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Visit Ithaca Waterfalls Challenge

The Visit Ithaca Waterfalls Challenge is your passport to explore our most notable natural assets.

Free to participate in, we’re showcasing some of our most well-known and some newer hidden gems for everyone from avid adventurers to new outdoor enthusiasts. This mobile challenge will take you to 25 locations throughout Tompkins County, where you will be able to check in and earn points. So, not only will you be guided to beautiful locations, you will be able to redeem the points you earn for fabulous prizes.

While many of these locations are free to access, some do require payment of state park fees.

GET STARTED TODAY

Spotty service while chasing waterfalls? No problem! Check-in when you’re able to reconnect! 

For any questions regarding the check-ins, and to submit sites where you were unable to check in, please contact Bandwango by email (support@bandwango.com) or phone (888-921-5333). For other questions, please email, info@visitithaca.com

*Limit one of each prize per passport if and when points are collected. All prizes are subject to availability, there is no cash value. Passports are valid through Dec. 31, 2024. No purchase is necessary to participate.

VISIT WATERFALLS, EARN PRIZES

The more you explore, the more you earn. Redeem your points for a variety of fun prizes!

Ithaca Coffee Company

Ithaca Coffee Company

  • 2255 N. Triphammer Rd.
  • (607) 257-2669

Serving as Ithaca’s premier coffee roaster, gourmet market, café, and tavern, we proudly provide the freshest coffee…

South Hill Cider

South Hill Cider

  • 550 Sandbank Rd.
  • (607) 792-1097

4 miles south of the Ithaca Commons, the South Hill cider tasting room is open Thursday through Monday. Join us for…

Museum of the Earth

Museum of the Earth

  • 1259 Trumansburg Rd. (Rt 96)
  • (607) 273-6623

Museum of the Earth provides a unique opportunity to explore Earth and its prehistoric past—from the tiniest trilobites…

WHERE TO START CHASING WATERFALLS

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Close your eyes and imagine this: The smell of crisp leaves. The distant sound of a waterfall. A Fair Trade hot pumpkin…

Spring
Spring Hiking around Ithaca May 17

Spring Hiking around Ithaca

  • 5 minute read

Spring in the Northeast brings showers, flowers and … mud. Ithaca is no exception, with snow melting and April…

SHARE YOUR ADVENTURES WITH #VISITITHACA