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When the village of Geddes joined the city in 1886, Major John P. Burnet, who owned a large farm on Tipperary Hill, donated a 100-acre (0.40 km 2) hill top plot to Syracuse now known as Burnet Park for use as a city park. [1] The property was donated with the condition that the city spend $6,000 to build roads and plant trees.
Thornden Park is a 76-acre (31 ha) park in Syracuse, New York, United States, which is the second largest in the city after Burnet Park. It was purchased by the city in 1921 and has become a favorite wedding location in the Syracuse park system. [2] It is located in Westcott, and borders the University and University Hill neighborhoods.
Clark Reservation State Park is a state park in Onondaga County, New York.The park is in Jamesville, NY, in the Town of DeWitt, south of Syracuse.It was the site of a large waterfall formed by melting glacial ice at the end of the last Ice Age; the plunge basin at the base of the old falls is now a small lake.
Onondaga Park is an 82.6-acre (33.4 ha) park in the city of Syracuse, New York. [2] Man-made Hiawatha Lake is located within the park, which is situated in Syracuse's Strathmore neighborhood on the city's south side. [3] Portions of the park were designed by famed urban planner George Kessler in the early 20th century. [4]
Pages in category "Parks in Syracuse, New York" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Onondaga Lake Park is an over 8-mile (12.8 km) linear greenway located on the shores of Onondaga Lake in Onondaga County, New York.The park is shared between the towns of Salina and Geddes and the city of Syracuse and is home to the Salt Museum, East Shore Recreation Trail and West Shore Trail.
The James Pass Arboretum was established by the City of Syracuse, New York through the philanthropy of Adelaide Salisbury Pass and family with the guidance and cooperation of the State College of Forestry (now SUNY-ESF) to be a classic arboretum in the tradition of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, that is, a museum of woody plants designed for education and horticultural display.
In 1979, the city of Syracuse transferred control of the zoo to Onondaga County Parks to determine its future. [1] Renewal. A study by County Parks staff produced a forty-page renovation plan for the zoo which involved shutting down the old zoo and constructing a new zoo with spacious, naturalistic animal habitats replacing the old cages.