Reviews: Onondaga Lake Park Marina

Reviewed by: Ernest Scott , Grateful II, on Jul 28, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 5.4'

Rating: 5

We contacted the marina to see if we could get in with 5'6" draft. Ryan was very helpful and promised to get depth soundings and let me know (he later reported depth at 5'9"). He did just that without me having to call back, and he texted maps and marina info that are always appreciated when getting into an unfamiliar marina. Although we were ultimately unable to visit the marina, it's worth noting friendly service and the exceptional follow up by marina staff.

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Reviewed by: Alex Breitkreutz , Putnik, on Jun 13, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 29'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Very accommodating staff. Docks are clean, boat ramp with water deep enough to launch 29' boat. All sorts of stores and restaurants are available within a 5 block radius.

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Reviewed by: John Highsmith , CAT O' MINE, on Jul 4, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 26'
Draft: 2.5'

Rating: 5

Beautiful park setting. Dockmaster Ryan extremely helpful, provides info by text (great idea, no fumbling to make notes). 3.5 mile bike and walking paths along north shore. Clean restrooms and cipher lock showers, floating docks. Saw 4 foot depths near entrance, but 40+ foot boats are in here. Park space overlooking scenic lake. Quaint town.

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Reviewed by: Louise Anderson , Then Again, on Sep 2, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

If you want to visit Syracuse and the Finger Lakes, this is a great location to do that from. It is about 3 miles off the Erie Canal, and you have 3 bridges to go underneath with clearances of 20' or less. The best way to find out about these bridges is to go to http://www.canals.ny.gov/boating/index.html
and click on the bridge heights section, then down to the Onondaga Lake hyperlink. There you will find the bridge locations and heights. When we went through, they were working on the Thruway Bridge and there were cables hanging down that reduced the height considerably. Once you are through the bridges, you enter the lake, with the marina is on the left side. There are limited transient slips, and the piers are a little shakey. However, they have an excellent system for hooking up electric and water is easily available. The pump out is located next to the Yacht Club. We did not use it because the machinery looked worn and we would have had trouble tying up to the fixed pier to even get close to it. The marina is located on a green belt park, so great for walking dogs. It is a quick walk into town that has several restaurants, grocery, liquor store and one of the cleanest laundries I have encountered. Uber and Enterprise Rentals are available. While we were there, the NY State Fair was running. A Salt Museum is next to the harbor master and is quite interesting. We also went to the Erie Canal museum down town, as well as to the Finger Lakes.

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