Nice spot to visit while visiting our student at SUNY Geneseo. Only about a ten minute drive to…read moresee the beautiful Lake in this small and low key park. Nice bathroom and worth an hour or so of your time.

So I went there got parking, which is usually busy so it's nice to get parking. The water is green…read more It's OK to look at. There is nice place to walk in. People fish over there as well. There's a nice garden over there. I tried to sit down, but of course all the bugs get you. The bathrooms aren't really maintained so definitely bring some Lysol wipes.

I just LOVED getting to visit this beautiful & clean park (on Saturday, 02/10/2024) while exploring…read moredowntown Rochester! With the brightly colored inspirational murals, the super cool playground, plenty of bench seating, & the ice skating rink, I was a little jelly that my hometown doesn't have its own Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park ;). Definitely a cool spot to visit & it's located directly across the street from the Strong Museum. Since we visited on a late afternoon, we had no issues finding a street parking spot nearby. Till next time, Rebecc

This review is for the ice skating rink which replaces the fountain and reflecting pool at the park…read morein the winter months. The rink is operational from Dec through mid March, as long as temps are above 45 degrees. There is a zamboni that is used to resurface the ice every couple or few hours, keeping it in pretty good shape. The rink is not that large, but it's a good size for an outside rink (as opposed to indoors rinks, which are larger because they are used for hockey). For the past few Decembers, Wegmans has generously sponsored the rink, so that skate 'rentals' and use of the rink are free up until New Years. You just have to wait in the line (which can be long at times!) to get your skates. When renting skates, they have figure-skating-style and hockey-style skates; they also have a wide ranges of sizes from small sizes for kids through all the adult sizes. They are periodically sharpening the skates too but beware that this is a public place and the skates you receive might not be that sharp. For those new to skating, the rink offers 'skate mates' which allow you to hold on to something and keep your balance while learning how to balance on the blades. This is a great option for little kids and adults that need extra stabilization. For 2024, they have a special event where you can skate for free if you bring a canned good for their food drive through Jan 15th. Then after that, the rink continues to operate but switches over to a paid model (prices vary). You can still rent skates or bring your own and just pay to use the rink. Note that if you bring your own skates, you can also get them sharpened onsite on Mondays and Tuesdays. Where to leave your stuff?? It's recommended to change into your skates inside the warming hut, but then take your shoes/boots outside and leave them under one of the tables or benches. Make sure NOT to walk on the concrete sidewalks with your skates on - stay on the rubber mats provided between the warming hut and rink - otherwise the surface of the skate blade can be damaged. There are also nearby bathrooms and the warming shelter includes a fireplace. The location has free parking all around, and at holiday times, coincides with the Rochester Holiday Village - which means it can be busy and parking can be a challenge, but there's also parking in the Strong museum garage.

This is such a lovely and peaceful campground!…read more Unfortunately as of 9/14/2022 Lock 30 will no longer host overnight campers. Due to irresponsible campers and a string of undesirable incidents that happened over this past summer the campground NY state has transferred to the village of Macedon. It will be a day-use only park. However, we are grateful to be one of the last overnight campers. It really is a wonderful park. The Butterfly trail is beautiful and easy loop. I highly recommend spending the day fishing, boating or pinicing.

This is an great place to relax and enjoy a weekend day. Lots of options in the area to eat and…read moresightsee. It can get crowded and the parking options are not great.

This is a fascinating place. It's about an hour outside of Buffalo. You'll pass through Batavia to…read moreget here most likely. You arrive and there's easy parking. You walk to where you check in, although they say it's free on the website they are asking for a donation when you arrive. As you walk around you can see why, incredible amount of work is going into keeping this place up. These are large crowns and you want comfortable walking shoes for them. It's not very wheelchair or stroller friendly. These are the grounds of someone who lived in the city of Buffalo. He was clearly wealthy. He's grounds are magnificent, even though they've hardly deteriorated over time. I was only he loveEvidently he love peonies card, and has a garden devoted to them. And has them elsewhere and his space as well.

