Seaway Trail
Visitor Services

This byway offers a complete range of visitor accommodations and services, including marinas, outfitters, charter and fishing guides, and winery, farm, and museum tour guides.

Service Description Service Description
Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

Throughout New York, many stretches of the byway have bicycle lanes and pedestrian access. This accommodation varies from city to... [more]

 Camping

Camping

Campgrounds and state parks are also located on the Seaway Trail.
Food

Food

There are plenty of places to discover the flavors of the Seaway Trail. Local restaurants, fine dining, and fast food chains are just some of the places where you'll find food.

 Gasoline

Gasoline

Gasoline is available.
Information

Information

The Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor is the ideal place to plan your journey on the Seaway Trail. Open 10 am - 5 pm daily... [more]

 Lodging

Lodging

Hotels, motels, and Bed & Breakfasts can be found all along the byway.
Phone

Phone

Public phones are available along this byway.

 Restrooms

Restrooms

There are toilet facilities along this byway.
Retail

Retail

There are places to shop along this byway.

NOTE: The America's Byways® website is federally funded and cannot promote commercial businesses. This data may not be complete or up to date. The National Scenic Byways Program is not responsible for the quality of your travel experience. See the right column on the Byway Overview page for local contact information.

Special Considerations

As of January 1, 2007, a passport is required for identification purposes to cross the border into the United States.

The Seaway Trail welcomes disabled visitors and special accommodations are made to ensure access particularly to recreational activities at Presque Isle State Park and on the Erie Bayfront. These include accessible trails and walkways, beach access via ramps and mats, fishing access including ramps and lower railings, water taxis are accessible and Wolverine Park has accessible docks and a lift for boat accessibility. Handicap parking and accessible restrooms throughout.

Commercial traffic is not allowed on the Lake Ontario State Parkway; in addition, there are several low-clearance bridges. Recreational vehicles and other vehicles requiring greater clearance should follow State Route 18 approximately 35 miles to where it intersects the Seaway Trail at Stutson Street in the City of Rochester.

Restrictions

Starting at the west end of Seaway Trail:

  • Begin at the Ohio/Pennsylvania border on US route 20, travel east for about a mile.
  • Fork left on Pennsylvania route 5 and follow route 5 all the way until New York.
  • At one point, the byway travels up through the Presque Isle Peninsula. To get there, leave PA route 5 and take Peninsula Dr. up and around the peninsula.

Seasons

Best Time to Drive

The byway is beautiful year round with spring flowers, summer sunshine and sparkling waters, the colors of the fall harvest, and winter's blanketing white.

Summer is the season for beach and water-related recreation.

High Season

To avoid summer crowds, take advantage of fall on the Seaway Trail; U-Pick opportunities beckon, grape harvest is underway and steelhead are running!

Road Conditions

To find up to date information about the road conditions along Seaway Trail, please visit the FHWA listing of web sites for more information.
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