Escaping Extreme Heat
When temperatures rise above ninety degrees for several days, we all need to find a place to cool down. Water and shade are critical.
Use our guides to start planning your day trips around Rochester.
When temperatures rise above ninety degrees for several days, we all need to find a place to cool down. Water and shade are critical.
This website has so much free information, but I’d love to offer a day trips around Rochester book for people who wish to get offline.
Local experts who highlight the rich history, geology, ecology, and community of the greater Rochester region lead these guided walks.
My 2021 day trips focused on exploring new places and outdoor spaces with smaller groups, with nine standing out as clear favorites.
These winter walks in Monroe County will inspire you to spend more time outside, breathing in cold, fresh air, and soaking up a little sun.
Rochester has a deep-seated nostalgia for Christmastime downtown, especially Roc Holiday Village’s Yuletide festivities, shopping, and treats.
Before you head out on your day trip, look at your bookshelf. We have dozens of public Little Free Libraries where you can donate your books.
The Best Day Trips survey results were recommended and voted on by you and others who love exploring the Greater Rochester region.
The best thing you can do for your body and mind is simply take a walk. Enjoy our favorite places to meander, mosey, saunter or stroll.
When searching for the perfect picnic spots, I look for a picnic table, scenery and proximity to water, shade, and relative privacy.
I find the color green soothing, especially when surrounded by it. Enjoy some of my favorite places to go green!
These paved pathways and boardwalks are ideal for folks using strollers, walkers, wheelchairs, or managing other mobility challenges.
Use our curated Google Maps to help you locate the best waterfalls, ice cream shops, farm markets, sledding hills, Christmas lights and more.
Find out which locally grown produce (fruits, vegetables, plants) are at their peak each month, and enjoy Rochester-area harvest festivals.
My favorite day trips in 2020 weren’t so different from our 2019 trips except they were a little less often, with less stops and less people.