Red House Beach at Allegany State Park — Attraction in Town of Red House

My wife and I have been coming to this park at least twice a year for the last 15 years. We are avid outdoors people and this place has it all. Hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, swimming, biking, lounging at the beach, you name it! We usually do a cabin camp in early spring and then a tent camp in the mid or late summer. This time we just came for the day to treat ourselves to a relaxing day of literally just floating around the lake in our kayaks. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and the wildlife is amazing! Back in may we saw a bobcat while we were here camping. This place never ceases to amaze me. The hikes are everything from easy paved walkways along the lake to very challenging trails through the woods up steep grades and over water. I highly suggest the three sisters trail!! It's pretty short but it is extremely exhausting and a very rewarding feeling once you reach the end! We already can't wait to come back in a...

I called ahead today to make sure the kids could swim out to the dock and jump off. They assured me the dock was all good. So we get there at 1145. The dock said closed. We asked when they were going to open it and they said as soon as they had more people in the water. A was sitting next to 2 older women who's been camping there all week who said that all week they opened it no matter how many people were there! So we were lied 2! I drove all the way there because the lady told me the socks would be opened! I wasted time, 7 dollars to get in and had money to get there! My son was super sad because we planned...

Red House Lake in Allegany State Park is a beautiful lake overlooked by a 1930s WPA administration building and restaurant. The sand beach is adjacent to a shady lawn, picnic area, snack bar, and new playground that includes a children's zip line. The swimming area includes a water-surrounded swimming platform. The dam that creates the lake has just been replaced. During the replacement work the lake level was substantially reduced. It is nearly back to its normal level, but not quite enough yet to reopen the beach...