Museum Hours:
(May - October)
Tuesday thru Saturday:  8:30 a.m. -  4:30 p.m.
Sunday & Monday:         Closed- Trails Open.

(November - April)
Tuesday thru Saturday:  9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.
Sunday & Monday:         Closed- Trails Open.

Trails are open 365 days a year, sunrise until sunset. Hike at your own risk.

Trail Rules:
Please...LEAVE only footprints...TAKE only pictures!

1) Hikers should stay on mowed and designated trails. Timber rattlesnakes are legally protected on this site and sightings are rare, but caution should be exercised.

2) Do not enter any restricted areas. These areas are home to threatened and endangered reptiles, animals and plants. Help us protect and preserve the species in this ecosystem.

3) Do not collect any plants, animals, or other natural or artificial specimens.

4) Dogs are NOT permitted, even on a leash. Please visit our Personius Woods site to hike with your dog. See the map of Personius Woods on the left.

5) No bicycles or motorized vehicles.

6) No swimming, fishing, hunting, trapping, boating, skating, or camping.

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Holiday Closures:
New Year's Eve, New Years Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Admission to Tanglewood's Museum and Hiking Trails is FREE!! Come and see all we have to offer- live animals on exhibit and over 10 miles of hiking trails!

 

Donations always appreciated.

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Driving Directions:

443 Coleman Avenue
Elmira, NY 14903

Please scroll down for specific directions:

 

• FROM THE NORTH - ITHACA:
• • Follow NY 13 south to I-86 (NY 17)  East.
  • Continue East on I-86 (NY 17) to Exit 56.
  • Drive up the ramp to the first red light and turn right on to Church Street (also NY 352).
  • Follow Church St west for about three miles traveling through the business district of Elmira and the residential district in West Elmira.
  • Turn right at the red light on to Coleman Avenue, and continue North on Coleman to the top of the hill.
  • Coleman Avenue narrows at the top of the hill, and a television tower will be on your left.
  • Continue for about one half mile.  Tanglewood will be on your left.
  • Turn left into the driveway and continue to the parking lot.
• FROM THE NORTH - WATKINS GLEN:
• • Follow NY 14 south toward Elmira.
  • Stay in the right lane after passing the Mark Twain Golf Course on your right, and bear right at the first fork in the road on to Oakwood Avenue.
  • Go to the second stop light with a prison on your right, and turn right onto Bancroft Road.
  • Go to the first stop sign where six roads come together.
  • Take the third right onto Hillcrest Road and continue to the next stop sign at the top of the hill where Hillcrest will dead-end onto Coleman Avenue.
  • Turn right and continue on Coleman Avenue passing a television tower on your left until you come to the sign for Tanglewood.
  • Turn left and continue to the parking lot.
• FROM THE WEST - CORNING:
• • Follow I-86 (NY 17) East to Exit 48 (Do not confuse Exit 48 with another exit to NY 352 west of Corning.).
  • Turn right off Exit 48 ramp and continue east on NY 352.
  • Travel about eight miles to the second red light (at the edge of W. Elmira) at Coleman Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Coleman Avenue and continue north up to the top of the hill. Keep veering left, especially when you come to a "Y" in the road.
  • Coleman Avenue narrows at the top of the hill, and a television tower will be on your left.
  •  Continue for about one half mile. Tanglewood will be on your left.
  • Turn left into the driveway and continue to the parking lot.
• FROM THE EAST - Binghamton / Waverly
• • Follow I-86 (NY 17) West to Exit 56.
  • Drive up the ramp, go straight at the first red light, and turn left at the second red light on to Church Street.
  • Follow Church St (also NY 352) west for about three miles traveling through the business district of Elmira and the residential district in West Elmira.
  • Turn right at the red light on to Coleman Avenue, and continue North on Coleman to the top of the hill.
  • Coleman Avenue narrows at the top of the hill, and a television tower will be on your left.
  • Continue for about one half mile.  Tanglewood will be on your left.
  • Turn left into the driveway and continue to the parking lot.
• FROM THE SOUTH - TROY, PA:
• • Follow NY 14 north to Southport.
  • NY 14 goes right at the first red light, but do not turn right.  Go straight and you will be on Broadway with a KFC on your right and a school on your left.
  • Continue north on Broadway, bear left at the first fork after the next red light and continue north on Walnut Street.
  • Cross the Chemung River, and turn left at the third red light onto Church Street (NY352).
  • Continue west on Church Street for about two miles, and turn right at the second red light onto Coleman Avenue.
  • Continue North on Coleman to the top of the hill.
  • Coleman Avenue narrows at the top of the hill, and a television tower will be on your left.
  • Continue for about one half mile.  Tanglewood will be on your left.
  • Turn left into the driveway and continue to the parking lot.