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68 Western Zone

The Western Zone makes up the rest of the state with the Allegany, Niagara Frontier, and Genesee Regions of OPRHP. Also included in this zone are DEC’s Regions 8 and 9.

OPRHP Regions

Allegany Region Allegany State Park 2373 ASP Rt. 1, Suite 3 Salamanca, NY 14779 (716) 354-9101 OPRHP State Park Regions Genesee Region 1 Letchworth State Park Castile, NY 14427-1124 (716) 493-3600

Niagara Frontier Region Prospect Park P. O. Box 1132 Niagara Falls, NY 14303-1132 (716) 278-1701

DEC Rgions

Region 8 6274 Avon Lima Road Avon, NY 14414-9519 (716) 226-2466

Region 9 270 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14203-2999 (716) 851-7000

DEC Regions

69 State Parks Western Zone

70 Allegany State Park

Contact: 2573 ASP Route 1 designated trails provide hiking opportu- country skiing. The system uses hiking STE 3 nities ranging from short walks to trails, abandoned railroad beds and Salamanca, NY 14779 backpacking experiences. former logging trails and roads. A (716) 354-6515 The park abuts the Allegheny separate loop is available for ski-skating. National Forest in Pennsylvania, where Sixty-one miles of snowmobile Hiking trails: 79 miles. 120 miles of hiking trails are available. loop trails include the use of unplowed Biking trails: 5 miles. The park and the forest are linked park roads, abandoned roadways, utility Snowmobile trails: 61 miles. together via the North Country National corridors and gasoline roads and railroad Equestrian trails: 45 miles. Scenic Trail/ Finger Lakes Trail. grades. Trailheads and parking areas Cross-country ski trails: 24 miles. Bicycling is an increasingly have been designated for snowmobiles. popular activity in Allegany State Park. All other hiking trails not officially Our largest state park is truly a The bike path encircles Red House Lake designated for winter use are open to park for all seasons. Trail opportunities with short connecting spurs to cabins snowshoers. and activities exist year-round. Summer and camping areas. activities range from guided nature Horseback riding trails abound in walks to overnight backpacking excur- the park. The series of interconnecting sions. In the winter months, trails are loops use gravel park roads, abandoned opened to snowshoers, cross-country roads and railroad rights-of-way. There skiers and snowmobilers. Eighteen is a 24-mile trail network for cross-

71 Niagara Gorge Trail System

Contact: Niagara Gorge Trail Hikes Artpark Niagara Falls State Park State Park PO Box 1132 Artpark Gorge Trail Niagara Falls, NY 14303-0132 (716) 278-0820 River's Edge Trail Trail System: 16 miles. For over 12,000 years, the Niagara River’s powerful waterfall has been creating the gorge. Niagara Falls is now seven miles south of its original location. Many sections of the trail system are remnants of the Great Gorge Route, an electric trolley line that ran in the gorge between 1895-1935. L E G E N D Niagara Gorge Rim Trail The Niagara Gorge Trail System is a State Park series of hiking trails parallel to the Trails Niagara River Gorge. The trail system Roads Devil's Hole provides public access to the gorge and its Stairs State Park many spectacular scenic attractions, Parking including The Whirlpool, Giant Rock, Whirlpool Rapids, and Devil’s Hole Rapids. The gorge trail system intercon- nects five state parks: Niagara Falls, Devil's Hole Trail Whirlpool, DeVeaux Woods, Devil’s Hole and Artpark. Parking is available in each of these areas. Naturalist-led hikes into the gorge are offered to groups and the Whirlpool Rapids Trail general public from mid-May through mid-November. Whirlpool State Park

