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Binghamton University Nature Preserve

Overview: Binghamton University Nature Preserve is rated 4.7/5 from 138 Google reviews. Visitors say this nature preserve is a great place for hiking and walks, and they praise the abundant wildlife, including beavers and woodchucks. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness and noise from nearby dogs or barking.

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4.7(138 reviews)

Overview: Binghamton University Nature Preserve is rated 4.7/5 from 138 Google reviews. Visitors say this nature preserve is a great place for hiking and walks, and they praise the abundant wildlife, including beavers and woodchucks. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness and noise from nearby dogs or barking.

Visitors say this nature preserve is a great place for hiking and walks, and they praise the abundant wildlife, including beavers and woodchucks. They also highlight the peaceful and serene atmosphere, and the well-maintained trails.

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dogs that need room to run

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AddressVestal, NY 13850, USA
Phone(607) 777-2000
City pageBinghamton
Imported fromBinghamton, NY

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Elizabeth Mackey7 months ago

Very pretty and great paths. My dogs and I really like it. Will be going back. I didn't have enough time to walk all of the trails.

Stephanie Beaman11 months ago

We moved here recently from Colorado so we certainly wouldn’t consider this “hiking” by any stretch of the imagination, but we love to come walking here every day we have off. It’s very peaceful, serene, and well maintained! Gets muddy and buggy but that is to be expected.

Sundeep Venkatesan10 months ago

Absolutely loved it. Thanks to my younger brother who chose this nature trail over a movie. I couldn't be happier that we made this choice. It was a cloudy day on May 16th, and the weather was perfect. The nature was stunning and each trail pathway had something different to offer. It was a nostalgic moment from my grad school back from Johnson City, Tennessee. The oak trail ended with a stunning nature that reminded me of the woods from one of the Lord of the Rings movies (please do not think I am exaggerating, this is my personal experience 😊). The pond trail was okay more muddy with the morning rain that day. We got to experience beautiful wildlife: a deer at the beginning of the trail, lots of chipmunks and squirrels, beautiful green frogs, couple snakes in the swamp, some small fishes, and a beautiful and more stunning landing and take off from a couple of Canadian goose. We didn't go expecting to see this wildlife, it just happened and we mostly kept our phone away (except when we took pics).

Tom Harris3 years ago

I love this place . I have been coming here since the early 1970's. Many, many trails to discover and hike on. One can do an easy 1 mile flat hike from the parking area along the main lakes, across the bridge and back on the other side. Or one can go on hikes dor 2, 3, 4 miles.. beautiful scenery.. beaver hones, beaver dams, wildlife from baby geese, deer, eagles, hawks frogs, turtles and even more. Peaceful and tranquil.. I hike here around 50 times a year. There is a large map placed at the beginning of the trails at parking lot M. Take a photo of it so you can change your hike as you go if you wish. All trails are well traveled and well marked as well as color coded. One can't get lost. Every season is beautiful.. I hike all 12 months here. Just go. You will love it and return for 50 years like I have.

Olives10 months ago

Wasn't great for me. It was mushy, marshy and the trails were not clear. There was also a long grassy path that turned out to be a poop field, not sure what animal. Just wasn't a satisfying walk. Got two nice photos near the entrance and that was about it.

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  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours

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