Located on the shores of beautiful Cayuta Lake just minutes away from Ithaca, Watkins Glen and Montour falls New York, Cool Lea Campground is a family oriented privately owned and operated campground offering Full Hook Up, Water and Electric sites plus primitive tent sites along with a cottage, cabins and rental camper.
Imagine enjoying an early morning cup of coffee at our lakeside pavilion while watching the Eagles and Osprey fish for their breakfast or making smores over your campfire as you relax to the sounds of nature while staying on one of our tent sites. Don’t forget you can also come down to our pavilion on a Saturday night to dance to one of the area’s top bands.
Cool Lea Campground offers a wide variety of activities for young and old, from scavenger hunts, movie nights, kids fishing tournaments, Cornhole Tournaments, Karaoke and Trivia nights plus Saturday night live entertainment and more. See our activities/event section for more information.
If you feel like exploring the nearby area, take a short drive to Montour Falls and Watkins Glen to check out the beauty of Shequaga Falls, Aunt Sarah’s Falls and Eagle Cliff Falls. You can add Ithaca Falls, Butternut Falls, Taughannock Falls to that mix as well.
Some of New York States finest wineries are located nearby, and for you racing fans Watkins Glen International Raceway is just a short drive away.
Cayuta Lake is approximately 380 acres with 4 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 26 feet. Named after the Seneca Princess Kayutah, legend has it that the princess was kidnapped by a hostile tribe, and her mothers’ tears filled the valley to form the lake.
Love to Fish? This is your lake. Cayuta Lake offers great fishing with Bass caught up to 5 lbs. or lager, Walleye, Pickerel, Perch, Black Crappie along with an abundance of panfish to top things off.
Bring your boats, jet skis, canoe, kayak and enjoy a day or two on the water.
Cool Lea Campground offers free boat launching for campers along with canoe, kayak and boat rentals.