Reviews: Little Falls Canal Harbor and Rotary Park

Reviewed by: Gwen Smith , Nimbus, on Oct 7, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 39'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 5

One of the best marinas that we've been to, super clean showers, very nice and accommodating dock hands. The dockmaster went above and beyond, our starter went out, and he took us to go get another starter for our sailboat. Great little town, within walking distance to many great restaurants, restaurants, and bars.

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Reviewed by: Bev Hewitt , Blue Odyssey, on Jul 10, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Great place to stop. Rotary hosts are friendly, welcoming and helpful. Facility is nice and well maintained. We stayed on floating dock with electric and water. Restrooms were clean, laundry was good.. one washer and dryer - work really well.
Town is very cute...nice waterfront. Bit of a walk to town across the bridge - scooters were a big help. Mexican food truck across the street and wood fire pizza place in town were excellent!!
Trail that goes back to Lock 17 is beautiful - plus you can walk up on top of the lock to see how it operates. Talk to the lock master...its amazing to see from the water and then from the lock itself.

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Reviewed by: G. Jay Nelson , Pegasus, on Jul 4, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Little Falls Canal Harbor and Rotary Park is a very nice, small floating dock marina just past lock 17. The restrooms are very clean and there is a comfortable lounge area in the front office with a TV and lending library. The staff is very friendly and helpful. When we arrived, we were on one engine during a very heavy downpour. Despite the heavy rain, Allison met us on the dock to help secure the boat. After she closed up the marina for the evening she drove us to a local restaurant, Gigi's Italian Feast, that was open on a Sunday evening. The town is just a short walk over the bridge and a Price Chopper's grocery store and liquor store are nearby. The town has some interesting historical features and several antique stores to browse. The marina grounds are very pet friendly.

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Reviewed by: Keith Palmer , Odysea II, on Jun 26, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Great facility and friendly and helpful staff.
A short walk convenient walk in to town and marina staff helped with a pick up after grocery shopping.
Local brewery across the bridge had live music and pizza next door to brewery delivered to our table.
Slight negative is there was some issue with the power pedestals with two boats plugged in a breaker was throwing and one of the 50Amp plugs did not having full voltage. We were able to work around.
Thank you.

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Reviewed by: Tony Green on Jun 8, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 26'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Top notch. Excellent amenities, with clean bathrooms and showers, laundry and air-conditioned lounge. Electric, water, pump out, no fuel. Nice park, with easy trail access. Food truck across the parking lot is outstanding. About a mile into town, with grocery and pharmacy. Train noise is the only negative.

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Reviewed by: Lance Williamson on Sep 23, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

We spent two nights here and enjoyed our stay. 30 and 50 Amp electrical hook-ups. Pumpout is working. Clean bathrooms and showers. Laundry is $2.50 to wash and $2.50 to dry. The grocery store is 0.8 of a mile away (in downtown). Staff is very friendly and helpful.

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Reviewed by: Gary Miller on Sep 23, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 76'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

First class, Dave is Dockmaster and was very welcoming. Dave gave us a ride to grocery store. $1.00 per foot includes water and electric. 11' water at the dock, 30 & 50 amp power available.

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Reviewed by: Francis Gravel on Sep 2, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 36'
Draft: 6.7'

Rating: 5

Very friendly. We stay one night. Water, Electricity : 30Amps and 50 amps. Pump put wasn't working when we where there. Grocery store not to far. Train pass really often not to far away from the marina.

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Reviewed by: Our Boat Story , Mahalo, on Aug 12, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 50'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

We stayed here two nights. $1/ft incl water and electric. Access to shore toilets, shower and laundry. During our visit there was a concert at the marina park that included food trucks and fantastic fireworks. Boat was the best seat in the house. Relatively quiet and not much in wakes or current. Nice and close to town for supplies. Highly recommend this stop.

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Reviewed by: Paul Steindorf , Ohana, on Jul 15, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Highly recommended. Power, water, clean baths and showers, all at $1 a foot. Right on the canal way bike path. Only downside is it's a bit of a hike to the main part of town. +1 for the Canalside Inn restaurant,

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Reviewed by: Chris Ensing , Pau Hana, on Jul 9, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 3.4'

Rating: 5

The marina is great, the Dockmaster Dave was absolutely fantastic, he gave us all a ride into town and shared some of the history. Visit Moss Island and the Rock Valley Brewing company. The Grocery store is well stocked & a 20 minute walk.

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Reviewed by: Douglas Morrow on Jun 28, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 14.0'

Rating: 4

Cute stop with great restrooms and showers. Not every wall has power but dockmaster gave us a 110 cord which was very nice. Free cookies and donuts! There are picnic tables and a Mexican food truck and ice cream store very close. We walked to the Canalside Inn! What a pleasant surprise! The chef was amazing. He made special chicken tenders for the kids. Amazing specials with seafood. Try the chocolate mousse! Definitely a 5 star restaurant!!!

