Ellicott Creek Park

Location of Ellicott Creek Park within the state of New York

Type| Regional park
Location| 1 Ellicott Creek Drive
Tonawanda, New York
Nearest city| Tonawanda
Coordinates| 43°1′22″N 78°49′59″W﻿ / ﻿43.02278°N 78.83306°W﻿ / 43.02278; -78.83306
Area| 165 acres (0.67 km2)[1]
Created| 1926 (1926)[2]
Operated by| Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Open| All year
Website| Ellicott Creek Park

Ellicott Creek Park is a 165-acre (0.67 km2) park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1] The park is in the Town of Tonawanda, northeast of Buffalo, New York.[3] The park lies between Tonawanda Creek and Ellicott Creek. Access is free and it is open to the public year-round. It is the smallest multi-purpose park operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry.[2]

## History[edit]

Ellicott Creek Park was among the first parks developed by Erie County. The park was established in 1926 with the county's purchase of 40 acres (0.16 km2) of formerly private land, and was expanded in 1936 and 1937 through the annexation of county tax foreclosures. The park's facilities and landscapes were improved substantially by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) throughout the 1930s. Ellicott Island was constructed to improve navigation on Ellicott Creek with the guidance of landscape architect Charles Ellicott.[2]

The park's popularity peaked in the 1930s and 1940s. However, the park's facilities were neglected and fell into disrepair between the 1970s and early 1990s, and the park soon earned a negative reputation. Following increased county attention leading to repairs at the park in the late 1990s, the park's popularity and attendance once again increased.[1]

## Facilities[edit]

* Since January 2014, the park's island has been a designated "Bark Park," where dogs are allowed to run un-leashed.[4]
* The Ellicott Creek Bike Path[1] and the Erie Canalway Trail pass through the park.[5]
* The park features a soccer field, fishing access, tennis courts, playgrounds, and a canoe launch.[2]
* An 18-hole disc golf course was installed in 2010.[6]
* In the winter, a sledding hill and un-groomed cross-country skiing trails are available.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Erie County (N.Y.) Department of Parks, Recreation, & Forestry; Erie County (N.Y.) Department of Environment & Planning; Parsons; Envision: The Hough Group; Paradigm Consulting; Wendel-Duchscherer Architects & Engineers (2003). Erie County Parks System Master Plan, Volume 2, Section 2, Subsection 2.4 (PDF). Erie County. pp. 1–9. Retrieved March 3, 2015.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a b c d e "Ellicott Creek Park". Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (Erie.gov). Retrieved March 3, 2015.
3. ^ "Ellicott Creek Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. ^ Joseph Popiolkowski (January 18, 2014). "New 'Bark Park' opens in Ellicott Creek Park". The Buffalo News (Buffalonews.com). Retrieved March 3, 2015.
5. ^ Parks & Trails New York. "Cycling The Erie Canal (Map)". PTNY.org. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
6. ^ Professional Disc Golf Association (27 January 2013). "Ellicott Creek Disc Golf Course". PDGA.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Map of Ellicott Creek Park
* Friends of Ellicott

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Protected areas of Erie County, New York

Federal|

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* Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural

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State|

| State Parks|

* Amherst
* Beaver Island
* Big Six Mile Creek Marina
* Buckhorn Island
* Buffalo Harbor
* Evangola
* Knox Farm
* Strawberry Island

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State Wildlife
Management Areas|

* Great Baehre Swamp
* Hampton Brook Woods
* Motor Island
* Spicer Creek
* Tillman Road

State Forests|

* Onandanga Escarpment
* Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
* Zoar Valley

State Historic Sites|

* Darwin D. Martin House

County|

| County Parks|

* Akron Falls
* Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
* Chestnut Ridge
* Como Lake
* Eighteen Mile Creek
* Ellicott Creek
* Emery
* Grover Cleveland Golf Course
* Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial
* Scoby Dam
* Sprague Brook
* Wendt Beach

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| City Parks|

* Broderick
* Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
* Cazenovia Park–South Park System
* Delaware Park–Front Park System
* Lafayette Square
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Niagara Square

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