Helen McNitt State Park — Attraction in Town of Cazenovia

It's a launch dock for kayaks & canoes. It is a lovely spot to sit out on the dock & watch a sunrise/sunset with the right weather but it's quite small, so if more than one of us in Onondaga county has the thought cross our mind for the same day & time, well...it'll be a cramped dock & cramped parking lot as that's tiny too. Speaking of: the parking lot has a lovely thick layer of ice on it, no one's job keeping it salted for liabilities' sake. Speaking of liabilities: there aren't any signs as to whether ice fishing is safe or not on the lake. No mention of ice thickness or how often it's measured. Seems as though no thought has gone into this area at all. Lives are precious, let's not lose one before...

Small wooded area with car top ( kayak and canoe) access. Gravel lot with parking for about 10 vehicles. Nice place to put in on the North end but expect a bit of a carry getting into and out of the launch . The launch itself is an awkward sloped floating dock attached to a stationary deck. It is less than fun (or safe) to get in and out of a Kayak... (Better to sink 6 inches into the muck and climb in.) **There is no open launch area from shore due to the wetland type...

Nice and quiet place during the week days. Puppy loves jumping off the dock ! Shallow water. Must keep dogs on leash, but we let her swim a bit on her 30 foot leash...shhh,...