Park Data

Location:
2084 Emery Road | South Wales, NY 14139

Reservations:
Picnic site reservations call (716) 858-8355
For enclosed shelter/building reservations call 858-8355 from 8:00 to 3:30 weekdays.

Facilities:
Baseball, Bicycling, Handicap Facilities, Hiking Trails, Picnic Facilities, Skiing - X-Country, Skiing - Downhill (*Free T-Bar), Snowmobiling, Softball

  

"Consider the most unique park, combining natural beauty and solitude"

History

Josiah Emery owned 175 acres of land in the Town of Aurora; his descendants lived and worked on this land for over one hundred years. In 1925, The Parks Commission purchased 175 acres of land from Helen B. Emery, forming Emery Park. Emery Park had an abundance of attractions from the beginning. Highlights were a rock garden, an amphitheatre (original capacity 600), formal gardens, stone arch footbridge, and Emery Inn (Est. 1926,used as a museum & restaurant but was the former home of the Emery family). The Park contains sixty-nine structures, 95% of the structures built in or before 1935. Emery Park has evolved into a 489-acre park.

Park Features

The park offers a natural environment for family gatherings. One of our nature trails was constructed by our Park Rangers and is approximately one mile long.

• Plant Life
  Eastern Hemlock, Butternut, Tamarack, Black Willow, Norway Spruce, Black Locust, Northern White Cedar, Witch Hazel, Big Tooth Aspen, Eastern White Pine, Red Pine, Scots Pine, Black Cherry, White Ash, Yellow Ash, Yellow Birch, Beech, Sugar Maple, American Elm, American Basswood, American Hornbeam. In addition, there are ferns, moss/lichens, and Thistle.



• Mammals
  Keep an eye open for white tail deer, rabbits, skunks, Raccoons, and of course squirrels.



• Birds
  If you have a keen sense of hearing and sight, maybe you can catch a glimpse and hear the sounds of the Herons, Jays, owls, and Woodpeckers.

Park Facilities

Activities:

• Summer
  Hike through the self-guided mapped nature trail or walk through the lush greenery along Cazenovia Creek. Plan a picnic and grill at our spacious shelters. Kids love the playground area or play ball at our diamonds. Bicycle by the paved winding roads.



• Winter:
  Warm up to the cozy fireplaces at the ski lodge after the 2-mile X-country skiing run or snowshoeing through the trails. Snowmobile trails are marked. The Judge Strohrer`s Lodge offers a lighted natural ice skating rink.
  NO SNOWBOARDING!

Reservations/Rentals May - October:

To request enclosed shelter/building reservations, you need to fill out the application. Prices are $50 - $75.