Parks

More Than Two Dozen Parks in Chautauqua County

New York State and Municipal Parks offer places to picnic, hike, ride bicycles, swim, and play outdoors.

From numerous picturesque greenspaces and playgrounds along Lake Erie and Chautauqua Lake, to spacious parks in the City of Jamestown, unique rock formations at Panama Rocks, and beyond – you’ll find ample locations to relax and take in the spectacular scenery.

Discover magnificent views and undisturbed landscapes while hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, bird watching or snowmobiling the area’s network of multi-use trails.

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Abe Mattison Millrace Park
Abe Mattison Millrace Park
Located on Everett Street behind the Fancher Chair Company (121 S Work St, Falconer, NY) and surrounded by residential neighborhoods is a little piece of property owned and maintained by Chautauqua County. Formerly known as…
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Allegheny State Park
Allegany State Park
The largest park in the New York State Park system, Allegany State Park offers cabins, camping, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing with 18 trails covering over 35 miles, for four seasons of outdoor fun. The…
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Allen Park path
Allen Park
Allen Park in the City of Jamestown is a 35-acre space perfect for four seasons of family fun. Host an event with the available picnic pavilions, kitchen, charcoal grills, and restrooms. Children can stretch their legs…
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Nature Center Summer
Audubon Community Nature Center
MissionAudubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act…
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Photo of Bemus Point.
Bemus Point Lakeside Park
The Village Park is open daily until 11 PM. There are several benches to sit on, a playground, picnic tables, grills, a basketball court, and pickleball courts, with a beautiful view of the lake. There is a public dock and a…
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bergman park
Bergman Park
Bergman Park in the City of Jamestown offers baseball fields, a basketball court, paths for walking or bicycling, along with picnic tables, pavilions and playgrounds. Restrooms available. Home of the annual Labor Day…
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Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park
Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy's 77-acre Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park provides two moderately developed trails for hiking, biking, and birding, or snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the winter: an easy loop…
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Chautauqua Lake Rest Area
Chautauqua Lake Rest Area
The Chautauqua Lake Rest Area is the gateway to New York State on I-86 for all of those who are traveling from the west. The eastbound rest area is a beautiful and spacious facility which provides a breathtaking view of…
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City of Dunkirk NY Pier Event
City Pier Park - Dunkirk Harbor
Enjoy Lake Erie fishing, a boat launch, and picnic facilities at City Pier Park - Dunkirk Harbor. Located on the lakefront of Lake Erie, this city park is open all year and features Music on the Pier and more great events all…
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COPE Foundation Memory Garden
COPE Foundation 19 Memory Garden
Located in the heart of the village of Fredonia, the COPE Foundation 19 Memory Garden provides a reflective space for visitors and loved ones to remember those lost to the opioid crisis.  The foundation's mission is…
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Dan Reed Pier Park Barcelona Harbor
Dan Reed Pier Park
Enjoy Lake Erie fishing, boating, sightseeing and more at Dan Reed Pier Park in Barcelona Harbor. The Harbor Master’s office sells season passes, daily launch tickets and overnight passes and opens at daybreak from…
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View from Erlandson Overlook Park
Erlandson Overview Park
Sitting at an elevation of approximately 2,040 feet (second highest in the county), this 76-acre site offers a spectacular view of the surrounding hillsides and of Chautauqua Lake if you happen to visit on a clear day. The…
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Jamestown City Park
Jackson-Taylor Park
The 152-acre Park offers various recreational opportunities with ball fields, basketball courts, bicycling, and the Jamestown Riverwalk . It also features a playground and picnic shelters. Children can cool off at the…
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JTNY Power House Skatepark skateboarder
JTNY Power House Skatepark
The long-awaited JTNY Power House Skatepark held its grand opening in the fall of 2022. The 10,000-square-foot skatepark is named in appreciation for the site of the city's trolley system power station and is located off the…
Lake Erie State Park
Lake Erie State Park
High bluffs overlooking Lake Erie provide a breathtaking view for the visitor to Lake Erie State Park. Lake Erie State Park features a shoreline covering over three quarters of a mile bordering the shallowest of the Great…
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Lucille Ball headstone
Lake View Cemetery
Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, NY is the final resting place of 45,000 people, including Lucille Ball.  Grace Galloway, the Lady in Glass, also resides here. Visitors can honor and remember our nation's local military…
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Mayville Lakeside Park
Lakeside Park
Located on Chautauqua Lake with a lifeguarded beach, pavilion, playground, lighted tennis courts, bathhouse, gazebo, picnic tables, grills, shuffleboard, ball field. Home of the annual Winter Festival in February. Public boat…
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Lakewood Community Park
Lakewood Community Park
Lakewood Community Park features a large, covered picnic pavilion and tables. Boat dock, launch, large parking area and dog park. Lakewood Community Park is also a popular shore fishing location.
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Lawson Town Park
Lawson Town Park
Quiet country park in Busti. Basketball, picnic shelters, playground, baseball, volleyball and tennis. Pavilion is equipped with electric (switches are at the front and back) and a charcoal grill. Water is also available.…
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Lucille Ball Memorial Park Boat Launch Kayak Launch LIghthouse
Lucille Ball Memorial Park
A village park located in Lucy's hometown, featuring a lighthouse, public boat launches and docks, playground, picnic tables & shelter, ball field, basketball courts, accessible boardwalk perfect for sightseeing or…
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Luensman Overlook people standing on platform looking at lake erie
Luensman Overview Park
Luensman Overview Park is a 70-acre overlook on a glacial ridge. Enjoy fabulous sunsets and view of Lake Erie, and on a clear day you can see the Canadian shore! Picnic pavilion and tables. Interpretive trail with easy grade,…
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McCrea Point Boat Launch
McCrea Point Park
Southernmost public boat launch in the outlet on Chautauqua Lake. Accessible kayak launch. Picnic pavilion and tables and playground. Restrooms. Great location for fishing from shore. Located on the Greater Jamestown…
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Dunkirk Parks
Memorial Park -Dunkirk
Lake Erie lakefront park offering sightseeing and picnicking. Dunkirk's Whispering Giant, Wooden Indian Sculpture is located close by at the intersection of Pike St. and Lake Shore Dr.
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Scenic view of Panama Rocks Scenic Park featuring large rock formations
Panama Rocks Scenic Park
Explore a half-mile long ridge of 60-foot high rock forming crevices, passageways, and caves hidden in an ancient forest! Located just 15 minutes from Chautauqua Lake (45 minutes from Erie and 90 minutes from Buffalo), Panama…
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Point Gratiot Park - Lake Erie Beaches
Point Gratiot Park
Lake Erie lakefront park with beach, playground, picnic area, pavilions, ballfields, restrooms. Trails for bicycling and fishing. No admission or parking fee. The "Point" is one of the most visited regions in…
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Potters Terrace
Potters Terrace
This beloved pocket park is alive again! In 2019, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation had to fence off the park as structural issues to the park caused safety concerns. In the Fall of 2022 the ribbon was cut on a reimagined…
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Richard O Hartley Park
Richard O. Hartley Memorial Park
The Village of Lakewood is located at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake and offers the best of both worlds. The tranquil charm of the lakeside village is highlighted at Hartley Park with a public lifeguarded beach, beach…
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Wright Park Beach
Wright Park
Lake Erie lakefront park with Lifeguarded Beaches, Ballfields, Basketball Court, Splash Pad, Pickleball Courts, Picnicking, Futsal Court. Great Views of Lake Erie.
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