Linwood Gardens is about 45 minutes south west of Rochester and open several weekends in May and…read moreJune each year for their annual Tree Peony Festival. The house is a Rare Plants Nursery and former home of William Henry Gratwick II from Buffalo. Lee Gratwick, W.G's daughter is now living at Linwood and is dedicated to preserving the Tree Peony Collection, the Gardens, and the Summer house. It's a great weekend getaway to kill a couple hours, see the extensive tree peony collection and explore the grounds with it's various ponds, fountains, and floral area's. I go every year as it's open on the weekend between Lilac Festival and Fairport Canal Days. Two thumbs up, go check it out.

How much do I want to review this place? Irondeqoit badly (I want it quite badly). Speaking of…read morebadly my so-called jokes are coming out badly tonight. Speaking of coming out. But anyway. Rochester is a very underrated area, and Irondeqoit is an underrated suburb with a spectacularly gorgeous harbour and a wonderful lighthouse at the end of a very long walkway that goes all the way out into Lake Ontario. It's heaven here. Not so much when there are 1,000 kids here smoking weed and playing Pokemon (maybe you have to be high to catch Pikachu), but even then, it's heavenly here. Easily my favourite place in Rochester, and it probably will be yours too. Come here. Even if you only have a few hours in Rochester... come here.

I was bummed to get to the park and find that the bridge was closed so I was unable to cross from…read morethe east side of the harbor to the west side without a major detour. But even with that, there is a wonderful and calming walk out on the pier to get to the end to view the beacon. At 6:00 am, there is plenty of parking and I have no idea how stringent they are during regular hours. But this early, it was quiet and peaceful when I parked the Sprinter and walked out. [Review 1526 of 2024 - 442 in New York - 22549 overall]

There is a building where there is a viewing deck from the roof. It's fenced off so safe for kids…read more Neat way to look down and into the actual lock. If you after they've drained the canal (late fall to early spring) you will see sunken barges left in the pond/bay next to the canal. I'd you park in the parking lot, this place is to the right (the lock would be to your left). Neat place to take kids fishing. They have a small, metal skeleton playground climbing piece of equipment that's modeled after a small boat. I agree with other reviewers, I wouldn't drive especially far out of my way to visit this place, but if you're in the neighborhood it's worth the stop.

Perfect follow up to the Sam Patch Boat Tour that takes you through the lock! The tour departs…read morePittsford at 12, 2 and 4pm and takes about 20-30min to get to the lock. They have a great viewing deck and lots of green space to picnic. This is also where Lock 32 Whitewater Park for Kayakers is located.

One of the very first parks we discovered in the area, and still one of our go to parks for the…read morelake view and the walk! Parking could be better, but even on hot sunny days, we can usually find a free spot. There is a playground, a big gazebo right on the water, covered picnic tables, swinging benches, docks, a small "beach" area, and a gorgeous view all the way up and down the walking path! It's a fabulous place for a picnic! And the FOOD possibilities are endless! You are barely minutes away from fast food, ice cream, and hidden gem restaurants. Highly recommend!

Love the lakefront. Was able to spend all day Monday here while a local young man swam the entire…read morelake in honor of his cousin and benefit my niece who is battling thyroid cancer. Incredible day spent at the very scenic lakefront. Surprised how many people hang out at the lake. But it's absolutely perfect.

We wanted to like this park, but it seemed a bit run down and not well cared for, with trash…read morescattered around. The parking lot seemed to be a place to just hang out in cars, but not really use the park. The falls were pretty, but I don't think I'd spend time here.

This provides great views of High Falls but that's about it. It was kinda sketchy with all the…read moreloungers graffitied on as well as the area/overlook they're housed in. There also were two presumed runaways already there smoking out but they didn't bother me as I did my tourist photos/videos. I was going to walk to the nearby bridges and downtown from there but changed my mind after I felt that it wasn't safe for me to go around walking alone. Just get your photos/videos in and head out to the pedestrian bridge by Genesee Brewing or Lake Ontario instead.