Parks
Allegany State Park
- 2373 ASP Route 1
- Salamanca, NY 14779
- Phone: (716) 354-9101
The largest of New York's state parks, Allegany contains 65,000 acres of public lands with a wide range of recreational activities for all seasons. Visitors can enjoy a guided nature walk along the…more
Allenberg Bog
- Pigeon Valley Rd & Farm Market Rd
- South of New Albion, NY 14755
- Phone: (585) 457-3228
A unique and fascinating refuge of 390 acres, it is the jewel of the Buffalo Audubon Preserve System. Even before the first parcels joined Audubon's preserve holdings in 1957, the area was famous…more
Ayer-Stevenson Preserve
- Dennis Road
- One mile south of Sturgeon Point Road
- Evans, NY 14006
- Phone: (585) 457-3228
Located in the town of Evans on Big Sister Creek, this Audubon preserve is about one mile from the lake Erie shoreline. Established in 1975, this 20 acre preserve is mostly young forest with a few…more
Beaver Island State Park
- 2136 West Oakfield Road
- Grand Island, NY 14072
- Phone: (716) 773-3271
Beaver Island State Park is located at the south end of Grand Island in the upper Niagara River. The 950 acre park has a half-mile sandy beach for swimming, adjacent 80 slip marina with both seasonal…more
Bergen Swamp
- 6646 Hessenthaler Road
- Byron, NY 14422
- Phone: (585) 548-7304
Nineteen hundred-acre National Natural Landmark with a large variety of wildlife. A botanist's paradise, the preserve has attracted naturalists for over 100 years who come to study rare and endangered…more
Buckhorn Island State Park
- 5805 East River Road
- Grand Island, NY 14072
- Phone: (716) 773-3271
Eight hundred ninety-five acres of marsh, meadows and woods and the last vestige of the once vast marshlands and meadows that bordered the Niagara River, is classified as a park preserve. The public…more
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- Parkside Lodge - 84 Parkside Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone: (716) 838-1249
Maintains and promotes six major parks, eight connecting parkways, nine circles and seven smaller spaces. Includes Cazenovia, Delaware, Front, Martin Luther King Jr, Riverside, and South parks.
Cazenovia Park
- Cazenovia St. & South Legion Dr.
- Buffalo, NY 14210
- Phone: (716) 838-1249
Cazenovia Park is connected to South Park by Red Jacket and McKinley Parkways. Built in 1893, the park originally comprised 106 acres, but was expanded by 80 acres in 1925. Affectionately known in…more
Chestnut Ridge Park
- 6121 Chestnut Ridge Road
- Orchard Park, NY 14127
- Phone: (716) 662-3290
Chestnut Ridge is noted for its winter activities with its tobogganing shoots and several ski trails. There is plenty of snowmobile activity on the western end of the park. The casino is open year…more
Darien Lake State Park
- 10289 Harlow Road
- Darien Center, NY 14040
- Phone: (585) 547-9242
Darien Lakes State Park's terrain is hilly with woodlands, ravines, streams and 12-acre Harlow Lake. The park has a total of 158 campsites (equipped with electricity) with heated comfort stations and…more
Delaware Park
- 84 Parkside Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone: (716) 838-1249
One of the first Frederick Law Olmsted-designed parks in Buffalo, the 350 acres of meadow, forest and lake serve as Buffalo's "Central Park" featuring boating on Hoyt Lake by the Marcy Casino, Rose…more
Emery Park
- 2084 Emery Road
- South Wales, NY 14139
- Phone: (716) 652-1380
The park offers a natural environment for family gatherings. One of our nature trails was constructed by our Park Rangers and is approximately one mile long. In Summer, hike through the self-guided…more
Erie Canal Trek
- Erie Canal
- Various Locations, NY 14203
- Phone: (800) 422-6254
Follow the route of the historic Erie Canal towpath. Walk through natural places and charming communities along the canal. Open year round.
Evangola State Park
- Old Lake Shore Road
- Brant, NY 14081
- Phone: (716) 549-1802
Evangola State Park's major attraction is its beautiful arc-shaped shoreline and natural sand beach on Lake Erie. Low cliffs of Angola shale line the edge of the beach. In addition to swimming, the…more
Finger Lakes Trail
- 6111 Visitor Center Road
- Mount Morris, NY 14510
- Phone: (585) 658-9320
The Finger Lakes Trail is a footpath for hikers which stretches 560 miles from the PA/NY border in Allegany State Park to the Long Path in the Catskill Forest Preserve, crossing beautiful and remote…more
Fort Niagara State Park
- Route 18F at Robert Moses Parkway
- Youngstown, NY 14174
- Phone: (716) 745-7273
Fort Niagara State Park has two boat launches providing access to the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario, a fish cleaning station, woodland hiking trails, 3 swimming pools, a waterslide, view of…more
Front Park
- Porter Ave. & Baird Drive
- Buffalo, NY 14213
- Phone: (716) 838-1249
Originally called The Front, Front Park was once the most popular recreational destination in the city and a prominent Buffalo icon. As with Delaware Park, Olmsted himself chose the location, but…more
Gallagher Beach State Park
- Fuhrmann Boulevard
- Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone: (716) 852-2356
Part of the Tifft Street Pier project, attractions include a new boardwalk that extends the length of the harbor through Gallagher beach, a small boat/personal watercraft launch, beach access,…more
Genesee County Park and Forest
- 11095 Bethany Center Road
- East Bethany, NY 14054
- Phone: (585) 344-1122
More than 400 acres of forest and 17 miles of hiking trails. Sledding, show-shoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling in winter. Open year round including Independence Day, Memorial Day and…more
Golden Hill State Park
- 9691 Lower Lake Road
- Barker, NY 14012
- Phone: (716) 795-3885
Named in 2005 as one of Reserve America's Top Outdoor Locations. Golden Hill State Park offers camping, fishing, boating, shoreline hiking, picnicking, nature walks and walking tours of the lighthouse…more
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
- 655 Luther Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 652-8646
The WILD AWAITS YOU at Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, Inc! Stand face-to-face with our living national symbol, the majestic bald eagle, or witness the captivating beauty of a hawk soaring just overhead.…more
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
- 1101 Casey Road
- Headquarters/Visitor Center
- Alabama, NY 14013
- Phone: (585) 948-5445
The Refuge was established in 1958. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge primarily for nesting and feeding of water fowl. The varied habitat of the Iroquois Refuge supports…more
Joseph Davis State Park
- 4143 Lower River Road
- Route 18
- Lewiston, NY 14092
- Phone: (716) 754-4596
Joseph Davis State Park has a variety of recreational activities. The terrain is generally flat, with fields, woodlands and ponds. Anglers can fish for largemouth bass in the pond near the park…more
Knox Farm State Park
- 437 Buffalo Road
- East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone: (716) 652-7200
This charming state park offers woodland and grassland hiking, equestrian and cross-country skiing trails, farm animals, bird watching and a park visitor center. *Part of the Western New York…more
Letchworth State Park
- 1 Letchworth State Park
- Castile, NY 14427
- Phone: (585) 493-3600
Named in 2005 as one of Reserve America's Top Outdoor Locations and in 2004 as one of the Top 100 Campgrounds in the nation. Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," is one…more
