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Buffalo Harbor State Park was created in 2014 from a portion of a larger transfer of 340 acres (1.4 km 2) of land from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to the Empire State Development Corporation. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation was scheduled to take over park operations in November 2014. [6]
Como Lake Park is a 534-acre (2.16 km 2) park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York. [2] [3] The park is located along the banks of Cayuga Creek in both the village and town of Lancaster, approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of the city of Buffalo. [2] It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Access ...
Woodlawn Beach State Park is a 107-acre (0.43 km 2) park located near the Village of Blasdell on the eastern shore of Lake Erie in Erie County, New York. It was opened as a state park in 1996 by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Cherry Plain State Park is nearly completely surrounded by the 4,153-acre (16.81 km 2) Capital District Wildlife Management Area, managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The minimally improved WMA offers opportunities for hiking and cross-country skiing on nine miles (14 km) of hiking trails and seven miles (11 ...
Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (5,838 ha) New York State Park located in Livingston County and Wyoming County in the western part of the State of New York. [1] [5] The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, following the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge and over several large waterfalls. [6]
The Riverwalk Section of the Shoreline Trail stretches from North Tonawanda to Buffalo. This portion of the trail boasts water front views of the Erie Canal , Niagara River and Lake Erie . The trail connects several parks including Niawanda Park and Aqua Lane Park in the City of Tonawanda and Black Rock Canal Park, Towpath Park, Riverside Park ...
The Buffalo River flows eastward from the point of confluence, passing through residential and heavily industrialized parts of the city. The river includes a 6.2-mile (10.0 km) federal navigation channel maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers at a depth of 23 feet (7.0 m) below lake level (along with an additional 1.4 miles [2.3 km] of the City Ship Canal). [5]
The creek lends its name to the Scajaquada Expressway, New York State Route 198, a highway that briefly adjoins the creek's southern shore. A bike path follows the creek's northern shore most of the way from Delaware Park to the Niagara River. Buffalo State College, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and the Buffalo History Museum overlook Scajaquada ...