Green Lake Beach — Attraction in Town of Manlius

Light attendance. Park has numerous picnic tables and grills near the beach. Rowboat and single & double kayak rentals were available; including for clear bottomed kayaks. Education center has video of the reefs, and night critters captured on the field cam. Many interpretive signs help visitors understand the uniqueness of this deep mirimictic glacial plungepool lake (one of 36 known in the world). The water composition on the deeper parts is different from the surface, and they never mix. Therefore, the two lakes in the park have a spectacular blue color as they are reflecting only water and not tje bottom. There are campsites and cabins, a gold course and a restaurant, as well as large group gathering areas that can be rented. A trail circles the two lakes in a w mile figure eight. This park is beautiful in spring, summer, and winter; but spectacular in autumn, when the colorful leaves reflect off the water like a mirror as the hills around the lakes protect...

Green Lake Beach is a beautiful, well-kept park. I can only attest to the beach area as I did not explore any further than that, but there are trails, and more areas to see and spend the day. It is socially distanced and there is a mask policy in all the dry areas and the people visiting do follow the rules and were respectful of them. Dogs are welcome and I saw no problems, be aware that you must have a copy of your dog's rabies vaccines, your dog is not allowed in the sectioned off swimming area 'nor the immediate sandy beach area where most of the beach goers are (but there is plenty of surrounding grass space), and your dog must be leashed at all times. The bathroom/changing facilities were well kept, the lifeguards are vigilant, and there is a concession stand with basic food and drinks. It is entirely handicapable and accessible which was beautiful to see and experience and just a lovely...

Dogs tied up everywhere and barking, barking, barking.

Young individuals were so concerned with stopping to take selfies and videos every few feet that navigating the tied up animals and ego culture detracted from even just walking around the lake. The start-stop walk to avoid being in someone's photo, dart around a pet, let alone enjoy the sound of nature rather than a speaker phone conversation or music detracted from the classic beauty of Green Lakes.

Perhaps posting photo stops like "it can wait - texting stops" along the thruway may have a HUGE benefit for those who want to capture the physical beauty on camera and in person without...