Chestnut Ridge Park
From Route 219 south or northbound, take the Armor Duells Rd exit east onto New Armor-Duells Road. Travel 0.8 miles, then turn right onto Chestnut Ridge Road (Route 277). Travel 1.5 miles to the main entrance of the park, while looking for the club’s directional signs to the meet location. Here’s a link to the location on Find Chestnut Ridge on Google Maps. Map scale is 1:10,000. Base map by Eddie Bergeron in 2010 with field checking by Valentin Vladimirov in 2011.
Delaware Park
Located in the city of Buffalo between Elmwood Avenue to the west, Amherst Street to the north, Parkside Avenue to the east and Delevan Avenue to the south, Delaware Park may be located by GPS near 164 Lincoln Parkway. This will bring you to the Rose Garden / Casino / Delaware Park Lake area of the park. Map scale is 1:5,000. This map was created in 2012 by David Cady and field checked in 2015 by David Cady. Here’s a link to Find Delaware Park on Google Maps that will bring you to the Buffalo History Museum, headquarters for our Cherry Blossom Festival event.
Sardinia Forest Area (Erie County Bureau of Forestry Reforestation Plantation)
Located at 11372 Genesee Road in the hamlet of East Concord in the town of Concord. It is between Mehn and Warner Gulf Roads, approximately 4 miles west of Route 16 (prominent intersection) and approximately 7 miles east of Route 219 (north and southbound exits). Here’s a link to Find Sardinia Forest Area on Google Maps. Map scale is 1:10,000. Base map by Eddie Bergeron in 2012 with field checking by Valentin Vladimirov, also in 2012.
Emery Park
Located on Emery Road in the town of South Wales. Take Route 400 south until it ends and becomes Route 16 south. Approximately 1 mile later, turn right at Emery Road (intersection has red light and gas station). Travel approximately one mile on Emery Road to find entrances to the park on both sides of the road. Map scale is 1:10,000. Field checked by David Cady in 2014. Here’s a link to Find Emery Park on Google Maps.
Hunters Creek Park / Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park
From exit 54 of the Thruway take Route 400 south towards East Aurora. After 12.4 miles take the exit for Route 20-A. At the end of the ramp turn left onto Route 20-A. Go 0.8 miles and turn right on Reiter Road. Go 2.3 miles and turn left on Centerline Road (County Route 175). Go 0.8 miles to the Centerline Road parking area on the left. Sometimes, we use the Hunters Creek Road parking lot instead. On those occasions, proceed past the Centerline Road parking lot and turn left at the intersection with Hunters Creek Road. Then, proceed north to the lot entrance on your left. This map was created in 2007 by Stirling Surveys and field checked by Valentin Vladimirov, also in 2007. Additional field checking by David Cady in 2018. Map scale is 1:10,000. WARNING: There are no facilities at Hunters Creek Park. The closest bathroom is the gas station at Route 16 and Emery Road about three miles away. Here’s a link to the location on Find Hunters Creek on Google Maps.
Knox Farm State Park
Located in East Aurora off Route 16, This map was created in 2016 by David Cady. Map scale is 1:10,000. Here’s a link to the location on Find Knox Farm on Google Maps. The GPS coordinates are 42.7766047, -78.6415615.
Sprague Brook Park
Located on Foote Road off of Route 240 in the town of Glenwood. It is approximately 2.5 miles north of Genesee Road in East Concord and approximately 4.5 miles south of the town of Colden. This map was created in 2007 by Stirling Surveys and field checked by Valentin Vladimirov, also in 2007. Map scale is 1:10,000. Here’s a link to the location on Find Sprague Brook Park on Google Maps.
Cazenovia Park
This city park is located in South Buffalo on the shores of Cazenovia Creek. There are two main entrances. One is at the intersection of Abbott Road and Potters Road just SE of Mercy Hospital. The other is off Seneca Street (Route 16) across from 2344 Seneca Street. The map scale is 1:5,000. It was drawn in 2018 by David Cady. Here’s a link to the location on Find Cazenovia Park on Google Maps.
Holiday Valley Resort Ski Patrol and Training Center / McCarty Hill / Ellicottville
Our base is at Holiday Valley’s Upper Ski Patrol and Training Center on Holiday Valley Road about two-thirds the way up the mountain. From the village of Ellicottville, take Route 219 south a short distance before turning right on Holiday Valley Road. Continue up the hill past the Clubhouse Chalet Lodge, and turn left at the signs for the Training Center or the nearby Yodeler Lodge. Map scale is 1:10,000. This map was created in 2011 by Stirling Surveys and field checked by Valentin Vladimirov in 2012 & 2016.
Little Rock City / Ellicottville / CCC Camp Seneca
Our base is at CCC Camp Seneca on Hungry Hollow Road on the back side of the Holiday Valley resort. From the village of Ellicottville, take Route 219 south about three miles through the hamlets of Great Valley and Peth before turning right onto Hungry Hollow Road. Continue until the asphalt changes to gravel, then look for the club’s signs to the Camp, which is on the left. We use several maps for this area, all created by Valentin Vladimirov in 2011 through 2016. Map scale is 1:10,000. Here’s a link to the location on Find Little Rock City on Google Maps. The GPS coordinates are 42.2243817, -78.7025548.