Home > Recreation > Nature CentersNature Centers in the Finger LakesSpencer CrestSpencer Hill Rd. HabitatSpencer Crest Nature Center is located in Steuben County on Spencer Hill overlooking the City of Corning and the Chemung River Valley. Adjacent to Corning Community College, the 250-acre nature preserve offers a unique combination of habitats where two forest zones--an oak-hickory-hemlock forest and a beech-birch-maple forest--intersect. Two ponds--Amelia Pond, with its resident beavers, and Turtle Pond--are connected by a stream. Seven miles of trails link a tower, a lean-to, and three meadows. ActivitiesDuring the spring, summer, and fall hiking and jogging are permitted on the trails. In winter, snowshoeing and cross-county skiing make good use of the snow. A slope near the interpretative center provides sledding and Amelia Pond provides ice for skating.
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