Onondaga County is located in the west central portion of New York State. As of the census of 2000, the population was 458,336 and the 2010 census had the population at 467,026. The county seat is located in Syracuse. 

There are numerous locations within the county to hike, bike, explore and create your own adventures.  Whether you head to one of the many county parks like Pratts Falls or walk along the beach at Oneida Shores or bike/skate in Onondaga Lake Park. You can also look for adventure in Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area or hike along the North Country National Scenic Trail in rugged Morgan Hill State Forest or take a pleasant walk along an old railroad bed in Skaneateles on the Charlie Major Nature Trail or take in the views at South Meadows in Tully.  Onondaga County has a place nearby to hike, explore and create your own adventure.

The highest point in Onondaga County is at 2057 feet along Morgan Hill located just east of Morgan Hill State Forest on private property.

The name Onondaga comes from the name of the Native American people who lived here, who called themselves Onoda'gega, sometimes spelled Onontakeka. The word means "People of the Hills." Sometimes the term was Onondagaono ("The People of the Hills"). Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people continue to reside in a separate nation within Onondaga County called the "Onondaga Nation".

Look below for a map with some locations and numerous links to assist in helping find your next adventure here in Onondaga County.  If you have a place or link you'd like us to add, please e-mail us at contact@cnyhiking.com.  Thanks for visiting our website. 

Outdoor Recreational Opportunities in Onondaga County

Clark Reservation	Green Lakes	Three Rivers WMA
Hamlin Marsh WMA	Cicero Swamp WMA	Labrador Hollow
Morgan Hill State Forest	Onondaga Trail	Highland Forest
Beaver Lake	Pratts Falls	Onondaga Lake
Spafford Forest	Long Branch	Jamesville Beach
Oneida Shores	Amberations	Lakeview Park
Baltimore Woods	Onondaga Creekwalk	Bear Trap Creek Trail
South Meadows	Old Fly Marsh	Tracy Lake
Bigsby Drumlin	Friendship Woods	Whiskey Hollow
Old Erie Canal Trail	Camillus Erie Canal Park	Camillus Forest Unique Area
Three Falls Woods	Old Erie Canal State Historic Park	Mercy Mountain
Best of the NCT - Spruce Pond to Jones Hill	Charlie Major Nature Trail	Marcellus Falls
Camillus Valley	Riverwalk Nature Preserve	Marie's Woods
Elbridge Swamp	Fellows Hill Loop Trail	Labrador Hollow Nature Trail
Limestone Creek Trail	Mason Hill	Heron Marsh
Lockwood Properties	Skyline Trail	Woodchuck Hill Preserve
Rand Tract	Bucktail Falls	Brickyard Falls
Emerson Gulf	Fellows Falls	Edwards Falls/ Old Dam Falls
Orenda Springs	High Vista Preserve	Skaneateles Conservation Area
Peppermill Gulf	The Beattie Sanctuary	Butternut Creek Recreational Area
Fiddlers Green	Richards Green Space	Ryder Recreation & Nature Area
Wiesner Green Space	Willis Carrier Recreation Area	Mills Run Park
Edgecliff Park	Otisco Lake Preserrve	Hinchcliff Family Preserve
Ripley Hill Nature Preserve	Pleasant Valley Preserve	High Hickory Preserve
Perry Springs Park	Nancy Browne Wildlife Sanctuary

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View from Highland Forest County Park

Spruce Pond in Morgan Hill State Forest

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