Tompkins

Tompkins, county, west-central New York state, U.S., constituting a plateau region that rises to rugged hills in the south. Cayuga Lake, which extends into the county from the northwestern corner, is the site of Taughannock Falls and Allan H. Treman state parks. Other public lands include Buttermilk Falls and Robert H. Treman state parks as well as state wildlife management areas at Connecticut Hill and Dryden Lake. Maple, birch, and beech are the major forest...