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Reviewed by: Michael Decola , Adagio, on Jun 27, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 48'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Very clean, very friendly, very well run little(falls) Marina. Alison was knowledgeable and super helpful. Mark was great. Great place to do a crew change, or just chill out a day.

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Reviewed by: Brian Wicks on Jun 11, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 27'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 4

Great stop along the canal. The park is so beautiful and everyone is so welcoming! Good facilities. Great food truck nearby park.

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Reviewed by: Capt Maria Langer on Aug 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 27'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

This is one of the best facilities we've stopped at so far on this trip. Extremely friendly and helpful staff, tie-up on floating dock. When our 30 amp power cord wasn't long enough, they offered an extension cord. Their dockside building is well-equipped and immaculately clean with toilets, showers, laundry, ice, hot and cold drinks, and a comfortable lounge. Town was a half-mile walk away, but the staff had a book full of menus and knew which places were open and which delivered. They even offered me a lift into town. And did I mention the free fast wi-fi? Worth every one of the five star.

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Reviewed by: Jeffrey Skoda on Jul 21, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 65'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 5

We originally only planned to stay 1 day but ended up spending 2. Excellent facilities and staff. Only drawback is the walk to town at over a 1/2 mile.

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Reviewed by: Tom Anderson on Jun 25, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

This is a must stop on the Erie. They have dockage that will work for just about any boat (subject to availability) The staff is fantastic! If you have a need, just ask. The city certainly supports the cruising public with great facilities, great waterfront, and easy accessibility. We even had a local car show on the grounds the night we were there. A short walk across the river provides a variety of shopping and dining experiences. I could say more but this is simply a great stop on the Erie.

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Reviewed by: Chris Boyd , Destined Nomad, on Jun 25, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 27'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

Nice marina and very cool little town. The only downside is the dock is fairly short and if you have a short freeboard like I do, if you can't get on the dock, you will have a hard time getting off the boat.

Folks in the office/lounge area were very friendly and willing to help however they could.

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Reviewed by: Rob Dare , Liberty Call , on Jun 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 46'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

Good stop with 30 & 50 amp power. Small floating docks and a long wall. Nice lounge and restrooms. Dock master offered us a ride into town to go shopping and to bring us back. 10 minute walk to town. A park right at the marina is really nice with picnic tables and grills. Perfect area for long walks with the dog on the canal pathway

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Reviewed by: Bruce Stewart on Jun 9, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.3'

Rating: 5

Great stop, fabulous bathrooms, wonderful boater lunge. Town has everything you might need. Walking/bike path is very relaxing.
Worth every Star

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Reviewed by: Gary Miller on May 30, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 76'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Good stop, good facilities and good people. Good water at dock with power and H20 available. Nice town with anything you need. No fuel.

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

Rating: 5

Unsure about the previous poster's experience at this marina. We thought it was one of the best stops on the Erie Canal. Power was great and we were tied up at one of the floating docks. There is a great boater's lounge, which is also the visitor center. The laundry is very clean, as are the bathrooms/showers. There is no courtesy car, but one of the visitor center employees ran me up to a grocery, and then later , ran us up to Ruggiers Trattoria for dinner. Recommend reservations at the restaurant if you are eating on Friday or Saturday evening. There is a lot of room to walk your dogs.

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Reviewed by: Nancy McCarthy on Jun 28, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 50'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 1

Forget this place. Staff are inefficient and disorganized. They don’t answer their phone when they know you are coming and you are sitting in clear view. Go onto Ilion, one lock and a few miles away, where you receive a booklet from the mayor greeting you. Staff and townspeople in Ilion greet you and take your pix, all is organized and they are quite proud of their marina and park, for good reason.

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Reviewed by: Tom Vail , Life's TraVails, on Jun 8, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

2019/06/06

Pleasant stop

Little Falls has an eastern floating dock in great shape and a western concrete wall with lots of room. Power is available at both. The wall would be better for boats over 40 feet. Our dockmaster was most informative, giving us good directions to delicious Italian restaurant across the bridge 1.3 miles walk (Ruggieros Trattoria). The captain’s lounge was very spacious and comfortable, with sightseeing information, books and photos that told the history of Little Falls. There are separate restrooms and showers (2 male, 2 female) as well as a laundry room. Everything is kept very clean.


Overall rating: 5
Wind protection: 4
Wake protection: 2
Scenic quality: 4
Verizon bars: 4
Shopping facilities: 3

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Reviewed by: Howard Entman on Aug 12, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

There are floating docks with 30 amp power, and a huge wall with 50 amp power. The high wall might be difficult for smaller trawler type boats, but was just fine for our motor yacht. The town is very cute and alive. This is not what we have seen in other canal towns. We ate at the Copper Moose Ale House downtown (a 20 minute walk) and it very good.

I strongly recommend this stop

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