De Veaux Woods State Park Niagara Gorge Rim Trail

Great Gorge Railway Trail

American Falls Gorge Trail

Niagara Gorge Rim Trail Niagara Falls State Park

72 Letchworth State Park to forest, and old growth eastern hemlocks, from the canal days are also visible at the 200+ years old, still mark the long forgot- eastern trailhead. Contact: 1 Letchworth State Park ten hedgerows. The winding route follows The Letchworth branch of the Finger Castile, N.Y. 14427 Deh-ga-ya-soh Creek and connects two trails Lakes Trail presents great opportunities (716) 493-3600 to form a popular mini-network. Passing by for the trail enthusiast. Its 21.5 mile Trails: 70 miles. Pine Pond and Beaver Pond, be sure to look ramble along the park’s wilder east side Gorge Trail: 7 miles. for wood ducks, mallards, spotted turtles and weaves through woodland, across ravines Hemlock Trail: 2.5 miles. bullfrogs. Birdwatchers can also scan the with cascading streams as well as old farm Letchworth State Park, the “Grand trees for pileated woodpeckers, cedar wax- fields. Its changing surroundings offer a Canyon of the East,” comprises 14,350 wings and great horned owls. diversity of wildlife habitats. You may acres of scenic magnificence along the The Greenway Trail is part of the 90- encounter beaver dams, river otter tracks Genesee River in western New York. mile Genesee Valley Greenway, which is and hummingbirds among the flowering Three major waterfalls, lush forest and discussed in a later section. The Green- dogwoods. Multiple access points allow dramatic cliffs approaching 600 feet in way follows the path of the old Genesee the trail to be hiked in shorter segments as height contribute to make Letchworth one Valley Canal and the abandoned Pennsyl- well as end to end. of the most notable examples of waterfall vania Railroad. As you follow the More information and complete trail and gorge scenery in the eastern United Greenway through the park, journey along maps are available by contacting the park. States. There are almost 70 miles of trails the edge of the gorge and discover an in Letchworth with a variety of uses ancient river valley filled with glacial including hiking, biking, horseback riding, debris. Several of the bluestone locks snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Any listing of the highlights of the Letchworth trails would start with The Gorge Trail, the most popular and the most scenic. Its seven moderately diffi- cult miles begin just be- low the Erie High Bridge at the southern end of the park. The trail follows the gorge rim past the Upper and Middle Falls, Inspi- ration Point overlook, around the Great Bend, over Wolf Creek ending at the river flats near St. Helena. Your hike will be rewarded with spectacu- lar vistas, up close en- counters with the falls and an opportunity to admire many of the stone walls and stairs built by the Ci- vilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The Hemlock Trail is a true multi-use trail often used for biking, horseback riding and snowmobiling. This 2.5 mile wooded trail travels through rolling terrain once used as farmland. The fields have returned 73 State Parks

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75 Boutwell Hill Management Unit (State Forests Chautauqua 1 and 7)

Contact: Department of Environmental Conservation 215 South Work St. Falconer, NY 14733 (716) 665-6111

Hiking trails: 8.5 miles. Snowmobile/horse trails: 6.2 miles.

Boutwell Hill Management Unit is a combination of two state forest areas and the Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area. The unit is located in the towns of Arkwright, Charlotte and Cherry Creek in Chautauqua County with a total of 5,124 acres. In the 1930s, Boutwell Hill Management Unit was the site of many work projects carried out by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). These projects included construction of roads and the planting of thousands of pine and spruce trees in open areas. The Eastside Overland Trail crosses this management unit. The trail was built through the cooperative efforts of government and private individuals. Chautauqua County, through the Department of Public Works, Parks Division and the County Park Commis- sion, is responsible for trail maintenance. The Eastside Overland Trail is a hiking trail. However, there are also snowmo- bile/horse trails in Boutwell Hill State Forest.

76 Rock City State Forest (Cattaraugus 5 and 8)

Contact: Department of Presently, the camp is a recreation site. A towards Little Rock City and eventually Environmental Conservation hiking trail begins at a picnic area and converges with that trail. From Camp 215 South Work St. leads into Camp Seneca. Take precaution Seneca the trail goes north to an old fire Falconer, NY 14733 when using the trail. The rocks are large tower and then off state reforestation (716) 665-6111 with many separations and gaps. Hikers lands onto the Holimont Ski Area. have the option of hiking to or from Camp The flat areas of the trails, espe- Rock City State Forest is a Seneca, or circling around to “Little Rock cially in the old fire tower vicinity, are combination of two state forest areas City” to enjoy a vigorous hike while ideal for cross-country skiing. The winter comprising a total of 6,015 acres. The viewing fascinating, natural rock forma- roads are not plowed unless there is a area is located in the towns of Great tions and the many species of wildlife that timber sale; therefore, they are suitable Valley and Little Valley in Cattaraugus exist in the forest. for hiking, skiing, or snowshoeing. County, north of the city of Salamanca. The Foothills Trail Club also Camp Seneca was at one time a maintains a hiking trail from the west. camp operated for men employed by the The trail leaves Elkdale Country Club Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). golf course, crosses a stone bridge moving

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