What is there to do in Chautauqua County?

Visitors to Chautauqua & Lake Erie NY enjoy four seasons of outdoor recreation. Five lakes provide endless opportunities for summer fun. Extensive networks of trails offer hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Peek'n Peak Resort has dozens of ski slopes plus terrain parks, tubing and more for snow sports fans. More than a dozen public golf courses welcome visitors, including the award-winning Chautauqua Golf Club and Peek'n Peak.

World-renowned attractions such as Chautauqua Institution, the National Comedy Center, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Museum, Lily Dale Assembly and many others draw thousands of visitors annually. Numerous festivals and events take place in Chautauqua County each year.

Lake Erie Wine Country's 23 wineries span 30,000 vineyard acres along a 50-mile trail stretching from Chautauqua County to Pennsylvania.