Day Trips Around Rochester, New York
Your guide to exploring within two hours of Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
Author: Debi Bower
Publisher: Gevany Publishing
Published Date: March, 2025
Trade Paperback
ISBN 979-8-9874620-1-0
5.5 x 8.5 / 232 pages
Hardcover
ISBN 979-8-9874620-5-8
5.5 x 8.5 / 232 pages
Ebook
ISBN 979-8-9874620-2-7
This expanded and updated second edition offers hundreds of easy day trips within two hours of Rochester! Local travel expert Debi Bower, founder of daytrippingroc.com, shares her insider knowledge with detailed guides and suggested activities in Rochester, the Finger Lakes region, and beyond. This edition features four new day-trip destinations—Penn Yan, Hammondsport, Auburn, and Ellicottville—perfect for revisiting familiar favorites or discovering new gems. Day Trips Around Rochester, New York is the ultimate guide for residents and visitors eager to experience everything the region has to offer.
“As many years as I’ve been using your site to explore Rochester and the surrounding area with my family, reading this gave me a list of things I still need to do and reminded me of favorites I want to return to. I think this will be amazing for residents, new ones, those who have been here for ages, and visitors to the region.” Cristin M.
Meet the Author
Debi Bower is a web designer, photographer, and award-winning travel writer in Rochester, New York. After years of documenting day-trip ideas for her Girl Scout troop, she launched daytrippingroc.com in 2017 as a community resource, writing detailed guides highlighting the best places to visit in the city of Rochester, the Genesee Valley, and the Finger Lakes region, as well as several destinations in Central New York, Western New York, and the Southern Tier.
Bower published the first edition of Day Trips Around Rochester, New York: Your Guide to Exploring within Two Hours of Rochester and the Finger Lakes Region in 2023. This book’s first edition was awarded the Best of Rochester—Best Published Literary Work of 2023 on January 6, 2024. The second edition was released on March 25, 2025.
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Upcoming Book Events
Wed, Sep 17 | 7:30 p.m. – Vie for a chance to win a copy of both books, Day Trips Around Rochester, New York and Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York, during Trivia CITY: An Arts & Culture Quiz at the Rochester Fringe Festival. See you in the Spiegelgarden!
Mon, Sep 29 | Private Event
Sat, Oct 4 | 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at 20 Deep Winery in Mendon for their Harvest Fest.
Fri, Oct 17 | 4–10 p.m. at Iron Smoke in Fairport for the Adult Boozy Book Fair.
Sun, Nov 2 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at ARTISANworks in Rochester for the Adult Book Fair.
Sat, Nov 22 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at The Bird House in Pittsford
Dec TBD | Christmas Market at the Strathallan in Rochester
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