Overview

Located three miles from downtown Buffalo on the Lake Erie shoreline, this unique urban nature reserve offers 265 acres of trails, boardwalks and a 75 acre marsh. This preserve is the environmental education site for the Buffalo Museum of Science, and is perfect for bird-watching, hiking, and family picnics—not to mention snowshoeing and cross-country skiing in winter.During the 1950s, the site was used as a refuse dump and it was converted to a nature preserve less than 30 years ago. Admission is free but donations are requested.