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Western New York Outdoors
A Parks and Recreation Guide to locations for
outdoor adventures in WNY.
Hamburg Area
Parks, beach, creeks and ponds in
Town of Hamburg, Erie County.
Description:
The Town of Hamburg has several nature areas for easy hiking, biking,
fishing or other recreation. There are many scenic views and opportunities
to see wildlife in these wilderness areas.
The Hamburg Town Park and Beach along Route 5 at Mount Vernon requires a
resident permit to access. On a clear day you can view across Lake Erie to
the City of Buffalo and the Peace Bridge to Canada. There is a sandy beach
for swimmers, pier, boating launch, fitness center and many great views of the
sunset.
Rush Creek starts at Woodlawn Beach then proceeds upstream towards Penn Dixie
and further thru the town. The Boy Scout Pond between Bay View and
McKinley Parkway is a nice wooded area for the local neighborhoods. Heath
Pond is behind the church off South Creek Road. Not too easily accessable,
this area is overgrown from the surrounding woodlands. The Plaza Pond off
South Park Avenue is a very swampy and overgrown area, a trail leads to it from
behind Mighty Taco.
The old Nike Base Ponds at the Lakeview Rec facility
is a nice nature trail to hike. The ponds behind the model airpark are a
little more secluded. The Versailles Pond is now private property with no
trespassing, but once was a nice place to view waterfowl, in the old days.
Maps:
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Town of Hamburg |
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The Southtowns area along Lake Erie. |
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Rush Creek |
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From Bristol Woods dam to the mouth at Woodlawn beach, this area near the Penn Dixie tressel was once good trout fishing. |
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Penn Dixie Quarry |
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Now an outdoor educational area run by HNHS with fossils, birding, hiking and astronomy. There are two ponds and a wetland area. |
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Boy Scout Pond |
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Between McKinley and Bay View Roads, a nice little nature area. |
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Hamburg Town Park |
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For residents with beach permits only, swim, boat, fitness center and other facilites. |
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Plaza Pond |
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Behind the Big Lots plaza on South Park Avenue. |
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Old Nike Base Pond |
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Now the Lakeview Road recreational facility. |
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Airpark |
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Model airplanes and playing fields for sports, behind them are 2 ponds south of the thruway. |
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Heath Pond |
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South Creek Road, behind a church, and across the Route 20 bridge. |
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Versailles Pond |
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Now a private property, no trespassing. |
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Images: Click on a thumbnail pic to enlarge the image.
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Hamburg Beach |
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The shore of Lake Erie at Athol Springs. |
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Hamburg Town Park |
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The view of the City of Buffalo across Lake Erie. |
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Route 5 |
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The shoreline toward Hoover Beach. |
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Calicos |
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J. Sim with a stringer of bass. |
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Nike Base |
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D. Long at the pond off Lakeview Road. |
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Nike Base Bass |
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Largemouth catch and release with Rob and Dale. |
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Versailles |
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Pond and island trail near Weyer in 1992. |
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Rush Creek |
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Behind the Penn Dixie quarry. |
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Tressel |
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Train tracks over Rush Creek. |
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Hamburg Pond |
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Trail to pond with two islands behind the plaza. Photo from Jan. 13th, 2005 on a 68 degree winter day. |
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Other Related Sites:
Hamburg
Nike Base
Penn Dixie
NYS DEC - Boat
Launching Sites on Lake Erie.
Town of Hamburg
Recreation
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