolakeassociation.org)
