With its feet in the Mohawk Valley and its head in Adirondack Mountains, Herkimer County is New York’s tallest county, offering great scenery and a variety of experiences for travelers. Country byways provide easy access from the NY Thruway to the Adirondack Park, with touring from the Mohawk Valley communities of Herkimer, Mohawk and Little Falls north to Old Forge in the Adirondacks.

Southern Herkimer County has a rich historical heritage and a wide variety of cultural festivals and fairs, offering Summer visitors great family restaurants, unique shops and lodging facilities. Roads meander through communities along the historic Erie Canal, popular for pleasure boating and scenic river cruises. A little farther north is Herkimer Diamond Mines, with its Miners’ Village and camping along West Canada Creek. There, Families can dig and collect quartz crystals formed by nature millions of years ago.

In Northern Herkimer County [...]