If you're up for it, a New York hike will lead you past two plane crash sites and reportedly, an old Mohawk Indian camp - and all of it just about 2 hours from Utica.
Letchworth State Park, considered the 'Grand Canyon of the East' announced the opening of a $2 million recreation area and a restored boathouse for whitewater rafting, just over 2 hours from Utica.