Getting to look for beach stone in new places is my favorite part of taking a vacation! (Don’t get me wrong, my cousin’s wedding in Rochester last weekend was beautiful and fun and I had an amazing time dancing/talking/laughing with my 12 cousins and my aunts and uncles!) But ever since I got a tip from my Facebook Fan Page friend about Lodi Point Beach on Seneca Lake, I knew that there was no way I’d travel all the way to Rochester, NY and miss this sweet little beach that’s an hour and a half south of there! Lodi Point is a great place to find smooth, flat stones and also beach glass π Other points of interest for this beachcombing delight is that the park has public restrooms and a large playground for the kids! No swimming allowed, but who wants to swim when there are so many awesome rocks to play with??
View Rochester to Lodi Point beach stones and Hosmer Winery in a larger map
The reason there’s so much beach glass at Lodi Point is because of all the wineries around the Finger Lakes. In fact, we ended up just 4 miles from my dad’s cousin’s award-winning winery, so we stopped by to say hi to her, too!
I can’t wait to start making jewelry from these beautiful stones! I brought back so many, I think I’ll drill some to offer as supplies to other artisans, too π Anyway, if you’re like me and can’t resist a new beachcombing adventure, I give a big thumbs up to Lodi Point Park on Seneca Lake. A fun side trip the next time you’re in the Finger Lakes region!
Jim Hoople says
After two and a half hours combing the beach for beach glass and interesting rocks, Jenny says, “Hey, look, there are rocks in the water too!” Thought I was going to have to boot her into the lake until she claimed to be kidding. Rock hunting is a lot of work and so is being Jenny’s Dad.
Robin Van Vleet says
I just knew you’d love it!!!
jennyhoo says
I did!!! Thanks so much for the tip, Robin π We had a really lovely day and got some great rocks!!
jennyhoo says
Mwa-hahahaha!! It’s all your fault for raising me this way ;D
David Cunningham says
oh wow, I love these. I got to find my way up there. I live in Indianapolis so it would be quite a haul. I have been making realistic paintings of stones for the last 5 years and would love to take my camera up. Thanks for the post.
jennyhoo says
So glad you love the rocks as much as I do, David!! If you do ever get out that way, stop by Hosmer Winery! ;D
jennyhoo says
And, p.s. I LOVE your paintings!!! LOVE THEM!!!
josh keough says
I love Lodi point!! I’ve been going there for 20 years. I love to look at the stones and of course leave with storage bags full of beach glass.
jennyhoo says
Cool! Wish I lived closer π
Yvonne says
I fou,d a lot today and so.e cool pieces of ceramic over to sheldrake it is on East side of Cayuga Lake. I ran into a woman at Lodi point who have me glass she found she was looking for shares and found quite a bit. I may just look that up