Seneca Lake Resorts operates across multiple locations on the lake and earned Gold for Best Boat Rentals in 2024 followed by Silver in 2025, plus connections to Sampson Marina. The operation is built around getting visitors onto Seneca Lake — the largest, deepest, and arguably most dramatic of the Finger Lakes — and they have assembled a rental fleet and service infrastructure that makes it remarkably easy.

The rental inventory ranges from pontoon boats for casual cruising to fishing boats outfitted for the serious angler, and the company also serves as a boat dealership offering new and pre-owned vessels. The dual identity — rental operation for visitors, sales dealership for residents — gives them a broader business base than a pure rental outfit, and it means the fleet is maintained to the standards of an operation that also has to stand behind what it sells.

Seneca Lake is 38 miles long and over 600 feet deep, which makes it both spectacular and occasionally intimidating for newcomers. Seneca Lake Resorts bridges that gap by providing the equipment, the launch access, and enough local knowledge to get first-time visitors comfortable on the water. The Gold-to-Silver trajectory in boat rentals suggests increasingly stiff competition in this space, but the operation's multi-location presence and established reputation keep it among the top choices for anyone looking to experience Seneca Lake from the water.