Free or Inexpensive Things To Do

Winter and Summer activities at Glimmerglass State Park. Beach, picnic and hiking during summer months. Tubing, cross country skiing and ice skating on weekends and holidays in Winter months, $7.00 per car.

Dollhouse Hall of Fame - Tour our brand new exhibit featuring over sixty miniature buildings, vintage & contemporary dollhouses, intricate dioramas, room box settings. Gift shop featuring daily tasting of specialty foods, a wide range of gifts & dollhouses. Located at 635 Co Rte 33, Cooperstown NY 13326, (607)547-5222. (Free)

Relax by Lake Otsego, the source of the Susquehanna River. (Free)

Enjoy a picnic lunch in Lake Front Park at the foot of Pioneer Street. (Free)

Take out lunches, snacks and dinner, available at most local restaurants.

Watch a baseball ball game at historic Doubleday Field. Games are scheduled all day long. (Free)

Enjoy a Cooperstown Hawkeyes home game at Doubleday Field ($5/Adult; $3 Youth 7-12/Sr. 62+; Free for ages 6 and under).

Ride the trolley ($3.00 adults, $2.00 kids under 12. Fare is honored all day)

Visit the local Art Galleries, the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, Pioneer Street, and the Cooperstown Art Association, Main Street (in the Village Library building). (Free)

Visit the Farmers' Market in Pioneer Alley behind Key Bank, Saturdays during the summer and fall. (Free)

Attend the Wednesday night Cooperstown Community Band concerts at the Otesaga Hotel, 8:30pm - 9:30pm during July and August. (Free)

Attend the Tuesday night Lake Front Concert Series concerts in Lake Front Park, 7 p.m. during July and August. (Free)

Tour Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary (behind the Glimmerglass Festival on Rte 80). (Free)

Visit the breweries - Brewery Ommegang on River Road, Co Rte 33 (Free), and Cooperstown Brewing Company ($3 admission), East Main Street, Milford

Visit Bear Pond Wines, Route 28 South. (Free)

Tour the Cooperstown Bat Company located at 3152 Co Rte 11, Hartwick, NY 13348. September - May please call for times and June - August, Tuesday and Thursday 1-4pm. Retail store located at 118 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 and is open from 9am-5pm. (Free)

Take the self-guided Walking Tour of Cooperstown and see area landmarks and historic homes. Maps available at Information Kiosk and Chamber Office. Maps are .50 each.

Go Swimming at Three Mile Point (St Hwy 80-W Lake Road) - $5 per person; Fairy Springs (Rte 31, E Lake Road) - $5 per person; Glimmerglass State Park (Rte 31, E Lake Road) - $7 per car.

Rent a fishing pole for $10.00, and a kayak or canoe for $20.00 at Sam Smiths Boatyard, 607-547-2543.

Visit the Fly Creek Cider Mill, Rte 28 North to the flashing light in Fly Creek; Turn right and follow the signs. Open April - December 9:00am - 6:00pm daily. (Free)

Buy a day pass for the Clark Sports Center. Olympic swimming pool, running track, racquet ball and basketball courts, climbing walls, bowling alleys. Children under 18 must have waiver slip signed by a parent. Adults $10.00, Children under 18 $5.00 and $5.00 Fitness Center charge.

See the fallow deer on Susquehanna Avenue, just before the Clark Sports Center.

Free concerts in the park in Sharon Springs on Wednesdays during July and August.