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Ellicott Creek

1 Ellicott Creek Dr. | Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716)858-8355 Office Hrs 8am-4pm M-F

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Park Features

Ellicott Creek offers a wide variety of activities. Visitors can walk along the creek banks or rollerblade and bicycle along the paved trails. You can cross over the footbridge to the Ellicott Island Bark Park or enjoy a family reunion at our Casino or any of our park shelters.

Plant Life

Beautiful willow trees, sugar and silver maples, smoky gray beech wood trees, red oak, and Eastern Hemlock. In addition, there are an abundance of moss/lichens and ferns.

Mammals

Opossum, white tail deer, rabbits, fox, raccoons, weasels, and many species of squirrels

Birds

Hawks, ducks, geese, woodpeckers, Savannah sparrow.

Water Life

Frogs, turtles, salamanders, blue gills, northern pike, bass, bullheads, carp, muskies, and trout.

As a park with natural aquatic features, aquatic alerts of various types may have been issued. Be sure to check these sites below!

Activities

Summer

picnic shelters, Children's play areas, tennis courts, 1 soccer/football field, Ellicott Island Bark Park, a cricket field, and seasonal kayak launch.

Ellicott creek park contains an 18-hole novice-level disc golf course

Winter

Sled hill, cross-country skiing (not groomed), and snowshoeing. Winter sports are available from 10:00 AM until dusk. For weekday winter sports/ activities updates, please call 858-8513.

History

The Park originated in 1926 with an area of 40 acres of land. The majority of the original park was acquired through the purchasing of private land and County tax foreclosures (1936 & 1937). As with the other three original parks WPA crews built structural construction. The WPA structures included the Boathouse & concession stand (1939), shelters, recreation facilities, and the boat dock. Ellicott Island, A.K.A Island at "three mile bend" was constructed to make the creek more navigable and divert canal traffic. Charles Ellicott, a Landscape Architect, heavily influenced the island in the design process. The spur in development in the late 30's through the 40's created the peak popularity with boaters and families.

Facilities/Activities

Bicycling
Canoe Launch
Cricket
Disc Golf
Electric Car Charging Station
Fishing
Off-leash dog area
Picnic Area
Picnicking
Playgrounds
Skiing: Cross-Country
Sledding
Soccer
Tennis

Make your shelter/building reservation online or call (716) 858-8355 from 8:00 to 3:45 weekdays.

View shelters at this park  *Please be advised that several shelters have been re-numbered for 2023. Please check the chart and maps carefully to ensure you are renting the shelter that you want.

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