Visited July 17, 2022

I used Google Maps "Wilson Tuscarora State Park" to get to the park entrance. Then we followed the main park road curving to the right and parked by the boat launch.

79-81 degrees 10:05 AM - 11:30 AM sunny, with a lovely breeze on the beach and on the shaded Red Trail.

Clean public toilet buildings; porta potties also available near the beach.

There was no one at the gate accepting admission fees when we arrived on a Sunday morning.

Dogs on leash permitted.

The Red Trail is well marked.

Today, I arrived with my husband and daughter and met good friend Dave with his dog, Panda. We walked over 2 miles on the Red Trail and then on a bit of the beach shore. The trails were sometimes wide enough for two to walk side by side and sometimes they were single file. The trails were natural surface. Shorts would have been fine on this hot day. It was so nice to visit the beach of Lake Ontario after we completed the Red Trail.

While on the Red Trail we met a couple hiking with their happy, wet dog, a person on a bicycle, and another couple. There were 10+ people on our end of the beach and two kayakers passing by close to the beach.

The trails were mostly flat with a few short sections of incline. There was no mud because there has been no significant rain for the past three weeks. The creeks were dry.

There were picnic tables at a few spots, mostly at the beginning and end of the trails and near the beach. One was in the water below the trail! (Photo below!)

I saw one piece of plastic litter which I picked up.

The mosquitos were present on our walk. The Red Trail follows along a wetland, marshy area so it was a mosquito's playground.

Parking: Gravel with 20+ spots available in the lot near the boat launch. Stone with 30+ spots in the lot near the beach.

Poison ivy was present near the trail.

We saw robins and a gray squirrel. There were cattails, Virginia creeper, Indian pipe AKA ghost plant, and a variety of tree species including oaks, American beech, hemlock, cherry, maple, and some gorgeous willows.

Website with information and maps: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/69/details.aspx

Nearby:

Sunset Bar and Grill, 3 O’Connell Island, Wilson NY 14172

http://www.sunsetgrillwilson.com/

Right on the water. Boats can "park" here, too. Dogs are welcome on the patio. Lobster bisque was fantastic, the artichoke dip with fried pita triangles was lovely, and the beet salad was great.

If we had time to stay, there was live music that would have started at 3:00 PM.

The service was very friendly. The bathrooms were clean and pleasant.