Family Friendly
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Tioga is a great place to raise a family – from our great K-12 schools to extracurricular sports and child care opportunities, Tioga County has so many resources available to help you and your family live a full life.
Spend a Summer's day at Marvin Park grilling up dinner while the kids enjoy the playground. Experience a fall day at Jackson's Pumpkin Farm where the kids can zip-line, take a hayride, ride on a barrel train and pick their favorite pumpkin in one place. Take them to Fudge Duddy's Confectionary during the Christmas season to taste some sweet treats. In the spring, they'll love the Iron Kettle Farm where they can run around and search for the prettiest, brightest flowers.
Here are more kid-friendly places and activities that the whole family will love year round:
Tioga County Boys & Girls Club
Central to the community, the Tioga County Boys & Girls Club has various programs and activities dedicated to both the youth and all members of the community. This facility has two gyms, a fitness center, men's and women's locker rooms, snack bar, lobby, game room, computer room, art room and TV room.
Waverly Glen Park & Playground
View a beautiful waterfall as you enjoy this community park with pavilions, playgrounds, plenty of parking, bathrooms, tennis courts and trails connected to the hiking and mountain biking areas of Two Rivers State Park.
The Laughing Place
The Laughing Place is the home of classic toys and collectables. With puzzles, games, stuffed animals and everything in between, everyone will find something they love and want to take home!
Side Hill Acres
Side Hill Acres not only has adorable goats on the farm, but they also sell NY State award winning Goat Cheese and specialize in Grade A Goat Milk and Cheese.
Aspen Family Camprground
Aspen Family Campground has 30 sites nestled on 100 acres that offer modern electricity and water, heated pool, a lake with fishing and small boats, Wi-Fi, hiking, pavilion and more. It is a secure, private and peaceful environment that is kid and pet friendly!
Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum
The Newark Valley Historical Society hosts a variety of tours and historical reenactments of life in the early 1800's (even blacksmithing), and the Apple Festival every Fall season!
Kid Friendly Dining
Here are some of the best kid-approved places to eat in Tioga:
Sweet Treats
Where you can find sweet treats for the whole family:
