There are over 2,000 maple sugarmakers in New York, and the state is home to the largest number of tappable maple trees in the US. While we come second to Vermont in annual syrup production, the tradition of tapping and producing maple syrup is an integral part of our collective history. 

Each year, the New York State Maple Association celebrates maple season in March, when the weather is most conducive to tree tapping. Maple Weekends are an excellent time to explore the rural parts of our region, not just to buy syrup or see sugaring first-hand, but also to soak up some later winter/early spring sunshine and enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast. 

With that in mind, we’ve collected a list of great spots to stop in for maple-drizzled flapjacks. We’ve also labeled them with their distance from downtown so you can plan accordingly. Find additional resources on the NY Maple Weekend website, mapleweekend.nysmaple.com.

2023’s Maple Weekends are March 18 - 19 and March 25 - 26. Prices per pancake breakfast vary by location.

Benz’s Sugar Shanty (37 miles)

12939 Van Slyke Road, Concord; 716-432-2377 

Tour the maple syrup operation and learn the process from tap to table. See maple-themed antiques and sample products, like maple shakes and hot dogs. 

Benz’s Maple Weekend Breakfasts

Available: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26 

Menu: Buttermilk pancakes with syrup, sausages, plus coffee, juice, milk, or water.

Cost: $8 per person

Cartwright’s Maple Tree Inn (71 miles)

4321 County Road 15A, Angelica; 585-567-8181; cartwrightsmapletreeinn.com

See how maple syrup is made at Anjelica’s star attraction, the family-run 60-year-old Cartwright Maple Tree Inn. Enjoy a tour of its syrup operation and shop a wide array of inventive maple products in its general store. Featured in the New York Times and many other publications, Cartwright’s is a special WNY experience. 

Cartwright’s Maple Weekend Breakfasts

Available: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26 

Menu: All-you-can-eat buckwheat pancakes with syrup made on the premises. Option to add sausage, ham, eggs, etc. 

Cost: Menu of options, price varies

Fairbanks Maple (45 miles)

1968 Shaw Road, Forestville; 716-965-4208; fairbanksmaple.com

Witness maple syrup making from the tree to the jug. See how these sugarmakers collect sap using a reverse osmosis machine before boiling and making syrup.  

Fairbanks’ Maple Weekend Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26 

Menu: Pancakes, eggs, cheese, and sausage. After 12 p.m. enjoy pancakes or maple pulled pork.

Cost: Price varies

Genesee Country Village & Museum (62 miles)

1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford; 585-538-6822; shop.gcv.org/tickets/special-events

Tap into the sweet history of maple sugaring at the annual Maple Sugar Festival. Explore the history of maple sugaring in NY State from the 19th century to today. Learn from costumed interpreters about cooking with maple sugar in historic kitchens, and Hodinöhsö:ni’ (Haudenosaunee) cultural traditions.  

Standard festival tickets gain access to all activities associated with the Maple Sugar Festival or just stop in for a pancake breakfast. See website for details.

Genessee Country Village’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26 

Menu: Pancakes, sausages, juice, and coffee. 

Cost: $25 for adults; $20 kids 3 to 12; $0 kids 2 and under

Hint’s Red Roof Maple (81 miles)

3545 NY-275, Friendship; 585-307-2879; hintsredroofmaple.weebly.com

Tour the sugar house and its vacuum system, reverse osmosis machine, and evaporator. Try samples of maple syrup, cream, popcorn, ice cream, coffee, and more. Outdoors, engage in a self-guided tour of the sugarbush, a scavenger hunt, and petting zoo (weather permitting). On Saturdays, enjoy a chicken bbq by Carlin’s Catering. 

Hint’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. March 19 only; off-site location (Richburg Rod and Gun Club, 2350 NY-275, Richburg)

Menu and Cost: Unavailable at time of publication

Letchworth State Park (59 miles)

6787 Denton Corners Road, Castile; 585-493-3680

Tour four interactive stations to participate in syrup making: sap collecting, traditional stone boiling, evaporator boiling in the sugarhouse, and syrup grading/tasting. Volunteers with the Friends of Letchworth State Park preservation serve breakfast. 

Letchworth’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26 

Menu: Pancakes, butter, syrup, sausage, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, juice, and milk.

Cost: $8 per person; $0 kids 5 and under 

Maple Glen Sugar House (35 miles)

2266 Gowanda Zoar Rd Gowanda; 716-532-5483; mapleglensyrup.com

Witness a demonstration of tree tapping, let the kids participate in a sap collecting contest, enjoy hayrides, a tour of the sugar house, and more.   

Maple Glen’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26; off-site location (Gowanda Fire Hall, 230 Aldrich St, Gowanda)

Menu: Pancakes, syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, drinks  Scrambled Eggs Bacon Sausage Cost: $13 for adults; $7 kids 6 to 11; $0 kids 5 and under

Maple Moon Farms (39 miles)

1058 Attica Gulf Rd, Attica; 585-409-3975

Tour the woods to see the sugarbush and boiling process every half hour. 

Maple Moon’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: no time specified; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: All-you-can-eat pancakes, syrup, and sausage

Cost:$5

Merle Maple (37 miles)

1884 Route 98, Attica; 585-535-7136; merlemaple.com 

Tour the sugarhouse to learn how maple syrup is made. Enjoy tree-tapping demonstrations, wagon rides to the woods, and sample maple products. In addition to the off-site benefit breakfast, onsite lunch choices include maple bbq pork sandwiches, chili, hotdogs, maple soft-serve ice cream, iced maple cappuccino, and more.

Merle’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; March 26 only; off-site location (Alden Fire Substation, 11856 Broadway, Alden)

Menu: Pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, orange juice 

Cost: Donation to benefit Gateway Home 

Meyer Maple House @Harvest Patch Farm (28 miles)

611 Route 20 A, Strykersville; 585-322-3106

Live demonstrations of how to make maple syrup, maple cream, and maple cotton candy plus activities for children like coloring and crafts.

Meyer’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: no time specified; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: Pancakes, syrup, maple sausage, oranges, milk, and coffee

Cost: $9 adults; $5 kids 2 to 10; $0 kids 1 and under

Moore’s Maple Shack & Pancake House (49 miles)

10444 Galen Hill Road, Freedom; 716-492-2714; mooresmaple.com

This 3000-tap maple operation uses tubing and a man-made vacuum plus a reverse osmosis unit, a steam-away, and a new high-efficiency oil-fired arch. 

Moore’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: All-you-can-eat buttermilk pancakes, syrup, ham, sausage, eggs any style, and french toast 

Cost: $9 and up

Ploetz’s Maple Syrup (35 miles)

12833 Dowd Road, Springville; 716-597-7945

Take mini maple tours and sample maple products. Wagon rides through the sugarbush are also available.

Ploetz’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: All-you-can-eat buttermilk pancakes, sausage, drink

Cost: $10 adults; $6 kids 4 to 10; $0 kids 3 and under

Scott’s Farm & Greenhouse (58 miles)

6029 Route 60, Sinclairville; 716-640-4447

Tour the maple syrup operation to see the step-by-step process and learn about the history of the family farm. 

Scott’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: Pancakes, syrup, sausage, coffee, and juices

Cost: $10

Sprague’s Maple Farms (81 miles)

1048 Portville Obi Road, Portville; 716-933-6637; spraguesmaplefarms.com

Another top-notch full-service operation, Sprague’s restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner year-round. During Maple Weekends, experience live tree-tapping demonstrations and sugarhouse tours. Outdoor activities and wagon rides are available based on weather conditions. The restaurant serves items in addition to pancake breakfast and is open until 8 p.m. serving additional items.

Sprague’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: A range of pancake breakfasts including options for eggs, sausage, steak, etc. 

Cost: $11.49 and up

Sweet Dream Maple Farm (36 miles)

1116 Reynolds Road, Corfu; 585-356-2669; sweetdreammaplefarm.com

Tours and demonstrations illustrate maple syrup production using a traditional wood-fired evaporator.

Sweet Dream’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26; off-site location (Marie's Family Diner; 13191 Broadway Street, Alden)

Menu: Unavailable at time of publication

Cost: Unavailable at time of publication

Sweet Time Maple (45 miles)

5680 Webster Road, Wyoming; 585-495-6803

Visit the sugarhouse to see how maple syrup is made and sample products.

Sweet Dream’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; March 18, 19, 25, 26

Menu: All-you-can-eat pancakes. Additional single-serving sides include ham, sausage, eggs, home fries, juice, coffee, and maple tea

Cost: $13 adults; $5 kids

Wolf Maple Products (937 miles)

9355 Chestnut Ridge Road, Middleport; 716-735-9102; @wolfmapleproducts

Take a free guided tour (on foot or via tractor) to the sugarbush. See displays on how maple syrup and sugar were produced throughout history at Wolf’s state-of-the-art facility. Engage with its animatronic trees for a fun learning experience.

Wolf Maple’s Pancake Breakfasts

Available: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; March 19; off-site location (Shelby Volunteer Fire Rec Hall; 4677 South Gravel Road, Medina)

Menu: Pancakes, syrup, eggs, sausage, ham, home fries

Cost: $10 adults; $5 kids 10 and under (cash or check)

Available: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.; March 19; off-site location (Middleport Fire Hall; 28 Main Street, Middleport)

Menu: Pancakes, syrup, eggs, sausage, potatoes, milk, coffee, and juice

Cost: $10 adults; $5 kids 3 to 10

Available: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; March 26; off-site location (Hartland Fire Co.; 8945 Ridge Road, Gasport)

Menu: Unavailable at time of publication

Cost: $12 adults; $7 kids 3 to 9