How2Day: Outdoor Activities Near Conklin, New York

You can relax on the lawns of Recreation Park. Kohei Hara/Digital Vision/Getty Images
Conklin is located in Broome County in southern New York. The area is very small and, as of the 2009 census, only has a population of around 6,000. The town is recognized by many as being home to the George F. Johnson community center, a castle-like structure built around 1900. Conklin has many different outdoor activities, as well as some in nearby Binghamton.

The Conklin Players Club is a golf course located in Conklin that has been open since 1991. The course is an 18-hole course that is 72 par; it also also has a practice range. Rentable golf carts offer 3D GPS displays to help you navigate around the 6,772 yards of the course. There are several lodging options located close to the golf course for those who want to play more than one day of golf. The closest is Colonial Brick Inn and Suites, located 15 minutes away in Hallstead. The course and the hotel offer combined packages for golf and lodging all in one price.

The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park is located in nearby Binghamton, less than 10 miles away from Conklin. The zoo boasts a large variety of animals, reptiles and insects. They include a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, a Gray Timber Wolf, meerkats, goats, lemurs and reindeer. The zoo also features several botanical gardens, exhibits and the ZooSchool program, which teaches children from Pre-K to sixth grade about animals. Guided tours are also available year-round for groups of 10 or more. The tour guides discuss facts about the animals, such as survival strategies and diet.

Binghamton Recreation Park, in Binghamton, offers walking paths, a large lawn for picnicking, a playground for children, swimming facility, two baseball fields, seven tennis courts and a volleyball court. The park also has a fully restored Allan Herschell carousel that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can also see monuments honoring people of significance to the community, such as the park's benefactor, George F. Johnson, and his brother Harry L. Johnson; and Rod Serling, an American screenwriter and television producer who grew up in the community and is best known for "The Twilight Zone."

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