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The Y at Watson Woods is a 400-acre family event and retreat center in New York’s stunning Southern Finger Lakes region. Our center sleeps up to 225 people in our on-site hotel, dorms, and cabins. Our dining room and catering can host up to 300 people, and our property can host thousands for your next event, retreat, meeting, party, reunion, convention, etc. Our guests can enjoy a variety of indoor meeting spaces and explore our hiking trails, sports courts, climbing tower, disc golf course, pickleball, cornhole, and more. Corning, Watkins Glen, and Hammondsport are just minutes away, serving as the perfect places to enjoy Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake, Watkins Glen International Speedway, Watkins Glenn State Park, the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning’s Gaffer District, and the natural beauty of the Southern Tier.

the fireplace from the dining hall at the Y at Watson Woods

FACILITIES

Take a look our facilities! This includes lodging, gathering spaces and more. Our property also includes amenities like:

  • New State-of-the-Art Fiber Internet
  • Hiking Trails
  • Sports courts and fields 
  • Disc golf courses
  • Fire pits
  • Sleds, Snowshoes, Cross Country Skis
  • and more! 
the chapel at the Y at Watson Woods

CONTACT US

Are you looking to use Watson as your next event space? Reach out! We're here to answer any questions you may have to help your event be what you dreamed. We can host a variety of events, including:

  • Weddings
  • Birthday Parties
  • Conferences
  • Reunions
  • Graduation Parties
  • Retreats
  • and more!
a mom and two kids participating in the Maple Syrup event at the Y at Watson Woods by sawing a log by hand

UPCOMING EVENTS

We are thrilled to offer events for the Painted Post community and beyond. From our annual Maple Syrup Weekend in March, Family Camps in the Summer, our Wellness Weekend and Wineglass Marathon Retreats in the Fall, we've got plenty of events for everyone to get involved.

Watson Woods History

HISTORY

The Y at Watson Woods is the most recent chapter of a space with a long history in our area. Take a look at how The Y at Watson Woods came to be.

a child climbing the climbing tower at the Y at Watson Woods

CAMP WATSON WOODS

No day at Camp is ever the same with the variety of activities Campers can choose from, including more than a 100-acreas of hiking trails, creek exploration and nature study, archery, a 40-foot climbing tower, athletic fields and much more. 

UPCOMING EVENTS