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parks for kids Buddy Bison’s Fact Bites! 4. Allegany View Bridal Falls then hike the Bear Caves Trail. • The is the Go biking, horseback riding or even snowshoe- largest state park in the con- ing in the winter. Take in the sights from Stone tiguous . Primar- Tower and check out the 220 year-old hemlocks ily forest preserve, the park at Big Basin. Go swimming at Quaker Lake! spans over 6 million acres. 1. State Park Hike the Gorge and take a scenic trolley ride. Climb to the top of the Observation Tower then 5. Fire Island National Seashore • In 1885, New York State pur- down to the Cave of the Winds and get wet on Become a Junior Ranger! Attend one of the awe- chased land near Niagara Falls

some ranger programs, then take the Sunken www.parktrust.org ­ the Hurricane Deck. Take a boat tour and get up to establish the United States’ close to the breathtaking falls. Forest tour. See the Fire Island or take a nature walk. Go swimming, fishing or even first state park! shelling! Pitch a tent and stargaze at night. 2. Taughannock Falls State Park • America’s first railroad ran Trek the Gorge Trail and view Taughannock for 11 miles between Sche- Falls from both above and below. Go fishing, 6. National nectady and Albany, the state swimming or make a sand castle on the beach of Cayuga Lake. Spend the night by the capital. shore! Get certified as a Junior Ranger! “Build Your Own Fort” at the visitor center and learn about Native American and Revolutionary War history 3. through a guided tour of Fort Stanwix. Tour the William Pryor Letchworth Museum then view the Overlook. See the 7. of National Middle and Upper Falls or catch people leaving to take a hot air balloon tour. Go fishing, swim- Monument ming or bird watching and spend the night by See the famous up close and the campfire at Highbanks Camping Area. even go inside it! Take the ferry to and visit the Immigration Museum to hear stories about immigrants from all over the world--maybe even your ancestors.

All photos courtesy of Wayne Hill Art Group and Steve DiMaio (NPS).